allthingssmitty/css-protips

Purpose and Entry Points

This is a documentation-only curated collection of CSS techniques, not an executable application or library. The canonical entry point and source of truth is README.md; repository presentation begins with the SVG asset at assets/img/bulb.svg.

Canonical Content Model

README.md contains an ordered table of contents followed by self-contained protip sections. Each section combines explanatory prose, CSS snippets, optional external demos or references, and a back-to-top link. The main maintenance boundary is keeping the contents list, anchor headings, and tip bodies synchronized.

Paths: README.md

Content Taxonomy

The principal content stages are:

1. Baseline CSS and box-model normalization.

2. Selector and specificity patterns.

3. Layout and sizing techniques (Flexbox, Grid, ratios, logical properties).

4. Typography and form usability.

5. Accessibility and browser-behavior cautions.

6. Responsive and media-oriented patterns.

7. Browser-support statement.

These are editorial categories embedded in the single canonical Markdown document rather than independently implemented modules.

Paths: README.md

Localization Boundary

Translations are maintained as separate localized README files, each independently mirroring some subset of canonical tips. The README explicitly notes translations can lag the English source; changes to a tip may therefore require translation coordination but are not automatically propagated.

Paths: translations/de-DE/README.md, translations/es-ES/README.md, translations/zh-CN/README.md

Contribution and Governance

Contribution rules are external to the content document and define the expected change process. Community conduct is separated from technical/content contribution guidance.

Paths: CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md, LICENSE

External Dependencies and Runtime

There is no application runtime, build system, deployment configuration, backend, or package manifest in the supplied tree. Rendering is delegated to GitHub/CommonMark-style Markdown and browser CSS syntax highlighting. Content links out to third-party references and runnable examples, notably CodePen, CSS-Tricks, MDN, web.dev, and A List Apart; these are informational/demo dependencies only and are not vendored or controlled by this repository.

Primary Flow

Authors update canonical guidance in README.md, including its navigation anchors and outbound references. Localized maintainers may port applicable updates into translations/<locale>/README.md. Consumers read the Markdown through GitHub or another Markdown renderer, use the linked external demos for live examples, and apply snippets in their own browser-based CSS environments.