Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional

CHAPTER 15Tips, Tricks, and Troubles

Were there world enough and time, this chapter—like the others that preceded it—would remain focused around a particular topic. Unfortunately, there are 3.73 million topics related to CSS tips and tricks, and covering them all would demand a rather large and expensive book.

Therefore, this chapter is a bit of a smorgasbord, aiming to draw together the most common tips, tricks, and troubles. Over the next few pages, you'll find ideas for maximizing page space by manipulating overflowing content and learn to create incredibly simple CSS rollover images. Later, you'll enter the crazy world of hacks and filters, finding out how to serve separate style sheets to different browsers, before a final delve into common ...