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Demos - Photo galleries
Avatar Parade
Simple image display using :hover.
What's on TV
Another method of displaying images using :hover.
A photograph gallery
A photo gallery using thumbnail images.
Photo Gallery Mk.II
A phot gallery with horizontal scrolling.
Sliding photo-galleries
Compessed images that expand on :hover.
Two step photo-gallery
Hover for medium size image and click for full size.
Click gallery for slow connections
Click to produce full size images.
Multi-page photo gallery
Multiple pages of images using :hover and click.
Multi-page photo gallery MK.2
Another version of above.
Multi-page photo gallery MK.3
Another variation of the one above.
Cross browser CSS slide show
A method of displaying portrait and landscape images.
Simple CSS photo-album » 31-07-2006
A simple method of displaying images.
An art gallery » 02-08-2006
A catalogued art gallery.
Another slide show » 27-08-2006
A three step slide show.
A clipped gallery » 11-11-2006
A gallery using the 'clip' style.
Gallery 100 » 23-12-2006
A gallery of 100 images.
Simple slideshow » 26-02-2007
A simple slideshow
Complex slideshow » 02-03-2007
A more complex slideshow
Photo Strip Gallery » 30-03-2007
Photo Strip Gallery
Photo Scroll Gallery » 01-04-2007
Photo Scroll Gallery
Demos - Image manipulation
Em size images compared
Various image sizes and resolutions compared.
Thumbnails
Using opacity to show which images have been visited.
Magnify image
Hover over an image to see a larger version.
Running with sprites
Using :hover and :active/:focus to display a three state image.
Fun with background images
how to manipulate background images with CSS.
A 3D 'wiggle' image.
A face with flickering colored eyes and lips
A moving set of blocks
Double vision (or 'Can you guess what it is yet?')
A Merry Christmas to Everyone
A panoramic image scroller
How to display a scrolling panoramic image.
An image magnifier
Enlarginging sections of an image using :hover.
Gradient magnifier
Gradually enlarge in image by scanning a gradient.
Dynamic gradient magnifier
Similar to above but using a simple :hover.
Centering images » 15-10-2006
Centering images of unknown size.
Demos - Image replacement
Image replacement
Image replacement for images off and css off.
Active/focus - image replacement
Image replacement removing the active/focus dotted borders.
Demos - Image maps
Image Map
A CSS method of producing an image map.
image map for detailed information
Another image map producing a magnified image with text.
Image map menu
Adapting an image map to produce a menu
The ultimate image map - maybe
An irregular shaped image map
Return of the image maps
Image maps, another small step
The Menu menu
Image map on the menu again
Demos - Animation
CSS animation
A simple method of simulating animation.
CSS animation Mk.II
Flip book animation with CSS.
Super animation
Dynamic animation for Firefox and Opera.
Stop/start animated gifs
Starting and stopping animated gifs.
The Streaker - revisited
Dynamic animation for Firefox and Opera.
Demos - Border art
CSS miniatures
CSS picture gallery.
A lego house
Using border art to produce a lego house.
Drawing the line
A CSS pencil draws a line on :hover.
Light house work
Light up the lighthouse on :hover.
Flag border art
The Union flag using just CSS.
The star spangled banner
The American flag using just CSS.
CSS graphics buttons
Menu buttons using border art.
CSS Christmas Tree
A border art Christmas greeting.
Demos - Text manipulation
Character codes
Character entities and their codes.
A CSS Font
A font using just CSS.
A definition list bar chart
Creating horizontal bar charts from definition list information.
Cross-browser tabbed pages
Using tabs to show and hide alternative page information, conmplete with links.
A selection box » 14-10-2006
An assortment of multiple choice information.
A class act
Showing how classes can be combined in your markup.
Show me some more...
A CSS method of showing more information.
Wrapping text around images
A method of wrapping text around a jagged image contour.
Tracking your images
Another method of wrapping text.
Drop CAPITALS
How to procduce a first letter drop capital.
Minimum font sizing » 22-10-2006
How browsers handle minimum font sizes.
:first-letter BUGS » 08-01-2007
Browsers bugs using the :first-letter pseudo-element.
No dotted link border » 21-02-2007
Removing inline link dotted border.
CSS only speech bubbles » 11-03-2007
A CSS only version of the speech bubble.
Demos - Just for fun
The Snowman
A snowman border art and a Christmas message.
Lamplight
Turn the lght on and off using just CSS.
Hiding emails
A method of hiding email addresses from spambots.
Tunnel vision
Border art and an image to emulate a tunnel.
CSS Firework
More border art of an exploding firework.
Yin Yang
Yin yang using text and CSS.
Alice
backwards writing as in Alice through the looking glass.
Messing about with boats
Showing how em sizing can be used to reduce and enlarge.
CSS calculator » 23-09-2006
A simple CSS ONLY calculator just for fun.
Demos - Puzzles
An amazing puzzle
A maze puzzle entirely produced with CSS.
Another puzzle
Another puzzle using only CSS.
A frustrating puzzle
Work your way from the top to the bottom of the pyramid.
Puzzling css
Find your way to the centre of the field.
Another maze puzzle » 01-10-2006
Another puzzle based on a dark maze.
Demos - Calendars
Simple calendar
A method of producing a simple calendar
Simple list calendar
A pop-up calendar.
Validating link calendar
A pop-up calendar with links.
Link calendar v2 » 12-08-2006
A shrink wrapped calendar with links.
Demos - Shadows
Shadows
Simple methood of adding a shadow effect.
Fluid drop shadows
Shadows that fit any size.
Multi-position shadow boxing
Shadows that can be placed aroung an image.
Demos - Active/focus borders
Removing active focus borders
How to replace the active/focus dotted borders.
Hover/click with no active/focus borders
A demonstration of removing the active/focus dotted bordes.
Demos - Scrolling
Vertical scrolling tables
How to scroll your table data.
Fade-out scrolling
Adding a top and bottom fade-out to your scrolling div.
Demos - Forms
A form with style
Methods of styling your forms.
Demos - Lists
A three column list
How to generate a three column list.
Demos - Pop-ups
Alert box
A javascript style alert pop-up.
Recipe filing cabinet
Simulating a recipe card opo-up.
Mapping the British Isles & Ireland
How to add pop-ups to a map of the British Isles and Ireland.
Information balloon pop-ups
A pop-up balloon with text and links.
Pop-up images » 20-07-2006
Inline links with pop-up images.
Demos - General
Book
Simulating the opening of a book and several pages.
Tables to CSS
Converting tables to CSS.
CSS Frames
How to emulate a framed layout using just CSS.
Fibonacci spiral
Drawing a fibonacci spiral using just CSS.
Adding AdSense
How to add AdSense to xhtml1.1
The zero dollar ads page
My take on the million dollar ads site.
Conditional comments PLUS!
How to customize them so they work with other browsers.

