- Paperback: 584 pages
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; 4 edition (17 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 032144325X
- ISBN-13: 978-0321443250
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.5 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 636,160 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
CSS, DHTML, and Ajax, Fourth Edition
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in CSS, DHTML, and Ajax: Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual QuickStart Guides) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
The Web doesn't stand still, and neither does this guide: Completely updated to cover the new browsers, standards, and CSS, DHTML, and Ajax features that define the Web today, the one thing that hasn't changed in this edition is its task-based visual approach to the topic. In these pages, readers will find friendly, step-by-step instructions for using CSS, DHTML, and Ajax to add visually sophisticated, interactive elements to their Web sites. Using loads of tips and screen shots, veteran author Jason Cranford Teague covers a lot of ground--from basic and advanced dynamic techniques (for example, making objects appear and disappear) to creating effects for newer browsers, migrating from tables to CSS, and creating new DHTML scripts with embedded scroll areas, fixed menu bars, and more. Users new to CSS, DHTML, and Ajax will find this a quick, easy introduction to scripting, while more experienced programmers will be pleased to find practical, working examples throughout the book.
From the Back Cover
The Web doesn't stand still, and neither does this guide: Completely updated to cover the new browsers, standards, and CSS, DHTML, and Ajax features that define the Web today, the one thing that hasn't changed in this edition is its task-based visual approach to the topic. In these pages, readers will find friendly, step-by-step instructions for using CSS, DHTML, and Ajax to add visually sophisticated, interactive elements to their Web sites. Using loads of tips and screen shots, veteran author Jason Cranford Teague covers a lot of ground--from basic and advanced dynamic techniques (for example, making objects appear and disappear) to creating effects for newer browsers, migrating from tables to CSS, and creating new DHTML scripts with embedded scroll areas, fixed menu bars, and more. Users new to CSS, DHTML, and Ajax will find this a quick, easy introduction to scripting, while more experienced programmers will be pleased to find practical, working examples throughout the book.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Paperback
I think this book has been underrated by Amazon.com's reviewers.
The general complaint seems to be that there's just too much in the way of example code and little in the way of explanation. To a point, that's true - there's plenty of example code and explanations are brief. But as far as learning CSS from scratch goes, this manner of writing serves well. Things are explained well enough - to say that the "position: absolute;" statement absolutely positions an element and then to show us an example with the corresponding code is enough to learn CSS. CSS isn't complicated!
That said, these methods fare far worse in the DHTML and AJAX section, but I half expect you aren't buying this book to learn DHTML from. If your CSS is solid and you want to do a bit of javascript, look elsewhere! What you'll find in this book is a bunch of nice examples of Javascript complementing CSS, but it isn't going to teach you javascript! I personally won't begrudge the author positive assessment on this note since, after all, this part of the book now exists as a handy resource containing a good number of useful applications (e.g. drop down menus) of javascript (in fact, of DOM scripting, since the Document Object Model IS touched on).
The author spends a good deal of time talking about W3C recommendations and browser compatibility and does so in a fairly easy-going manner: you'll encounter these things as new and come to understand them without having to trudge through what might otherwise have been dull and wearisome content.
In line with some Amazon.com reviewers of this book, yes, the book does contain a few typos, but I don't think there's a single typo that's going to have you stumped: if you're going to type up the code, show a little initiative and do it for yourself (cover and code!). Also, the early parts of this book are a little repetitive, but to say this is a hindrance is going too far: some of you might appreciate being reminded that some value is of some property is of some selector, and by the time you got used to this, the book loses this repetition.
So, overall, a very good book, needs a few quirks sorted out for the next edition, might be nicer if the code was explained better in the more difficult dhtml section (i.e. what does such and such a function/method/property do) but if you want to learn CSS quick, read this and you'll be competent within a couple of days (and also be aware of such things as CSS3, the W3C recommendations, standards, browsers compliance and all the other things you should be aware that you need to be aware of!).
EDIT: I must add that the overriding positivity of this review is very much price-dependent. I really value this book for having taught me CSS and as a basic CSS reference place. Had it cost more, I might have a few additional qualms, but given its price I think this is a real good book to have.
The general complaint seems to be that there's just too much in the way of example code and little in the way of explanation. To a point, that's true - there's plenty of example code and explanations are brief. But as far as learning CSS from scratch goes, this manner of writing serves well. Things are explained well enough - to say that the "position: absolute;" statement absolutely positions an element and then to show us an example with the corresponding code is enough to learn CSS. CSS isn't complicated!
