CSS??!

Could someone please explain to me roughly what the point of CSS is because i
have heard bits and pieces from different people and i think it could be useful
as i have encountered some problems while building my site so i started
writting the CSS page but i dont fully grasp the idea of it

start here

http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_intro.asp

CSS is a method for specifying the styles and positions of elements on your
HTML page. Using CSS for this allows you to remove all style and position
code from the HTML, and leaves you with a page that has only CONTENT (and
tiny bits of HTML code for identifying the content).

The benefit of this is enormous. Your pages become very slim compared to a
page built only with tables and font tags. In addition, if you have elected
to externalize your CSS, the file will be downloaded and then cached. This
means that all of the 'presentational' information will not have to be
downloaded with each individual page.

Note that I have said that CSS can be used for both presentation and style.
The style part is relatively easier to grasp than the presentational part.
Most people begin learning to use CSS at the style side of things and
gradually segue into the presentational part (if at all).

Note also that I have not recommended using CSS instead of tables.

The trick is - learn how to use it all. Use what works best.

Now you can go to the W3C site....

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"tark nasr" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Could someone please explain to me roughly what the point of CSS is
because i
have heard bits and pieces from different people and i think it could be
useful
as i have encountered some problems while building my site so i started
writting the CSS page but i dont fully grasp the idea of it

Note that I have said that CSS can be used for both presentation and
style.

Style is part of presentation. CSS is for presentation.

I think you meant style vs. positioning?

-Darrel

No, not really. Style is a subset of presentation in my description.
Presentation would also include positioning. But these are mostly my words
to describe things....

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"darrel" <notreal (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Note that I have said that CSS can be used for both presentation and
style.

Style is part of presentation. CSS is for presentation.

I think you meant style vs. positioning?

-Darrel