More Bulletproof CSS - Creative Floating Techniques

March 15, 2008 Meeting

In the January 26 session, I covered some "bulletproof" CSS coding. ("Bulletproof" refers to code that is flexible enough to work when the user changes font sizes, zooms the page or turns off styles; that is compliant with Web standards; that works in all browsers and non-browser viewers such as screen readers; and that uses light, minimal code.)

Continuing with more from Dan Cederholm's book, Bulletproof Web Design, I reviewed some cool coding for creative floating. Floats are very useful, but they can be tricky! If you are not careful, the design will break when the page is resized, more text is added, or some text is taken away. Here are the notes from the March 15 session. Remember, this material is in Cederholm's book. It is well worth buying; it will save you many hours of frustration. [ Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS, by Dan Cederholm. 2nd Edition. New Riders, Berkeley CA 94710. ISBN 13: 978-0-321-50902-4 ISBN 10: 0-321-50902-1 ]

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