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=== Reading ===
=== Reading ===


* Textbook: Chapter 7 (Background Colors and Images)
; Textbook
: Read Chapter 7 (Background Colors and Images)
 
; Handout
* [[CSS color tutorial]]
* [[CSS color tutorial]]
; Color tables at Wikipedia
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors Web colors] (includes lists of colors, including a web-safe palette)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X11_color_names X11 color names] (same as CSS3)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors List of colors] (huge !)


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Revision as of 00:34, 7 November 2011

COAP 3120 Week 3 program

Main topic: CSS colors and background images

Monday

(1) Week 2 - continued

  • We will finish working on homework 1 project as defined on Week 2

Introduction to color models and CSS backgrounds

Preparation for Wednesday

  • Find 2 good web page examples that use colors and pictures as background and enter the URLS with a short comment to the discussion blogs in the world classrom (menu to the left)
  • Think about some content that you would like to style on Wednesday. I suggest working with either a poem or a short manifesto. (to be discussed)

Wednesday

  • Hands-on homework 2

Homework 2

Create an HTML page

  • with a nice background using color and a background image
  • insert background images within HTML elements (e.g. a "div")

Due:

  • Wednesday week 4

Details TBA on Wednesday

Reading

Textbook
Read Chapter 7 (Background Colors and Images)
Handout
Color tables at Wikipedia