CSS

Different types of Dreamweaver CS3 layouts

At this year's WebDU conference, Stephanie Sullivan, founder and principal of W3Conversions and Adobe community expert gave a thorough presentation named "CSS Layouts & Dreamweaver CS3". Read more »

Design your Web site using CSS content boxes

In this tutorial we show you how to use CSS content boxes to design your Web site. Read more »

Moving to CSS-based layouts with the YUI Library

This tutorial walks you through the steps of how to move from a table-based design to a CSS-based layout with the help of the YUI Library. Read more »

Comparison of CSS compatibility on IE, Firefox, Safari and Opera

We compare support for CSS pseudo-classes in Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3 Beta 4, Safari 3.1 and Opera 9.26. Read more »

Creating a three-level rollover vertical menu with CSS

In this tutorial, we'll build a three-level rollover menu that expands vertically when the user moves their mouse over the items. Read more »

Ensure your Web site displays properly with character encoding

This column examines why developers use character encoding for Web pages, outlines the character encoding options, and offers guidance on how to choose a character encoding. Read more »

The spider's Web of CSS

Finishing up our Web Directions South build up, we talk to Andy Clarke, Web designer, presenter and invited expert to the W3C's CSS working group. Andy gave us the low down on standards, the new way of designing Web sites and the problem with Web 2.0. Read more »

Control element placement with CSS stacking

Positioning elements on a Web page with CSS has many caveats. One interesting scenario crops up when you need one element to appear where another element is already located. The issue is easily resolved using the z-index CSS feature to control the stacking of elements. Read more »

Tags: css, stacking, web

Adapt to your audience with CSS media types

The CSS media type provides the functionality to build Web applications whose presentation may vary with its target media. Read more »

Build a better Web site by understanding floated elements in CSS

One of the most important concepts a Web developer can understand about CSS are floated elements, which serve a valuable function in aligning and positioning elements relative to each other. Read more »

Tags: clear, css, float, xhtml

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  • Staff XP stays on life support for longer

    This week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Chris Duckett The good and truly awful celluloid depictions of computers

    Ever wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Brendon Chase Apple's iPhone engineers to tour Sydney, Melbourne

    Aussie developers will be able to get up close and personal with some of the iPhone engineers in November to learn how to build applications for the platform. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

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