SFS Site From Scratch

So I have run into this bug many times and just forget to document it. I always run into this issue with IE7. Luckily with IE8 a lot of bugs have been resolved. This one in particular appears like it's been fixed in IE8.

I recently have started using an awesome little JavaScript code to help me get over the time wasted developing my CSS and making it compliant with IE6. The code takes the HTML and CSS and makes IE6 display it as IE7 would display it. They also have some in the works for IE8 as soon as it comes out. This code helps to allow you to only develop for one version of Internet Explorer. It has been a life saver. I haven't run into any problems yet. So far so good.

When ever I design templates I always try to ensure that all of my HTML elements are styled properly. It's very easy to forget element and to see how they look. I've tried to create a test file with all the code you will need to be concerned about on a basic level. You will find that every template and every CMS may introduce new specific styles you need to be aware of, but from a basic perspective this should cover them all. Let me know if you find more that need to be added and I'll make the proper revisions. I am far from perfect and I'm sure could improve my process.

Here is a great PDF that has been created over at liquidicity for quick reference on CSS styles.

I thought I would put together the quick and dirty on any htaccess issues people are having with installing Drupal on a 1and1 host.

First Find:

#RewriteBase /drupal

and change it to:

I recently was looking for a good way to display HTML code in my content and looked at quite a few options. I never use the pre element but that is what was recommended. The problem with using the pre element is that it will process the html and won't display it so for every < and > you end up having to put in the ascii html code for it to get it printing.

I have designed so many different sites now over the years and I have still yet to get myself to organize a basic and standard stylesheet to use for all the different projects. Well I am making it my duty to get one put together now so that people have a good starting point when beginning their design.

I was designing a site today and going through my normal cross browser testing and of course IE6 let me down again. Internet Explorer 6 just is too picky. I really like the direction IE7 is heading. Especially from a web design stand point. So much easier to work with.