Cascading style sheets! Arrrrrrrrrrrgggggghhhhh!!!!!

[foxmonkey]

Those are supposed to be screams of pain, in case you couldn't tell. I'm at a point where I can actually look at HTML code and kind of tell what's going on - if it's really, really, basic - and now I'm trying to unmurk the waters of style sheets. I want to cry.

I wish I had the kind of brain that could grasp this stuff in a heartbeat, but no. My noggin hurts. ::whimper::

Comments

[jciseveryonesho.livejournal.com]

I messed around with css a year or two ago because it makes modifying the look of multiple pages soooooooooo easy. I don't remember how well I got it worked out because I know I eventually abandoned the code - I think it was because I couldn't get it to look right across all major browsers.

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

it makes modifying the look of multiple pages soooooooooo easy. I don't remember how well I got it worked out because I know I eventually abandoned the code - I think it was because I couldn't get it to look right across all major browsers.

And those are the two reasons I'm thinking of giving up before I truly begin.

I *love* the idea of updating an entire site at once. Unfortunately, I'm reading about all the tweaks needed - and even then, still might not work - involved in getting things to format legibly for everyone. Getting the hang of HTML was bad enough!

What I want is simple enough, I just can't figure out how to do it without frames. I want to update my fic page so that there are two columns, one for WIP updates and one new fic updates. I want new stuff for each to show up at the top, with older finished things underneath. If I try to do a table version of this, fudging with one side causes spacing issues with the other. And getting Netscape and IE to agree? Holy frig, it's a mess.

I know that I can do it with frames, but I'm not much of a frames fan.

I can't believe that something as simple as two independent columns of information is giving me a brain hernia. I keep thinking I'm missing something really obvious!

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

And *yikes* that response was a mess. Style sheets are killing my brain!