CSS2 and ASP'NET Separation of Presentation and Content

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CSS2 and ASP.NETSeparation of Presentation and
Content

• Todd Miranda
• Director of Technology
• Softech Development
• Blog blog.nxtdimension.com
• Email todd_miranda_at_softechdevelopment.com

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Overview

• W3C, CSS, CSS2, CSS3
• Why CSS and ASP.NET
• Using CSS
• Additional Resources

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W3C and CSSx

• CSS Cascading Style Sheet
• W3C World Wide Web Consortium
• CSS, CSS2, CSS3
• Separation of presentation and content
• Complications with using CSS
• Complications with ASP.NET

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Benefits of Using CSS

• Keep intent of content foremost
• Formatting is handled by CSS file
• HTML dictates structure, elements are chosen for
  their purpose not their format.
• Size
• Portability
• Accessibility
• Control

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Guidelines for Construction

• Use a DOCTYPE
• Specify a language and character set
• Give a title
• Use proper elements
• Dont go divial overboard
• Minimize markup
• Use class and id appropriately

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CSS Box Model
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Additional Resources

• www.csszengarden.com
• www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/cover.htmlminitoc
• www.alistapart.com
• Eric Meyer
• Cascading Style Sheets the Definitive Guide
• Jeffrey Zeldman
• Designing with Web Standards

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Questions