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CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions [Paperback]

Andy Budd , Cameron Moll , Simon Collison
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1 Feb 2006 1590596145 978-1590596142
This book is your indispensable guide to cutting-edge CSS developmentall you need to work your way up to CSS professional.You'll learn how to:Plan, organize, and maintain your stylesheets more effectivelyApply the secrets of liquid, elastic, and hybrid layoutsCreate flickr-style image maps, remote rollovers, and other advanced CSS featuresLay out forms using pure CSSRecognize common browser bugs, and how to fix themWhile CSS is a relatively simple technology to learn, it is a difficult one to master. When you first start developing sites using CSS, you will come across all kinds of infuriating browser bugs and inconsistencies. It sometimes feels like there are a million and one different techniques to master, spread across a bewildering array of websites. The range of possibilities seems endless and makes for a steep and daunting learning curve.By bringing all of the latest tips, tricks, and techniques together in one handy reference, this book demystifies the secrets of CSS and makes the journey to CSS mastery as simple and painless as possible. While most books concentrate on basic skills, this one is different, assuming that you already know the basics and why you should be using CSS in your work, and concentrating mainly on advanced techniques. It begins with a brief recap of CSS fundamentals such as the importance of meaningful markup, how to structure and maintain your code, and how the CSS layout model really works. With the basics out of the way, each subsequent chapter details a particular aspect of CSS-based design. Through a series of easy-to-follow tutorials, you will learn practical CSS techniques you can immediately start using in your daily work. Browser inconsistencies are the thorn in most CSS developers' sides, so we have dedicated two whole chapters to CSS hacks, filters, and bug fixing, as well as looking at image replacement; professional link, form, and list styling; pure CSS layouts; and much more. All of these techniques are then put into practice in two beautifully designed case studies, written by two of the world's best CSS designers, Simon Collison and Cameron Moll. Summary of Contents:Chapter 1: Setting the FoundationsChapter 2: Visual Formatting Model RecapChapter 3: Background Images and Image ReplacementChapter 4: Styling LinksChapter 5: Styling Lists and Creating Nav BarsChapter 6: Styling Forms and Data TablesChapter 7: LayoutChapter 8: Hacks and FiltersChapter 9: Bugs and Bug FixingCase Study 1: More Than DoodlesCase Study 2: Tuscany Luxury Resorts


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  • Paperback: 252 pages
  • Publisher: FRIENDS OF ED (1 Feb 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1590596145
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590596142
  • Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 1.7 x 23 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 301,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Andy Budd is one of the founding partners at User Experience Design Consultancy, Clearleft. As an interaction design and usability specialist, Andy is a regular speaker at international conferences like Web Directions, An Event Apart, and SXSW. Andy curates dConstruct, one of the UK's most popular design conferences. He's also responsible for UX London, the UK's first dedicated usability, information architecture, and user experience design event. Andy was an early champion of web standards in the UK and has developed an intimate understanding of the CSS specification and cross-browser support. As an active member of the community, Andy has helped judge several international design awards and currently sits on the advisory board for .Net magazine. Andy is also the driving force behind Silverbackapp, a low-cost usability testing tool for the Mac. Andy is an avid Twitter user and occasionally blogs at andybudd.com. Never happier than when he's diving in some remote tropical atoll, Andy is a qualified PADI dive instructor and retired shark wrangler.

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Bookshelf Essential 22 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
There's a plethora of books and Internet resources on the subject of designing websites with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) but whether you are just starting out as a complete novice or have solid, intermediary experience this book offers a very useful grounding in theory and application.

The foundation chapter provides a clear and easy to understand introduction to meaningful markup techniques for CSS "hooks" - divs, spans, ids and classes as well as discussion on DOCTYPEs, browser modes and validation before diving in to CSS selector types, the cascade and specificity. The chapter finishes with discussion on how best to organise your stylesheets - no, don't just lump it all together in a single file ;)

The second chapter is a very useful recap of the visual formatting model (i.e. the box model and absolute / relative / float positioning) and will serve as a great reminder for when your complex layouts start to misbehave - something that all CSS practioners will experience at some point.

The bulk of the book covers styling specific elements of your design and includes layout, image replacement, styling links, lists, forms and tables. People tend not to get too adventurous with styling tables and forms so that chapter is welcome and the advanced treatment of visited and external-website links is also of interest.

The major selling point for me was the two chapters on CSS hacks (filters) and bugs (and bug fixing). There are a number of websites that cover these issues but I lack that particular resource on my bookshelf and call me old-fashioned, but I do like my books to pull stuff together in this manner. Inside these chapters you'll learn about the (in)famous star hack, the !important hack and bugs such as the three-pixel text jog and the "HasLayout" effect to name but a few....

The book bows out with the obligatory case studies that pull together a couple of websites using the techniques previously explained.

Highly recommended. Read more ›

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Since I bought that book, it's been on my desk rather than in the book shelf like most others.

