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Lynda.com - Typography with CSS in DreamweaverDate: 1 August 2011 | Posted by: wedoev |
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In Typography with CSS in Dreamweaver, author Joseph Lowery dives deep into key typographic concepts. The course introduces Dreamweaver type tools and shows how to perform basic text modifications, establish the appropriate type unit, integrate custom web fonts, and apply drop shadows, gradients, and other effects. The course also provides in-depth tutorials on structuring text with headings, paragraphs, columns, and lists, and offers a preview of Adobe's proposed CSS Regions. Exercise files accompany the course. Topics include: * Modifying type in the CSS Styles panel * Understanding the different type measurement unit options * Allowing users to set page type size * Employing web-safe fonts * Exploring CSS 3 typeface options * Setting up @font-face * Applying color and transparency to type * Styling the font weight, case, and letter spacing * Inserting drop caps * Rotating text with CSS transform * Laying out text in multiple columns * Incorporating ordered and unordered lists * Targeting lists items with the nth-child selector See full article |