CSS - what crap!!
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Using CSS is kind of like using Actionscript, and using CSS & XHTML well for full layout with no tables is like full blown complex Actionscript.
What I mean by that is, some people get AS, and some people don't. I got pretty good at it through Flash 5 but have not used anything above Flash 5.
Learning something new - (and switching to CSS/XHTML is certainly new and different if you're used to tables and HTML and simple CSS for text control only) is never easy.
I've had pretty good success since April teaching myself how to do layouts with CSS/X and I really love it.
I'm actually lucky enough that my company is paying for me to go to the Eric Meyer CSS/XHTML seminar here in Chicago in November. So I can't wait to learn more and see what I'm doing right, what I can improve on, etc.All I can say is, there are so many great resources out there to learn from. I have the Zen Garden book and it gave me great ideas on how to combine several things together.
But it's basically tons of trial and error. Change an aspect of the CSS page, see what it does to the HTML page. Do it again, do it again, etc. and understand what effects the layout, what effects your text, positioning, etc.It really is a great way to set up a site, and even better if combine it with ASP. Goodbye iframes, hello loading ASP content into divs and not having to mess with a main page file.
I love it. Put your chin up, work up some elbow grease, and for Christ's sake stop crying.