html 5 Flashcards
background properties
set the background effects for an element
background property
set all of the background image properties in on declaration
background-attachment property
to set a fixed or scrolling background image
background-image property
to use an image as the background for an element
background-position property
to position a background image within an element
background-repeat property
to repleat an image vertically, horzontally, or both
border
border shorthand properties, controls all things on all sides
border properties
used to place a decorative border around the contents of an element
border-color property
shorthand property used to set the color value for all four borders at once
border-style property
is the shorthand property you can use to set the values for all four border styles with one declaration
border-width property
shorthand property used to set the width values for all four borders
box model
describes the boxes that are formed around elements in a web page
box properties
used to add white space outside the border
breathing room
separation amond the boxes so they aren’t crowded on the page
cascade
refers to the methods used to determine which style rules apply if ore than one rule refers to a style
classification properties
allows you to control how to display and position an element, and how to control visibility of an element
clear property
used to reposition an element below another element on the page
content area
the area that contains the box content
external style sheet
contains the CSS style code in a separatefile, you then can apply it to several fils or all the files at your website
float property
used to position boxes on the page and to wrap content around a box
link element
used to link and XHTML file to another file such as a CSS file
margin
white space outside of a border
margin collapse
occures when two adjoining top and bottom margins combine to form a single margin
margin properties
control the external white space. a.k.a. the white space outside the border
margin property
a shorthand property that sets the margin on all four sides
padding
the internal white space that surrounds the contents of an element
padding properties
controls internal white space
style precedence
determines the order of the cascade, used to resolve style conflicts
tiling
repeating an image