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After some discussions with Neil(S)+Rick about website design, CSS and standards, I decided to put more information on the codehelp site on just what is possible in CSS1. This is NOT a continuation of the digs at Neil(S) or Rick but a friendly and constructive result of our discussions. Rick asked about how to learn more about CSS and I saw that my own site was a little short on information, so I've rectified it. The community spoke and now the community can benefit from the response. (It also means I can shout more about HTML/CSS standards.) I have updated the 'deprecated' list to include full details of which CSS properties to use to replace HTML tags that are not part of the new HTML4.01 standard. http://www.codehelp.co.uk/html/deprecated.html There is a new page giving full details of CSS1 and CSS2 - the Complete Reference: http://www.codehelp.co.uk/html/css4.html It's an index page, giving details of all parts of CSS and linking into the glossary for detailed information on how to use all CSS1 properties. (If it ain't there it don't work!) Each CSS1 and a few of the better supported CSS2 property descriptions in the glossary have been updated and more examples have been added. This now includes all HTML4 tags, all HTML4 attributes, all CSS1 properties and all Javascript 1.2 methods, syntax, elements and event handlers. The glossary is also fully searchable. All pages listed above are standard compliant (HTML4.01 Strict, XHTML1.0 Strict or those with examples of older tags or Javascript enabled forms: HTML4.01 Transitional.) So, dare I say it meeself, but, there ain't much excuse now for bad website design?!? The tools are on hand, the proof is there for all to see that standards do not have to have any discernible impact on the 'quality' look of the site. (Ducks before someone comments about ego and door width). :-)) To judge how up-to-date with CSS your favourite browser really is, hop along to: http://www.codehelp.co.uk/query/glossaryW.shtml#z If the blue box overlaps the red box, you ain't quite there yet. Konqueror 3.1.0 (KDE 3.1) gets it wrong. Mozilla 1.3 (Mandrake 9.1) gets it right. (The test is based on the correct implementation of the z-index CSS2 property. The rest of CSS2 will have to wait until I have a browser that implements more of it! I can't put it onto the site until I can test it.) -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.codehelp.co.uk http://www.dclug.org.uk http://www.wewantbroadband.co.uk/
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