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Getting Started with CSS

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Prolly one of the most frequently asked drupal design questions to me and others in the Drupal forum is “how do I [insert question] CSS”. Answering these questions provide little more than the proverbial fish, whereas we really want to be teaching them how to fish. Heres a few resources that can really give you a head start with CSS.

CSS Basics

Need to start at the beginning, or learn more about what CSS is, does and can do?
http://htmldog
http://reference.sitepoint.com/css
http://www.w3schools.com

Firebug

http://getfirebug.com/
Firebug is a great tool but many neophytes don’t really know how to use it. We tell them to download it but then what? This video shows you how to use Firebug.

Web Developer Toolbar

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60
Second on my list is the WDT, this has so many great tools including some excellent CSS tools.

Handy Bookmarklets

http://www.westciv.com/xray
http://gridder.andreehansson.se

Big Reference of Resources

http://www.jasonbartholme.com/101-css-resources-to-add-to-your-toolbelt-…

Comments

#1 Many thanks for that link

Many thanks for that link overview, it is quite helpful to CSS beginners!