Stephen,
I would also consider working form the outside inwards. What I mean
is... the Xhtml is full of containers. The Divs are containers and in
all of my recent projects there is an outside container that wraps up
all the inner containers.
My usual structure (and I have seen many others do similiar methods):
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="header">header image</div>
<div id="nav"> main navigation items</div>
<div id="content">all your content in the body of the
site..whatever else
<div id="main_content"> your main body of text and content
</div>
<div id"subnav"> if you have a block with some second column
or submenu </div>
</div>
<div="footer"> footer content and/or image</div>
</div>
I hope this helps and I am sure Ill hear it if I am doing something
wrong, but so far Ive done fine like this.
Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Chouinard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:15:40 -1000
Subject: Re: [css-d] Question from a beginner
Hi Stephen,
Don't know if my way is the "best" way but this is what I do. I start
with a
mockup graphic in layers. Then I consider how I can create that layout
without tables and start my XHTML with a few divs for the main areas -
banner, left column, center column, right column, footer, etc. Then I
build
a CSS file that will position those divs where I want them to be. I
check
the shell design in several browsers, and make appropriate
adjustmens/hacks
as necessary, then I validate the CSS and XHTML to be sure I'm in
compliance. Once I have that shell design, I just add what I need in
each of
the divs, and along the way I'll check in various browsers and
revalidate.
I'd love to hear what others are doing, this could be a good thread.
Hope that helps a bit.
Susan
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Kortz
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [css-d] Question from a beginner
Hi all,
Is there a preferred way to get a project started. What I mean to say
is, do
you type of all the HTML first, mark it up and then write the CSS or do
you
do it piece meal? I am just trying to figure out a logical process
which to
go by so that I can make my work easier to understand and accomplish.
Thanks!
Stephen
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