- From: Jo Miller <jo@bendingline.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:04:03 -0500
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
Actually, I don't know why I put border-top-style in there. It shouldn't be necessary. Jo At 10:22 AM -0500 1/17/02, Jo Miller wrote: >I agree with your proposal, Wendy. > >Thank you for the updated CSS-TECHS issues list. >Regarding Chuck Baslock's question [1], I cannot find a Mac browser >that the example works in either (Chuck tested it in a variety of >Windows browsers). > >The alternative example below does work in the following browsers: >Mozilla 0.9.7 Mac >IE 5.5 Mac >Opera 5.0b5.465 Mac >iCab 2.5.3 (Mac) >IE 5-6 Windows >Netscape 4.7 Windows (border is only as wide as the text in N4, of course) >Netscape 6.2 Windows >Opera 5 Windows >AOL 6.0 Windows > >Someone else may know a shorter and more elegant way to write it, though. > > >Example. ><HEAD> > <TITLE>Redline with style sheets</TITLE> > <STYLE type="text/css"> > H1 {border-top-width: 2px; > border-top-style: solid; > padding-top: 4px; > border-color: red } > </STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY> > <H1>Chapter 8 - Auditory and Tactile Displays</H1> > </BODY> >End example. > >Jo > >[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2001JanMar/0657.html > > >At 7:22 PM -0500 1/15/02, Wendy A Chisholm wrote: >>Jonathan, >> >>I believe the statement (slightly modified to make it more exact) >>seems to be true: >>"Any browser that supports CSS1 and/or CSS2 stylesheets supports >>the following 16 color names for use in style sheets (as outlined >>in CSS1 and CSS2): aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, >>maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow" >> >>Therefore, it doesn't necessarily mean they will be supported if >>using the HTML font element, which isn't being considered in the >>CSS Techniques document. >> >>CSS3 has obviously taken it a step further. These 16 seem to be the >>lowest common denominator. >>Therefore, I propose modifying the CSS Techniques to read as follows: >><proposal> >>2.1 Color Contrast >>· Use numbers or one of the 16 CSS1/CSS2 color names to specify colors. >>The CSS1/CSS2 color names are: >>aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, >>purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow >> >>Example. >> H1 {color: #808000} >> H1 {color: rgb(50%,50%,0%)} >> H1 {color: red} >>End example. >>Deprecated example. >> H1 {color: aliceblue} >>End example. >> >>The current draft of <a >>href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-css3-color-20010305#x11-color">CSS3 >>lists 140 color keywords</a>. As this document moves through the >>W3C process and into implementations, we will revisit backwards >>compatibility issues with this wider palette. >></proposal> >> >>--wendy >> >>At 07:36 AM 1/15/02, Jonathan O'Donnell wrote: >>>Hi Wendy, Jo and others >>> >>>The statement does not appear to be true. >>> >>>Section 4.3 of the CSS3 working draft of 5 March 2001 >>>includes the X11 color keywords. [1] >>> >>>My understanding is that Opera supports the W3C >>>standards. Therefore, at this time, Opera only >>>understands the 16 names colours referenced in HTML4. >>>This is supported by an undated note by Sue Sims on >>>the CSS Pointers Group site. [2] >>> >>>According to a post by John Russell (3 Dec 2000) >>>"Amaya renders some but not all of these 140 colors." >>>[3] I don't know if this has been changed in the last >>>year. >>> >>>[1] >>>http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-css3-color-20010305#x11-color >>>[2] http://css.nu/pointers/stickynote.html >>>[3] >>>http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-amaya-dev/2000Dec/0001.html >>> >>>Jonathan >>> >>> --- Jo Miller <jo@bendingline.com> wrote: >>>> Hi Wendy, >>>> >>>> I cannot verify the statement, though I suspect it >>>> is true, with >>>> qualifications. >>>... >>> >>> --- Previously, Wendy Chisholm had written: >>> >>>... >>>> >HTML Source lists 140 names >>>> >>>>http://www.htmlsource.f2s.com/stylesheets/namedcolours.html >>>> > >>>> ><quote> >>>> >These are in the stylesheet section because older >>>> browsers will not >>>> >recognise the words, they require the code. Any >>>> browser that can do >>>> >stylesheets can do these colours, so it's safe to >>>> use them if you're >>>> >using a style. >>>> ></quote> >>>> > >>>> >Can anyone verify that this statement is true? >>>... >>> >>> >>>===== >>>Jonathan O'Donnell >>>mailto:jonathan.odonnell@ngv.vic.gov.au >> >http://purl.nla.gov.au/net/jod >>> >>>http://my.yahoo.com.au - My Yahoo! >>>- It's My Yahoo! Get your own! >> >>-- >>wendy a chisholm >>world wide web consortium >>web accessibility initiative >>seattle, wa usa >>/-- > >-- >Jo Miller >jo@bendingline.com
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