List of Menus

Menus - Basic Text Only
Visited menu
How to use :visited to show where you have been.
Menu one
A simple change of border style on :hover.
Menu two
A border style to look like a button.
Menu three
A neon glow menu.
Menu four
A right border change on :hover.
Menu five
Text movement on :hover.
Menu six
Border art to indicate the link on :hover.
Menu seven
Additional link text on :hover.
Menu nine
A shadow added on :hover.
Menu ten
Indented text on :hover.
Menu eleven
45 degree slant using border art.
Menu twelve
Image rollover effect.
Menu fourteen
A border art pointer on :hover.
C1sissy's menu
Both horizontal and vertical links
A 45° slant menu » 07-02-2007
A tab menu with sloping edges.
Menus - Tutorial
Button menu tutorial
How to style a list of links.
:hover craft tutorial » 17-09-2006
Working with :hover on links and lists
Menus - Tabbed
Menu eight
Chamfered corners on your link boxes.
Menu thirteen
Chamfered corners using border art.
Fitted doors
Using three images to allow resizing of text.
Fitted doors NO images
As above but using border art.
Fitted tabs NO images » 22-08-2006
As above but fully radiused.
Tab menu with pointer
A horizontal list with an indicating pointer.
Centering a 'float left' menu
Centering float left menus of known and unknown widths.
Horizontal non floating
Horizantal lists without using floats.
A hidden tab menu
A hidden menu using a single tab to reveal.
Hidden tab menu take two » 05-01-2007
A follow on from the previous menu.
Sliding doors » 06-01-2007
100% clickable sliding doors tabs.
Centered sliding doors » 02-02-2007
100% clickable sliding doors - centered
Mini tabbed pages » 09-02-2007
A set of six mini tabbed pages
Ovelapping tab menu » 13-02-2007
A simple overlapping tab menu
Ovelapping tabs type 2 » 16-02-2007
Another overlapping tabs
Ovelapping tabs type 3 » 17-02-2007
Overlapping tabs using png
Ovelapping gif tabs » 18-02-2007
Overlapping tabs using gif
Vertical gif tabs » 19-02-2007
Vertical tabs using gif
Vertical gif tabs v2 » 23-02-2007
Vertical tabs v2 using gif
Side tabs » 25-03-2007
Side tabs with semi-transparent flyouts
Menus - Button
Menu fifteen
A three state menu using a single background image.
ULTIMATE buttons
A realistic button menu using border art.
Definition list v2
Definition list buttons using border art.
Rocker switch style
Definition list racker buttons using border art.
Menus - Definition List
Definition list menu
Styling a definition list with curved corners.
A drop-down definition list » 03-11-2006
Using definition lists to make a drop-down menu.
Another drop-down definition list » 04-11-2006
Styling all the links on a drop-down list.
A final drop-down definition list » 05-11-2006
Combines a drop-down with snazzy borders.
One last drop-down definition list » 16-11-2006
One final version with wider drop down.
Variable width drop-down definition list » 30-11-2006
A variable width drop down definition list menu.
An opaque drop-down definition list » 18-12-2006
An opaque drop down definition list menu.
A flyout definition list » 07-11-2006
A flyout version of the drop-down definition list style
A sliding definition list » 28-12-2006
A vertical slide version of the drop-down definition list
Menus - No Flicker
Flicker free :hover
Using text image replacement without flicker.
Flicker free mk2
Another method of image replacement without flicker
Flicker free mk3
A final method of image replacement without flicker.
Menus - Curved Border
Snazzy menu
A resizeable tab menu without images.
More snazzy menus
Two more tab menus using border art.
Menus - Sliding
Sliding tabs menu
A vertical sliding menu system with images and text.
