CSS Overview
- Introduction
- Terminology and Basic Overview
- Specificity
- Positioning
- The Skeleton
- What Does It All Mean?
- Conclusion
- Resources For Learning CSS
Introduction
This document is meant for people who know the basics of CSS, but may not be as familiar as they could be with positioning and the idea of specificity. We're not trying to cover everything there is to know about CSS, because it's one page on one Web site. It takes volumes and volumes of single-spaced small type to cover everything. If you're not familiar with CSS, there are many good resources (whole Web sites, in fact) on the Internet where you can learn all about it, and some really good books as well. We've listed some of our favorites in our Resources For Learning CSS section.
Theme Basics
Introduction
Creating page styles for dynamic pages (how do you like the Brown Frog theme from AIM pages?) presents some unique challenges for designers. You can never be sure how many columns or modules might be on the page, what order those modules might appear in, and what styles the user may have chosen. This makes it difficult to create a truly integrated and unique design. But, it doesn't make it impossible, and really, who doesn't want a challenge?
