Professional Asp.Net 2.0 Design: Css, Themes, And Master Pages

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Themes are a way to allow programmers to establish skinnable websites that can be programmatically adjusted for various purposes. A web master may decide that there should be a certain look and feel for site administrators while registered users see a different look and theremaining users see still a different view when they visit the site. This could include, among other things, completely different controls, graphics, and/or color schemes for each group. Specific topics covered in the book include: Browser, bandwidth, and accessibility considerations Use of color, fonts, multimedia CSS classes, elements, and Visual Studio CSS tools Master pages, child pages, and inheritance Consistent navigation and Site Maps Theme files, skin files, and applying themes A mobile theme example Basic PhotoShop tricks for Web Developers About The Author Jacob J. Sanford is currently a Project Lead with the Rapid Application Development Team at the Florida Department of Children & Families. He began developing web applications more than 10 years ago using primarily classic ASP with various relational databases. Over the years he has dabbled inother web application development languages such as ColdFusion and PHP. However, he has been working almost exclusively with the .NET Framework since its 1.0 release. He is a regular contributor to 2MinuteTips.com and makes frequent presentations at local and regional .NET events. Having worked in all aspects of the SDLC, he has been focusing his recent efforts primarily on accessible web design (especially as it pertains to .NET applications). He also spends an inordinate amount of time playing with the latest (alpha and beta) web technologies, especially Microsoft Silver light. Table Of Contents Introduction Aesth NETics Web Design 101 Photoshop: Cool Tips and Tricks for Developers Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) ASP.NET 2.0 CSS Friendly Control Adapters Consistent Navigation Master Pages Themes Applying Themes Bringing It All Together - A New Theme Appendix A: Microsoft Visual Studio Codename Orcas Appendix B: An Introduction to Microsoft Silver light Index.