Book Description
- This book is the perfect introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the Web markup standard that allows Web designers and developers to easily make a style change to one CSS template and then change formatting across hundreds-or thousands-of pages
- Covers the current CSS standard versions (CSS 1 and CSS 2) with notes and comments where appropriate on the CSS 3 standard in development
- Includes quick reference on CSS at the end of the book as well as integrated reference coverage throughout
- Teaches by using an example-oriented approach and includes exercises at the end of each chapter, with sample solutions provided in the appendix
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The power to build visually stunning web sites is now at your fingertips. This comprehensive introduction clearly shows you how to combine Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) with HTML, XHTML, or XML to create rich, aesthetically compelling web designs. It follows a browser-neutral point of view so you can easily develop sites that are compatible with IE6, IE7, Firefox(r) 2, Opera(r) 9, and Safari 2.
Packed with detailed examples in syntax-colored code and showing the resulting web pages in color, the second edition will help you discover how and why CSS works. It first guides you through the principles of sound CSS-based web design and the properties for manipulating the presentation of a document. You'll then find out how to take your sites to a higher level with CSS concepts such as multi-column layouts and centering positioned elements vertically.
What you will learn from this book
*All about the CSS Level 1, 2, 2.1, and 3 specifications
*Ways to manipulate text and select effects for your fonts
*Bugs and workarounds for IE6 and IE7
*How to control the flow of your document layout
*Tips for enhancing your design using backgrounds
*The four different types of positioning: static, relative, absolute, and fixed
*How to change the behavior of elements in an XML or HTML/XHTML document
Who this book is for
This book is for beginning web developers and designers who want to use CSS for better, faster design and markup. Basic familiarity with HTML is required.
Enhance Your Knowledge
Advance Your Career
Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Packed with detailed examples in syntax-colored code and showing the resulting web pages in color, the second edition will help you discover how and why CSS works. It first guides you through the principles of sound CSS-based web design and the properties for manipulating the presentation of a document. You'll then find out how to take your sites to a higher level with CSS concepts such as multi-column layouts and centering positioned elements vertically.
What you will learn from this book
*All about the CSS Level 1, 2, 2.1, and 3 specifications
*Ways to manipulate text and select effects for your fonts
*Bugs and workarounds for IE6 and IE7
*How to control the flow of your document layout
*Tips for enhancing your design using backgrounds
*The four different types of positioning: static, relative, absolute, and fixed
*How to change the behavior of elements in an XML or HTML/XHTML document
Who this book is for
This book is for beginning web developers and designers who want to use CSS for better, faster design and markup. Basic familiarity with HTML is required.
Enhance Your Knowledge
Advance Your Career
Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
