Redesign of SxS site in the works

[David A. Bandel]

On Mon, 1 Apr 2002 15:44:15 -0500
begin  Douglas J Hunley <doug at hunley.homeip.net> spewed forth:

> Net Llama spewed electrons into the ether that assembled into:
> > > Frames are bad, and totally unnecessary.  Dump the frames.  If you
> > > use CSS, you can get the effect of frames without the frames.
> 
> just want to point out that the existing site uses frames. One of the
> primary goals of the redesign has been "no NEW requirements".

Wasn't aware of that requirement.  It will make things easier on you
though.

> 
> >
> > Yes, i realize that frames handicap alot of people using Lynx or older
> > browsers.  At the same time, I, personally, don't know CSS, so its not
> 
> ah yes. but people who can't support frames, cant support CSS either.
> have you checked the site with a browser that doesn't do frames? it
> still is usable. I tried to make sure of it.

Wrong answer.  The beauty of CSS is that CSS is all about markup/content
separation.  In Lynx all you see is the content, not any markup.  And for
whatever reason, content displays _much_ better under Lynx with CSS.

> 
> > Do you know of a good site that does a "CSS for dummies" type
> > tutorial. Actually it doesn't even have to be watered down, just
> > something for people who know HTML, but know nothing about CSS, and
> > want to learn the basics quickly.

http://www.westciv.com/style_master/academy/css_tutorial/index.html

I popped for the $19.95.  Best $20 I ever spent on a web "book".

Yep.  Took me one night to learn CSS.  Converted my site (some 6 pages) to
CSS in about 2 hours.  I'm no master, but this was just too easy.  Now I
can concentrate on content instead of layout.  Brain-dead simple it is. 
Worth learning.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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