Love Hate (LVHA)

CSS Link Specificity Love Hate is how I taught myself to remember the order. The acronym for the order (LVHA) just wasn’t terribly easy to remember on its own. It didn’t spell anything, or really give a sensical meaning to me. But Love Hate works.…

Lists Using the List Tags

Making Menus The Right Way Seems like a No-Brainer doesn’t it? Except that it is, apparently, not the case. I constantly see web pages with code like this for a vertical navigation bar: <a href="1.html">Link1</a><br /><br /> <a href="2.html">Link2</a><br /><br /> <a href="3.html">Link3</a><br /><br />…

Generated Content

CSS – Generated Content After spending some of today in discussion with a friend on how to work with generated content in CSS, I’ve decided to take that discussion a bit further and go over the basics here. First, a great reference for generated content…

CSS – When to Embed

Addressing a Common Problem One of the questions that I have been asked a lot lately is: “How do I know when it’s appropriate to use embedded or inline styles?” The answer is one that I will give from my perspective and experience. In an…

CSS Reboot – Fall 2005

CSS Reboot Complete! For those folks out there who don’t know what the great CSS Reboot frenzy is all about, let me give you an overview. It’s about taking some time to redesign with standards. We know it’s a good practice to keep the look…