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Editing Pages
Formatting Pages with Cascading Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) can be added at any point in a site's development
process, but ideally the design specification for a site will be implemented via style
sheets, eliminating the need to code and maintain formatting for individual tags. More
significantly, CSS lets developers and content providers focus on organizational and
navigation issues by separating formatting from content. As a site's structure evolves,
styles can be globally changed, added, and deleted, giving developers greater freedom
(and more time) to achieve design goals.
A site can be retrofitted with CSS, although this requires deleting tag-based formatting
code.
About the Style Editor
TopStyle Lite provides an integrated interface for designing and deploying Cascading
Style Sheets. It is a special version of TopStyle, an application written by Nick Bradbury,
the original developer of HomeSite. To upgrade to the full version, visit
http://www.bradsoft.com/.
TopStyle makes it easy to define, preview, and apply styles to Web content. This
illustration shows the main components of the TopStyle interface.
The TopStyle online Help system includes a tutorial, a CSS reference, and procedures
for using its features. The Help system also includes information about upgrading to
the full version.
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