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Posted by Bergamot on 04/25/07 21:38
Jon Slaughter wrote:
> "Bergamot" <bergamot@visi.com> wrote in message
> news:5990qmF2jra6eU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Jon Slaughter wrote:
>>>
>>> I basically don't want to have any horizontal scrolling
>>> but no clipping either. I want the text to wrap when its to long.
>>>
>>> http://www.jonslaughter.com
>>
>> As long as you have that excessively long, unbroken line of text you
>> will have horizontal scrolling.
>
> wtf? This isn't true? I see it happening all the time in browsers that do
> not use any server side... and if it was server side how would it respond to
> a browsers resizing its window?
If you had some spaces within that long string of random characters,
word wrapping would happen normally. No spaces, no automatic wrapping.
Some browsers will wrap on dashes or certain other characters, but don't
depend on it.
Why don't you put some real content in there so you can see what will
really happen?
> >> My code is very convoluted
> I'll validate and fix errors when I'm finished with it... It works in FF and
> IE7 and thats all that matters at this point.
You're just digging yourself into a hole here that you don't know how to
escape from. The farther in you go, the worse the situation becomes.
Besides, the first rules of asking for help are to provide a test page,
and to validate your code. How do you know that syntax errors aren't an
issue? If you validate your code, you'll at least eliminate that as a
cause of whatever problems you're having.
You say you're a programmer, so you should understand the importance of
error-free code.
> I'm not going to validate the
> code every 3 seconds to please you
I wasn't aware that I needed to be pleased. I'm flattered. :)
> and I'm sure as all not going to start
> over at this point. I will once I finish the site completely and have
> learned much more so that when I do start over I'll be in a better position
> to design it better.
OK, if you say so.
> I use conditional comments because IE fucking sucks... simple as that.
I have never found a need to use conditional comments. They just pollute
the HTML and there are a couple well-known CSS tricks that work just as
well when something is absolutely needed.
Your problem is probably that you aren't skilled enough to do what you
want, so you're just hacking away. And it will become an unmanageable
mess, not to mention a fragile layout. At least, that is a common
outcome for someone of your experience.
> I
> want a certain effect and I have gotten it. I'm not going to waste my time
> perfecting something that doesn't contribute anything to anything.
If you say so.
> If your so obsessed with perfect code
I'm not obsessed with it. Coding errors (both syntactical and logical)
are common mistakes for the inexperienced, which you have admitted you are.
> then I'll let you do my web site for me and
> you can perfect it until you get cancer and die.
Man, you're taking this waaaaaaaaaaaaay too personally. If you can't
take a little criticism, you won't last very long here.
> You ever thought about
> going outside and taking a big breath of fresh air and look at the sky?
I already do that every day, usually more than once. ;) I think you are
the one who needs to step back and look at this more objectively. We are
trying to help you, whether you believe that or not.
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Berg
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