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CMX JumpStart: Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city in Kenya. The latest U.S. election put some focus on Kenya as the President-Elect, Barack Obama, had a Kenyan father. Nairobi is now one of the most important cities in Africa, and we think that the latest CMX JumpStart, CMX JumpStart Nairobi, will become one of your most important JumpStarts as well. Why? Because Nairobi is all about features and flexibility.
CMX JumpStart Nairobi is a centered, two-column or three-column, 770 pixel liquid and fixed-width layout. The content is constrained for optimal line lengths of text, but the outer divs are flexible and expand to the user's window size. The two tier navigation uses the infamous Sliding Door technique for its main navigation. There is a twist this time (quite literally) because the tabs, like so many opossums, hang upside down from the top of the page! The left column navigation is constructed from an unordered list, and it is easy to add as many links as you need. The right column of the three-column version has a styled form that you can use with your favorite script. The strap div uses the Fireworks Fade Image (Auto Vector Mask in CS4) command to create a blend of images that has great visual appeal.
Of course, Nairobi meets the W3C standards for CSS and XHTML, as well as the WAI accessibility requirements.
The package includes documentation, an extension, seven tutorials, one main style sheet, one Design-time style sheet, and two Internet Explorer style sheets, four PNG documents for branding the graphics, and a starter page.
Nairobi is available for $29.99 to non-members, but is absolutely free to CMX subscribers. Read more about how to make it yours.
- Introducing CMX JumpStart Nairobi free article for nonmembers and members who would like to read more about its features and see a modified Nairobi design.
- CMX JumpStart Nairobi article for members and for those who would like to purchase Nairobi now.
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