when to create new style sheet?

[zelouzelou]

help!
So I'm making another page where the links to my project 1 site needs/analysis and style guide will reside. Does this page need a new style sheet or can I just link it to the "layout.css" style sheet that I used for the homepage?

Thanks!

[smith206]

Linking a style sheet to multiple pages is the main idea behind css. So yeah if you want everything to be styled the same as your other page then linking it to the original is best. Problems only arise if you start changing things because it will "cascade" down to every page it is linked to.

[Instructor]

Kyle is exactly right. Stylesheet reuse allows you to only have to lay out a page once and then build from there.

[zelouzelou]

So, if I want the layout of my home page to be different than the layout on my project pages, I need two different style sheets?

[Instructor]

So, if I want the layout of my home page to be different than the layout on my project pages, I need two different style sheets?

Yes. That'll make it easier to keep track of variations.

[zelouzelou]

okie thanks!

[Instructor]

okie thanks!

No problem. Some people like to use one CSS file and rename their div tags, but I find that needlessly confusing.