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CMX JumpStart: Phoenix 
Summer Surprise! It's another JumpStart, and this one is named after the great city of Phoenix, Arizona.
CMX JumpStart Phoenix is a centered, two-column, 760 pixel fixed-width layout that has many appealing design features. There is a striking contrasting color scheme, vertical navigation in the right column, and "swap image" rollovers that use a caching technique that corrects flaws in Internet Explorer. The JumpStart filters styles for various versions of Internet Explorer, including separate style sheets to address issues found in IE 6 and below versus IE 7.
Of course Phoenix meets the W3C standards for CSS and XHTML, as well as the WAI accessibility requirements, too.
The package includes the following:
- Documentation
- An extension to easily install Phoenix files from the New Document dialog box
- Seven tutorials
- Four style sheets: one main, two for Internet Explorer, and a Design Time style sheet
- Two Fireworks PNG documents for branding the graphics
- A starter page
Phoenix is available for $29.99 to non-members, but is absolutely free to CMX subscribers. Read more about how to make it yours.
- CMX JumpStart Phoenix article for nonmembers and members who would like to read more about its features and see a modified Phoenix design.
- CMX JumpStart Phoenix article for members and for those who would like to purchase Phoenix now.
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