CHAPTER 6Page Layout

The plug-ins in this chapter provide classes for making your web pages appear as similar as possible when displayed on different web browsers; to emphasize sections of text and HTML using boxouts, sidebars, and quotes; and to format a web page so it looks its best when printed.

PLUG-IN 39: Reset CSS

When you plan a lot of style changes, sometimes it is easier to reset all the settings so whichever browser is used the styles will be the same (or as close as possible). By resetting all the styles, when you view a web page during development it should become clear when you haven’t created a style for an element, since it gives you a visual reminder.

Also, when you rely on the browser for default styles, you have no guarantee ...

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