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Archive for the 'CSS' Category

Reserved ID Values in IE/Win

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

Have you come across printing error as shown in the screenshot below when trying to print a web page in IE/Win? I did! To view this error, please view this page in IE/Win and then click here and print.

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Positioning Footer at the bottom of the Browser

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

Here is an example for how to position the footer at the bottom of the browser using CSS. In the following examples, footer will always stay at the bottom of the browser irrespective of the amount of the content.

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How to Make the Background of a Div Semi-Transparent?

Monday, October 31st, 2005

If you look below, the light gray div over the darker one is transparent. As a result, the content inside the darker gray div shows up through the light gray div over it. This capability can enable us to create really attractive designs. It’s really simple to do it. If you are interested, just read along.

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How to Add Alternate StyleSheets?

Friday, October 28th, 2005

The concept of alternate stylesheets is exactly as the name suggests using alternative stylesheets to change the look of a web page with a click. This makes the website utilizing this technique a little more personalized. The other inherent benefit of this feature is complete separation of content and presentation in a web page, the ideal goal for any website.

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Comment Tags Can Cause Content Duplication In IE

Friday, October 28th, 2005

At ECommerce Partners, we are required to code in XHTML and add relevant comments in between the codes to adhere to good coding practice. When the website layout is complex and we want to code the web page in XHTML, then we do have to use floating div’s. Sometimes, all this might give rise to weird problems in Internet Explorer (IE).

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How to Create Columns with Div’s?

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

When I started using div’s rather than table for web page layout, the most daunting experience for me was how to create columns using div’s. So, here is the solution for all those website developers who are struggling to use div’s for web page layout.

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