A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 266

Authors: S: Paul Sowden

Paul Sowden

Paul Sowden is a teenager from London, England. He believes the web would be a better place if everyone used standards–compliant design techniques.

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Alternative Style: Working With Alternate Style Sheets

Issue 126November 02, 2001

Build a standards-compliant Style switcher: After explaining the basics of alternate style sheets, Sowden shows how to make them work in IE, Mozilla, and other modern browsers with just a few lines of JavaScript. Use style switchers to make your site more accessible, to facilitate user customization, or to develop creative effects.