1. InterLab 2003 SLAC, Menlo Park, CA November 5, 2003 LANL CSS Study Group Robert L Judd CCN-12 Los Alamos National Laboratory

2. November 5, 2003LA-UR-03-79112 Abstract A group at LANL was formed to study Cascading Style Sheet technology. This group is currently developing a style sheet that would aggressively implement the current LANL web page template in CSS. Experience in using a study group to share knowledge about CSS will be presented.

3. November 5, 2003LA-UR-03-79113 Background LANL web environment  Mixed OS/browser environment  Web apps dependent on old Netscape 4.7x LANL Web Conference 2003  Invited speakers stress future is CSS  Highlighted advantages of CSS Ability to easily change presentation lighter page weight simpler markup old browsers still provide functional page CSS study group formed  Open to anyone  Email and web site for communication/sharing

4. November 5, 2003LA-UR-03-79114 Group Goals The group was formed to help each other learn about CSS and how it can be used at LANL Understanding CSS  CSS2 Fundamentals  Understand limitations of use  Understand “best” practices  Review LANL usage  Understand “positioning”  Build LANL style sheet with aggressive CSS  Understand validation Meeting schedule for maximum participation

5. November 5, 2003LA-UR-03-79115 Group Activities Study  Review basic CSS  Shared CSS resources  Focus on Eric Meyer’s projects  Workshop on CSS by Eric Meyer Application  Build CSS based LANL template  Increase our understanding Abilities & limitations

6. November 5, 2003LA-UR-03-79116 Future Continue LANL template development  Institutional Web Team develops the design of the look and components  Study group works assists implementation IA CSS Technical Working Group (TWG)  Drafting initial charter  Establish LANL standard for CSS components  Allow different styles without markup change

7. November 5, 2003LA-UR-03-79117 CSS LANL Template (draft)

8. November 5, 2003LA-UR-03-79118 Conclusions Our study group has been successful  Knowledge and understanding has grown  Generate interest in using CSS  Encouraging IA to establish standards

9. November 5, 2003LA-UR-03-79119 Thanks Please contact us for more information or details of our experience