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What is another word for element selectors? p.100
type selectors
CSS property p.101
describes how the selector will be modified
style element p.105
a special element that serves as a container for all the style code
Web-safe colors p.104
colors that all computer monitors should be able to display
style p.100
a consistent, recognizable pattern
selector p.102
what is being styled
color property p.103
is used to change the foreground (the text) color of the element
Why is it better to use RGB values or hexadecimal code than the 17 named colors? p.105
To avoid generating errors or warnings during validation
type attribute p.105
text/css this is always entered within the start <style> tag
How would you write the property color and the white value? p.101
color:white;
declaration p.102
a property and value pair
declaration p.101
a property and value pair; with the selector forms a rule
cross-browser support p.100
when a CSS feature appears in all browsers without any differences; always test your Web pages in at least the current and prior versions of the four major browsers
id selectors p.100
are used to uniquely format a single element on a Web page
background-color property p.103
changes the background color of an element; the default is blocked
hex code p.104
short hand for hexadecimal code
display property p.106
determines how an element will be displayed; block is the default value, which extends the color across the screen
embedded style sheet p.105
when you put the CSS code in the <head> section of an XHTML document
In CSS code, what three ways color is entered? p.103
1. by name 2. by RGB triplet 3. by a hexadecimal value
property p.102
how the selector will be modified
hexadecimal system p.103
is based on the number 16, and uses the numbers 0-15. After number 9, the letters A-F represent numbers 10-15. See figure on p.104.
CSS style p.102
a collection of one or more rules
rule p.102
the combination of a selector and one or more properties and values (declarations, declaration list)
How many named colors are there? Are all of them supported by all browsers? p.103
216; nope
Why do most Web page designers use hexadecimal values for color? p.103
Because there are several million color values from which to choose and offers you greater variety
What should the code for the start <style> tag look like? p.105
<style type="text/css"> CSS code...... </style>
What punctuation comes after the property? p.101
a colon
CSS style p.100
a collection of one or more rules
What are the three most common selectors? p.100
1. element selectors 2. class selectors 3. id selectors
CSS value p.101
indicates the manner extent to which the property will be modified
How many Web-safe colors are there? p.104
17 total-- see chart on p.104
When you assign a display property with a value of inline, what happens? p.107
It will place the background color behind the text only. h1 { color: white; background-color: teal; display: inline; }
What does CSS stand for? p.100
cascading style sheet
declaration list p.102
all the declarations (properties and values) for the same selectors
value p.102
the manner or extent to which the property will be modified
When entering hexadecimal color values in CSS code, what do you put before each value? p.104
the # symbol (flag character)
When writing CSS rules, what are the 5 parts of the code you must include in order? p.102
1. a selector 2. a left-facing brace before the declaration list 3. a colon between each property and its value 4. a semicolon at the end of each declaration 5. a right-facing brace at the end of the declaration list
rule p.100
the combination of selector,a property, and a value
short hex p.104
repeating values can be entered into code using a shorthand notation where you use just the first number or letter to enter each pair, but only if the pairs have repeating characters
style sheet p.102
a collection of styles
What is the advantage of using an embedded style sheet? p.105
The XHTML and CSS code are on the same page, making it easier to enter and modify the CSS code while you are developing the Web page. Once the page is finalized and you are satisfied with the CSS code you can move the CSS code to an external style sheet, a separate document where you can store and easily revise your styles
In CSS syntax, how do you create a CSS rule? p.101
selector { property:value; }
What are the advantages of using CSS? p.98
(1) greater consistency in your Web site- apply styles in one document to some or all of the other pages in your Web site (2) easily modified code- when you modify to change the style of one page, all of the pages in your Web site can change (helps you keep a consistent design) (3) more flexible formatting- you can format and position text in ways that you cannot with XHTML (4) greater functionality- many features of Word processing programs (tabs, line-spacing, margins) are available
style sheet p.100
a collection of styles (recognizable patterns)
class selectors p.100
are used to select a specific XHTML element or format one or more elements on a Web page
What is the foreground color? p.103
the font color
selector p.100
identifies the element to which you are applying a style
Why shouldn't you write code in paragraph format? p.103
It is not easy to read or debug. In addition, most CSS editing software follows this format of NO paragraphs.
element selectors p.100
used to format XHTML elements
What punctuation comes after the value? p.101
a semi-colon-- it is good coding practice to always put a semi-colon even though you don't need one at the end before the brace
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