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This Wiki is dedicated to real-world (and ideally, browser-neutral) application of CSS. (Cascading Style Sheets) Topics include: techniques for page-layout and special display-effects, testing and validation, workarounds for limitations and bugs, CSS code-editors, beginner and advanced tutorials, and to a lesser extent pure CSS theory, and pure CSS power-demonstrations. Discourse on (X)HTML, DOM, and other webpage-technology areas is not forbidden, but keeping it associated with CSS is encouraged.
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IE8
The community is currently testing IE8 for CSS support and problems. You can help; see IE8
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Editing
CssEditors - for CSS and HTML/XHTML
Using
[CSS References]
Specifics, the nitty-gritty of writing good stylesheets.
CssFriendlyCms - Content Management Systems that can be customised using CSS
CSS Concepts
Efficient use and organization of CSS
ClassesVsIds - when should I use CLASS and when should I use ID?
StandardizedStyleNames - are there agreed on or frequently used class= and id= identifiers in CMS/Blog/Wiki software or page templates - a question and survey
ProgressiveEnhancement using CSS - exploiting the advanced CSS support of modern browsers
MediaStylesheets - how to write stylesheets for various media, including print
Box Model
BoxModel - understanding the CSS Box Model
BoxModelHack - how to fix IE's broken box model
ElementWidth - what width really means, and why it is what it is
CollapsingMargin - if you have a mysterious gap in your layout that is solved by applying padding or border, you've probably run into collapsed margins
CssPositioning - Differences between positioning methods
OverlappingAndZIndex - How browsers paint content on top of each other
CSS working group pages: - Ian Hickson
FixedLayouts - using position: fixed to lay out pages
AbsoluteLayouts - using position: absolute to lay out pages
FloatLayouts - using the float property to lay out pages
[Float-less Layout]
EmulatingFrames - using CSS to recreate the effect of frames
ThreeColumnLayouts - a collection of three column layouts
FooterInfo - positioning page footers with CSS
AnyColumnLongest - how to make all columns appear the same height
BorderSlants - using borders to create the illusion of non-rectangular shapes and layouts
SideScrollingNarrowColumnLayout - newspaper-like layout for more readable text
MultiColumnLayoutWithFooterAndJavascript - make a footer appear at the end of a multi-column page using JavaScript.
FluidDesign - Elastic, Flexible, Fluid and Liquid designs
Working with dimensions:
MinWidth - different work-arounds/hacks to simulate min-width in IE.
EmVsPercentWidths - Characteristics of ems and % for setting container widths
HundredPercentHeight - How to create divs that fill the entire browser window
Color and Backgrounds, color-mistakes
Switching
RenderingMode - how DocType causes browsers to use QuirksMode and StrictMode???? and what some of the differences are
StyleSwitching - how do you let users choose different style sheets?
BrowserDetection - how do you serve different style sheets to different browsers?
Hacks
CssHack - the details of using browser bugs to hide CSS or serve specific styles to specific browsers
ScriptHacks - JavaScript and other programs for solving CSS problems
AvoidingHacks - how to write CSS that works in any browser
Sizing Text
FontSize - how do I size fonts? is one of the most commonly asked questions about CSS
ForceFontSize - many authors attempt to force a given font size with pixels. There are are some problems with this of which we should be aware
LineHeight - related to font-size, this sets the (minimum) height of a line
UsingFontSize - this is a summary of the Using pages
UsingPixels - more details on sizing by pixels
UsingPoints - use point sizing for printed pages only, there are better units for computer monitors
UsingEms - more details on sizing by EMs (needs more content here)
UsingPercentages - trying to get a gradual scale across multiple browsers here's a sample css style sheet
UsingKeywords - xx-small, x-small, small, medium, large, x-large, xx-large
Sizing Images
UsingPercent - don't wait for SVG; flexible and robust
UsingEm - resize on text zoom
Tips & Tricks
CssConstants - how to deal with their absence from the language
MultipleClasses - use multiple classes for even more power
CssImages - how to add background images via your style sheet.
Float
AlignLeftAndRight - aligning one item left and the other right
ClearingSpace - clearing space beneath floated elements
FloatThumbnails - a table of thumbnails that use up all available horizontal space
EmulatingFixedPositioning - emulate fixed positioning using absolute positioning, to support IE for Windows.
