NatSkinCss

This is a reference guide to all css classes used by NatSkin. These are all classes and not ids, that is all classes below are applied to the html markup using class="natXYZ". All classes refering to html elements that are part of the NatSkin templates are named using the nat prefix in their name (example: natBodyContents, natMain, natSideBar, etc).

NatSkin does not make use of positional css or floats. Instead the main layout is done using a html <table> element classified natLayoutTable that uses a fixed table layout (means: not depending on the inner content).

The reason for this is to provide a more reliable user experience on different browsers and a simplification of css code. So css means are used mainly for fonts, colors, spaces and margines but not for general page layouting on the client side. Instead different layouts are emitted by the server using different html markup.

The basic layout consists of a topbar (natTopBar), a middle part (natMiddle) holding the sidebar(s) (natSideBar) as well as the main area (natMain) and a bottom bar (natBottomBar). Within these boundaries NatSkin provides a one, two or three columns layout in the middle area depending on the sidebar being switched off, on the left/right side or displayed on both sides respectively. Different html markup and classification is done on the serverside so that adequat css takes effect in different configurations. For example if the sidebar is configured to be on the left it can be addressed using natSideBarLeft in addition to the standard natSideBar class. Accordingly the topic area (natMain) will be located on the opposite side and will be named natMainRight if the sidebar is on the left. If the sidebars are both switched off the natMain area will be called natMainRight and natMainLeft at the same time. The same logic applies to the natBottomBar although it is not part of the natMiddle. Nevertheless it will be classified natBottomBarLeft or natBottomBarRight depending on the sidebar being on the right or left side respectively. This is usefull if the bottom bar is to be displayed under the natMain area. Additionally the natBottomBar will be classified as natBottomBarBoth.

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