CSS Web Design

Several months ago I joined this group thinking there would be a tremendous number of questions, how to's, and "please help with..." I've noted a lot of members have mentioned they are very interested and have limited knowledge about CSS, but I haven't seen any questions posted.

So, let's get the ball rolling.
Do you know how to create columns using CSS?
Can you create a complex design using only CSS that is rendered the same in 'all' browsers and W3C compliant?
If you are designing, do you design for yourself, or do you design for income?

As a Web engineer myself I have no other source of income. Making things 'work' for a client is my profession. There is always more than one way to engineer something. But, as long as it works in all browsers and is W3C compliant, it doesn't really matter that it wasn't the same as someone else suggested.

Providing snippets of code 'can' work in some instances. However, unless the actual page is reviewed it's not always possible to provide the code that is "just right" for what you are attempting.

I hope you all join in and answer the questions and come up with some of your own.
If there are members interested in database driven/dynamic Web sites I work with those as well. Zen Cart is a wonderful program (open source/free) that creates dynamic pages and is nearly 100% CSS. There are a few tables, but only in certain instances. For the most part the program uses only CSS for design.

Thoughts? Questions?

Here is my website first page view link made with an online "beta" Javascript web design program.
Would you look at the "Source" and tell me how I can trim it out to a CSS "style sheet" that will allow me to put my own one panorama photo in the top dark "grey area" of every page in the entire website, eliminating the Javascript?
I already have a domain name and host, at view link
I want my website to "work" on "any browser" and be useable by "screen readers" for the handicapped, as well. I understand HTML and CSS, are acceptable.
However, "my" HTML is not very good.

Hi everyone, I decided to join the group because I know nothing about style sheets and really need/want to learn to use them. I know they would make my life easier. Hope I can catch on soon!

Hope to get to know all of you! Happy Sunday!

Starrybright

O well... it was worth the try...

See Ya!

I'm new...taught myself html..years ago. Right around the time I started getting into CSS, I went back to work. I'd love some little snippets of css codes...just to tweak my page. Anything anyone???

=))

Just joined Eons today. Was pleasantly surprised that there was a CSS group. I have two websites.The first one that I started in 2005 is www.humoretc.com. It has been quite a learning experience as I knew nothing at all when I started it. I generally only dabble in CSS when I'm in a really creative mood and want to accomplish something in particular. I de-tabled the index page about a year and a half ago just to see if I could do it. The rest of the pages still have tables.

Anyway, I look forward to getting to know all of you. I have never really known anyone with any kind of web design experience so this will be great!

Well, I made another style-sheet based page. This one is a hybrid (style sheets and tables because I fold my blog using table code.). The style sheet also accomodates the portion of the blog copied to Eons.

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My style sheet designs are all coming out looking like flocked wallpaper. My table designs come out light and airy due to using a ring table with a repeating object. The style sheet pads the text cells.

I'm not sure how to produce a nice bordered design with a style sheet. For now I'm enjoying the novelty of heavy work but I look at those table sites and think they still have such charm. I definitely need to learn more.

Hi all,

I've been developing Web sites since 1996. You can review some of my work inside my company Web site, L.T. Creations, LLC. which you will find is 100% CSS. It's a new design just completed the first part of February 2008.

In 2000 I began using CSS, when I created my company. Since then I have moved far beyond most in that I "hate" using tables and I don't use anything but Notepad to write all of the code for the pages you see and the CSS used to manipulate the code. I don't use "hacks" or "workarounds" for the various browsers. I have learned how to code in such a manner to satisfy all of the top browsers. Because there are so few using anything but Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox (FF or Mozilla), Opera (my favorite), or Safari (sorry Apple...but you failed on that development), I'm not concerned about checking to see if anything else can render pages correctly. However, designing for these top 4 "usually" satisfies 99.9% of whatever someone uses to surf the Internet.

Somewhere in 2006 I moved to 100% CSS Web development and find now that it's "so" much more simple to maintain a CSS site. There is a "huge" advantage to using CSS if you are into Search Engine Optimization (SEO), which I am. I'm also an SEO specialist.

So, here I am. Opening the "flood-gates" by offering my knowledge. I "can" be very technical, but usually I provide information in very easy to understand terminology.

It started at a "vanity page" provided by Starband, which was the only internet available. I cleaned up the code redundancies a bit. I got into cut-n-paste HTML, then HTML online tutorials. By trial-and-error I achieved the look I want, using Notepad and Filezilla, but somehow the Arial font has disappeared off MSIE 7 at least.

I am back online, not just relying on "coffee shop" free wireless. I do have a host that has no advertising. I feel I am ready to put more time into it.

I think I want to "add" a CSS DIV on the right hand side, if it will "behave". The idea is to have the page scroll only the vertical scroll, but if you have a big display you will be able to see the "added" photos with "embedded links" on the added right side big display screen real estate.

In this way, my website will still display for practically everyone worldwide... and the power-users will have some nice "pics".

Is this possible? view link

I already know how to HTML code a link in a photo. I got an example at HTML Coding Discussion.

I've been making my own backgrounds for churches for about 12 years... I'd like to learn more and this seems like it will keep my attention..lol
Our daughter works on/with/etc. computers for the Mayors office and has a friend that does "web designs".. and I just have to see how this is done and learn all I can..
thanks...