Rodent Regatta

In the Textpattern support forum I asked, How did you learn CSS? Do you have advice for someone who wants to learn how to properly “write CSS” and position elements on the screen?

1. a book or books
2. strictly by doing; is there a sample problem you’d recommend?
3. an online site or tutorial
4. a software tutorial (e.g. StyleMaster or TopStyle?)
5. by asking questions and getting answers
6. a tutor
7. a certain set of tools/software/websites
8. some other way

They responded:

• use the “edit CSS” feature in the Web Developer Plugin for Firefox
• use this handbook
• use the Floatutorial at maxdesign
• use the W3Schools
• hang out in the CSS/HTML newsgroups
• hang out in the Textpattern support forums
• work through the HTML/CSS tutorials at htmldog.com
• read Web Standards Solutions and Bulletproof Web Design by Dan Cederholm of SimpleBits.com
• study the CSS in designs at csszengarden.com
• work some examples
• read Cascading Style Sheets – The Definitive Guide (2nd edition) by Eric Meyer
• learn CSS at A List Apart
• learn CSS at westciv.com
• practice

As a bonus, I learned of Hemingway, a template for another weblog application. I’m hoping that the Textpattern Theme Competition produces some templates like that one!

UPDATE: Resources for learning CSS continue to come in. One writer pointed to the following people and links:

• Russ Weakley
  1. specifically, check out http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/
  2. also, maxdesign’s css category
• Ross Shannon