> From: peter michaux > > ...I wrote a few things I've learned on a page. > If anyone can give me feedback I would be very interested to read it > http://members.shaw.ca/petermichaux/store/GettingStarted.html
Peter, Some notes: HTML 4.01 isn't any less "modern" than XHTML, and it is just as able to have style and content separated with CSS, esp. if you use the strict doctype. >From your example/lesson page: "Data and display have been separated." Better to say data or content and *presentation* have been separated, that covers non-visual browsers such as screen readers too. "The div tags are used for layout." Better to say div elements, the tags are just the opening and closing markers for the divs, it is the divs that are laid out, not the 'tags'. "The CSS file tells the browser how to make the XHTML file look nice." Nice is quite subjective, better to say that the CSS controls the presentation of the content in the XHTML file. Also covers non-visual output devices. Helvetica is spelt, Helvetica. Using pt as a measure for type is probably not a good example in a non print specific stylesheet, better to use a measure that has some relevance for screen use too, such as em, %, or even px. pt is fine when you define a stylesheet for print only. You define a background-color for your container div, but only define color for the h1 element, this is not best practice. Better to set color for the div in conjunction with the background color. Validation: "good to do sometimes" define when those times are? I think you should always validate, and make sure you haven't got typos and other silly mistakes before you invest time in trouble- shooting and testing your pages. "If they are not valid files then they will tell you what is wrong." Who is *they*, will the files themselves tell you what is wrong? Better to say 'the validator will check the files and report any errors and warnings' or similar. I suspect Firefox is normally capitalised, it is the product name. "The internet is full of tutorials on XHTML and CSS." I suspect you mean the 'The web is...'. "unless you are reporting a table of experimental data." Many types of data could be legitimately contained in a table, not just experimental. Those are just a few things I noticed as I read through your page. -- Peter Williams ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
