this post is just discussing the few guides linked:
i appreciate the links provided and they do provide information, but i feel like there are some things (in that guide, kitty, as my next example) that are unnecessarily imposing ("You must ALWAYS ensure that your design fits your character's personality") ... like... lol? a design is just a design and if someone wants to be indicative, deceptive, or basic about it in representing their character (or not!), that's their privilege, like some people just use css to center and contain a post, nothing else added. i've no right to say that's "boring" or imply it's "inelegant" in a guide. css is just a wrap for the gift of content, and the content is where you should derive any solid character info from. everyone approaches the impression of css different. what should matter for css is function and accessibility first, ya dig?
i'm gonna try and go about it in a clean, directional way and give room for expression. i'm not trying to daunt people how to think aesthetic like me, i'm trying to give them the basics and foundation and any pointers are gonna be in consideration of accessibility for others and customization for the self. and whatever else pops up that i'll weigh as i write it, lol
i want my guide to be demonstrative so i'm not just listing a bunch of possible elements for a selector, or a string of code and explaining like 'i added a bunch of extra stuff in this next step so quote my single giant text wall post n see what i did!' i don't think that's engaging, so i'm going to try my best to strike a balance.
but i'm done with this topic since there's seriously nothing else to contribute. i've got my resolve tho.
((( If anybody who feels like they have a grasp of how to do CSS coding (through the forum's BBCode) - moderately or extensively - and they want to share some concerns and tips or offer to be a reference as I make my guide, please contact me in private! )))
I just want a more uniform, on-site point of ref for inexperienced people who wanna try their hand at CSS so pointy topics like this don't have to be a thing. Maybe some of y'all in the style game will learn some new things too from other contributors when I get around to compiling t all together!