false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157058871m/563.jpg 563 1 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: <ul> <li>Plan, organize, and maintain your stylesheets more effectively</li> <li>Apply the secrets of liquid, elastic, and hybrid layouts</li> <li>Create flickr-style image maps, remote rollovers, and other advanced CSS features</li> <li>Lay out forms using pure CSS</li> <li>Recognize common browser bugs, and how to fix them</li> </ul> While 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: <ul> <li>Chapter 1: Setting the Foundations</li> <li>Chapter 2: Visual Formatting Model Recap</li> <li>Chapter 3: Background Images and Image Replacement</li> <li>Chapter 4: Styling Links</li> <li>Chapter 5: Styling Lists and Creating Nav Bars</li> <li>Chapter 6: Styling Forms and Data Tables</li> <li>Chapter 7: Layout</li> <li>Chapter 8: Hacks and Filters</li> <li>Chapter 9: Bugs and Bug Fixing</li> <li>Case Study 1: More Than Doodles</li> <li>Case Study 2: Tuscany Luxury Resorts</li> </ul> 4819 13 2 2006 CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions total:154|5:62|4:69|3:20|2:3|1:0| 154 652 251 21 5 1 false false Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 27 13:19:34 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 13:21:49 -0700 2008 ]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 16:44:22 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 04:26:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 27 12:16:52 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 16:36:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 21 04:54:59 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 05:48:27 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 04:16:40 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 04:18:32 -0800 2008 Though I must add I learned that learning CSS is like learning to ride a bike, one can read about it but only learn by doing it.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 06 20:16:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 06:51:21 -0700 2008 1
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