CSS

21 ways to streamline your CSS

Megan McDermott — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:57:18 +0000

These days, CSS development is a complex process. You may be working on sites with large CSS files, multiple developers ,and long development timelines. The more complex your CSS files become, the more difficult it is to work with them. This article will present some tips and tricks for keeping your CSS files organized and easy to work with.

3 Ways to Highlight Links to the Current Page with CSS

Megan McDermott — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:44:11 +0000

Good usability suggests that you should always indicate links to the page the user is currently on. In fact, in an ideal case you wouldn’t link to the current page at all. On the other hand, in order to build a site that’s consistent and easy to maintain, navigation menus need to be either included with a separate html file or generated with a scripting language.

Complete Guide to Pre-Installed Fonts in Linux, Mac, and Windows

Megan McDermott — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:48:26 +0000

Web designers often feel that they are restricted to a basic set of core web fonts. This small set of fonts has been widely distributed and most designers stick to them, just to be on the safe side. However, when you look at the fonts available on the three most widely used operating systems, you can see that this really isn't necessary.

What is a Div?

Liam McDermott — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:32:28 +0000

Web designers use it nearly every day, but not many actually know what the div tag means and where it should be used. This article aims to de-mystify the div tag, explain when and where it should be used and compare it with the similar span tag.

Divitis: What it is and How to Avoid it

Megan McDermott — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:20:53 +0000

When they start designing with CSS instead of tables, many web designers fall into the same trap. Instead of putting tables around everything on a page, they use divs instead. The underlying design practices remain largely unchanged.

Using Web Standards to Reduce Cost

Liam McDermott — Sat, 12 May 2007 06:10:08 +0000

The advantages of Web standards have been listed in this series of articles. These advantages can also reduce the cost of a project, which is what this article aims to show.

Creating a semantic FAQ page with definition lists and advanced CSS, Part 2

Megan McDermott — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:39:11 +0000

In Part 1 of this series, we created a semantic FAQ page using definition lists and made it look pretty with CSS. Now it's time to work on some more functionality.

Creating a semantic FAQ page with definition lists and advanced CSS, Part 1

Megan McDermott — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:34:12 +0000

Most websites have FAQ pages, but few put much effort into creating an attractive and usable interface. This article will explain one method of creating a nice FAQ page

Future Proofing Using Standards

Liam McDermott — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:37:34 +0000

When creating sites it is important to realise the code might not be changed for years. This article shows how Web standards can be used to ensure a Web site still looks good, and functions well, years after it's creation.

Ensuring People with Disabilities have Equal Access

Liam McDermott — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:23:01 +0000

Continuing the ‘Web Standards for Everyone’ series, this article discusses the use of Web standards to ensure the disabled have equal access to Web sites.