ASSIGNMENT 2 - Features of Web Development : November 2012

Features of web development -

In the following post I would describe styling methods in CSS these are Inline, Internal and External.

HTML is used for layout
CSS is used to format web pages
The structure of CSS

the CSS is attached to the HTML element e.g. <h1 style="color:blue;">

This code is useful if you need to use the style only once
Limitations are that if you need the style again you need to write the code again and every time you use it.
Has to be created and repeated for every task

Advantages

The website such as Blogs where there are only limited number of pages, using of Inline CSS helps users and service provider. It is also useful when designers are testing a web page and encouter a problem which can not be easily fixed.

Disadvantages

Inline styles must be applied to every element you want them on. So if you want all your paragraphs to have the font family “Arial” you have to add an inline style to each <p> tag in your document. This adds both maintenance work for the designer and download time for the reader.

the CSS is described in the <HEAD> tag e.g.
<head>
<style>
h1{
color:blue;
}
</style>
</head>

Is useful for using one page because it can be carried on for a certain tag within that page
Not useful for multiple pages as they don't carry on
Has to be entered once every page

Advantages

Manage styling within a single document. Also Internal styles do not need not be applied to every element. So if you want all your paragraphs to have the font family “Arial” you have to add an Inline style <p> tag in Internal Style document.

Disadvantages

Advantages

Can link to multiple documents
By including the styling of the text in a separate file, you can dramatically decrease the file-size of your pages.

Disadvantages