CSS2 and ASP.NET Separation of Presentation and Content

							            CSS2 and ASP.NET
          Separation of Presentation and
                     Content

Todd Miranda
Director of Technology
Softech Development
Blog: blog.nxtdimension.com
Email: todd_miranda@softechdevelopment.com
              Overview
•   W3C, CSS, CSS2, CSS3
•   Why CSS and ASP.NET
•   Using CSS
•   Additional Resources
            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
     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
    Guidelines for Construction
•   Use a DOCTYPE
•   Specify a language and character set
•   Give a title
•   Use proper elements
•   Don’t go divial overboard
•   Minimize markup
•   Use class and id appropriately
CSS Box Model
      Additional Resources
• www.csszengarden.com
• www.w3.org/TR/REC-
  CSS2/cover.html#minitoc
• www.alistapart.com
• Eric Meyer
  – Cascading Style Sheets: the Definitive Guide
• Jeffrey Zeldman
  – Designing with Web Standards
Questions