Difference between revisions of "CSS"
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| − | '''Cascading Style Sheets''' ('''CSS''') is a powerful stylesheet language used on the web to describe the presentation of documents written markup languages like [[HTML]] and [[XHTML]]. In modern web design, it's import to separate a document's content from its presentation, and CSS controls how documents | + | '''Cascading Style Sheets''' ('''CSS''') is a powerful stylesheet language used on the [[World Wide Web|web]] to describe the presentation of documents written [[markup languages]] like [[HTML]] and [[XHTML]]. In modern web design, it's import to separate a document's content from its presentation, and CSS controls how documents are rendered. |
| − | One of the major benefits of designing with CSS is that the same style sheet(s) can be used by many different pages. This means that changes and updates to one style sheet file can | + | One of the major benefits of designing with CSS is that the same style sheet(s) can be used by many different pages. This means that changes and updates to one style sheet file can have an instant effect on an entire [[website]]. |
==At 鶹Ƶ== | ==At 鶹Ƶ== | ||
| − | CSS is used extensively | + | CSS is used extensively on pages which use the [[鶹Ƶ Template]]. |
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==Browser support== | ==Browser support== | ||
| − | The [[W3C]] has published | + | The [[W3C]] has published specifications for three major versions of CSS: CSS1, CSS2, and CSS3, with each higher version including additional features and functionality than the previous. However, [[web browsers]] have varying degrees of support for different CSS versions. Generally speaking, |
| − | * [[Firefox]] and [[Opera]] both have excellent CSS1 and CSS2 support, and some CSS3 support | + | * [[Firefox]] and [[Opera]] both have excellent CSS1 and CSS2 support, and some CSS3 support. |
* [[Internet Explorer]] supports most of CSS1, but incorrectly renders some things, and only supports a handful of CSS2 features. | * [[Internet Explorer]] supports most of CSS1, but incorrectly renders some things, and only supports a handful of CSS2 features. | ||
Revision as of 13:09, 20 October 2006
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a powerful stylesheet language used on the web to describe the presentation of documents written markup languages like HTML and XHTML. In modern web design, it's import to separate a document's content from its presentation, and CSS controls how documents are rendered.
One of the major benefits of designing with CSS is that the same style sheet(s) can be used by many different pages. This means that changes and updates to one style sheet file can have an instant effect on an entire website.
At 鶹Ƶ
CSS is used extensively on pages which use the 鶹Ƶ Template.
Browser support
The W3C has published specifications for three major versions of CSS: CSS1, CSS2, and CSS3, with each higher version including additional features and functionality than the previous. However, web browsers have varying degrees of support for different CSS versions. Generally speaking,
- Firefox and Opera both have excellent CSS1 and CSS2 support, and some CSS3 support.
- Internet Explorer supports most of CSS1, but incorrectly renders some things, and only supports a handful of CSS2 features.
External link
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