CSS: The Definitive Guide, Third Edition
- Eric A. Meyer
- Published by O'Reilly & Associates
- ISBN-10: 0596527330
- ISBN-13: 978-0596527334
- 536 pages
Simply put, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a way to separate a document's structure from its presentation. The benefits of this can be quite profound: CSS allows a much richer document appearance than HTML; CSS saves time—you can create or change the appearance of an entire document in just one place; and its compact file size makes web pages load quickly. Eric Meyer, a past member of the CSS&FP Working Group and an internationally known expert on HTML and CSS, tackles the subject with passion and delivers a comprehensive and thorough update to his groundbreaking book.
All readers will benefit from both the depth and breadth of his experience and his clear and honest style. Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition is a thorough review of all aspects of CSS2.1 and a comprehensive guide to CSS implementation. The book includes content on positioning, lists and generated content, table layout, user interface, paged media, and more. It explores in detail each individual CSS property and how it interacts with other properties, and shows how to avoid common mistakes in interpretation.
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Changes From the Second Edition
- Updates to reflect changes in the latest draft version of CSS 2.1
- Browser notes updated to reflect changes between IE6 and IE7
- Advanced selectors supported in IE7 and other major browsers included
- A new round of technical edits by a fresh set of editors
- Clarifications and corrected errata, including updated URLs of referenced online resources
Table of Contents
- CSS and Documents
- Selectors
- Structure and the Cascade
- Values and Units
- Fonts
- Text Properties
- Basic Visual Formatting
- Padding, Borders, and Margins
- Colors and Backgrounds
- Floating and Positioning
- Table Layout
- Lists and Generated Content
- User Interface Styles
- Non-Screen Media
- Property Reference
- Selector, Pseudo-Class, and Pseudo-Element Reference
- Sample HTML 4 Style Sheet
- Index