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prototyping

December 21, 2009

TOTW: Firebug HTML > Layout

This week’s tool of the week is another component of Firebug, the “Layout” tool.

What it does:

Allows you to edit html element box dimensions directly in the browser to get that perfect witdh/height/padding/margin/border combo you’re looking for.

When you need it:

  • Resolving float issues
  • Adjusting Padding/Margin
  • Prototyping Layouts

How to use it:

Screencast on screencast.com

The example:

Christopher McCulloh
E-Commerce developer at Finish Line Co-Author of HTML, XHTML and CSS All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies Graduated from IU with a Bachelors of Media Arts and Science and a Certificate in Applied Computer Science. Tech Editor for Building Facebook Applications for Dummies and Building Websites All-in-one for Dummies 2nd Edition. Creator and maintainer of the Status-bar Calculator Firefox Extension Three years professional experience in Java E-Commerce Development and four years professional experience with PHP for a combined total of seven years professional JavaScript/HTML/CSS experience




 
 
 

 
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