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CSS Tutorial Guide with Sample Code Building a CSS-based Form Examples
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This Post Was Posted On Feb 29, 2008 By luke_flor #1517
Post Description: CSS Tutorial Guide with Sample Code Building a CSS-based Form Examples
Tags: CSS, Tutorial, Guide, with, Sample, Code, Building, a, CSS-based, Form, Examples
This Post Was Posted On Feb 29, 2008 By luke_flor #1517
CSS Tutorial Guide with Sample Code Building a CSS-based Form Examples by luke_flor
Code:
<style type="text/css">
<!--
form { /* set width in form, not fieldset (still takes up more room w/ fieldset width */
font:100% verdana,arial,sans-serif;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
min-width: 500px;
max-width: 600px;
width: 560px;
}
form fieldset {
/ * clear: both; note that this clear causes inputs to break to left in ie5.x mac, commented out */
border-color: #000;
border-width: 1px;
border-style: solid;
padding: 10px; /* padding in fieldset support spotty in IE */
margin: 0;
}
form fieldset legend {
font-size:1.1em; /* bump up legend font size, not too large or it'll overwrite border on left */
/* be careful with padding, it'll shift the nice offset on top of border */
}
form label {
display: block; /* block float the labels to left column, set a width */
float: left;
width: 150px;
padding: 0;
margin: 5px 0 0; /* set top margin same as form input - textarea etc. elements */
text-align: right;
}
form fieldset label:first-letter { /* use first-letter pseudo-class to underline accesskey, note that */
text-decoration:underline; /* Firefox 1.07 WIN and Explorer 5.2 Mac don't support first-letter */
/* pseudo-class on legend elements, but do support it on label elements */
/* we instead underline first letter on each label element and accesskey */
/* each input. doing only legends would lessens cognitive load */
/* opera breaks after first letter underlined legends but not labels */
}
form input, form textarea {
/* display: inline; inline display must not be set or will hide submit buttons in IE 5x mac */
width:auto; /* set width of form elements to auto-size, otherwise watch for wrap on resize */
margin:5px 0 0 10px; /* set margin on left of form elements rather than right of
label aligns textarea better in IE */
}
form input#reset {
margin-left:0px; /* set margin-left back to zero on reset button (set above) */
}
textarea { overflow: auto; }
form small {
display: block;
margin: 0 0 5px 160px; /* instructions/comments left margin set to align w/ right column inputs */
padding: 1px 3px;
font-size: 88%;
}
form .required{font-weight:bold;} /* uses class instead of div, more efficient */
form br {
clear:left; /* setting clear on inputs didn't work consistently, so brs added for degrade */
}
-->
</style>
<script>
<!--
function sf(){document.f.firstname.focus();}
-->
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad=sf()>
<form action="#" method="post" name="f">
<p><b>Bold</b> fields are required. <u>U</u>nderlined letters are accesskeys.</p>
<fieldset>
<legend>Personal Information</legend>
<label for="firstname" accesskey="f">First name: </label>
<input type="text" id="firstname" name="firstname" tabindex="1" value="" title="first name"><br>
<label for="lastname" accesskey="l">Last name: </label>
<input type="text" id="lastname" name="lastname" tabindex="2" title="last name"><br>
<label for="email" class="required" accesskey="e">Email: </label>
<input type="text" id="email" name="email" tabindex="3" title="email"><br>
<small>Your email address is safe with us, until we're acquired.</small>
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<legend>Comments</legend>
<label for="comments" accesskey="c">Comments: </label>
<textarea name="comments" rows="3" cols="23" id="comments" tabindex="4" title="comments"></textarea><br>
<label for="kludge"></label>
<input type="submit" value="Send" id="submit" tabindex="5"> <INPUT type="reset" id="reset" tabindex="6">
</fieldset>
</form>
<!--
form { /* set width in form, not fieldset (still takes up more room w/ fieldset width */
font:100% verdana,arial,sans-serif;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
min-width: 500px;
max-width: 600px;
width: 560px;
}
form fieldset {
/ * clear: both; note that this clear causes inputs to break to left in ie5.x mac, commented out */
border-color: #000;
border-width: 1px;
border-style: solid;
padding: 10px; /* padding in fieldset support spotty in IE */
margin: 0;
}
form fieldset legend {
font-size:1.1em; /* bump up legend font size, not too large or it'll overwrite border on left */
/* be careful with padding, it'll shift the nice offset on top of border */
}
form label {
display: block; /* block float the labels to left column, set a width */
float: left;
width: 150px;
padding: 0;
margin: 5px 0 0; /* set top margin same as form input - textarea etc. elements */
text-align: right;
}
form fieldset label:first-letter { /* use first-letter pseudo-class to underline accesskey, note that */
text-decoration:underline; /* Firefox 1.07 WIN and Explorer 5.2 Mac don't support first-letter */
/* pseudo-class on legend elements, but do support it on label elements */
/* we instead underline first letter on each label element and accesskey */
/* each input. doing only legends would lessens cognitive load */
/* opera breaks after first letter underlined legends but not labels */
}
form input, form textarea {
/* display: inline; inline display must not be set or will hide submit buttons in IE 5x mac */
width:auto; /* set width of form elements to auto-size, otherwise watch for wrap on resize */
margin:5px 0 0 10px; /* set margin on left of form elements rather than right of
label aligns textarea better in IE */
}
form input#reset {
margin-left:0px; /* set margin-left back to zero on reset button (set above) */
}
textarea { overflow: auto; }
form small {
display: block;
margin: 0 0 5px 160px; /* instructions/comments left margin set to align w/ right column inputs */
padding: 1px 3px;
font-size: 88%;
}
form .required{font-weight:bold;} /* uses class instead of div, more efficient */
form br {
clear:left; /* setting clear on inputs didn't work consistently, so brs added for degrade */
}
-->
</style>
<script>
<!--
function sf(){document.f.firstname.focus();}
-->
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad=sf()>
<form action="#" method="post" name="f">
<p><b>Bold</b> fields are required. <u>U</u>nderlined letters are accesskeys.</p>
<fieldset>
<legend>Personal Information</legend>
<label for="firstname" accesskey="f">First name: </label>
<input type="text" id="firstname" name="firstname" tabindex="1" value="" title="first name"><br>
<label for="lastname" accesskey="l">Last name: </label>
<input type="text" id="lastname" name="lastname" tabindex="2" title="last name"><br>
<label for="email" class="required" accesskey="e">Email: </label>
<input type="text" id="email" name="email" tabindex="3" title="email"><br>
<small>Your email address is safe with us, until we're acquired.</small>
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<legend>Comments</legend>
<label for="comments" accesskey="c">Comments: </label>
<textarea name="comments" rows="3" cols="23" id="comments" tabindex="4" title="comments"></textarea><br>
<label for="kludge"></label>
<input type="submit" value="Send" id="submit" tabindex="5"> <INPUT type="reset" id="reset" tabindex="6">
</fieldset>
</form>
now save it as css-based.html and upload to your web page. if you dont have hosting yet, you can buy a hosting plan at www.webune.com
when you open the file, you will see the form, css makes this type of forms look very neat and clean.
enjoy
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