MASTERING CSS with Dreamweaver CS3

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > viii
Who Should Read this Book? x
How is the Book Structured? x
Files and Reference Material xi
About the Authors xi
Chapter 1: Laying the CSS Groundwork > > > > > > > > > > > 2
The (X)HTML Document 5
The CSS Document 10
Manipulating the Natural Flow 27
Chapter 2: Using the Fixed, Centered Starter Pages > > > > > > 46
Beginning to Build 48
Using Shorthand Properties in CSS 55
Using Background Images 59
Creating the Header 64
Rounding the Side Column 70
Adding the Bottom of the Page 74
A Bit About Floating and Clearing 81
The Issue of Source Order 85
Fonts and Final Styling 88
Drop Caps—Simple Page Interest 94
Completing the Footer 96
Bust the Bugs 96
Declaring Media Types 100
Wrapping It Up 103
Chapter 3: Migrating a Table-based Layout to CSS > > > > > > 104
The CSS Issues 107
Cleaning Up the <table> Mess 119
Rebuilding the Page Header 138
Continuing the Cleanup Process 144
Removing the Final Table Markup 149
A Final Review 153

Chapter 4: Using the Liquid CSS Layouts > > > > > > > > > 154
Simplifying the CSS Selectors 156
Creating the Header 159
Creating the Horizontal Navigation Bar 163
Laying Out the Main Content Area 175
Getting to the Bottom of it—Styling the Footer 191
Chapter 5: Creating a More Complex Design
with Elastic Layouts > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 198
The New Document 201
The Signifi cance of the Em Unit 207
The Visual Transformation 214
The Main Content 224
The Main Site Navigation 228
Creating and Styling an Em-Based Form 240
Creating and Styling Accessible Data Tables 252
Chapter 6: Building a Gallery Site with CSS and Spry > > > > > 262
Selecting the Proper Starter Layout 264
Building the Initial Framework 266
Lights, Camera, Content... 269
Directions, Please… 277
Combining Two CSS Layouts for Use in a Single Site 290
Building the Gallery—Part One 296
Progressive Enhancement—Making the Gallery “Cool” 304
Getting the Validation Gold Star 323
Index > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 336