I'm reading this book which referred me to this site because it allows you to see the CSS and see whats going on here, now my question is did this designer just use a background image for the full site or did take specific images of the fish etc.....
/* css Zen Garden default style v1.02 */
/* css released under Creative Commons License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/ */
/* This file based on 'Tranquille' by Dave Shea */
/* You may use this file as a foundation for any new work, but you may find it easier to start from scratch. */
/* Not all elements are defined in this file, so you'll most likely want to refer to the xhtml as well. */
/* Your images should be linked as if the CSS file sits in the same folder as the images. ie. no paths. */
/* basic elements */
html {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
body {
font: 75% georgia, sans-serif;
line-height: 1.88889;
color: #555753;
background: #fff url(blossoms.jpg) no-repeat bottom right;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
p {
margin-top: 0;
text-align: justify;
}
h3 {
font: italic normal 1.4em georgia, sans-serif;
letter-spacing: 1px;
margin-bottom: 0;
color: #7D775C;
}
a:link {
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
color: #B7A5DF;
}
a:visited {
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
color: #D4CDDC;
}
a:hover, a:active {
text-decoration: underline;
color: #9685BA;
}
acronym {
border-bottom: none;
}
/* specific divs */
#container {
background: url(zen-bg.jpg) no-repeat top left;
padding: 0 175px 0 110px;
margin: 0;
position: relative;
}
#intro {
min-width: 470px;
}
/* using an image to replace text in an h1. This trick courtesy Douglas Bowman, http://www.stopdesign.com/articles/css/replace-text/ */
#pageHeader h1 {
background: transparent url(h1.gif) no-repeat top left;
margin-top: 10px;
width: 219px;
height: 87px;
float: left;
}
#pageHeader h1 span {
display:none
}
#pageHeader h2 {
background: transparent url(h2.gif) no-repeat top left;
margin-top: 58px;
margin-bottom: 40px;
width: 200px;
height: 18px;
float: right;
}
#pageHeader h2 span {
display:none
}
#pageHeader {
padding-top: 20px;
}
#quickSummary {
clear:both;
margin: 20px 20px 20px 10px;
width: 160px;
float: left;
}
#quickSummary p {
font: italic 10pt/22pt georgia;
text-align:center;
}
#preamble {
clear: right;
padding: 0px 10px 0 10px;
}
#supportingText {
padding-left: 10px;
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
#footer {
text-align: center;
}
#footer a:link, #footer a:visited {
margin-right: 20px;
}
#linkList {
margin-left: 600px;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 0;
}
#linkList2 {
font: 10px verdana, sans-serif;
background: transparent url(paper-bg.jpg) top left repeat-y;
padding: 10px;
margin-top: 150px;
width: 130px;
}
#linkList h3.select {
background: transparent url(h3.gif) no-repeat top left;
margin: 10px 0 5px 0;
width: 97px;
height: 16px;
}
#linkList h3.select span {
display:none
}
#linkList h3.favorites {
background: transparent url(h4.gif) no-repeat top left;
margin: 25px 0 5px 0;
width: 60px;
height: 18px;
}
#linkList h3.favorites span {
display:none
}
#linkList h3.archives {
background: transparent url(h5.gif) no-repeat top left;
margin: 25px 0 5px 0;
width:57px;
height: 14px;
}
#linkList h3.archives span {
display:none
}
#linkList h3.resources {
background: transparent url(h6.gif) no-repeat top left;
margin: 25px 0 5px 0;
width:63px;
height: 10px;
}
#linkList h3.resources span {
display:none
}
#linkList ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#linkList li {
line-height: 2.5ex;
background: transparent url(cr1.gif) no-repeat top center;
display: block;
padding-top: 5px;
margin-bottom: 5px;
list-style-type: none;
}
#linkList li a:link {
color: #988F5E;
}
#linkList li a:visited {
color: #B3AE94;
}
#extraDiv1 {
background: transparent url(cr2.gif) top left no-repeat;
position: absolute;
top: 40px;
right: 0;
width: 148px;
height: 110px;
}
.accesskey {
text-decoration: underline;
}

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