Readings on CSS Positioning (13 December 2004)
- Chapters 10-12 of Designing With Web Standards (pages 235-297)
- Bill Merikallio: Why Tables for Layout is Stupid
- Brainjar: CSS Positioning
- a list apart: Flexible Layouts with CSS Positioning
- Webreference.com: Advanced CSS Layouts, Step-by-Step
- The Noodle Incident: CSS Box Lessons
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And a late addition:
- Relatively Absolute @ The Autistic Cuckoo - a very clear explanation of the difference between relative and absolute positioning, as well as the default (static) positioning and use of float properties.
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I saw the "Why Tables for Layout is Stupid" link awhile back, but one advantage I didn't pick up on is better search engine result placement. Working for a webdesign firm, one thing we have been really big on is getting the best placement for our clients within search results.
I must say that I am still guilty of using nested tables and the glorious spacer.gif for my designs still, so I'm thinking that using CSS positioning will be a great thing to incorporate within my personal website redesign.
Posted by: Kevin Sweeney on December 12, 2004 6:54 PM | Permalink to CommentAnother great advantage of CSS over nested tables and spacer GIFs is if you want to make a major change in the layout of your page, it's easy to do it with a new stylesheet, rather than completely changing the HTML for every page.
Posted by: Liz Lawley on December 12, 2004 8:02 PM | Permalink to Comment
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