CSS
Cascading Style Sheets are used to define the presentation layer of websites. How CSS works is not always self-evident, so many of these articles explain various aspects of using CSS.
Specify a maximum width for em-based layouts
When creating layouts with an em-based width, specify a maximum width to avoid horizontal scrolling for users who increase text size.
The Art and Science of CSS (Book review)
Cameron Adams, Jina Bolton, David Johnson, Steve Smith, and Jonathan Snook get together to deliver some good tips on implementing design elements with CSS.
Choose an accessible image replacement method
When you have to use image replacement for text, choose a method that causes as few problems as possible for as few people as possible.
Screen readers sometimes ignore display:none
Using display:none does not always hide content from screen readers like JAWS and Window-Eyes, but there is a workaround.
CSS diagnostics with XRAY and MRI
John Allsopp has written a couple of handy bookmarklets that help you troubleshoot CSS without having to install a browser extension.
The resurrection of downloadable Web fonts
Downloadable fonts in TrueType format are now supported by nightly builds of Apple WebKit. Will it catch on this time around?
Mastering Integrated HTML and CSS (Book review)
Virginia DeBolt teaches beginners and designers and developers who need to update their skills how to write standards-based HTML and CSS.
Westciv’s free Web standards courses restarting
The first section of Westciv’s 12 week online course on CSS was published on Monday, June 18, 2007.
Keep HTML and CSS out of my inbox. Please.
Jeffrey Zeldman thinks HTML and CSS in e-mail sucks, and I agree.
Reasons for code bloat
Chris Heilmann talks about what causes the code on Web projects to grow out of control.
Is it time for CSS 2.2?
Is it time to form a 2nd Generation CSS Samurai to create a CSS 2.2 specification?
Why styling form controls with CSS is problematic
Eric Meyer explains the technical reasons for form controls being so hard to style consistently across platforms.
Creating bulletproof graphic link buttons with CSS
How to use CSS and two images to create flexible, shrinkwrapping, image based link buttons.
How to prevent HTML tables from becoming too wide
A rarely used CSS property comes to the rescue when dealing with oversized content in tables.
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Book review)
Andy Clarke combines technical know-how and wicked graphic design skills to create a fantastic, forward-looking book on CSS.
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