I was reading part of a CSS spec. (http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21) and it mentioned there that there is now a CSS v3.0.

What CSS version does EWD support?

 Actually, I thought that the CSS version would be spcified at the top of the HTML file generated by EWD.

tia

 - avi

 

There is no CSS 3 specification, only  a working draft.

 Unlike HTML there is no need for a stylesheet version. CSS 2.1 does not change any of the definitions in the earlier version but simply adds more features.

Avi,

I agree with you that the use of "style" in the tooltip over the HTML element box was a bad choice. What that box does is give you HTML structural tags.

Styles are created using either the format toolbar, new styles links in the Format toolbar/apply styles task pane/manage styles task pane or using Intellisense in code view.

How much native support there is for Hebrew or other right to left languages I can't say from personal experience though since the only languages I can write with any fluency are Latin based.. :-)

So...(up to) what CSS version does EWD currently support? v2.1?

In addition, theoretically, EWD could also get left behind, just like any other app/machine in hi-tech wrt a standard it (is supposed to) support(s).

avi

CSS version 1-2.1 (current version)

 Since Expression is extensible adding a schema for new versions that are relased is always possible. However any program that is not updated will be left behind.

 I expect Expression Web will be on a more frequent release cycle than many of the other MS products. Most web editing programs are on an 18 month (give or take) cycle.

Thanks.

>> I expect Expression Web will be on a more frequent release cycle than many of the other MS products.

And for EWD v1.1 remind them to change the name of the infamous drop-down list from "Styles" to "HTML Elements" ...    ;-)

-  avi

I have just found:

 Tools | Page Editor Options | CSS Schema

And it lists there CSS 1 - 2.1, as you said.

Also lists CSS IE 6. A special CCS for IE6, oh dear ...

 - avi

It's true. One example of IE-only CSS is the behavior: rule, which lets you add functionality to your browser by linking to external files. It's nice in principle, but there's no way that could be standardized across several layouts and platforms.

Another one is the expression: rule, which lets you use JScript (IE's attempt at JavaScript) to determine values for a style dynamically. For example, I could determine how wide a certain form would be by taking a certain paragraph's width and subtracting 40 pixels. I can really see the value in this one, but it really does go beyond the scope of CSS, and using JScript or JavaScript for layout is really bad form. Also, proper support of modern CSS standards would largely reduce the number of times you would need to use this feature.