Re: Style sheets

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From: clintonG (csgallagher_at_REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com)
Date: 09/23/04


Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 18:55:25 -0500

Not an immediate answer but to refer you to use TopStyle [1]
which has the honorable distinction of being considered the
best in its class of CSS editors.

-- 
<%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results  -- Half the Cost"
         Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development
         NET csgallagher@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com
         URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/
[1] http://www.bradsoft.com/topstyle/index.asp
"Bill Gee" <benngo85@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uANgP9aoEHA.2920@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>   Thanks
>   but...
>   The class name I used was line1.   FP added the normal. to the name.
>   BillGee
>   "clintonG" <csgallagher@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com> wrote in
message
> news:OaOEtWLoEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>   > Try a class name that does not use dotted notation as a delineator.
>   > That is, LineNormal1 instead of normal.line1.
>   >
>   > Using an upper case letter for each word is called Pascal Case
>   > and is a standard supported by the better developers. This is
>   > also recommendation by Microsoft [1].
>   >
>   > The smarter developers adopt that and related methodologies an
>   > also learn to adopt their naming conventions by starting a
>   > name with the 'noun' as the first word. Doing so supports
>   > sorting by 'type' such as
>   >
>   > LineNormal1
>   > LineNormal2
>   > LineNotSoNormal1
>   > LineNotSoNormal2
>   > ...
>   >
>   > The second most common methodology to delineate uses underscores
>   > to separate the words
>   >
>   > Line_Normal1
>   > Line_Normal2
>   >
>   > Finally, if you are going to be serious about CSS you absolutely
>   > must check out Nick Bradbury's TopStyle [2]. Nick developed
>   > HomeSite and is one of the most highly respected independent
>   > developers and I hate his guts ;-)
>   >
>   > -- 
>   > <%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results  -- Half the Cost"
>   >          Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development
>   >          NET csgallagher@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com
>   >          URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/
>   >
>   >
>   > [1]
>   >
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpgenref/html/cpconNamingGuidelines.asp
>   > [2] http://www.bradsoft.com/topstyle/index.asp
>   >
>   >
>   > "Bill Gee" <benngo85@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>   > news:eDfjs8KoEHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>   > > I am still having trouble with CSS.
>   > > I would like to create styles for 2 horizontal lines:  one is height
2
>   > > pixels; width 100% of window; color auto
>   > > The other is: height 1 pixel; width 75% of window; color: auto
>   > >
>   > > I create the line. I right click and select Horizontal line
> properties.
>   > The
>   > > Properties box is displayed.  I enter line1 in the class box.  Name
>   > > normal.line1 style is displayed in the style box.  I save all. When
I
> look
>   > > for line 1 stle to apply to another horizontal line it is not
> available.
>   > The
>   > > line I created is now dislayed with a selected color not auto.
>   > >
>   > > This is important to me because I use 2 lines and 2 tables
continually
> but
>   > > seem to have no way of creating these 4 styles.
>   > >
>   > > What am I missing or doing wrong? How can I save this to an external
>   > Linked
>   > > SS?
>   > >
>   > > XP FP2002
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >
>   >
>   >
>
>
>


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