Centering objects
CenteringBlockElement - how to center or shrink wrap a block element
CenteringAnImage - how to center any image inside a fixed-dimension container
CenteringTextVertically - how to center text vertically in a block
HorizontalLine styles - how to specify your own styles for a horizontal line [hr]
PreElement styles
CssBarGraphs - A couple of examples of CSS used to draw bargraphs
ScreenreaderVisibility - make accessibility information heard, but not seen.
ImageReplacement - put text in the source (for screenreaders, copy/paste, because we should but images on top so that designers are happy with the fonts used in headings
ConstantsInCSS - How to set constant values throughout a CSS document
Styling links
CssRollovers - simulate JavaScript rollovers using only CSS
LinkTricks - general tips and tricks for styling links
Styling lists
MissingBulletPoints and the whole indent problem (or bullets super-imposed to left floating image/element).
ListMenus - building menus with lists and CSS
NNFourListMenus - how to create a list menu with consistent indenting and no bullets
ListTabs - how to imitate tabs with lists and CSS
ListTricks - general tips and tricks for styling lists
MultipleColumnLists - how to create a single list that displays in multiple columns
Styling tables
UnwantedGapsInTables - get rid of extra whitespace in table cells
[CSS Table Gallery]
Styling forms
Stlying blockquotes
Miscellaneous:
ExternalObjects - how do I embed Flash or Quicktime and still validate?
StyleInEmail - HTML email and using style
WikiCss - CSS markup and general support in WikiEngines???
Format Excel/CSV with CSS
Bugs
BrowserBugs - list of bugs and errors by browser
Testing
WhichBrowsers - deciding which browsers to use for development and testing
BrowserAddOns - things you can add to your browser to aid testing.
BrowserStats - a quick guide to figuring out which browsers to support
BrowserTesting - gaining access to multiple browsers
CodeValidation - why validate and what the results mean
DiagnosticCss - using CSS as a testing/diagnostic tool
TestingWithJavascript - guide to using JavaScript bookmarklets to test your CSS
MysteryBug - how to quickly and efficiently isolate that unknown whatever, and spare the wallboard.
SiteCheckPlease - place a request for your site to given a once over by the list denizens
UserSites - show off your site, after it has survived a site check
CategoryCSSTesting - pages discussing techniques used to troubleshoot CSS problems
Learning
Bookmarks, tutorials, reference material and CSS-related events.
WhyCss - why we are all here
UsefulResources - bookmarks, bookmarks, and favorites too
GoodBooks - recommended books on CSS
ShowCase - of sites that use CSS to good effect
DesignInspiration - galleries to help you find other sites that use CSS to good effect
CssGlossary - alphabetical reference of terms and CssProperties???
DesignerDeveloperBlogs - follow the discussions of people who design and develop
EventsWorldwide - Workshops, seminars and conferences around the world containing the topic of CSS
[VoIP? Services Provider]
International Links
CSS Resources around the world
French-speaking and FrenchResources
Debatable
Opinions abound while consensus is elusive
LimitsOfPureCSS??
ToHackOrNotToHack - is it okay to exploit browser bugs?
Meta
Talking about talking, or how does this wiki thing work?
EditingTips - learn how to edit and use this wiki
CssWikiBugs - bugs found & fixed in this wiki so far; need more browser testing
WikiInterfaceSuggestions - suggest improvements to the structure of this wiki
CategoryCategory - a list of categories to organize page contents for easy location
Statistics
PageSize - shows all of the pages in the Wiki, ordered by their size in bytes
LinkTable - a table of the pages in the Wiki, showing which pages they link to
OrphanedPages - pages which are not linked to by any other page
PageLinks - how many links there are on each page in the Wiki
PageRefs - a list of popular pages in the Wiki, showing how many times each page has been linked
Helping
Would you like to contribute to this wiki, but don't know where to start? Have a look at the following pages for ideas on what people would like, but haven't had the time to create.
AnswerNeeded - sometimes the specifics or the most correct answer is unknown to the author.
WantedPages - pages which have been linked to but do not exist
WikiSuggestions - ideas for content development; what should we write about next?
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