Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a language for specifying the layout and presentation in general of XML documents (in particular HTML).
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Are there efforts to build a collaboratively edited HTML/JS/DOM reference?
W3Schools has a reputation of being incomplete, sometimes incorrect, and ridden with advertising; still, when looking to look up some things or link to documentation when answering a SO question, it ...
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What is the tool he is using to select a rectangle on the browser? [closed]
I am looking at some CSS framework tutorial, and I got this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHLrEF9tHjw
at 2:42-2:48. It seems that a tool which is super useful, what is this tool? Thanks.
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Is XML, HTML/CSS, XSL analogous to Model, View, Controller?
For some time in personal projects I have been using XSL to convert my raw XML data into human-friendly HTML/CSS (in simple projects, I have no JavaScript, so let's leave that out of the equation for ...
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jQuery - looking for a component akin to a mind map [closed]
I've jQuery just a few times and am hoping there's a component which functions as you can see in the screenshots below - click the '+' to expand the sub-topics, click '-' to collapse them, etc. Can ...
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Feeling well out of my depth [closed]
I have just started a new job as a front end web developer, this is my second day and I have just been handed quite a big project that involves lots of javascript which I dont know, this is leaving me ...
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What is the best way to construct your CSS documents?
Normally I start a project working on a site, I'd do the basic html skeleton and then start tweaking the styles using CSS. Slowly I'd just add one CSS rule after another with no "organized structure" ...
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Chess GUI in Javascript [closed]
Hi I am currently working on a chess application. I have written these applications before, but never added GUI to them.
This time I upped the level a bit, I am trying to make a Multiplayer Web ...
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Sandbox for HTML, CSS and Javascript? [closed]
I'm looking for a good sandbox for testing and playing with
those languages online.
Any suggestions?
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Best practices for web page styling with CSS?
I have a website to design. I have information on how the page should look and interact. The problem is I'm not good in front-end design, and have put many many hours to get the hang of the stuff. ...
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What are some interview questions I can expect for a technical evaluation? [closed]
I am 20 years old and I've been doing some web development work for about 2 years or so. I have an interview for a Junior Web Developer position and the company knows that but I'll still be going ...
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Is there a name for CSS code smell that can be seen in class names like “float” or “white”?
I noticed some code in our projects using CSS class names such as red, black or float.
I want to provide some information for people so they know to avoid it.
Is there a common name for that code ...
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To use custom CSS/HTML template or write code from scratch for a web application back end
I just developed the front end of a unique application for which I coded all the HTML, CSS, jQuery, and JavaScript. Now I want to start developing the back-end or admin panel. What's the best option ...
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Is it possible to combine XPath and CSS selectors?
Just came through XPath.
I got curious about this. Why is there a different way to select tags in XPath and CSS(selectors).
Why cant there be a common way in both XPath and CSS?
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Client side web development, general question
I'm a novice web developer, mostly worked with ASP.NET. On the server side, everything is very well documented and whenever there is an error, you get an explanatory error message. But on the client ...
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Where did the html/css 'float' concept come from?
Pretty straightforward, was wondering what the inspiration or precedent for the CSS 'float' concept. I'm not familiar with any other graphic APIs or other layout DSLs that use this concept, but it's ...
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How can I evaluate a candidate's knowledge of Html/CSS during an interview?
I am trying to determine some good interview questions to assess the ability of people coming in for a Html/CSS job, however that topic is extremely broad, and I'm not sure what sort of questions I ...
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front end development test - html/css/jquery/javascript
We are continually revamping our front end developer test that we do in-house after a candidate has passed an online test. The online test has questions such as:
How does a for loop start?
What is ...
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How to be very good at converting design to css [closed]
I've been working for so long in the web area, but mostly back-end. I can convert an algorithm into source code, but when facing task of converting a design/layout into css, it took me a very long ...
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Nested CSS styles ~ Where have I seen this concept before?
I can't find this now but I've read it before on various blogs discussing the topic. I'll give an example and hopefully it's clear (albeit it may not clarify anything at all).
Given this piece of ...
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Mobile-first implementation or desktop-first? [closed]
When working with CSS media queries, I am unsure of whether I should program in a mobile-first style, or a desktop-first style.
For example, let's say I'm given a design that consists of a set of ...
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best way to learn HTML and CSS [closed]
I want to learn HTML and CSS in Nowruz holidays, what way do you suggest?
according to that I know about HTML a bit, is possible to learn HTML5 directly without full knowledge about HTML4?
thanks!
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Better performance on web with big PNGs [closed]
I'm currently developing a web that is all made from images (an HTML version of a Flash web).
The client provided me with a big PSD which I had to export each layer as a PNG to keep transparencies. ...
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Is there anything like a CSS Fiddle? [closed]
I'm trying to create the CSS design for a new web application. Usually what I do is write the code in Notepad++, then ALT+TAB to Firefox and refresh the page to see my changes. The problem is that ...
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Why Have People Started Deeming it Necessary to Separate JS hooks from CSS hooks in HTML?
Edit: Point of clarificatioon, IDs and classes as separate hooks is just one form of the applied idea in question which is to never use the same hooks for CSS as you do in JS. I've also seen people ...
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Why do we program each file separately and place them in separate folders and how do all these file come together?
I was wondering how the cover flow effect is coded. I used this link which gave me the code on how it all worked out : http://luwes.co/labs/js-cover-flow/. I am completely new to complex programs so ...
