Mike Soultanian wrote:
> Kinda goofy question, but I'm looking for some help w/ class names. I'm
> hoping that there might be some good established naming conventions for
> my css structure.
>
> I have a 3 column layout, call them columns A, B, and C.
>
> Column A will be the leftmost column and will always contain navigation
> so that's an easy one (sidebar, navbar, etc.). Column C will always
> contain content, so that's an easy one as well. Column B, however, is a
> little trickier. Sometimes the column layout will be A|B|C, sometimes
> A|C|B, and sometimes A|C - all depends on which page of the site you're
> on. On some pages column B will hold pictures, on others it will hold a
> calendar that quick-links to anchors in column C, and sometimes it's hidden.
>
> Anyone have a good class name for column B?
Try thinking of it as, "I have columns A and C, and zero or one of
{B,D,E,F...}. Then just give them sensible (semantic, even) IDs and
apply the same rules to the various names. E.g. using
#pictureGallery,
#calendarLinks,
#namesOfChimps {
backgound-color: #f0f;
color: #0f0;
}
will keep your markup semantically useful, while making all three kinds
of column look repulsive (or nice, if you use different colours).
I assume that B won't be in the markup anyway if it's not to be shown;
if I'm not correct, give it an ID such as "superfluous" on those pages
and use either
#superfluous {
visibility: hidden;
}
or
#superfluous {
display: none;
}
as appropriate.
HTH,
Nick.
--
Nick Fitzsimons
http://www.nickfitz.co.uk/
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