Style sheets (also called Cascading Style Sheets or CSS) are a way of encapsulating the formating information of a web page (fonts, layout, colors, etc.) and separating it from the content (text, images, etc.). This has several advantages:
- It makes the content easier to maintain (less clutter)
- It makes the format easier to maintain (you only have to change things in one place DRY)
- It can be faster for the user
- You can get more sophisticated with your layouts
Rails style sheets are stored in your application’s public/stylesheets/ directory.
CSS Resources
- Cascading Style Sheets home page at W3
- The css-discuss Wiki
- htmlhelp.com css reference
- http://www.w3schools.com/css/
- Web developer’s virtual library—Cascading Style Sheets
- pageresource.com—Cascading Style Sheets Tutorials
- CSS Zen garden—see what is possible
- CSS and standards links
- CSS layout techniques
category: Glossary
And how do you hook them into your applications?