book.css

The code, images and designs for this book are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonComm

 /* CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions - Simon Collison's tutorial */

/* the appropriate background class will be applied based on class attached to the body */

body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
font:70% 'Lucida Grande',Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
#threeColLayout {
background: #CAC78A url(background.gif) repeat-x fixed;
}
#twoColLayout {
background: #CAC78A url(background.gif) repeat-x fixed;
}
#oneColLayout {
background: #CAC78A url(background.gif) repeat-x fixed;
}

/* default links */

a:link {
background-color: transparent;
text-decoration: underline;
color: #666;
}
a:hover {
background-color: #FFC;
text-decoration: underline;
color: #990;
}
a:visited {
background-color: transparent;
text-decoration: underline;
color: #666
}

/* headers here */

h1 {
margin: 0;
padding: 30px;
font-size: 150%;
color: #FF0000;
text-indent: -9000px;
}

h2 {
margin: 0 10px 0 10px;
padding: 2px;
font-size: 130%;
color: #A3A06F;
background: #E5E2A9;
}

/* and then these h3 statements, unique to whichever section has been attached above, will give the headers the appropriate background color */

h3 {
text-transform: uppercase;
display: inline;
font-size: 92%;
margin: 10px 5px 0 5px;
padding: 2px;
}

.default h3 {
background: #F6CE45;
}
.careers h3 {
background: #F762E0;
}
.one_man h3 {
font-size: 110%;
background: #B18FD1;
}
.interviews h3 {
font-size: 110%;
background: #D7D493;
}
.profiles h3 {
background: #C4DDB8;
}

/* main wrapper that holds it all centrally */

#wrapper {
width:750px;
margin:0 auto;
background-color: #D7D493;
padding: 0 10px 10px 10px;
}

/* default masthead holding the banner and mainNav */

#header {
width: 750px;
height: 170px;
background:url(header.gif);
}

/* now the three main columns, named in order of importance and display when styles switched off */

#primaryContent {
float:left;
width:750px;
display:inline;
margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}

/* note here that specifying threeColLayout in the body will activate the following div instead of the default primaryContent */

#threeColLayout #primaryContent {
float:left;
width:270px;
margin: 0 0 20px 195px;
}

/* note here that specifying twoColLayout in the body will activate the following div instead of the default primaryContent */

#twoColLayout #primaryContent {
width:555px;
float:left;
margin: 0 0 20px 195px;
}

/* just incase twoColLayout is specified in body, and secondaryContent is left in, we turn it off - not ideal, but it works */

#twoColLayout #secondaryContent {
display: none;
}

#secondaryContent{
float:left;
width:270px;
margin: 0 0 20px 15px;
}

#sideContent{
float:left;
width:180px;
margin: 0 0 20px -750px;
}

/* just incase oneColLayout is specified in body, and these are left in, we turn them off - not ideal, but it works */

#oneColLayout #secondaryContent, #oneColLayout #sideContent {
display: none;
}

/* twoColContent - used to span two right-hand columns - ONLY LEAVE THIS IN IF I DISCUSS IT - box used only if no selector */

#twoColContent{
width:555px;
float:left;
margin: 0 0 20px 195px;
}

/* cbSide controls non-rounded boxes in the thinner left column, known as sideContent */

.cbSide {
width:160px;
margin: 5px 0 0 10px;
padding: 10px 0 5px 0;
background: #FFF;
}
.cbSide p {
margin: 0;
padding: 0 5px 2px 5px;
font-size: 90%;
color: #666;
}

/* box is the shaded area that holds a rounded corner box or flat box, fitting the given width of the column it is in. Usually combined with another class to control inner elements, eg box default */

.box {
margin: 15px 0 0 0;
padding: 5px 0 5px 0;
background:url(diags.gif);
}

/* Styling of the boxes if there is no JavaScript support */

.cbb {
margin: 0 10px 0 10px;
background: #FFF;
padding: 5px 0 5px 0;
line-height: 170%;
}

