Notes from the Python SIG, 25-Feb-2010: Introduction to CSS

Susan Cragin susancragin at earthlink.net
Mon Mar 1 16:34:03 EST 2010


It was a wonderful presentation. I walked in knowing little and walked out thinking nothing was beyond me, provided I followed a few steps. 
I urge anyone with an interest in CSS to check out Ted's slides. Also, get the Visibone cheat sheet and download Firebug. What a cool tool. 
Susan


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ted Roche <tedroche at tedroche.com>
>Sent: Mar 1, 2010 2:19 PM
>To: GNHLUG List <gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org>
>Subject: Notes from the Python SIG, 25-Feb-2010: Introduction to CSS
>
>Six people braved miserably wet weather to attend the February meeting 
>of the Python Special Interest Group, held as usual on the fourth 
>Thursday of the month at the Amoskeag Business Incubator.
>
>We had a brief set of introductions and announcements of upcoming 
>meetings. We hope to host a discussion of PyCon 2010 presentations by 
>PySIG members next month; details to be worked out, stay tuned.
>
>I've seen this presentation seven times and I think this was the best. 
>Along with the Introduction to CSS, I added a "sneak peek" preview of 
>HTML5 and CSS3 and discussed the support (finally!) for CSS 2.1 in 
>Internet Explorer 8 and how that meant the leading browsers all had 
>support for some intriguing features as outlined in the SitePoint book, 
>"Everything You Know About CSS is Wrong!" There was lots of give and 
>take with the audience, and a few side trips off-script to cover an 
>issue someone wanted to know more about, and a war story or two. Ben 
>Scott was heckled in abstentia.
>
>Slides can be found at http://www.tedroche.com/Present/2010/css/css.html.
>
>Thanks to Bill for arranging and promoting the meeting, to the Amoskeag 
>Business Incubator for the fine facilities, to Laura and the Hopkinton 
>High girls basketball team fundraiser for the M&M cookies, and to all 
>who attended and participated.
>
>-- 
>Ted Roche
>Ted Roche&  Associates, LLC
>http://www.tedroche.com
>
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