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1212<H1 align="center">About the CSS2 Specification</H1>
13+
14+ <P>This document has been written with two types of readers in mind:
15+ CSS authors and CSS implementors. We hope the specification will
16+ provide authors with the tools they need to write efficient,
17+ attractive, and accessible documents, without overexposing them to
18+ CSS's implementation details. Implementors, however, should find all
19+ they need to build user agents that interpret CSS correctly.
20+
21+ <P>The specification has been written with two modes of presentation
22+ in mind: electronic and printed. Although the two presentations will
23+ no doubt be similar, readers will find some differences. For example,
24+ links will not work in the printed version (obviously), and page
25+ numbers will not appear in the electronic version. In case of a
26+ discrepancy, the electronic version is considered the authoritative
27+ version of the document.
28+
29+ <h2>How to read the specification</h2>
30+
31+ <p>The specification may be approached in several ways:
32+
33+ <ul>
34+ <li><P><strong>Read from beginning to end.</strong> The specification
35+ begins with a general presentation of CSS and becomes more and more
36+ technical and specific towards the end. This is reflected in the
37+ specification's main table of contents, which presents topical
38+ information, and the indexes, which present lower level information in
39+ alphabetical order.</P>
40+
41+ <li><strong>Quick access to information.</strong> In order to get
42+ information about syntax and semantics as quickly as possible, the
43+ electronic version of the specification includes the following
44+ features:
45+
46+ <ol>
47+ <li>Every reference to an property or value is linked to
48+ its definition in the specification.
49+
50+ <li>Every page will include links to the index, so you will never be
51+ more than two links away from finding the definition of
52+ a property or value.
53+
54+ </ol>
55+ </ul>
56+
57+
58+ <h2>How the specification is organized</h2>
59+ This specification includes the following sections:
60+
61+ <dl>
62+ <dt><Strong>Section 2: A brief CSS2 tutorial</strong>
63+ <dd>The introduction gives an overview of what can be done with CSS
64+ level 2. It also provides some design tips for developing
65+ good CSS habits.
66+ </dd>
67+
68+ <dt><Strong>Section 3: A brief CSS2 tutorial</strong>
69+ <dd>This section explains some of the design rationale behind
70+ CSS2. These are good ideas to keep in mind as you read the
71+ rest of the specification.
72+ </dd>
73+
74+ <dt><strong>Sections 4 - 19: CSS2 reference manual.</strong>
75+ <dd>The bulk of the reference manual consists of the CSS language
76+ reference, which describes and defines all CSS properties.
77+
78+ <dt><strong>Section 20 - 23: Appendixes.</strong>
79+
80+ <dd>The appendix contains
81+ information about <a href="sample.html">a sample style sheet for HTML
82+ 2.0</a>, <a href="changes.html">changes from CSS1
83+ </a>, <a href="appendix/notes.html">implementation and performance
84+ </a>, and <a href="grammar.html">the grammar of CSS2</a>.
85+ </dd>
86+
87+ <dt><strong>Section 24: General index.</strong>
88+
89+ <dd>The <a href="index.html">general index</a> contains links to key
90+ concepts, property and value definitions, and other useful
91+ information.
92+ </dd>
93+
94+ </dl>
95+
1396<H2>Acknowledgments</H2>
14- <P>During the short life of HTML, there have
15- been several <A HREF = "http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/Style/"> style
16- sheet proposals</A> to which this proposal is indebted. Especially the
17- proposals from Robert Raisch, Joe English and Pei Wei were
18- influential.
97+
98+ <P>During the short life of HTML, there have been several style sheet
99+ proposals (available at the <a href="http://www.w3.org/">W3C Web site)
100+ to which this proposal is indebted. Especially the proposals from
101+ Robert Raisch, Joe English and Pei Wei were influential.
19102
20103<P> A number of people have contributed to the development of CSS1. We
21104would especially like to thank: Terry Allen, Murray Altheim, Glenn
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35118
119+ <p>Besides the authors, the following people have contributed in
120+ various ways to the sections pertaining to fonts: Alex Beamon, Apple;
121+ Ashok Saxena, Adobe; Ben Bauermeister, HP; Bert Bos, W3C; Dave
122+ Raggett, W3C/HP; David Goldsmith, Apple; Ed Tecot, Microsoft, Erik van
123+ Blokland, LettError; François Yergeau, Alis; Gavin Nicol, Inso;
124+ Herbert van Zijl, Elsevier; Lee Quinn, SoftQuad; Martin Dürst,
125+ Universität Zürich; Misha Wolf, Reuters; Paul Haeberli, SGI.
126+
36127<P> Three people deserve special mentioning: Dave Raggett (for his
37128encouragement and work on HTML3), Chris Lilley (for his continued
38129contributions, especially in the area of colors and fonts) and Steven
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