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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:34:11 -0400, William Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joseph, > > Also google for "css columns." That will help you get a foundational > understanding of how css does layouts. I try to shy away from absolute > positioning as much as I can. Oh... Absolute Positioning's not so bad. In fact it's *very* powerful. Especially when you start mixing absolute and relative positioning. Not so good as far as subject matter for beginners though. > Check out: http://www.simplebits.com He has some wonderful CSS designs > and tutorials (although many are advanced). Here is the exact link to > his CSS section: > http://www.simplebits.com/notebook/css/index.html > > Purchase TopStyle3 Pro. I cannot say enough about how this program has > helped me. It will give you instruction on what certain CSS elements > are and help you keep syntactically correct. You know, I didn't think about it, but Will is absolutely correct on this one. TopStyle (even the free lite version if you have to [be assured the Pro upgrade has functionality out the wazoo and it's only $40us]) has been the key to my attaining a thorough understanding of CSS. Can't reccomend it enough. > Take a lot of code apart. This is my best way of learning. I'm like > the apprentice brain surgeon: I touch a brain lobe and then see what > part of the body twitched! :) To aid in doing this... Make the switch to FireFox. For two reasons: [1] Web Developers Toolbar [2] EditCss sidebar The Web Developers Toolbar will help you immensely with CSS Layout. The ability to easily turn on and off borders on block level elements in and of itself (Outline > Outline Block Level Elements) will save you /tons/ of time. Not to mention the bevy of other goodies it boasts... EditCss!!!!! Even though the Web Developers Toolbar has this functionality built into it, this is the way to go! All I do is hit ctrl + 8 and I've got *all* of the CSS (inline, embedded, linked) ready to edit in a handy sidebar that slides out from the right. Make changes and watch there effects in real time. So bad ass! Plus, it's all free. hth, Stephen [1] http://www.chrispederick.com/work/firefox/webdeveloper/ [2] http://editcss.mozdev.org/ ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
