Welcome to Style Master, the style sheet editor from Western Civilisation Software.
There are two versions of Style Master, Style Master, and Style Master Pro. The central difference is that Style Master supports the core of CSS, CSS1, while the Pro version adds support for CSS2. The demo version of the application can be run as either Style Master or Style Master Pro, so that you can evaluate which is best for your needs.
To choose Style Master or Style Master Pro when launching the application
When you run the application, you will be asked whether you want to evaluate Style Master of Style Master Pro.
Click the appropriate button.
To change between Style Master and Style Master Pro
Choose from the menu
If you are evaluating Style Master, the application will switch to the Pro version, and the menu item will be checked. If you are evaluating Style Master Pro, the application will switch to Style Master and the menu item will be unchecked.
The applications are very similar in each mode. The differences are the options available in the Properties menu, and the New Statement dialog box.
This manual covers every aspect of the application Style Master (including Style Master Pro). If there is something that you can do with the application, then it is covered here. But it is not a tutorial. For a tutorial on Style Master, please take a look at our Style Master tutorial, which you also downloaded when you downloaded Style Master.
The aim of this manual is not to teach you everything about style sheets. If you are not confident with style sheets you might like to start off with our Style Sheets Guide, which you should have also downloaded with this copy of Style Master.
This manual frequently links to the Style Sheets Guide to provide more information where possible about style sheets.
There are three types of link in this manual.
This manual is divided into the following chapters
This chapter introduces the application, and has an overview of the process of working with style sheets
Creating and Opening Style Sheets
This chapter explains how to
Working with Statements and Selectors
These chapters explain
This part of the manual is divided into two parts, CSS level 1 and CSS level 2. Style Master lets you develop CSS level 1 style sheets, while Style Master Pro lets you develop CSS level 1 and level 2 compliant style sheets.
These chapters explain
This part of the manual is divided into two parts, CSS level 1 and CSS level 2. Style Master lets you develop CSS level 1 style sheets, while Style Master Pro lets you develop CSS level 1 and level 2 compliant style sheets.
CSS2 introduced the ability to tailor a style sheet for different media (such as handhelds or TV screens). This chapter covers how Style Master Pro helps work with media and CSS.
CSS2 introduced new properties and rules for giving greater control over printing style sheets based web pages. This chapter covers these extensions, as supported by Style Master Pro.
This chapter covers the @font-face rule, introduced with CSS level 2. Style Master Pro provides simple but powerful tools for editing this sophisticated aspect of CSS2.
This chapter covers
Linking and Embedding Style Sheets
This chapter explains
So, now you've seen an overview of what's in the manual, we're ready to start looking at Style Master.