One thing I’ve learned from building a massive front-end framework at work and from producing inuit.css is that comments are vital. Comments, comments, comments. Write one line of code, then writeaboutit.N.B. This is not meant to mean write abouteveryline of code, as that would be o...
(Optional) Create a notes file for your custom layout by opening the Adobe Dreamweaver CS5\Configuration\BuiltIn\Layouts\_notes folder, copying and pasting any of the existing notes files in the same folder, and renaming the copy for your custom layout. For example, you could copy the oneCo...
In the previous CSS rule, a particular style has been created for h1 tags: the text for all h1 tags linked to this style will be 16 pixels in size, Helvetica font, and bold. The style (which comes from a rule, or a collection of rules) resides in a place separate from the ...
CSS Border ShadowThe CSS box-shadow property can be used in combination with the border property to create a shadow effect. There are two required values to set the border-style property: the h-offset and the v-offset. Let’s define these below:...
With this one example, we save two lines of code and a few seconds of mind-bending CSS. Imagine how much time and effort this will save you if you worked on a larger site. Most of the timemin-widthqueries would be enough to help you code a website. There are however instances where...
Let’s say you want to ask the user the same question, “How did you hear about us?” But rather than offer a limited selection of answers, you want to include a text area so they can write whatever they want. Then you’d add the following in your HTML, right before the containin...
There are a few ways to align elements in CSS. In this article, Rachel Andrew explains what they are with some tips to help you remember which to use and why. She will take a look at the different alignment methods. Instead of providing a comprehensive g
It's a tug-of-war as old as web design. Designers need to control text size and the vertical grid; readers need to be able to resize text. A better best practice for sizing type and controlling line-height is needed; and in this article, Richard Rutter o
How To Add CSS ❮ PreviousNext ❯ When a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the HTML document according to the information in the style sheet. Three Ways to Insert CSS There are three ways of inserting a style sheet:
Once you’ve entered a title, you can write down or paste your custom CSS into the ‘Code Preview’ box. Let’s now scroll down to the ‘Insertion’ section and select the ‘Auto-Insert’ method if you want to execute the code across your entire WordPress site. ...