CSS Fundamentals with James Williamson

MOV | Duration: 3h 14min | 960x540 | Video: 29 fps 941 kbps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 158 kbps 2 stereo | 826 MB

Genre: eLearning | Level: Beginner | Language: English | Updated: Dec 13, 2011

This course contains a high-level overview of Cascading Style Sheets, while exploring the basic concepts, terminology, and tools of the language. Beginning with an exploration of CSS syntax, author James Williamson explains how CSS modifies text, borders, backgrounds, and color; demonstrates CSS and HTML integration; and contextualizes the current state of CSS. The course also tours some of the most popular CSS editors and frameworks and lists online tools and resources for further study. This course is for people who want a big-picture overview before taking hands-on courses.

Topics include:

• Understanding basic selector types

• Integrating CSS with HTML

• Examining browser rendering differences

• Exploring CSS specifications

• Checking browser support

• Understanding the box model

• Adjusting margins and padding

• Positioning elements

• Exploring basic layout concepts

• Understanding media queries

• Introducing CSS3

• Using CSS Reset