Many web sites have moved away from table based layouts to CSS. But what about the longer term? Is you CSS efficient, maintainable and modular? Find out about taking your CSS to the next level.
Many web sites have moved away from table based layouts to CSS. But what about the longer term? Is you CSS efficient, maintainable and modular? Find out about taking your CSS to the next level.
slidecrunchIf in the final HTML the browser see multiples CSS files request, add more download time to website. Add brinding file, generate same problem. My solution is that in the server template parser, combine multiples CSS files in one file then make one CSS request. See code.google.com/p/minify/4 years ago
Here are some quick tips for creating efficient, maintainable CSS.
Applying CSS
1. Avoid using inline styles as they are hard to maintain and increase file size. Avoid<body><h2 style=“color: red;”>! Heading here</h2>
2. Avoid using header styles as they are also hard to maintain and increase file size. Avoid<style> p { color: red; }</style>
3. Avoid using @import withinthe HTML as this will slow down IE browsers. Avoid<style> @import "a.css";</style>
4. Avoid using multiple CSS files, or use a script to combine all CSS files into one.<link rel="stylesheet" href=”reset.css"><link rel="stylesheet" href=”grids.css"><link rel="stylesheet" href=”text.css"><link rel="stylesheet" href=”modules.css"><link rel="stylesheet" href=”colors.css"> Avoid
Writing CSS rules
5. Use multiple declarations where possiblep{! margin: 0 0 1.5em;! background: green;}
6. Use multiple selectors where possibleh1, h2, h3, h4, h5{! color: #666;! margin: 0 0 .5em;}
7. Use shorthand properties where possible.body Avoid{ margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 10px;} Preferredbody { margin: 20px 10px; }
8. Avoid !important as it is often unnecessary.p { margin: 0 !important; } Avoid
9. Avoid complex selectors. Try to be only as specific as needed. Avoid.nav ul li a { margin: 0; }.nav a { margin: 0; } Preferred
10. Avoid universal selectors due to performance issues..nav * { margin: 0; } Avoid
11. Avoid qualifying selectors as this is often unnecessary. Avoiddiv.nav { }.nav { } Preferred
12. Avoid IE-proprietary filters as they slow page performance. Avoidfilter:Alpha(Opacity=40);-ms-filter: "Alpha(Opacity=40)";
13. Avoid IDs. Where possible, use classes instead. Avoid#header { ... }.header { ... } Preferred
14. Try not to use use too many font-size declarations.h1 { font-size: 200%; }.nav { font-size: 80%; } Avoid.widget { font-size: 70%; }.intro { font-size: 110%; }.sidebar { font-size: 85%; }
Optimisation
15. Use a CSS minifier toreduce your overall CSS file size: http://refresh-sf.com/yui/
16. Optimise images as much as possible
17. Where possible, combine images into sprites. http://designsbynickthegeek.com/tutorials/social-menu-icon-sprites
18. Where possible, use CSS3 instead of images to reduce server requests and page size. Avoidp { background: url(round-corners.png); }p { border-radius: 10px; } Preferred
Hata Nagayasu
i {love: css;} 2 years ago
3 years ago
thanks.
3 years ago
See code.google.com/p/minify/ 4 years ago