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Archive for February 22nd, 2002

CSS layout is still disgusting

Perhaps it is because my mind is still trapped in the world of tables, but, regardless of what I do, I can't seem to be satisfied with CSS layout.
CSS either needs an excellent tutorial for fluid (not pixel based) layout using the current model, or it needs to implement one of the two major models [...]

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Microsoft vs. the W3C

Even though IE5PC gets the box model WRONG according to the W3C spec, I actually like their way of doing it better. It makes it MUCH easier to add up percentages. With the spec's version of the box model, if I have two boxes side by side of equal width, I could set them at [...]

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Yet another version of the layout is available.
This version works (in some cases acceptably, and in other cases perfectly) in the following browsers:
Mozilla 2002-02-14 Linux (Thanks to me)
Opera 6.0TP2 Linux (Thanks to me)
Mozilla 0.9.4 Win32 (Thanks to me)
IE 5.00.2920.0000 Win32 (Thanks to me)
Mozilla 2002-02-21 Win32 (Thanks to chrisg)
IE 6.0.2600.0000 Win32 (Thanks to chrisg)
Konquerer 2.2.1 Linux [...]

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more CSS layout…

I have another version of the CSS layout available. This one accounts for the non-conforming aspects of IE5PC in respect to widths.
The short end of the problem with IE5PC is that it INCLUDES borders, padding, and margins in the width calculation when the spec says it should not. In other words, if you declare the [...]

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Minolta dImage 7

I have a little bit of money that I can spend. It has been a while since I have purchased any major electronics for myself. The advantage of this particular piece of equipment, is that it will satisfy both the "electronics" side of me and the "art" side of me. It is the Minolta dImage [...]

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