We will work through several activities for Chapter 6 during class, with a major exercise being submitted for a grade. I will lecture about the concepts and techniques while performing the activities.
It is very important for you to read and work through the chapter on your own as well. After reading the chapter, review the recap on page 204 to do a self-assessment of your understanding.
Up front, here are the objectives
Applied
- Use code snippets to practice CSS positioning
- Given an HTML document, create a CSS style sheet that uses floating to implement a fixed or fluid page layout in two- or three-column format with both header and footer.
- Create a logo by modifying an existing logo, or by designing from scratch
Knowledge
- Describe the use of floating for page layout.
- Describe the use of the clear property in a CSS style rule.
- Distinguish between fixed and fluid page layout.
- Describe the use of the CSS feature for text columns.
- Describe the use of absolute, relative, and fixed positioning.