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November 09, 2003 | Category: CSS Vault

Summary: How should I break up the CSS Vault so everything isn't so clogged up?

I am starting to get overflowed on the resources section for the CSSVault. Obviously I need to come up with some categories to break things down. However, I can't really come to any clear cut decisions about the best way to break things up. So I am turning to the smarter people (you guys) to help me figure this situation out. Remember that I am using MT so it has to be within its boundaries.

Eventually the Gallery will need to be renovated so we might as well discuss that now as well also. Everyone's help is greatly appreciated on this one.

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Comments

#1

I'm not sure if the entries are diverse enough yet, but how about using genres similar to those on CoolHomepages.com? Maybe categories like Corporate, e-Commerce, Services, Very Clean, etc. Some sites could be displayed in multiple categories, so I'm not sure how that would fit into the MT boundaries.

BTW, very cool resource - keep up the good work.

Jason Long

#2

Good ideas there Jason. In MT you can have multiple categories so that wouldn't be a problem.

Scrivs (http://www.9rules.com/whitespace/)

#3

I think you need "Show all" in your categories.

Joel (http://biroco.com/design/)

#4

jason's suggestions would work for the gallery, but you were asking for resources, which is a bit more cluttered at this point... how about something like this:

tools, for software to write or test

evangelism, for the various 'reasons to use'
(though really, if people are looking in there, they've probably already decided to use them)

Risks, for reasons not to use in specific areas

basics, for stuff like text formatting and adding padding and borders and so on to things

advanced for stuff like css selectors

basic positioning, for tableless design beginners

maybe intermediate and advanced positioning

DHTML might merit a mention somewhere for stuff like layer animation and hiding and showing layers

assorted tips and tricks/miscellaneous

browser support/tricking browsers, including stuff about heirarchy of including and how various browsers handle those

CSS printing

other media types (besides print and screen)

sample templates

experimental for stuff that is cool but isn't supported very well yet... don't rely on it but it doesn't hurt to have it there (like your outgoing link icons); and maybe some stuff that's bleeding edge and requires specific browers support

and it might not hurt to have something about CSS filters, even though most browsers besides IE don't support them fully, since they fit under the 'don't rely on but doesn't hurt to have' with the benefit that they *will* work for 90-some-odd percent of people browsing the web with IE 4 and higher and whatever version of opera started supporting them.

and that's about all I can think of at the moment. Hope that helps!

JC (http://www.thelionsweb.com/weblog)

#5

Yes, yes, great help, I see this might be more difficult then I first imagined.

Scrivs (http://www.9rules.com/whitespace/)

#6

..see,s like you got another full-time job :)
Go for it!

Minz Meyer (http://www.minzweb.de)

#7

How about breaking them down into document types.

- Presentations
- Articles
- Tutorials
- Blogs

etc

or subject types

- Box Model
- Text Styling
- Positioning
- Lists
- Bugs

etc

Andy Budd (http://www.andybudd.com/blog/)

#8

Another good suggestion Andy, I will try my best to get some stuff rearranged by the end of this week. The site is definitely going to be organic in the sense that many things will grow and change it seems. All the more fun.

Scrivs (http://www.9rules.com/whitespace/)

#9

One thing I have noticed in the last 18 months or so is that some resources also date poorly.
Perfect example would be a link to the FIR method which had no discussion of the accessibility flaws.

Also it may be useful to have a ratign method, so your users could rate a resource, this way the cream may float to the top.

Also perhaps a difficulty level, such that complex uses of css would have higher rating so beginners could start off easy

and you could put it in something like this
http://www.positionrelative.com/whitespace/sample.htm

Possibly with a column for categories as well, so that people can sort as they wish. ( Please bear in mind this is just something I quickly whipped up as an example.)

scottbp (http://www.positionrelative.com)

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