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Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Chapter 3

Learning Outcomes
In this chapter, you will learn to:
List advantages of using Cascading Style Sheets Create style sheets that configure common color and text properties Apply inline styles Use embedded style sheets Use external style sheets Create CSS class and id selectors Validate CSS

Before we start

What aesthetic components can you add to a web page?

The Magic of CSS


The CSS Zen Garden.

http://www.csszengarden.com

Overview of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)


Style Sheets
used for years in Desktop Publishing apply typographical styles and spacing to printed media

CSS
provides the functionality of style sheets (and much more) for web developers a flexible, cross-platform, standards-based language developed by the W3C.

CSS Advantages
Greater typography and page layout control Style is separate from structure Styles can be stored in a separate document and linked to from the web page Potentially smaller documents Easier site maintenance
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Levels of Cascading Style Sheets (1 (1)


Inline Styles Embedded (document) Styles External Styles Imported Styles

Levels of Cascading Style Sheets (2 (2)


1.

Inline Styles
Configured in the body of the Web page Use the style attribute of an XHTML tag Apply only to the specific element

2.

Embedded (document) Styles


Configured in the header section of a Web page. Use the XHTML <style> element Apply to the entire Web page document

Levels of Cascading Style Sheets (3 (3)


3.

External Styles
Configured in a separate text file with .css file extension The XHTML <link /> element in the header section of a Web page associates it with the .css file

4.

Imported Styles
Similar to External Styles, uses the @import directive
@import url(file name);

Well concentrate on the other three types of styles.


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Configuring Color with Inline CSS (1 (1)


The Style Attribute
Value: one or more style declaration property and value pairs

Example: configure red color text in an <h1> element: <h1 style="color:#ff0000">Heading text is red</h1>

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Configuring Color with Inline CSS (2)


Example 2: configure the red text in the heading configure a gray background in the heading Separate style rule declarations with ;
<h1 style="color:#FF0000;background-color:#cccccc">This is displayed as a red heading with gray background</h1>

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Color Property Values


color names: aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, yellow RGB codes: red, green, and blue values from 0 (none) to 255 (full) hex codes: RGB values in base-16 from 00 (0, none) to FF (255, full)

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Embedded (document) CSS Syntax


Style sheets are composed of "Rules" that describe the styling to be applied. Each Rule contains a Selector and a Declaration

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CSS Syntax Sample


Configure a Web page to display blue text and yellow background. body { color: blue; background-color: yellow; } This could also be written using hexadecimal color values as shown below. body { color: #0000FF; background-color: #FFFF00; }

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CSS Embedded Styles


Configured in the header section of a Web page. Use the XHTML <style> element Apply to the entire Web page document Style declarations are contained between the opening and closing <style> tags The type attribute indicates the MIME type of text/css Example: Configure a Web page with white text on a black background <style type ="text/css"> body { background-color: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; } </style>
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Checkpoint 1

Describe one advantage to using embedded styles instead of inline styles.

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Common Formatting CSS Properties


Common CSS Properties, include:
background-color color font-family font-size font-style font-weight line-height margin text-align text-decoration width

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Configuring Text with CSS


CSS properties for configuring text:
font-weight
Configures the boldness of text

font-style
Configures text to an italic style

font-size
Configures the size of the text

font-family
Configures the font typeface of the text

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The fontfont-size Property

Accessibility Recommendation:
Use em or percentage font sizes these can be easily enlarged in all browsers by users
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The fontfont-family Property

Not everyone has the same fonts installed in their computer Configure a list of fonts and include a generic family name

p {font-family: Arial,Verdana, sans-serif;}


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The fontfont-family Property


Font shorthands For specifying a list of font properties
font: bolder 14pt Arial Helvetica

Order must be: style, weight, size, font name(s)

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CSS Selectors
CSS style rules can be configured for an:
HTML element selector (simple selector) class selector id selector

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HTML element Selectors

The selector is a tag name or a list of tag names, separated by commas


p { color: blue; } h1, h2, h3, h4 { fontstyle: italic; } /*(grouping)*/

Contextual (descendent) selectors


body ol li{ font-weight:

bold; }
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Generic Class Selector


Apply a CSS rule to a certain "class" of elements on a Web page Does not associate the style to a particular XHTML element <style type="text/css"> .new { color: #FF0000; font-style: italic; } </style>

Configure with .classname


The sample creates a class called new with red italic text.

To use the class, code the following XHTML:


<p class=new>This is text is red and in italics</p>

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Element Class Selector


A style class has a name, which is attached to a tag name
p.narrow {property/value list} p.wide {property/value list} <p class = "narrow"> ... </p> ... <p class = "wide"> ... </p>

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id Selector
Apply a CSS rule to ONE element on a Web page. Configure with #idname
<style type="text/css"> #new { color: #FF0000; font-size:2em; font-style: italic; } </style>

The sample creates an id called new with red, large, italic text. To use the id, code the following XHTML:
<p id=new>This is text is red, large, and in italics</p>

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CSS PseudoPseudo-classes
Pseudo classes are styles that apply when something happens, rather than because the target element simply exists Names begin with colons hover classes apply when the mouse cursor is over the element focus classes apply when an element has focus
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CSS PseudoPseudo -classes


<style type="text/css"> a:link { background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; } a:visited { background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; } a:hover { background-color: #ffffff; color: #000066; text-decoration: none; } </style>
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External Style Sheets - 1


CSS style rules are contained in a text file separate from the XHTML documents. The External Style Sheet text file:
extension ".css" contains only style rules does not contain any XHTML tags

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External Style Sheets - 2


Multiple web pages can associate with the same external style sheet file.
site.css
body {background-color:#E6E6FA; color:#000000; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:90%; } h2 { color: #003366; } .nav { font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; }
index.htm

clients.htm

about.htm

Etc
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The <link /> Element


A self-contained tag Placed in the header section Purpose: associates the external style sheet file with the web page. Example:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="color.css" type="text/css" />

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Using an External Style Sheet


External Style Sheet color.css body { background-color: #0000FF; color: #FFFFFF; }

To link to the external style sheet called color.css, the XHTML code placed in the header section is: <link rel="stylesheet" href="color.css" type="text/css" />
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W3C CSS Validation


http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

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CSS Troubleshooting Tips


Verify you are using the : and ; symbols in the right spotsthey are easy to confuse. Check that you are not using = signs instead of : between each property and its value. Verify that the { and } symbols are properly placed Check the syntax of your selectors, their properties, and property values for correct usage. If part of your CSS works, and part doesnt:
Review your CSS Determine the first rule that is not applied. Often the error is in the rule above the rule that is not applied.

Validate your CSS at http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator

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Summary
This chapter introduced you to Cascading Style Sheet Rules associated with color and text on web pages. You configured inline styles, embedded styles, and external styles. You applied CSS style rues to HTML, class, and id selectors. You are able to submit your CSS to the W3C CSS Validation test.

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