Re: [css-d] Frustration learning css for layout

2005-10-27 Thread Alex Robinson
At 14:40 +0200 27/10/05, Erik Visser wrote: So what I 'am asking myuself since then: - what things to find in the DTD - what things to find in the other part of the recommendation - what to find else where Is there some kind of guideline or something like that somewhere? Start from the css-d

[css-d] Frustration learning css for layout

2005-10-26 Thread David Agnew
CSS is clearly elegant and powerful, and I have little difficulty using it to style elements. And using divs for layout - which I'm new at - works pretty well designing for ONE browser. But trying to make the layout look right for 'all' browsers is driving me nuts (and I suspect I have

RE: [css-d] Frustration learning css for layout

2005-10-26 Thread Dean Matsueda
Without knowing or understanding some basics, I get the feeling that I'm building on quicksand, and thinking fondly of tables. I totally sympathize but you hit the nail on the head... to master any piece of web technology (or just about anything really) you've got to get a thorough

Re: [css-d] Frustration learning css for layout

2005-10-26 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
David Agnew wrote: CSS is clearly elegant and powerful, and I have little difficulty using it to style elements. And using divs for layout - which I'm new at - works pretty well designing for ONE browser. But trying to make the layout look right for 'all' browsers is driving me nuts (and I