- Obsessive CSS Code Formatting: Indentation and Spacing
- In the intriguing discussion following the first obsessive CSS formatting article, Jordan Gray brought up the age-old question regarding spacing: tabs or single spaces? I smugly responded that the issue has long-since been resolved, with tabbed spacing as the obvious winner. Let’s take a look at some serious CSS spacing examples.. 1) Strictly Single Spacing Here we have several code blocks showing consistent ...
- Obsessive CSS Code Formatting: Opening and Closing Brackets
- Following my recent post on CSS code formatting, I was delightfully surprised to have received such insightful, enthusiastic feedback. Apparently, I am not the only person passionate about the subtle nuances involved with the formatting of CSS code. So, to continue the conversation, let’s explore several techniques for writing the opening and closing brackets of CSS declaration blocks. Formatting method #1 I ...
- Obsessive CSS Code Formatting: Patterns and Trends
- Call me strange, but I format each of my CSS rules according to the following pattern: div#example element { margin: 5px 15px 5px 0; border: 1px solid #444; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: center; background: #222; font-size: 10px; display: block; padding: 5px; color: #888; float: left; } div#another div.example element { border: 1px solid #444; margin: 7px 0 17px 0; letter-spacing: 1px; font-weight: bold; background: #222; font-size: 1.1em; cursor: pointer; display: block; padding: 3px; width: 308px; color: #888; clear: left; float: left; } div#another div.example element { text-indent: -9999px; overflow: hidden; position: fixed; display: block; z-index: 9999; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; } Notice how the right-hand edge of each block suggests ...