/* paragraph styles for any main boxes */
.cbb p, .cb p {
margin: 0;
padding: 0 5px 5px 50px;
color: #333;
}

/* Insert the custom corners and borders for browsers with sufficient JavaScript support */

.cb {
margin: 0.5em 0;
line-height: 170%;
	}

/* Rules for the top corners and border */
.bt {
	background:url(box.png) no-repeat 100% 0 !important;
	background:url(box.gif) no-repeat 100% 0;
	margin:0 0 0 18px;
	height:27px;
	}
.bt div {
	height:27px;
	width:18px;
	position:relative;
	left:-18px;
	background:url(box.png) no-repeat 0 0 !important;
	background:url(box.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
	}

/* Rules for the bottom corners and border */
.bb {
	background:url(box.png) no-repeat 100% 100% !important;
	background:url(box.gif) no-repeat 100% 100%;
	margin:0 0 0 12px;
	height:14px;
	}
.bb div {
	height:14px;
	width:12px;
	position:relative;
	left:-12px;
	background:url(box.png) no-repeat 0 100% !important;
	background:url(box.gif) no-repeat 0 100%;
	}

/* Insert the left border */
.i1 {
	padding: 0 0 0 12px;
	background:url(borders.png) repeat-y 0 0 !important;
	background:url(borders.gif) repeat-y 0 0;
	}
/* Insert the right border */
.i2 {
	padding: 0 12px 0 0;
	background:url(borders.png) repeat-y 100% 0 !important;
	background:url(borders.gif) repeat-y 100% 0;
	}
/* Wrapper for the content. Use it to set the background colour and insert some padding between the borders and the content. */
.i3 {
	background:#FFF;
border: 1px solid #FFF;
	border-width:1px 0;
	padding:0 5px;
	}
/* CSS for the box ends here */

/* date and posted control the small text info in article blurbs */

.date {
font-size: 85%;
font-weight: bold;
color: #666;
}

.posted {
display: block;
margin: -5px 0 0 50px;
padding: 0 0 10px 0;
font-weight: bold;
color: #666;
}

.postedUnderline {
display: block;
margin: 0 5px 5px 50px;
padding: 0 0 5px 0;
font-weight: bold;
color: #666;
border-bottom: 1px solid #999;
}

address {
margin-left: 50px;
}

/* erm, the footer */

#footer{
	clear:both;
width: 750px;
height: 85px;
background: transparent url(footer.gif);
padding: 0px;
}
#footer p {
margin: 10px 10px 0 0;
padding: 50px 4px 4px 0;
font-weight: bold;
}

#footer a:link, #footer a:visited {
color: #D7D493;
}
#footer a:hover {
color: #000;
background: #D7D493;
}

/* image control. First we define stuff common to ALL images on the page. It is then up to other styles to override these. By default, all images will have a 2px border, and bottom and right margins of 5px. They will all float left. */

img {
float: left;
margin: 0px 0 2px 5px;
border: 2px solid #C5BDBD;
}

/* For any images in the default boxes - the pencil icons - I don't want the 2px border. So I set border to 0 */

.default img {
border: 0;
}

/* For these larger images, I don't want them to float, for that causes the h3 above to be pushed to the right. I also declare a top margin to space the header and image apart, and also increase the border width slightly.  We also set it to display:block so that if body id is twoColLayout, the image will force the header and other bits to wrap around it */

.mainImage {
display: block;
float: none;
margin-top: 4px;
border: 3px solid #C5BDBD;
}

/* drop shadow effect for the gallery thumbnails. Sadly this requires a div to be wrapped around the image markup, which is a shame */

.img-wrapper {
margin: 20px 40px 0 0;
background: url(shadow.gif) no-repeat bottom right;
float:left;
line-height:0;
}
 
