Dynamicdrive.com has just started their new CSS library.  They used to focus only on DHTML scripts but recently began sharing their CSS scripts, which grew rapidly.

Thanks to placing certain “list” tags in certain places, everything validates again (stupid search box). I’m still playing with how things look here though, as I got bored with all the white space.

So, I changed a couple of things around here and for some reason it doesn’t validate any longer.  It claims to have something to do with the search form on the side bar.

This is total crap, IMO, as the sidebar wasn’t even touched…yet it validated just fine before I messed with stuff.  Stupid “valid” code.  I deal with it later.

You know those tag lines on sites that say “XHTML” or “CSS Compliant” (see my footer)?  Well, those are called web standards and many people try to use them, while others say they aren’t important.  Here is a website that lists 10 reasons why you should use them.  I’m all for it.  Link.

Sweet!  This is a great CSS generator for those of you wanting to develop your own blog themes or just websites in general.  You input the deminsions for your 1-3 column site, what type of “DOCTYPE” your trying to achieve, and wa-la.  It generates your CSS automatically.  Check it out.

If you use your hosts’ webmail and you’re on a linux box, there’s a 8/10 chance your using something like Squirrelmail or equivalent.  I’ve never liked those programs (although Squirrel wasn’t sooo bad), so I came across one that’s still in Alpha testing called Roundcube.  Seems very promising as it’s coded using XHTML and CSS2, with a MySQL DB.  All you’ve got to do is change some settings, get a DB up, and your done.  Check it out here.

Pretty cool gallery for your picutres. This software does NOT require a database, is XHTML compliant, and with version 1.1 adds dramatic speed improvements. Head on over to Relatively Absolute and get your copy.

So, I made a new theme. I started with the default Kubrick theme for WordPress and stripped it down to nothing, structurally. Then I used Notepad++ to write a style-sheet from freakin’ scratch…even the “about” information that WP needs was written barebones.

I realize there’s not much “pretty” to this site but I honestly don’t care. I like clean, white, open sites and that was my aim. My first attempt at a true theme from scratch was a success (IMO) because both my CSS and my XML validates, and the site looks 99% the same in IE and FireFox.

I still have to fix the structure of the pages and do a couple of other minor things around here, so stay tuned…or don’t.