CSS

Introduction

The following is useful information related to Cascade Style Sheet (CSS) programming.

Tips and Tricks

• 10 Principles of the CSS Masters
• CSS Jumpstart.
• 70 Expert Ideas For Better CSS Coding.
• Tops CSS Tips.
• CSS Tips and Tricks.
• 12 Lessons for Those Afraid of CSS and Standards.
• Code for wrapping long lines.
• CSS Generated Content: Part 1.
• Top Ten Web Typography Sins.
• HTML and CSS List Based Menus
• CSS And HTML Two Level Menus Take One
• Optimizing CSS Controls with PNG Masks
• CSS Tricks - All about floats.
• How I learned to stop floating and love the inline-block
• The Future Of Inline-Block.
• Label Placement on Forms

News

• Smashing Magazine.
• CSS Tricks.

Tutorials

• Specifics on CSS Specificity - A good article on understanding how styles are loaded based on definition within your style cheet, by ID, by class, etc.
• The CSS Box Model Hierarchy - A very nice 3D diagram to understanding boxes.
• CSS Positioning - Explains how positioning works in laying out text, images, etc.
• Floatitis Part 1 : An Introduction - Learn how to use and not use floated elements.
• List Menu With Feed Reader Icons - Walks you throw now to build a nice menu of syndicated feeds complete with icons.

Tools

• Browsershots - Get a quick glimpse of your web site as viewed in multiple browsers at once.

Dealing with Internet Explorer (IE)

The bane of web browsers but, if you must support it, here are some tips:

• Dealing with Internet Explorer
• Explorer Exposed
• WebCredible’s IE CSS Issues
• IE CSS Bug Fixes
• Debugging CSS in Internet Explorer
• IE CSS Bugs That’ll Get You Every Time
• How To Create an IE Only Stylesheet

Resources

• CSS Cheat Sheet.
• CSS Galleries.
• CSS Vault.
• Zen Garden.
• Layout Gala.