Creating the perfect layout using CSS and JavaScript
- Difficulty: Fundamental
- Prerequisites: A basic understanding of CSS only. Web designers and developers who are interested in standards based developers from beginners to advanced.
- Session Track: CSS
Session Detail
Learn how to create Resolution dependant layouts using CSS and JavaScript. This method can provide varied and flexible layouts that will work in a wide variety of different screen sizes – all from the same source code.
The presentation will be shared between Russ Weakley and Cameron Adams and cover:
- the wide range of devices accessing the web at present (wide screen and narrow screen)
- the various layout methods currently available - and their limitations
- the concept of failing gracefully (sites fail in such a way that they continue to operate)
- a solution that works for narrow, medium and wide screens
- how CSS is used
- how JavaScript is used
- an examples in action
Speakers
Russ Weakley (Sydney, Australia)
Russ Weakley has worked in the design field for over 20 years. During the last nine years Russ has focused on web design through his own business, Max Design. He is also the web designer for the Australian Museum. Russ co-chairs the Web Standards Group which was set up to assist web developers learn about new technologies and accessibility issues. More...
Cameron Adams (Melbourne, Australia)
Cameron Adams has a degree in law and one in science; naturally he chose a career in Web development. When pressed, he labels himself a "Web Technologist" because he likes to have a hand in graphic design, JavaScript, CSS, Perl (yes, Perl), and anything else that takes his fancy that morning. More...
