Posted by WindowFrog on 08/30/06 18:13

Are you serious? No, I'm not the most proficient programmer in the
world. But instead of being helpful, or just saying nothing at all, you
feel the need to get arrogant in a Google Group and belittle me when
I'm trying to learn? That's cool. I hope you feel better Jon Little.
Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> Please do not top post.
>
> mg@deepskystudio.com wrote:
> > Hi there, this is just a mock up for someone to look at and not a
> > finished page. The form buttons are non-functional, they were just for
> > a visual aid.
>
> Okay, okay let me get this straight your are saying "My markup is
> totally invalid, but that is okay because it is *just* a mock up, so why
> doesn't it display properly?"!!!! Good one!
>
>
> > The text is all the way to the left of the red "button."
> > The text is not in the "middle" of the <td> because of the "button." If
> > i take the "button" out, the text shifts back to its proper place in
> > the "middle." - MG
>
> Do you mean vertically? Well it does not matter because of my first
> point, your markup is rife with errors. It displays, consider yourself
> lucky.
>
> If you wish to control the presentation of your webpage your must first
> correct your markup, then correct your CSS. My initial advice still
> stands, please review and linger a bit on #4
>
> > Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> <snip>
> >>
> >> 1) You should not use a TABLE to layout your page.
> >> 2) You should not place block elements (TABLE) with a SPAN, SPANs should
> >> contain inline elements
> >> 3) SUBMIT buttons are not links and require a FORM as a parent.
> >> 4) Shall I go on? You need to study some basic tutorials, view the spec
> >> (www.w3.org/TR/html4/cover.html#minitoc), get a book, or better yet all
> >> three!
>
>
> --
> Take care,
>
> Jonathan
> -------------------
> LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
> http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

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