Overview
"Direct from the creators of CSS, this is the definitive reference to CSS 2.1, today s indispensable standard for controlling the appearance of any Web or XML document. This full-color 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 backgroundsManaging printing: margins, page breaks, and moreImplementing media-specific style sheets for audio rendering, handhelds, and other forms of presentationMoving 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 Card(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved."
Full Product Details
Author: Hakon Wium Lie ,
Bert Bos
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Imprint: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.90cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.90cm
Weight: 0.770kg
ISBN: 9780321193124
ISBN 10: 0321193121
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 19 May 2005
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Author Information
ABOUT THE AUTHORS HaKON WIUM LIE is the CTO of Opera Software. His job is to make sure Opera remains a better, smaller, and faster browser than the one you know. Before joining Opera in 1999, Hakon worked at W3C, where he was responsible for the development of Cascading Style Sheets--a concept he proposed while working at CERN in 1994. Hakon holds an MS degree in visual studies from the MIT Media Lab. BERT BOS, along with Lie, was one of the original authors of CSS. He joined W3C in 1995 to launch its internationalization activities and currently coordinates its style sheet activities. A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
