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Documentation about CSS
Here we list various documentations and sources of information that may be of interest to whom is developing or re-designing web pages and/or portals inside ICTP, according to the approved Working Plan and Content Tree. These documents have been collected from the web, where they have been made available to everyone interested in the specific topics. All rights belongs to the original authors, as stated in the copyright information. For further details please contact the ICTP Web Team.
What are CSS?
— CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets, files that are used to provide various information related to the presentation of web pages (i.e. graphical appearance for displaying and printing, thypograhical settings, colors, etc.).
Documentation and Resources
- The main reference authority on Cascading Style Sheets:
CSS1 and CSS2.1 Specifications, Validator, Test Suites and Tutorial Guides,
all from the WWW Consortium (www.w3.org) - The most authoritative site for Web Designers, with excellent articles:
A List Apart (www.alistapart.com) - A very good source of tutorials, guides and articles about CSS:
HTML Dog (www.htmldog.com) - Tutorials, CSS examples and CSS2 reference from:
W3Schools (www.w3schools.com) - A very rich list of resources on CSS and accessibility:
Holy CSS ZeldMan! (www.dezwozhere.com) - CSS techniques and examples for creative design:
CSS Zen Garden Resource Guide (www.csszengarden.com)
Tools and helpers for CSS coding
- A must-have tool to check the syntax of your CSS:
CSS Validation Service from WWW Consortium - CSS templates collection for general page layout:
CSS Templates by IntensivStation - Impressive examples of how CSS can change the look of a page:
CSS Zen Garden - CSS2 technology at its best, from Eric Meyer:
CSS/edge demos and resources - Hints and tricks for browser compatibility issues of CSS:
The Box Model Hack - Browser toolbar/menu adding various CSS tools:
Web Developer extension for Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla
Books on CSS
- Cascading Style Sheets - The Definitive Guide
2nd edition, by Eric A. Meyer, O'Reilly.
ISBN: 0596005253 - Designing CSS Web Pages
1st edition, by Christopher Schmitt, New Riders.
ISBN: 0735712638 - Designing With Web Standards
1st edition, by Jeffrey Zeldman, New Riders.
ISBN: 073571201
A general introduction about XHTML, CSS, accessibility and usability is also available, together with more details on XHTML and accessibility and usability.
Templates of XHTML, CSS and graphic elements are available for downloading. Please note that they are FOR ICTP INTERNAL USE ONLY.