Resources

Tantek's Box model

This is a hack to fix the problem IE5 has with calculating the padding and margins.

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CSS Filters

A handy chart representing what works with what.

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The 3 pixel text jog

This is a fix for the problem of IE putting a three pixel gap to items adjacent to floats.

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The peek-a-boo bug

A problem native to IE 6 that breaks floated content.

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Import hacks

A useful chart that shows how to hide an imported stylesheet for specific browsers.

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High pass filter

A way of making only browser that support CSS1 to be able to use the stylesheet. See also inline version.

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Ghost in the box

A hack to emulate CSS2 fixed positioning in IE WIN.

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Hide from IE5 Mac

A simple way to feature a single style sheet for IE5 Mac only. See also commented backslash.

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Transparent images/BG in IE

Use JS and some proprietary Microsoft code to force IE to display alpha transparency. See also for background images.

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Child hack

Hide rules from IE only. Other browsers will interpret correctly, of course.

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Max width in IE

How to utilize the CSS2 max width property in IE.

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The underscore hack

A simple way to set properties only for WIN IE.

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Glish

A good place to go for assorted CSS|P layouts.

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Blue robot

More good CSS Layouts to choose from.

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Saila

The table-less, liquid, three column layout.

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The noodle incident

Easy to use and offers a lot of CSS|P templates.

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A list apart

More of a tutorial about practical css layout tips and such.

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Max design

Provides a number of liquid and multi column css layouts.

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Frames without Frames

How to create the illusion of frames with CSS

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CSS creator

An online tool that will spit out the layout code according to the variables you select.

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Ruthsarian labs

More standard css layouts. Provides many of the common layout styles and blog type features.

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NS4 CSS layouts

If your primary audience is 65+ and you want to do layout in css, this is the place for you.

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Colored boxes

Another quality tutorial from Maxdesign. A step by step article about how to build a full css layout that focuses on the process.

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Stu Nicholls

Slightly different css layout samples and other related items.

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Listamatic

The very best place to go for all your listing needs. Provides numerous sample lists and navigational items.

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A list apart

More of an article about styling and formatting lists properly. A good primer for those still learning how to effectively manage list items.

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Brainjar

A great site for those trying to get there head around designing with css. Reading the css positioning article was the first time I really understood how css positioning works.

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Floatutorial

Absolutely essential for understanding floats. Another great article from Maxdesign.

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CSS forum

A good place to go when you are at your whit's end banging your head against the wall trying to solve a complex css problem.

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Div Mania

A good article about the overuse of div tags, common with those making the transition to CSS-P.

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JS Image Replacement

Image replacement without changing any of your current markup. No extra spans or classes.

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What else is CSS good for?

A series of links to articles highlighting the usefulness of stylesheets other than just layout and navigation.

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Workaround vs Hacks

An article about good practices in coding for browsers that focuses on workarounds instead of using hacks to solve rendering issues.

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CSS Forms

Offers multiple examples of how to lay out forms using style sheets. Unlike other tutorials, this one has numerous formatting styles to suit any requirement.

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CSS Tests

A well categorized list of tests that can be conducted on CSS hacks, layouts, and other issues.

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A CSS Framework

A CSS model that allows for rapid development of new websites, that is very useful for common layouts.

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One True Layout

Display columns in any order that have equal heights without faux columns and align elements vertically without excessive presentational markup.

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