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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
If you havent a clue what the title means then dont worry..
neither do I and i have to do an entire assesment on in due in, in two days (well, its 02:30 so its really one day
)
which helpfully leads me onto:
does nayone know of an idiots guide, for free, on the internet explaining everything about Style sheets.
Guys and gals, this is my one serious post of the year.
I need help.
any ideas greatly appreciated.
If you havent a clue what the title means then dont worry..
neither do I and i have to do an entire assesment on in due in, in two days (well, its 02:30 so its really one day
)which helpfully leads me onto:
does nayone know of an idiots guide, for free, on the internet explaining everything about Style sheets.
Guys and gals, this is my one serious post of the year.
I need help.
any ideas greatly appreciated.
SILVER Member
Liquid Cow
2,629 posts
Location: High Wycombe, England
Liquid Cow
2,629 posts
Location: High Wycombe, England
Posted:
Right, for a start, have a look here.
Then, if that hasn't helped, have a look here
Also, if you really feel like it, you could have a look here too.
While I havn't looked at any of these three in much depth, what I've seen looks pretty good.
Enjoy
Right, for a start, have a look here.
Then, if that hasn't helped, have a look here
Also, if you really feel like it, you could have a look here too.
While I havn't looked at any of these three in much depth, what I've seen looks pretty good.
Enjoy
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
you too looked on google then?
lol..
thatst he problem..
io have no idea what any of those words mean...
you too looked on google then?
lol..
thatst he problem..
io have no idea what any of those words mean...
Monkey Wrangler
183 posts
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
183 posts
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted:
Somebody hasn't been paying attention in class!
So helpful, aren't I?
Somebody hasn't been paying attention in class!
So helpful, aren't I?
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
thats a lie.
I havent been in class
:cant find ashamed icon:
thats a lie.
I havent been in class
:cant find ashamed icon:
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Obama supporter
32 posts
Location: Boston, Mass, USA
Obama supporter
32 posts
Location: Boston, Mass, USA
Posted:
Hi,
Not sure if this will be in time to help you, but here goes:
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets.
It is a way to control specific features of a web page, and make them run faster.
Let's say you always want the text of your web page to appear a certain height and a certain font. You would write a CSS file, and then have your web page point to that file.
Go up to View (if you're using IE). Select Text Size and change it to smallest. Now change it to largest. Notice how the text of this web page stays the same? That's because it is using CSS.
If you view the souce of this web page (VIEW -> SOURCE), you will see a line like this:
That means that the author of this web page wrote a CSS file (you can write it in Notepad), and is telling the page to refer to this small file.
The beauty of it is that you don't have to use any HTML tags for every line of text. This makes your page load faster.
Let's say you wanted the entire page to appear in bold. Instead of having to put tags around all of your text, the file refers to the CSS and makes it all bold. Not having to refer to tags makes your web page faster.
This is just CSS in a nutshell. Go to a web page that doesn't use CSS (say www.google.com). When you change the size of the text, it will get much larger or much smaller. Course, Google is such a well designed, quick loading site that it doesn't matter that they aren't trying to control the text size.
You can use CSS to control a trillion different features of a web page. Take care to use it properly. You can use too much CSS, and that's a bad thing (click https://www.evolt.org/article/The_Wrong_Way_to_Use_CSS_in_Page_Layouts/20/22547/)
for more info on this subject.
Ok, that's it for now. Take care.
Michael
Hi,
Not sure if this will be in time to help you, but here goes:
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets.
It is a way to control specific features of a web page, and make them run faster.
Let's say you always want the text of your web page to appear a certain height and a certain font. You would write a CSS file, and then have your web page point to that file.
Go up to View (if you're using IE). Select Text Size and change it to smallest. Now change it to largest. Notice how the text of this web page stays the same? That's because it is using CSS.
If you view the souce of this web page (VIEW -> SOURCE), you will see a line like this:
That means that the author of this web page wrote a CSS file (you can write it in Notepad), and is telling the page to refer to this small file.
The beauty of it is that you don't have to use any HTML tags for every line of text. This makes your page load faster.
Let's say you wanted the entire page to appear in bold. Instead of having to put tags around all of your text, the file refers to the CSS and makes it all bold. Not having to refer to tags makes your web page faster.
This is just CSS in a nutshell. Go to a web page that doesn't use CSS (say www.google.com). When you change the size of the text, it will get much larger or much smaller. Course, Google is such a well designed, quick loading site that it doesn't matter that they aren't trying to control the text size.
You can use CSS to control a trillion different features of a web page. Take care to use it properly. You can use too much CSS, and that's a bad thing (click https://www.evolt.org/article/The_Wrong_Way_to_Use_CSS_in_Page_Layouts/20/22547/)
for more info on this subject.
Ok, that's it for now. Take care.
Michael
"The storm it came up strong,
and shook the trees,
and blew away our fear."
-R.E.M. "Half a World Away"
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
are you able to code it?
as in should i go back to my room, put everythingon a sdisk, get here, work on it and ask questions here?
are you able to code it?
as in should i go back to my room, put everythingon a sdisk, get here, work on it and ask questions here?
Lemon-Aware Devilstick-wielding Operative
605 posts
Location: East London Wilds
605 posts
Location: East London Wilds
Posted:
*tut tut*
What do you actually need to know?
*tut tut*
What do you actually need to know?
Luv 'n' Lemons
purity :: clarity :: balance
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Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
Posted:
They're not particularly difficult. Do you want an example of one? The syntax / how they're used or just general information or what?
They're not particularly difficult. Do you want an example of one? The syntax / how they're used or just general information or what?
I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
My Mom passed her CSS in 1990 with distinction....but that was a Cirtificate in Social Services so I guess she won't be much use!!
Good luck anyway and maybe your new year resolution can be to actually attend some classes next year Mr UCOF!!!
My Mom passed her CSS in 1990 with distinction....but that was a Cirtificate in Social Services so I guess she won't be much use!!
Good luck anyway and maybe your new year resolution can be to actually attend some classes next year Mr UCOF!!!
Let's relight this forum 
starring Skippy the green llama
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
1,148 posts
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted:
yep, it all comes down to a text file..n yes, many of us here would be able to help ya out if you posted more specific questions..
Also, to mebbe try n simplify it for you even more, if you know html, it's comprised of elements, such as, or
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are you able to code it?
as in should i go back to my room, put everythingon a sdisk, get here, work on it and ask questions here?
yep, it all comes down to a text file..n yes, many of us here would be able to help ya out if you posted more specific questions..
Also, to mebbe try n simplify it for you even more, if you know html, it's comprised of elements, such as
