Hi I've just tried using overlibmws, having previously played with overlib, and have hit an immediate teething problem: In my overlib.js file I have...
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dave_rado
Jan 11, 2008 11:31 pm
I can't get images that aren't links to display the overlib pop-up, using overlibmws.js, whereas I can if I use overlib.js: am I doing something wrong? I'd...
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oldgreeky
Jan 12, 2008 12:29 am
Dave, I set the TEXTPADDING and CAPTIONPADDING commands that way for simplicity and minimal size of the core module. See the Command Reference: ...
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oldgreeky
Jan 12, 2008 1:00 am
Dave, The src values in your script blocks for importing overlibmws.js and overlibmws_shadow.js do not point to a directory on your server which contains them,...
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dave_rado
Jan 12, 2008 4:22 pm
... simplicity and minimal size of the core module. See the Command ... to use the FGCLASS command to specify a class with that padding, e.g., ... made that...
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dave_rado
Jan 12, 2008 4:23 pm
... overlibmws_shadow.js do not point to a directory on your server which contains them, so they are not being imported. Your own browser must be issuing an...
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dave_rado
Jan 12, 2008 4:33 pm
If you hover over the two images at http://tinyurl.com/2smuhw, in the first of which the small text at the end of the overlib pop-up has been defined using...
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oldgreeky
Jan 12, 2008 5:21 pm
Dave, It indeed would be surprising if Safari for Mac did not support ems (but I don't have a Mac handy and haven't checked). However, Safari for Windows is...
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oldgreeky
Jan 12, 2008 6:39 pm
Dave, Actually, Safari for Windows handles ems correctly when using valid CSS. The problem is with the deprecated font element, whose size attribute accepts...
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dave_rado
Jan 12, 2008 7:50 pm
... CSS. The problem is with the deprecated font element, whose size attribute accepts only unsigned or signed integers without parameters, i.e, <font...
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oldgreeky
Jan 12, 2008 11:35 pm
Dave, I don't have any plans to write a Dreamweaver extension. If you simply invoke the DHTML popup via a mouseover for an image, no href is involved and so...
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oldgreeky
Jan 13, 2008 12:40 am
Dave, ... From: dave_rado To: overlibmws@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [OLmws] Weird problem with ems in overlibmws...
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dave_rado
Jan 13, 2008 5:18 pm
... simplicity and minimal size of the core module. See the Command ... to use the FGCLASS command to specify a class with that padding, e.g., ... made that...
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dave_rado
Jan 13, 2008 6:07 pm
... eliminated for documents with a Strict DTD, but can still be used during a transitional period in documents with a Transitional DTD. Okay, thanks. Seems...
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dave_rado
Jan 13, 2008 7:04 pm
... no href is involved and so you don't get a URL in the statusline. But if you encase the image in an anchor, creating an image link, you then get the...
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oldgreeky
Jan 13, 2008 8:22 pm
Dave, I'm using capitol OL as the "universal" prefix in the overlibmws distribution, but in turn its users should not do that so as to avoid any possibility of...
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dave_rado
Jan 15, 2008 1:19 pm
Hi Fote ... distribution, but in turn its users should not do that so as to avoid any possibility of namespace collisions (in future releases, even if you...
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dave_rado
Jan 16, 2008 11:23 am
Hi again Is it possible to have a Close button instead of Close text on an overlib pop-up, like the ones at http://www.macridesweb.com/oltest/DRAGGABLE.html,...
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oldgreeky
Jan 16, 2008 12:43 pm
Dave, The images for those Close and Print buttons are in the overlibmws distribution (see: http://www.macridesweb.com/oltest/zipArchive.html) as exit.gif and...
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dave_rado
Jan 16, 2008 8:12 pm
... (CLOSETEXT,closeimg). That works great, many thanks Fote. However, I'd like to find some way if possible of putting the var script and the...
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oldgreeky
Jan 16, 2008 10:57 pm
Dave, I can't off-hand think of a way around using an absolute path in that situation, for both the img tag definition and the pre-loading code. But there...
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dave_rado
Jan 17, 2008 1:08 am
Hi Fote ... that situation, for both the img tag definition and the pre-loading code. But there must be a way. . . Oh well, if you ever do, I hope I'll be the...
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oldgreeky
Jan 17, 2008 5:17 am
... Dave, You might also try to nick the background image for giving the Safari chrome a curved metallic look, and use it to give the popup's caption that...
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oldgreeky
Jan 18, 2008 4:18 am
This has been a heavily requested feature so I'm announcing an update of overlibmws which includes it. You now can use FRAME,parent in popups with iframe...
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dave_rado
Jan 21, 2008 12:03 am
Hi Fote ... Safari chrome a curved metallic look, and use it to give the popup's caption that look. Great idea, thanks, Fote. I've *sort of* succeeded ... 1) I...
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dave_rado
Jan 21, 2008 12:07 am
Whoops - typo in my last message - I meant to say that unless I'm missing something I'll go with the version at http://tinyurl.com/2bxkb7! Dave...
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dave_rado
Jan 21, 2008 12:13 am
Also, if you can work out how Apple got that gorgeous embossed look for the text of their captions, and give us the ability to recreate that look as well,...
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dave_rado
Jan 21, 2008 12:23 am
When you press Ctrl+ in Firefox or Safari, the overlib pop-up increases in height, but the shadow doesn't resize with it, giving a very odd effect. Suggested...
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oldgreeky
Jan 21, 2008 2:00 am
Dave, The perceived curvature, borders, embossed letters, and rounded corners are all being done via CSS. The embossed letters are a new, CSS3 property: ...
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oldgreeky
Jan 21, 2008 2:12 am
Dave, IE7 and Opera are doing the zooms properly, and so for them the shadow stays properly scaled relative to the popup. Firefox has fixed its zooms for its...