Div based web design tutorial/book

Question

I want to try to use div tags and css instead of tables in my web design. Can you suggest any resource that I can learn using div tags ?

Answer 1

There are different css grid systems out there that can be a starting point for you:

• https://github.com/stubbornella/oocss/wiki/grids
• http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/grids/
• http://960.gs/
• http://www.blueprintcss.org/

Answer 2

It's quite a switch from tables to div's! Lot's of stuff to be learned. Its smart to google and start reading about a few subjects before coding. I think generators and grids are not what you are looking for, because you need to learn basic principles first.

Google for subjects like:

• css Box model
• css floats
• css positioning
• css resets

When u start with these subjects, the workings of the divs become a bit clearer. Then the real shizzle starts when you run into some inconsistencies with browsers and such (thats where the resets help).

Thats just my opinion. :)

Answer 3

Here is an excellent tutorial on that:

DIV web design

The key is to understand float and clear properties amongst other things.