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Bert Bos | Introduction to CSS3

Introduction to CSS3

Cascading Style Sheets

Bert Bos (W3C) <bert@w3.org>
Looking at the Next Open Web Platform
Boston MA, USA
March 27, 2010

Levels and modules

CSS's
	features are grouped into about 40 modules. The simplest
	features from each module together form level 1. Level 2 is a
	superset of level 2, and level 3 is again a superset of
	that.

Three levels and about 40 modules

W3C process

CSS development follows the classification of W3C specifications:

Stable & proven

Stable & being implemented

Almost stable

Not stable

Tables, Lists, Positioning, Generated & Replaced Content, Image Values, 3D Transformations, Fonts, Text Layout…

(Apart from the properties that were already in level 2, of course)

Scaled backgrounds

Scale background image to any size
(including percentages)

Small box

Bigger
box

Scaled backgrounds: source

background-image: url(CSS-logo1s.png);
background-size: auto 100%;

(And until the next browser releases:)

-o-background-size: auto 100%;
-khtml-background-size: auto 100%;
-moz-background-size: auto 100%;

Multiple backgrounds

Two backgrounds,
one streched,
one fixed,
tall box

Ditto, small box

Multiple backgrounds: source

Use commas (,)

background-image: url(...), url(...);
background-size: 2em auto, 100% 100%;
background-position: 100% 100%, 0 0;
background-repeat: no-repeat

Grid-based templates

An information display and its implicit grid

Template Layout

[screendump]

Simple example

a→ <h2>...</h2>
b→ <ul class=menu>
  ...
</ul>
c→ <div class=main>
  ...
</div>

Template Layout: source

body { display: "aaaa" "bccc" }

body::slot(a) {background: url(sea.jpg)}
body::slot(b) {background: black}

h2 {position: a}
ul.menu {position: b}
div.main {position: c}

[demo]

Transitions

Gradual changes help users see what is happening

[demo]

Transitions: source

Proposed syntax:

a:hover {background: red; color: white}
a {transition-duration: 0.6s}

(Experimental implementations:)

-o-transition-duration: 0.6s;
-webkit-transition-duration: 0.6s;

Media Queries

One document, many styles:

Media Queries: source

/* Narrow screen */
@media all and (max-width: 30em)
{ ... }

/* Wide screen */
@media all and (min-width: 70em)
{ ... }

The end

http://www.w3.org/Talks/2010/0327-CSS-Boston/

Bert Bos <bert@w3.org>
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