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Is a client side developer usually expected to do design work also, or know designing and CSS as well?
If I'm applying for a client side developer job, am I usually expected to know designing as well? Such as CSS? I have knowledge of JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax and HTML5 basics, and HTML DOM. Is this ...
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How to organise Website CSS [closed]
I understand the concept of CSS. But on many projects I've found that I tend to lose myself and end up with a millions CSS files for a millions different pages!
I realise that the point of CSS is ...
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Suggestions for CSS frameworks? [closed]
So I've started developing web sites and have learned HTML and CSS fundamentals. However, I often run in to WTF-moments concerning layout; what looks good in one browser may look strange in another ...
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how easy is html/css? [closed]
many people say that html/css is something easy, it looks easy at first sight but when i worked on some projects i noticed that :
same value works differently depending on other properties and on ...
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How would you architect an application which is largely a collection of flowcharts?
I am working with a history teacher on a history app. He has like 200 flowcharts that he wants to put into the app (among other things). The two likeliest-looking ways to do it:
HTML/CSS. The big ...
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annoying “yo-yo”effect on sidebar [closed]
my sidebar at
http://ntm.at/r0sa is doing annoying yoyo-effects, you can see it especially when you click on "projects"...
has anyone an idea or firebug and can help me how to make the sidebar slower ...
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CSS Classes for semantics vs. styles in general cases
The W3C spec on the class attribute says
There are no additional restrictions on the tokens authors can use in the class attribute, but authors are encouraged to use values that describe the ...
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Copyright notice in CSS or XML files
I'm currently working on an open-source project. Currently, we put our copyright notice at the top of every Java source file.
I was wondering whether it was advisable or common practice to put ...
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Why doesn't CSS natively support variables and hierarchy?
I am new to UI development, but I feel very uncomfortable with how CSS works.
My use case is that I wanted to apply some specific styles inside a particular div on a page.
CSS attempt:
div.class1 ...
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What is the most performant CSS property for transitioning an element?
I'm wondering whether there is a performance difference between using different CSS properties to translate an element. Some properties fit different situations differently.
You can translate an ...
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Are there any advantages of sass over less?
I'm trying to do research on these css preprocessors.
Are there any advantages of using sass over less as a css preprocessor? Factors that i'm looking for include community size, software project ...
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Is it a bad idea to stray from CSS selector syntax in a JavaScript selector engine?
I'm designing a JavaScript selector engine, and I'm currently focused on parsing the selector string. Specifically, combinators.
The CSS3 combinators I know of are:
> (children)
space ...
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Should I write HTML or CSS first?
There are a lot of analogies for HTML/CSS development; which can be a bit confuse for a beginner.
HTML = foundations/house
CSS = walls/blueprint/wallpaper
Is there any best practice here? ...
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confusion understanding the fluid 2 column navigation layout
I'm trying to understand the following cross-browser layout: http://matthewjamestaylor.com/blog/perfect-2-column-left-menu.htm but I'm having some confusion with some of its parts and there isn't ...
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Switching CSS to use asset pipeline in Rails?
I have a lot of legacy CSS files from what was a Rails 2.x app that got upgraded to Rails 3.2.8, and I want to switch over to using the Rails asset pipeline for stylesheets. The issue is, the CSS ...
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'Windows' in a browser using html/css/js [closed]
I'm about to make a html/css/js/jquery page and I want it to contain collapsible, movable boxes/divs. Each box will typically contain a table or a graph and the idea is that the user should be able to ...
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css - use universal '*' selector vs. html or body selector?
Applying styles to the body tag will be applied to the whole page, so
body { font-family: Verdana }
will be applied to the whole page. This could also be done with
* {font-family: Verdana}
...
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CSS vs codebehind, if I have to do part of the style in codebehind, should I do all of it there?
I'm working with ASP.Net and trying to style an ImageButton. I tried to do this via CSS only to discover that for some reason, .Net writes out an inline style setting the border width to 0 ...
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Using table-styled divs instead of tables
I was referred here from stackoverflow as my question was apparently too broad.
I'm working on a template, and I know using CSS is preferred over HTML tables for positioning... But, is it acceptable ...
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ASP.NET Webforms developers and web designers: how to interact?
I'm an ASP.NET Webforms developer, and I face some problems when I deal with designers.
Designers always complain about the asp.net server controls. They'd rather just have an html file and create ...
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Grid framework for CSS
I see there are large number of grid frameworks in CSS like 960, heroku grid, etc being used by huge websites. I want to know whether using grid structure is really useful? If yes, then how?
One of ...
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CSS naming guildlines with elements with multiple classes
Its seems like there are 2 ways someone can handle naming classes for elements that are designed to have multiple classes. One way would be:
<span class="btn btn-success"></span>
This ...
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Why is CSS3 doing animations?
Like what the title says, why are there animations in CSS3?
With basis from the "rule" of separation of concerns, HTML is the content, CSS is the style, and JavaScript is the interactive component. ...
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What is the proper way to create a cross-fade effect?
When creating an image slider, using a cross fade is one of more popular effects. Various sliders use differing techniques to create such an effect. Major techniques I've found so far are:
Method 1: ...
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Is it a bad practice to use inline styling with generated code?
If I'm using a technology like Grails. It's really easy to wind up with inline styling.
Are there any downsides to auto-generating code with inline styling? Is this considered bad practice? Why?
