Even with CSS, users can still dictate how pages look in their browsers by setting preferences. Dynamic cascading style sheets make styles interactive. When a user moves the pointer over a certain spot, words might change, menus might pop open, or columns might be sorted. Font characteristics can change based on user actions, such as moving a pointer over an area or clicking a word. Designers can use style sheets to change the look of cells, and cells can change according to the data a user types in.
Designers can also specify which keystroke takes the user to which form field.
New label, field set, and legend attributes give designers more control over the look and layout of forms, buttons, and character sets. All rights reserved. An author, online specialist, and contributing editor, Elizabeth Crowe also writes the Net Surfer column for Computer Currents.