CSS and file sizes - 27KB down to 7KB

[Skunk]

For anyone still questioning the benefits of CSS layouts, I've just finished my first attempt at a CSS redesign of this page: http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/pages/Executive/

Here's what I've got so far: http://development.incutio.com/lums/

The HTML file size is down from 27KB to just 7KB, while visually the pages look pretty similar. The new version also looks nicer in lynx and should work a lot better in a screen reader. The only down side is that I've had to hide the styles from NS4 (it gets the document but looks pretty boring) - but siwht NS4 having recently celebrated it's fifth birthday I'm not really that bothered.

[psychedelic]

but how large is your styles.css file? 7kb just the html file is a big improvement, but i'd like to see how large the css file is.

[Dan Morgan]

Originally posted by psychedelic
but how large is your styles.css file? 7kb just the html file is a big improvement, but i'd like to see how large the css file is.

Dont forget the CSS file will be site wide though, if you have more than 3 html files it pays for itself even if there is a increase in the size of the CSS file.

Glen

[Adam P.]

Nice job skunk! I'll be taking a look at how you accomplished that. In some ways, yours is even better.

[Skunk]

Originally posted by psychedelic
but how large is your styles.css file? 7kb just the html file is a big improvement, but i'd like to see how large the css file is.

The CSS file weighs in at 3.5KB , brining the total page (minus images) up to a paltry 10 KB

[etm117]

Very nice, I think it is more appealing to the eye also. (running IE 6.0 on W2k)

[mvd]

yep nice....its always a good felling to get rid of tables and making a site nice and fast...