A quick, easy introduction to creating professional Web sites with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Browser support of CSS has increased dramatically with the introduction of versions 6 of Internet Explorer, Netscape, and AOL clients. Author is three-time President, board member, and active instructor in the HTML Writers Guild. CSS is the prerequisite bridge between HTML coding and higher-level programming technologies, such as XHTML, Javascript, Java, and Flash. Learning to apply CSS is the HTML Web-designer's next developmental step toward professional and stable Web design. A prerequisite to learning higher-level languages like Javascript, Java, and Flash, CSS is gaining increasing support among major browsers, including Netscape, Internet Explorer, and newcomers Opera, Mozilla and NeoPlanet. The key to successful CSS implementation is in understanding how different browsers use and interpret CSS. This tutorial takes the unique position of teaching the reader how to make smart decisions about how and when to apply CSS, based on browser support and intended effects. In 24 straightforward, hourly lessons, the reader learns by accomplishing hands-on tasks that can be applied to his own site in every hour. Kynn Bartlett has taught thousands the basic principles of good Web design through online courses and his participation in W3C technical working groups, the HTML Writers Guild (president, board member and instructor) and the Web Standards Project education FAQ. Bartlett is a frequent speaker at conferences and provides consulting for businesses and government agencies.
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In this updated edition to their original best-selling classic, the co-creators of CSS clearly, logically, and painlessly explain the hows and whys and ins and outs of the visual formatting language that is their gift to us. The Web would be a poorer place without Messieurs Bos and Lie. Your shelf will be richer for the addition of this book. Rely on it. Study it. Savor it.The Indispensible CSS Tutorial and Reference--Straight from the Creators of CSS Direct from the creators of CSS, this is the definitive guide to CSS, today' s indispensable standard for controlling the appearance of any Web or XML document. This book doesn' t just show how to use every significant CSS 1 and 2.x feature; it carefully explains the why behind today' s most valuable CSS design techniques. You' ll find practical, downloadable examples throughout--along with essential browser support information and best practices for building high-impact pages and applications. Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web, Third Edition covers every CSS 2.1 improvement and fix, from new height/width definitions in absolutely positioned elements to new clip property calculations. Clear, readable, and thorough, it' s the one must-have CSS resource for every Web developer, designer, and content provider. Coverage includesMastering essential CSS concepts: Rules, declarations, selectors, properties, and moreWorking with type: From absolute/relative units to font size and weightUnderstanding CSS objects: Box model, display properties, list styles, and moreExercising total control over spacing and positioningSpecifying colors for borders and backgroundsManagingprinting: Margins, page breaks, and moreImplementing media-specific style sheets for audio rendering, handhelds, and other forms of presentation Moving from HTML extensions to CSS: Five practical case studiesMaking the most of cascading and inheritanceUsing external style sheets and @importIntegrating CSS with XML documentsOptimizing the performance of CSS pagesIncludes a handy CSS Quick Reference printed on the inside covers(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
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