Chapter 2. Mastering CSS
The game Othello uses the slogan “A minute to learn, a lifetime to master.” This is a good way to think about using CSS in Web site designs. Although it may take you more than a minute to learn, the basics of CSS are remarkably easy to learn. Understanding CSS is simply a matter of knowing the style definitions and applying them to HTML tags.
However, many Web designers seem to think that CSS has no more to offer them than the ability to style text, add some margins, and maybe control an object’s position. There is so much more.
As with Othello, the complexity does not come from understanding the rules, but from being able to apply and mix techniques in a variety of circumstances.
Much of this book deals with specific techniques ...
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