I know, that's why I'm attempting to learn, but man, it's so tempting to go back. Luckily it's slow here with work so I'm able to devote this time, but normally I can't spend this much time on development for a client.
Nice sites BTW! __________________________________________ ANGELA TRIGG * TRIGGERID www.triggerID.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Crockford Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 6:55 PM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: Re: [css-d] I want to scream Angela Trigg wrote: > can someone give me a reason to stick it out given all the hacks you > have to do, etc? eventually you'll discover the power of CSS - to take semantic (x)html and lay it out one way or another in minutes, to make a minor change across the whole site in seconds, to get faster downloading pages and better search engine results and greater and wider accessibility. but first you have to start *designing* with CSS in mind, rather than from a tables viewpoint. I liken the transition to CSS as how a watercolorist would find painting with oils for the first time - nothing is the same, although the end result looks similar, the techniques, the brush strokes, the way the colors are mixed up - everything is different, but once you understand the differences between the media then the most fantastic vivid results are attained. it's the same with CSS - the first few site builds are the hardest, that's when you learn the basic techniques - when to float ,when to use absolute positioning, how and when to mix background and inline images, how to get minimum height, when to use padding and when to avoid it and so on. eventually you'll have your "stock" solutions to any visual design and you start thinking CSS from the first time you see the visual... it's a learning curve, it can be steep, but the speed of build and ease of change make it all worth while once you've mastered it. my last two builds (designs by client, CSS/XHTML by me): http://www.hyperion-interactive.com/ http://hyper-dev.addicted2tv.com/ ;o) -- http://wiki.workalone.co.uk http://www.workalone.co.uk/ads.htm http://www.xebit.net ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
