CSS Questions

[BobH]

This thread is intended to be a repository of questions - and I hope, answers - to questions I have about CSS.

Can anyone explain this example of CSS syntax illustrated in the screenshot below?

My interpretation is that 'font:" is a selector and the remaining values up through font-family are qualifiers that can be used within selector "font:", but I don't understand what the other variables are and when they can be used. I've looked through all the W3c pages for an explanation but could find none. I'm pretty sure this an example of conventions used in the W3c tutorial on CSS but cannot interpret it.

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[BobH]

Next question . . .

Can anyone suggest a good forum for CSS? I did a search and tried to sign up at 3 of them only to run into problems on all 3 that kept me from joining. StackOverflow kept giving me CAPCHA verifications until I gave up and quit after about the 8th or 9th one.

[JoeP]

Have you tried to use the W3C CSS tutorial? It appears to be fairly comprehensive.

[BobH]

Thanks, Joe.

Yes, I'm going through their tutorials and references (and a CSS for Dummies) but finding specific answers is a snipe hunt.

[JoeP]

Don't skip the first few sections of the tutorial. They are important to understanding the rest of it.

[BobH]

You are right, Joe. I don't skip the exercises either.

[JoeP]

That's good. It can take some time to get used to syntax and conventions. Even when you think you know the "lingua franca", it can be confusing.

[BobH]

That's good. It can take some time to get used to syntax and conventions. Even when you think you know the "lingua franca", it can be confusing.

Amen! Especially for an 81 yo brain. Perhaps I should quit trying to be a nerd at my age, eh?