CSS Cookbook

by Schmitt, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780596155933
• ISBN10: 059615593X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-30
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

What people are saying about CSS Cookbook"Christopher's fantastic cookbook will give you solutions to pretty much all of the CSS problems you'll come up against in your day-to-day web design work, saving you bags of time and frustration. This guy is one of the industry's brightest minds -- he really knows his stuff." --Chris Mills, Opera SoftwareLearn how to solve the real problems you face with CSS. This cookbook offers hundreds of practical examples for using CSS to format your web pages, and includes code samples you can use right away. You'll find exactly what you need, from the basics to complex hacks and workarounds.Each recipe explains how to customize a solution to meet your needs, and each chapter features a sample design that showcases the topics discussed. You'll learn about the behavior of the latest browsers-including IE 8, Firefox 3, Safari 4, and Google Chrome-and how you can resolve differences in the ways they display your web pages. Arranged in a convenient format for quick reference, this third edition is a valuable companion for anyone working with CSS. Learn the basics, such as the CSS rule structure Work with web typography and page layout Create effects for images and other page elements Learn techniques for configuring lists, forms, and tables Design effective web navigation and create custom links Get creative by combining CSS with JavaScript Learn useful troubleshooting techniques Explore features of HTML5 and CSS3

Author Biography

Christopher Schmitt is the founder of Heat Vision, a small new media publishing and design firm, based in Cincinnati, OH. An award-winning web designer who has been working with the Web since 1993, Christopher interned for both David Siegel and Lynda Weinman in the mid 90's while he was an undergraduate at Florida State University working on a Fine Arts degree with an emphasis on Graphic Design. Afterwards, he earned a Masters in Communication for Interactive and New Communication Technologies while obtaining a graduate certificate in Project Management from FSU's College of Communication

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Using HTML Basics

CSS Basics

Web Typography

Images

Page Elements

Lists

Links and Navigation

Forms

Tables

Designing Web Pages for Printing

Page Layouts

Hacks, Workarounds, and Troubleshooting

Designing with CSS

Interacting with JavaScript

Resources

CSS 2.1 Properties and Proprietary Extensions

CSS 2.1 Selectors, Pseudo-Classes, and Pseudo-Elements

CSS3 Selectors and Pseudo-Classes

Styling of Form Elements

Colophon

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