Using css in our project

[jan_s]

Here's a followup to our brief discussion on Tuesday about using css
(cascading style sheets) in our project.

I amd very happy for any of you to continue this discussion either
agreeing or disagreeing.

The benefits of using css in our project:

o Changing the look and the feel of the site means simply tweaking the
one .css file, rather than trolling through and changing every page.
Even in a small 6 page web site this makes it speedy to change design
and layout.

o Style and layout is separated from content. This means the css is
loaded once per website rather than once per page view. Thus
increasing the speed of a site.

o Much faster page views are possible with web sites using css than
web sites built with tables or with tables within tables.

o It's easy to add a print.css to make a web page easily printable

o We can do simple page views without worrying about the design. We
will get something plain but quickly useful.

o The first design we implement will evolve as we do usability tests
and get feedback from various stakeholders. Using css means we can be
fairly relaxed about the first look. Using css will make future design
tweaks mush faster to implement.

o The index page can also be initially built without embeded layout.
Here's an example of an unstyled index page:-
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/benefits/sample01.htm

o using css in our project will provide an example, if anyone needs
it, to show prospective employers.

CSS EDITORS

The use of an open source css editor gives you css resources at your
fingertips.
Some css editors - kate, bluefish and cssed.

regards
Jan