It's very accessible, and it covers basics (always good to be reminded) as well as more adanced CSS. I'm very happy with that purchase and use it everytime I code, and take it along with me when working on-site at clients offices.

That book replaced my beloved Zeldman's "Designing with Web Standards" which needed an upgrade.

Same handy format, nice and clear info, answers off-hand for most tricks and a no-nonsense approach from a well-known dude in the web design community.

Thumbs up Brighton!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been dabbling with CSS for about 4 years now, and was a little disappointed that the book seems to focus a lot on tricks/ workarounds for various browsers, rather than semantic XHTML, but to be fair, semantic XHTML has already beed covered by Dan Cederholms' books. I also found some of the "tricks" a little too presentational in nature - e.g. various "rounded corner" tricks which add in extra markup to achieve the effect.

I initially borrowed the book from the library, but the acid test is this: on returning it, I decided I needed my own copy, so bought one from Amazon - so I guess it was more useful than I first thought.

The main reason for my purchase: the sections on "layouts" - liquid layouts etc.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars No Complaints 27 May 2006
Format:Paperback
As the majority of web designers and developers will testify, when it comes to creating CSS-based websites that adhere to current web standards, the Internet is currently a somewhat precarious mine field, littered with numerous technological tripwires and unexploded browser bugs just waiting to blow your careful positioning to smithereens.

Fortunately, due to the sustained efforts of the global web community to identify and document the potential pitfalls of modern day web design, the majority of hazards have been safely overcome. Consequently, the bookmarks or del.icio.us repositories of the average web designer/developer are stuffed full of links to a plethora of CSS hacks, filters and innovative workarounds.

For those users wishing to de-clutter their list of Favourites however, they should look no further than CSS Mastery in which Andy Budd attempts to collect together all of the latest tips, tricks and techniques into one handy volume. From rounded corners to fluid layouts, via drop-shadows, image replacement and accessible forms, Budd covers all of those fiddly little techniques that you know you know but you can't always remember. Cross-browser inaccuracies are also extensively addressed along with numerous ways to circumvent them, and the book concludes with two (brief) case studies by Cameron Moll and Simon Collison, in which the majority of the techniques introduced in the book are brought to life.

The book is not without its own bugs and inconsistencies however, and those expecting a thorough dissection of Cascading Style Sheets may be disappointed by the book's strong emphasis upon current "tips tricks and techniques" and other presentational workarounds.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars By far one of the best CSS books 6 Sep 2006
Format:Paperback
This is by far one of the best CSS books I've recently had the pleasure of reading. Written for the bit more savvy web developers, wich means the author does not beat about the bush and gets down and dirty fairly quick. CSS is explained in much more detail, clearing up quite a few cloudy topics, well at least for me. The author realizes that while CSS is a relatively easy technology to learn, it is that much more difficult to master. Especially with so many different browsers, wich is why the book also contains two whole chapters devoted to finding and fixing bugs as they arise. As you might have guessed, most of the bugs and fixes revolve around Internet Explorer, from older versions to Mac versions.

The final two chapters of the book are case studies of two sites hand crafted by high profile web developers Cameron Moll and Simon Collison.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to CSS
I designed an update to my wife's Bridalwear website using the advice contained in this book. The routines covered enabled me to make faster code and do some startling things. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gordon McRae
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh yeah!
Exactly what I wanted.
If like me you've been trying to pick up CSS from blogs, tutorials and forums, then this is about filling in the blanks and giving confidence. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Some good tips, but too much showing off.
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I came to it from a couple of starter CSS books and was looking to take the next step. Read more
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This is a great book if you're looking to sharpen-up, or completely learn to use CSS, the strange this is that there isn't really very much to CSS, so you could probably do every... Read more
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I really like this book. When i started with CascadingStyle Sheets, I have problems wrappimg my head around pseudo selectors and Absolute and Relative position. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2010 by A. Kwabula
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost 5 stars but not quite
Of all the CSS books I've bought and burnt the midnight oil with [so far] this is without doubt the best. It does not mess about. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2009 by Pedro De Pradines
5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful, had lot's of tips and tricks that just did the job
This book about css is absolutely one of the best, basically because it handles issues that you just have to solve through experience, and the writer has that and gives it to the... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by Joel Grøndrup
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most helpful books ever
I was given this book as a gift 2 years ago as a Christmas gift. This book along with "Dom Scripting" by Jeremy Keith are my two most used books relating to webdesign. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2008 by Mr. J. Eyermann
4.0 out of 5 stars Left me wanting more - but in a good way.
Great book and does pretty much what it says in the title. I bought this book hoping for some real world examples of how to use CSS to develop sites that work across browsers and... Read more
Published on 18 May 2008 by Mr. Kenneth Bearman
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
don't be put off by the "advanced" tag...

it's well written and easy to follow...

highly recmmended, great little book...if only all i.t. Read more
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