horizontal sliding menu
A horizontal version of the above menu.
a vertical sliding sub-menu
Using page jumping to navigate.
Menus - For Fun
Coded list of spies
A fun menu using jumbled letters.
Horizontal vertical menu
Vertical links placed horizontally.
An unordered list with link images
Links with pop-up images and link lines.
Menus - No active/focus Border
Non-rectangular links
Links in a cross shape.
Jigsaw links
Links in the shape of jigsaw pieces.
Circular links
Links in a circular shape.
Letter links
Links styled to look like letters.
Olympic links
Interlocking links.
Basic dotted line replacement tutorial
How to remove the ative/focus dotted lines.
Menus - Magnifying
Enlarging unordered list
Link enlargement on :hover.
Magnifier menu
A graduated text magnifier on :hover using images.
Image magnifier menu
Enlarging link images on :hover.
Exploding menu
Exploding images into four identical images on :hover.
Magnifier text menu
As the first menu in this group, but using only text.
Menus - Multi-Level CSS Only
Cross browser drop-down
The original drop-down menu that started this group.
Cross browser flyout menu
A flyout menu that works in IE using ONLY CSS.
Simple 4 level flyout menu » 28-07-2006
A much simplified version of the flyout menu.
Another flyout menu » 16-10-2006
Another version of the flyout menu.
A flyout menu with overlap » 24-10-2006
A flyout menu that has ovelapping submenus.
Five level overlap & overrun » 19-03-2007
A four sub-level with overlap and overrun.
Simple 4 level left flyout menu » 02-09-2006
A left flyout version of the simplified menu.
It could have been this simple » 01-09-2006
How simple a fly out menu could have been.
It could have been this simple mkII » 02-09-2006
How simple a dropdown/fly out menu could have been.
Validating drop-down menu
The second version of the drop-down/flyout menu.
Validating drop-line menu
A drop-down horizontal menu using only CSS.
Validating drop-line menu v2 » 11-10-2006
Another drop-down horizontal menu using only CSS.
Doors drop-line menu » 13-01-2007
A sliding doors drop-down horizontal menu.
Doors drop-line menu two » 26-01-2007
Another doors drop-down horizontal menu.
Doors drop-line menu three » 26-01-2007
One last doors drop-down horizontal menu.
Basic drop-down menu
The basic single level drop-down .
Cross-browser pull-up menu
Based on the drop-down/flyout this one pulls-up.
A simplified pull-up » 03-09-2006
A simplified pull-up menu with 2 fly-outs.
Artists drop-down menu
A drop-down with associated text.
Flyout graphic menu
A single level fly-out using images.
Flyout transparent menu
A fly-out single line with transparency.
Flyout/dropdown menu
A fly-out line with drop-down.
Ultimate dropdown menu
The final drop-down/fly-out menu.
Ultimate menu v2 » 27-07-2006
One more improvement on the previous menu
An improved drop menu » 20-10-2006
A further improvement to the drop-down menu
A drop menu with overlap » 25-10-2006
A small change to the drop-down menu to include overlapping of the sub menus
A drop menu with overrun » 30-12-2006
A drop down menu with overlap and overrun
A tab menu with overrun » 09-03-2007
A tab drop down menu with overlap and overrun
A six level menu with overrun » 22-03-2007
A simple drop down menu with overlap and overrun
Variation on a drop-down
A single level drop-down menu with transparency.
Drop-down examples
A series of 'web ready' menus using drop-down techniques.
Drop-down scrolling » 05-03-2007
A dropdown menu with scrolling.
Fly-out examples
A series of 'web ready' menus using fly-out techniques.
Vertical slide menu
A vertical push-down menu using just CSS.

