Hey guys, I know how to design web pages but not desiging them by CSS, what happens is that when you view the site in another browser other than IE the colours/fonts go funny and my partneer would then usually right up a CSS file correcting them. can you tell me where i can go to learn the basics of CSS?? basically I don't want to keep relying on my partneer as he is really busy and keeps saying "i will do it" and things never get done, so i thought that i could teach myself how to right up CSS... So im hoping someone can tell me a site or has info on how to write up CSS files and how to implememnt them on pages etc etc... Thanks heaps for all your help in advance
I personally learned here: http://www.w3schools.com/Css/css_intro.asp I wrote up some notes in tutorial form at my site here as well: http://www.neticulis.com/programming/css/index.php (I hope its ok that I link to my site) Honestly though the w3 schools covers waaaay more then my tutorials do, I am just learning as well, but off to a good start, really simple stuff! Good luck
i learned at w3schools, here and just experience in making webpages, im still no guru, but i do know my way around the language.
Hi Neticlue. Thanks for such an informative site. Digged your site and passing on the good word. Lots of good reading to add to your library of sites. Glenhb
Im in the process of learning it myself, websites are helpful but was has been most useful to me are books, the best of which I can recommend are the sitepoint.com series.
CircleOfLinks, HOW good are you at writing semantic, structural HTML (as in using a Strict DOCTYPE and making it validate)? I know of a couple books that might help you, but I don't want to recommend the wrong one.
Hey Dan Schulz, Mate im an amature designer... The guys we work with here are professionals and I don't want to ask them so they dont get offended that I want to learn to design my self... But I understand basic design and can pretty much modify and read codes (also modify them) if they are already written up... I've been playing around with Dreamweaver so im getting the hang of it now but i don't know how to make CSS and have the page refer to the file...
Then you're going to want to read Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS by Ian Lloyd. You might also be interested in Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website Using Dreamweaver 8 by Rachel Andrew, despite the book being a bit old (if you really want to use Dreamweaver that is). If the first book is "too basic" for you (you can always download free sample chapters as well as head to your local public library to see if they're available before buying them of course), then HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS, 2nd Edition may be more up your alley. [Disclosure: I am an Advisor (read: forum moderator) at the SitePoint Forums. I have not been compensated in any way, shape or form whatsoever for making any of these recommendations.]
Hi Danny, long time no see We've had this argument before (well, I had it with Monica at least) and no offense to Andy (I'm guessing thats who did Swift Productions) but he's not very good, at all. I really recommend you do not even let them know you are learning, as they will lead you down the wrong path (and I'd hate to see you put tons of time and effort into it, just to end up learning the wrong things) HTML and CSS are very good skills to have. The books Dan recommended are a good learning point. I personally own the book from www.htmldog.com, I'm not sure what that is like for someone new as I was at an alright level when I purchased it. You can look at the site though to get a feeling for the authors writing style. If I had to go back and do it all again, I think the first thing to nail is HTML. Once you have the perfect HTML, then get started on getting perfect CSS. Best of luck