If you keep hearing about the Box Model Hack, or wondering why your site seems to flash with unstyled content before settling down, or just want to make rollovers using only one image, this tutorial is for you - it's about using the more common CSS hacks, so that your pages will degrade gracefully.
We know that in the real world things aren't perfect, so we go for the best we can, and filter out the incompatible bits with some clever pieces of code that exploit browser glitches or lack of CSS support.
Overview
A Rough Guide to CSS Hacks
To Hack or not to Hack?
Checking it all works
Hide and Seek
Hiding from Netscape Navigator 4
Hiding from Internet Explorer 4
Hiding From Internet Explorer 6 or less
Staying Centered
Problems with the Box Model
Rollovers Using Only One Image
Bringing it all together
Summary
A man of many talents, Matt has been a web designer, technical editor, and jewellery picker. He is currently on contract for the Birmingham City University, producing pages for research centres.
