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Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide (Paperback)

by Eric Meyer (Author)

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Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 2 edition (18 Mar 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0596005253
ISBN-13: 978-2952143417
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.8 x 2.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 344,815 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Cascading Style Sheets can put a great deal of control and flexibility into the hands of a Web designer--in theory. In reality, however, varying browser support for CSS1 and lack of CSS2 implementation makes CSS a very tricky topic, indeed. Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide is a comprehensive text that shows you how to take advantage of the benefits of CSS while keeping compatibility issues in mind.

The book is very upfront about the spotty early browser support for CSS and the sluggish adoption of CSS2. However, enthusiasm for the technology spills out of the pages, convincing even the most sceptical reader to give CSS a whirl and count on its future. CSS1 is covered in impressive depth, not only the syntactical conventions but also more general concepts such as specificity and inheritance. Frequent warnings and tips alert the reader to browser compatibility pitfalls.

Entire chapters are devoted to topics such as units and values; visual formatting and positioning; and the usual text, fonts and colours. This attention to both detail and architecture helps readers build a well-rounded knowledge of CSS and equips them for a future of real-world debugging. Cascading Style Sheets honestly states its reasons for avoiding an in-depth discussion of the still immature CSS2, but covers the general changes over CSS1 in a brief chapter near the end of the book.

When successfully implemented, Cascading Style Sheets result in more elegant HTML that separates form from function. This fine guide delivers on its promise as an indispensable tool for CSS coders. --Stephen W. Plain, Amazon.com

Topics covered:

HTML with CSS
Selectors and structure
Units
Text manipulation
Colours and backgrounds
Boxes and borders
Visual formatting principles
Positioning
CSS2 preview
CSS case studies

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"Buy it. Now, before you write another bit of HTML. Enough said?" - Andrew Macpherson, news@UK

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cascading Style Sheets - The Definitive Guide, 27 Aug 2004

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I purchased this book because I had previous experience of O'Reilly books and found them to be to the point with very little in the way of flannel. This book is in that style.
The book is best suited to someone with some experience of programming, as it can be a hard read in places (some of the diagrams could be better). It (2nd Ed.) is comprehensive in it's explaination of how things work, but doesn't give many real world examples.
Overall if you want to know how CSS works and are willing to 'get your hands dirty and experiment' it does what is required. If you want quick fixes to specific problems this is not the book for you.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A neat reference, but lacks some real world examples, 6 Jul 2000

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This book has been a very good lesson in how incapable browsers are in rendering CSS. I knew it was bad, but that it was this bad I never suspected. I will be much more careful when using stylesheets from now on.

The book is a very good reference when it comes to CSS1 selectors. I really liked the CSS support chart in appendix D, which is a consise guide to what CSS properties each browser supports.

But the book should have had more real life examples on how to build stylesheets that will work for both Internet Explorer as well as Netscape Navigator (Opera already supports most of the CSS1 anyhow). And I also missed a few working examples of advanced stylesheets.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all..., 24 Mar 2006

By	Antonio Oliveira "tomane23" (Aveiro, Portugal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is the reference to anyone who wants to make good use of CSS for webdesign.
I didn't have much knowledge of CSS when I started reading it but found it quite easy to understand. Every property is covered in detail and, although Eric doesn't focus on browser support, it mentions compatibility issues on the most relevant properties and behaviour of different browsers.
The Box model and the inline layout are heavilly covered. This is the part where I found the book a little harder to follow. Floating rules are very well explained.
Through the book, Eric throws in some very simple examples to illustrate the use of one or another property. Don't expecting anything like a cookbook, though.
If you prefer the recipe type of book, this book isn't for you, CSS Cookbook would be a better choice. If you like to experiment as you go and check the results, then this is definatelly your ultimate resource.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It's an O'Reilly Book
Aren't all their books great?

Just like every other O'Reilly book I own, this was very very usefull and great to read.

Published on 27 Nov 2006 by K1ng

5.0 out of 5 stars Tells you exactly how CSS is meant to work
If you want to know how CSS is meant to work, according to its specification, this is the book for you. Read more

Published on 13 Sep 2006 by PD Waite

3.0 out of 5 stars Falls short of the mark
Definitive? Yes, although a more definitive work would have been the relevant W3C standard which I was trawling through before obtaining this book. Read more

Published on 12 Oct 2000 by Mr J A Diss

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