Index

Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfacedItalicized page numbers indicate illustrations.

a:active pseudo class selector, 51, 80

absolute positioning

for boxes, 61, 166, 170–171, 171

for columns, 182

absolute units, 265

absolute value

for box position, 167

for column position, 182

accessibility, 13

in CSS, 33

in Wired News, 255–258, 255–257

active links, 51, 80

:active pseudo class selector, 53

additive synthesis, 124–125

adjacent selectors, 55

a:footer pseudo class, 51

a:hover pseudo class selector, 51, 80, 215

aligning text, 109, 111–112, 113

a:link pseudo class selector, 51, 78, 215

alt attribute, 204, 257

alternate color schemes, 262, 263

Alternate Media file, 258

a:main pseudo class, 51

anchors

for pseudo classes, 51

titles in, 204

asterisks (*) for comments, 59

a:subnav pseudo class selector, 51

[att] attribute matching, 56

attribute minimization, 23

attribute selectors, 55–56

attributes

defined, 34

in DTDs, 16

in XHTML, 23

aural applications, 34

aural properties, 56

Author style sheets, 35

auto value for z-axis, 179