CSS Swag: Multi-Column Lists

One of the minor holy grails of XHTML and CSS is to produce a single, semantically logical ordered list that wraps into vertical columns. The ideal situation, in my view, would be a single XHTML list whose wrapping is controlled entirely by CSS. Further, the wrapped list should tolerate text resizing (easily accomplished by styling everything in ems). CSS and the browsers that support it don’t yet provide us with “vertical wrap,” so we have to augment basic list markup with additional attributes and styling rules to achieve the effect. We’ll be shooting for something that looks a bit like this: (Why, you’ve doubtless been pondering, is this article entitled “CSS Swag”? Watch your step#section1 I’ll warn you up front. While each of these methods is simple enough to set up, the acid test comes when you add or remove list items in the course of website maintenance. The reality is not so ideal. So why do we bother? To work, then. First, expunge all white space#section2 See Example 1. Easy, now.

CSS Play Below is a list of CSS demonstrations that range from the simplest for beginners, to the most complex for advanced users. If you do not find what you are looking for then please contact me with your requirements and I will let you know if it is possible using just CSS. Avatar ParadeSimple image display using :hover. What's on TVAnother method of displaying images using :hover. A photograph galleryA photo gallery using thumbnail images. A photograph gallery - with links » 20-02-2009A photo gallery using thumbnail images amd linking to large images. A photograph gallery - using <object> » 06-06-2009A photo gallery using the object element. A mixed gallery - using <object> » 22-06-2009A mixed gallery using the object element. Photo Gallery Mk.IIA photo gallery with horizontal scrolling. A gallery using :target » 25-11-2011A gallery using :target with no browser window jump and no cycling back though the image using the 'back' button. Sliding photo-galleriesCompressed images that expand on :hover.

CSS examples Learn CSS Positioning in Ten Steps: position static relative absolute float 1. position:static The default positioning for all elements is position:static, which means the element is not positioned and occurs where it normally would in the document. Normally you wouldn't specify this unless you needed to override a positioning that had been previously set. 2. position:relative If you specify position:relative, then you can use top or bottom, and left or right to move the element relative to where it would normally occur in the document. Let's move div-1 down 20 pixels, and to the left 40 pixels: Notice the space where div-1 normally would have been if we had not moved it: now it is an empty space. It appears that position:relative is not very useful, but it will perform an important task later in this tutorial. 3. position:absolute When you specify position:absolute, the element is removed from the document and placed exactly where you tell it to go. Let's move div-1a to the top right of the page: What I really want is to position div-1a relative to div-1. Footnotes 10.

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CSS Layout Generator About the CSS Layout Generator The CSS Layout Generator was first released by Tony Aslett in October 2003, since then over 871,000 layouts have been generated. Updated in November 2010, HTML5 doctype can now be selected and a simple HTML5 template with appropriate tags will be created. Other HTML and XHTML doctypes are still available. The generator helps you create the structure of your website template using valid HTML and CSS. You can create a fluid or fixed width floated column layout, with up to 3 columns and with header and footer. The generator requires a modern DOM capable browser with JavaScript enabled. Instructions To create your layout select the structural elements your site requires (header, footer, columns). Info popups are available where you see InfoMore info example :) icon, just hover over it for more information. Join the CSS Forum to suggest changes or ask for help where needed. Author: Tony Aslett

HTML and CSS Table Border Style Wizard Compatibility Notes If you are using Internet Explorer 6, you should be able to use this wizard with only minor limitations. This page does not work with Opera 8 or IE 5 on Mac. Internet Explorer 6 does not support the border-spacing CSS2 table property. Table Border Style Wizard Welcome to the totally revamped HTML and CSS border style wizard! The style sheet code generated by this wizard shows the easy way to apply a style to a table. The above example doesn't show it, but you can also efficiently alternate the row colors in an HTML table by using inheritance. The -moz-border-radius style tag will be rendered in browsers based on the Gecko Runtime Engine. HTML Toggle Buttons You might also have noticed the interesting toggle buttons that control the table style. The toggle buttons above behave like real radio buttons, like the ones on old-fashioned car radios. This is a lot of work to do something fairly simple. Get Firefox Now! Links More CSS Wizards Recommended Books

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