.img-wrapper img {
float:none;
margin:0;
background:#fff;
padding:4px;
border:1px solid #C5BDBD;
position:relative;
left:-5px;
top:-5px;
}

/* used to ensure all our floated thumbnails stay the right width away from the left side of the box */

.thumbnails {
margin: 0 0 20px 50px;
}

/* spacer used immediately after the floated gallery thumbnails to ensure the box expands to hold them all */

.spacer {
clear: both;
}

/* CSS for the ticked off links. Note, I am not ordering things in the LVHA way, as I prefer the visited tick to work above the arrow once visited. */

.cbSide ul {
list-style-type: none;
margin-top: 0px;
margin-left: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;
padding: 3px;
}

.cbSide li a:link {
color:#333;
line-height:150%;
text-decoration:none;
display:block;
width:154px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #EDEAEB;
background: #FFF url(ticks.gif);
}

.cbSide li a:active {
color:#333;
line-height:150%;
text-decoration:none;
display:block;
width:154px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #EDEAEB;
background: #FFF url(ticks.gif);
}

.cbSide li a:hover {
color:#990000;
line-height:150%;
display:block;
width:154px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #EDEAEB;
background: #FFF url(ticks.gif) 0px -20px;
text-decoration:none;
}

.cbSide li a:visited {
color: #999;
text-decoration:none;
line-height:150%;
display:block;
width:154px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #EDEAEB;
background: #FFF url(ticks.gif);
background-position: 0 -40px;
}

/* horizontal main menu navigation - based on a method from Richard Rutter */

 #mainNav
{
margin: 30px 0 0 0;
padding: 0;
width: 750px;
height: 35px;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 90%;
}

#mainNav ul
{
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: none;
}

#mainNav li
{
display: block;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
float: left;
width: auto;
}

#mainNav a
{
color: #D7D493;
display: inline;
width: auto;
text-decoration: none;
background: #000;
margin: 0;
padding: 10px 10px;
border-right: 1px solid #FFF;
}

#mainNav a:hover, #mainNav a:active { background: #D7D493;color: #000; }

#mainNav a.active:link, #mainNav a.active:visited
{
position: relative;
z-index: 102;
background: #BBB;
color: #D7D493;
font-weight: bold;
}

/* Highlighting the current page */

body.home #mainNav a#home, body.gallery #mainNav a#gallery, body.contact #mainNav a#contact { 
  color: #fff;
text-decoration: underline;
}
body.home #mainNav a:hover#home, body.gallery #mainNav a:hover#gallery, body.contact #mainNav a:hover#contact { 
  color: #000;
}

/* Highlighting external links ONLY in the main text areas, so as not to screw up the ticked-off links */

.box.default a[href^="http:"] { 
  background: url(external.gif) no-repeat right top;
  padding-right: 10px; 
} 
 .box.default a[href^="http://www.collylogic.com"], .box.default a[href^="http://www.collylogic.com"] { 
  background-image: none; 
  padding-right: 0; 
}

/* form styling - not much though kids */

form {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
font-size: 80%;
}

fieldset {
width: 146px;
border: 0;
margin: 0 0 10px 0;
padding: 5px;
}

.default fieldset {
width: auto;
border: 0;
margin: 10px 0 10px 50px;
padding: 0;
}

legend {
text-transform: uppercase;
font-size: 110%;
font-weight: bold;
margin: 10px 0 2px 0px;
padding: 2px;
background: #D72E2E;
color: #FFF;
}

.default legend {
display: none;
}

label {
display: none;
}

.default label {
display: block;
font-weight: bold;
}

input {
margin-top:0;
padding: 2px;
border: 0;
background: #D7E7E9;
color: #333;
}

textarea {
margin-top:0;
padding: 2px;
border: 0;
background: #D7E7E9;
color: #333;
}

.default input {
display: block;
}

input.submit {
	border: 0;
	margin-bottom: -6px;
padding: 2px;
	background: transparent;
	font-size: 10px;
}