Professional Web Design: Techniques and Templates, Fourth Edition

Contents
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Adding the Body Content and Footer .........................359
Constructing Second-Level Pages ............................... 368
Summary ................................................... 370
Chapter 14 Case Study: A CSS Form ..............................371
Understanding the Form’s Structure ............................ 371
Explaining the Style Sheet Used for the Form. .................... 374
Building the Form Row by Row ................................ 376
Adding the Tag and Required Row. . .................376
Adding the First Name Row. .................................377
Adding the Last Name Row ..................................378
Adding the Contact Name Row . . ............................379
Adding the Region and Language Rows .......................379
Adding the Status and Unlimited Rows. .......................380
Adding the Purchase Date Row . . ............................381
Adding the Comments Row .................................382
Adding the Options to Select Rows ...........................383
Adding the Submit and Cancel Buttons. .......................384
The Final Product . . . .......................................384
Summary ................................................... 389
Chapter 15 Case Study: Low-Content XHTML Template .............391
Creating the Design for a Low Amount of Content ................ 392
Understanding the Strengths and Weaknesses of the
Chosen Design. . ............................................. 392
Adding Guides and Slices. ..................................... 394
Creating the Parent Table . . . .................................. 395
Creating and Linking the Style Sheet. ........................... 396
Creating the Menu Table. ..................................... 398
Adding an Image to the Center Column . . . ...................... 401
Creating the Content (Right-Area) Table . . ...................... 402
Creating the Footer Information ............................... 408
Summary ................................................... 409
Chapter 16 Tips and Techniques . ................................411
Tantek or Box Model Hack . . .................................. 411
Naming Rules and Properties Correctly .......................... 416
Removing Body Margins and Padding. .......................... 420