CSS help please

[to-binman]

Ive just started CSS and have acquired a small amount of knowledge, very small amount. I know how to link to the css I have saved and how to change the text colour, margin width, font style and stuff, but I want to know: How do you get your page to look good? I was under the impression that CSS could make a site look much better than an ordinary HTML one, and that I did not need to use frames and such...So how am I supposed to make the site look good?
Is there something I am missing here? , because it just seems to me that all CSS does is save me the hassle of typing in font colors and stuff on all the pages...

 

[jdk]

Is there something I am missing here? , because it just seems to me that all CSS does is save me the hassle of typing in font colors and stuff on all the pages...

Exactly...

 

[to-binman]

Exactly...

:o So how do I do stuff like: a list of links to browse my site to be on the right or left hand side of the page, and so that its stuck there like in this site http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/ ?

Or an image to be stuck at the top of the site as my header or something?

 

[jdk]

Use something like either in your stylesheet.
.banner{position: absolute; top: 200px;left: 100px}

<div class="banner">Text</div>

 

[to-binman]

Ok, I couldnt get that to work, if Im trying to put an image as the banner how do I put it in those tags?
Is it like

.banner{url("url here"); position: absolute; top: 200px;left: 100px}

or what?

Also, could someone please tell me briefly, what sort of way a web page like this: http://www.bethsoft.com/ Are tables used? Do they use lots of webpages rolled into one? I just need a better understanding of this as Im having great difficulty putting my site together... Thanks in advance for your help

 

[jdk]

If you are trying to make an image a link you could do:

<a href="http://www.thelink.com"><img src="file.gif" class="banner" border="0"></a>


To answer your second question just view the source of their page and you will notice it is made up of many tables. Many sites are.

 

[to-binman]

If you are trying to make an image a link you could do:

<a href="http://www.thelink.com"><img src="file.gif" class="banner" border="0"></a>


To answer your second question just view the source of their page and you will notice it is made up of many tables. Many sites are.

Thanks :D