List of Layouts

Layouts
Three columns
Two simple methods of producing a three column layout with header and footer.
CSS Frame - The Holy Grill
A method of emulating a 'frame' layout.
position:fixed; (fixed)
Position fixed for Internet Explorer.
Shrink your body
Resizing the body tag to create a fixed layout.
IE6 only web site
This was for IE only, but now Firefox will work.
'Fixed' layout version 1
Fixed width, header and footer 100% high.
'Fixed' layout version 2
Full width and height. Fixed header, footer and left navigation.
'Fixed' layout version 3
Full width and height. Fixed header, footer and left navigation with content only scrollbar.
'Fixed' layout version 4
Full height, fixed header and footer, multiple scrolling columns.
Back to BASICS
The bare essentials of Layout 3.
Back to BASICS 2
The bare essentials of Layout 2.
Cross browser FIXED
Fixed header and footer, scrolling content.
Simple minimum width layout
A layout to demonstrate min-width in Internet Explorer.
100% 'background' image
Adding an image in the background that resizes when the window resizes.

List of Box Model Demonstrations

Boxes
Jack in the Box
A flip top box.
Curved Corners
An unusual way to do curved corners.
Three curved corners » 01-01-2007
A definition list used to produce three curved corners.
Four curved corners » 01-01-2007
A definition list used to produce four curved corners.
Border Writing
How to put text in your borders.
Border Colors
A look at the way different browsers do border colours.
Left Scrollbars
How to place the scroll bar on the left.
IE6 3px Float Fix
Another way to fix the 3 pixel float error in Internet Explorer.
Snazzy Borders
Adding snazzy curvedcorners without images.
More Snazzy Borders » 22-07-2006
Another idea for snazzy borders.
Krazy Korners
More corners without images.
Percentage PLUS Pixels
How to define a width as a percentage plus a fixed pixel amount.
Min-Width for IE
A fix for the lack of min-width in Internet Explorer.
Min-Height for IE
A cross browser method of using min-height.

Non-IE browser Demonstrations List

Mozilla
Drop down menu
A drop-down menu using an unordered list and li:hover.
Cascading menu
A fly-out menu using an unordered list and li:hover.
Content:
Adding extra content using just CSS.
Mozzie box
A demonstration of using :hover on a div.
Rainbow box
A Demonstrating of border transparency.
Snooker cue
Border art and border transparency to produce a snooker cue.
Target practise
Using :target to dynamically change page styling.
Two tone headings
A method of producing two colour text using content:.

List of Explorer Demonstrations

Explorer
Example One
A demo of pop-up boxes, opacity and top to bottom text.
Weft Fonts
Using any font you like with IE Weft.
Vertical Align
A method of vertical alignment using CSS.

List of Opacity Demonstrations

Opacity
Opaque Colours
A colour wheel showing how colours mix.
Opaque Menu
An opaque menu that uses :hover to give no opacity.
Partial Opacity
Four different methods of opacity.

Tutorials

Tutorials for some of my demonstrations
Photograph Gallery
Two Step Photograph Gallery
CSS Image Map
CSS Animation

Copyright

Most of my demonstrations can be used without asking for permission. However, some will require email approval first. Just check each page for the copyright requirements before use.

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