That said, these methods fare far worse in the DHTML and AJAX section, but I half expect you aren't buying this book to learn DHTML from. If your CSS is solid and you want to do a bit of javascript, look elsewhere! What you'll find in this book is a bunch of nice examples of Javascript complementing CSS, but it isn't going to teach you javascript! I personally won't begrudge the author positive assessment on this note since, after all, this part of the book now exists as a handy resource containing a good number of useful applications (e.g. drop down menus) of javascript (in fact, of DOM scripting, since the Document Object Model IS touched on).
The author spends a good deal of time talking about W3C recommendations and browser compatibility and does so in a fairly easy-going manner: you'll encounter these things as new and come to understand them without having to trudge through what might otherwise have been dull and wearisome content.
In line with some Amazon.com reviewers of this book, yes, the book does contain a few typos, but I don't think there's a single typo that's going to have you stumped: if you're going to type up the code, show a little initiative and do it for yourself (cover and code!). Also, the early parts of this book are a little repetitive, but to say this is a hindrance is going too far: some of you might appreciate being reminded that some value is of some property is of some selector, and by the time you got used to this, the book loses this repetition.
So, overall, a very good book, needs a few quirks sorted out for the next edition, might be nicer if the code was explained better in the more difficult dhtml section (i.e. what does such and such a function/method/property do) but if you want to learn CSS quick, read this and you'll be competent within a couple of days (and also be aware of such things as CSS3, the W3C recommendations, standards, browsers compliance and all the other things you should be aware that you need to be aware of!).
EDIT: I must add that the overriding positivity of this review is very much price-dependent. I really value this book for having taught me CSS and as a basic CSS reference place. Had it cost more, I might have a few additional qualms, but given its price I think this is a real good book to have.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
7 reviews
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A good interrelated reference
10 April 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The book does a good job of relating CSS to DHTML and AJAX. The examples are clear and, although simple, clearly demonstrate the interaffects of the 3 web design elements. I had to subtract a star for the inconsistencies between the book code and the downloadable code. They were serious enough to make book code fail. But, if you already understand CSS, are well-acquainted with HTML and can at least read Javascript, then this book will help you leap to DHTML and AJAX.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Comprehensive guide for Server side developers
21 May 2007
Format:Paperback
I was looking for a book to get better acquainted with CSS and Ajax. I picked up "Visual Quick start Guide. CSS, DHTML & Ajax." From Peachpit Press. The book is a quick read and it efficiently provides a quick start guide as promised. I particularly liked the example based introductions for all topics covered. Also, I enjoyed the brief introduction the book provides on Web 2.0 and the way the authors define it.
After going through it once you will probably keep it as a quick reference guide, although it is never too hard to find information on web technologies on the web. Overall I could recommend the book if you are not a client side developer and are in need of a brief and comprehensive look at CSS and DHTML. I cannot imagine client side developers being too impressed with the book though.
After going through it once you will probably keep it as a quick reference guide, although it is never too hard to find information on web technologies on the web. Overall I could recommend the book if you are not a client side developer and are in need of a brief and comprehensive look at CSS and DHTML. I cannot imagine client side developers being too impressed with the book though.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Good idea, bad execution
29 May 2007
Format:Paperback
I looked through this book at a bookstore before buying and I was impressed with the idea of working through with visual examples about what could be done with different manipulations of code (something that is hard to quickly get on the web with many many clicks).
In using this guide, I have though become frequently exasperated by the execution because of confusing examples, what I believe to be mistakes in the code examples in the text, etc...
In using this guide, I have though become frequently exasperated by the execution because of confusing examples, what I believe to be mistakes in the code examples in the text, etc...
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Computing & Internet > Digital Lifestyle > Online Shopping > Amazon
- Books > Computing & Internet > New to Computing > Graphics & Publishing > Desktop Publishing
- Books > Computing & Internet > New to Computing > Guidebook Series > Visual QuickStart Guide
- Books > Computing & Internet > Software & Graphics > Desktop Publishing
- Books > Computing & Internet > Web Development > Web Design > Website Design
- Books > Computing & Internet > Web Development > Web Scripting & Programming
- Books > Reference > Consumer Guides > Computer & Internet
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
