There has been a lot written lately about how to use CSS-based images for headings in order to keep presentation seperate from content. Apart from using inline images for headings, or the slightly more semantic option of wrapping these inline images inside HTML heading tags, there are many CSS-based and flash-based methods available. Each of […]
Some links for light reading (5/9/03)
The SitePoint Community CSS Design Contest (similar to Zen garden) SitePoint Community CSS Design Contest entry Another SitePoint Community CSS Design Contest entry Accessify is a running list of new attractive and accessible sites The big question we have all discussed at length – Which MIME type should XHTML be served with? WaSP Asks the […]
Ideal line length for content
Is there an ideal line length for content? To quote a passage from “Web Style Guide – Basic design principles for creating web sites”. The ideal line length for text layout is based on the physiology of the human eye… At normal reading distance the arc of the visual field is only a few inches […]
Styling and font family names that contain whitespace
How do you style your font family names that contain whitespace? To quote or not to quote. The answer is available at WC3. “Font family names containing whitespace should be quoted. If quoting is omitted, any whitespace characters before and after the font name are ignored and any sequence of whitespace characters inside the font […]
Styling the HR element
The <hr> element is self-closing, which means that there is no end tag. It causes a horizontal rule to be displayed by browsers. The amount of vertical space inserted between a rule and the content that surrounds it depends on the browser. So, what if you want to get rid of the shading that is […]