CSS - Too Boxy, Could Use Some Tips

I am on this big personnal project where I want to make a site where people can go look for resources and references.

Saying that, I would like to know which programming language should be included in the project. CSS, HTML, VB, Cobol, Java, will be included for sure.

Also, if anyone have good links to add to the links page, or to check out, please let me know. You can contact me at drummer_sweety@yahoo.ca Of course the devshed forum will be part of the links

Thank you for your help!

Hey--

Are there are good resources or tips for developing a site to work on desktops and on mobile devices? I'd like to make a new site that works great in as many places as possible and need to know what restrictions I encounter and best practices and such.

Thanks!

PHP Code:
#searchBox {
    float:right;
    margin:0em;
    padding:0em;
    margin-right:0.2em;
    clear:right;
    background-image:url(/images/site/backgrounds/searchBox.jpg);    
    /*border:black solid 1px;*/
}
#searchBox input {
    margin:0em;
    padding:0em;
    background-color:#d2c5a2;
    
}
.submit {
    background-color:#6F5F42;;
    color:#483e2b;
    font-size:smaller;
    font-weight:bold;
    margin:0em;
    padding:0em;
} 





and html

PHP Code:
<div id="searchBox">
            <form action="search.php" method="post" style="margin:0em; padding:0em;">
                <fieldset style="border:1px solid #a29383; margin:0em; padding:0.1em;">
                    <label>What are you shopping for?</label><input type="text" name="search" size="14"/>
                    <input class="submit" type="submit" name="submit" value="Search" />
                </fieldset>
            </form>        
        </div> 





i dont know but for some reason in firefox the three elements of form (label, input & submit) are on the same line but in IE they are in two lines.. I have just tried width:55%; but the submit box goes outside the top box.. but in FF the searchbox goes haywire and take the whole box!!

also is there anyway to make sure that the font sizes are same/similar in both IE and FF?

http://www.zahra-zahra.com/fullpage.html


EDIT: to say i have tweaked it and firefox problem is solved but IE still puts the form OUTSIDE The box..

Hi,

I recently started migrating from a table layout to a css based one. I've probably made the classic mistake of using IE to develop only to find it looks awful in other browsers e.g. firefox.

Being relativity new to CSS I've looked at various websites and if I understand the issue correctly some browsers like firefox adhere strictly to the CSS standard whereas IE doesn't.

My question is would I be better developing separate CSS files for each browser type and use a script to determine which one?

If anyone can point me at a resource that points out the differences between IE CSS standards and other browsers I'll be internally grateful.

Regards

Paul