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Tom Emerson wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">I suspect we need to start up a "webSIG"
(perhaps as an adjunct of devSIG) so we can dedicate some time
To "design" [and perhaps have a "knowledgeable member" pass
Along some isnsight into css usage]</pre>
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I could probably do that. I'm by no means a css guru, but I have a
fairly solid working knowledge and a couple of years of experience with
it.<br>
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<pre wrap="">I know there is a
"webspinner" group that meets in WEST L.A., which is a bit of a
Drive even for me (and I'm in perhaps the westernmost area
Of our general membership to begin with!)</pre>
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Same for me. I would love to go to the LAMPsig meetings, too, but I
just don't have the time.<br>
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<pre wrap="">if they do use CSS properly (and valid markup), at least
their pages will have smaller filesizes, cleaner code, more
semantic markup, and they'll be easier for a good designer to rework.
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I'd love for someone to take a look at our current site (and
Associated stylesheet file) and provide some feedback on
What we need to improve.
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If we end up using a CMS or other package, the current page structure
will go away anyway. We can do whatever customization we want with
whatever package we use. If I were to work on the existing sgvlug.net
site, I would start by fixing the page markup. It's pretty clean, but I
would get rid of the nested tables, <font> tags, superfluous
<span> tags, invalid attributes, and so forth. It also needs a
DOCTYPE and a valid type heirarchy, among other things.<br>
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Then I would start building a stylesheet. I tend to start with a
rules-based design method, letting the content inform design decisions,
rather than mocking up a page in an image editor and recreating it with
css. Once I have a basic structure that works, then I embellish with
more aesthetic elements.<br>
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Doug<br>
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