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Old 05-27-2007, 11:05 AM Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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Hi guys,

just thought I'd share this for those of you that don't know, because there seem to be a lot of people who don't. I get a lot of other designers say to me, "I wish there was a way you could look at peoples external CSS on their websites so you can see how they managed some of their effects"

There is! I was under the impression that this was VERY common knowlege but perhaps I was wrong.

Well here it is for those of you who don't know:

(1) View the pages source
(2) Look in the <head> tag for the <link> tag containing the attribute 'type="text/css"'
(3) Copy the filename in the "href" attribute (Usually something along the lines of 'style.css' as you probably already know from personal use )
(4) Then simply type the URL of the main page of the site in the address bar and add to the end the filename that you copied from the source! Voila!

Sorry if you've taken the time to read this and you already knew all that, but for the rest, I hope its a help
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Old 05-27-2007, 12:26 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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hey i didnt accully know that, cheers boss
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Old 05-27-2007, 05:37 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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Even easier, use FireFox and get the Web Developer and Firebug extensions. I use both. With Web Developer plugin I can right-click a page, and view and/or edit the existing CSS real-time. Obviously it doesn't change the CSS permanently, but it's great for debugging or what-if scenarios.
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Old 05-27-2007, 06:04 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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Thanks LadynRed, great add-ons!

If anyone else wants to get them:
Firebug: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843
Web Developer: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60


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Sorry if you've taken the time to read this and you already knew all that, but for the rest, I hope its a help
I think it will help allot of people, good post.
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Old 05-28-2007, 09:11 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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Or you can use the Web Accessibility Toolbar for Internet Explorer
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Old 05-29-2007, 01:54 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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Thanks for the alternatives guys, I didn't know about those - I'll talkupy you for your troubles
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Old 05-29-2007, 04:27 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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Thanks Chris, I forgot to list that one for IE.
Speaking of which, I D/L'd the latest incarnation of the Toolbar and I frequently get crashes on a DLL when I'm using it. Ever have that happen ?
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Old 05-29-2007, 07:29 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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haha I personally have no idea whatsoever what you just said Diane
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Old 05-30-2007, 07:48 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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cheers for the tip mate. thanks! i didnt know this
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Old 06-01-2007, 11:36 AM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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No probs mate - you can also do it with external JavaScript files and stuff like that by the way
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Old 06-01-2007, 04:25 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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Thanks Chris, I forgot to list that one for IE.
Speaking of which, I D/L'd the latest incarnation of the Toolbar and I frequently get crashes on a DLL when I'm using it. Ever have that happen ?
Lots of times.
Not getting a DLL as the cause of the error (on Windows 2000) but all the open IE windows will close suddenly, or I get an "Out of System Resources" alert box (not seen one of those since Windows 98!!), or the generic "Something went wrong! Would you like to tell M$ about it" message popping up.
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The funny thing is, I use the same toolbar on IE 6 and home and it hasn't crashed once - same OS at work and home - XP Pro. Go figure....
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Old 06-10-2007, 01:46 PM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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Thankyou to Danny,

I did hear about the tip elsewhere - very handy to know.

LadynRed: I dl the Web Developer and Firebug extensions for FF but I hav'nt tried it yet..
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Old 06-14-2007, 11:54 AM Re: Just a little tip that a lot of people don't seem to know about....
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Thankyou to Danny
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