By Jeffrey Way Far too many novice CSS designers don’t realize the importance of creating a “reset.css” file. When you have an environment where each browser has its own “default” styling, you’ll often find yourself thumping your skull as you ask yourself, “Why is there a spacing here?” To save yourself some of the headaches that you’ll undoubtedly experience, you’ll need to create your own simple reset file. The problem with using one of the [...]

1. CSS font shorthand rule When styling fonts with CSS you may be doing this: font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: small-caps; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; font-family: verdana,sans-serif There’s no need though as you can use this CSS shorthand property: font: bold italic small-caps 1em/1.5em verdana,sans-serif Much better! Just a few of words of warning: This CSS shorthand version will only work if you’re specifying both the font-size and the font-family. The font-family command must always [...]