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CSS Web Site Design Hands on Training (text only) by E.Meyer
CSS Web Site Design Hands on Training [Paperback] Eric Meyer (Author)
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First published November 19, 2006
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September 25, 2011
An elementary, step-by-step illustrated guide by CSS master Eric Meyer. The book's a good introduction to CSS, but it only covers the basics; it uses a simple, 2-column site for demonstrations, and doesn't provide any advanced CSS techniques. Each lesson includes CSS snippets, then shows screenshots of the results in a browser, then explains the mechanics of the CSS being demonstrated. Meyer plays with the CSS quite a bit to show the effects of various changes.
Meyer stresses the importance of separating style from content. He also advises using scaling factors, such as multipliers, rather than length- or em-based measurements whenever possible.
The book was published in 2007 so it covers CSS2, and barely mentions CSS3. If you have access to Lynda.com, watch the video version of this book: CSS Web Site Design.
Meyer stresses the importance of separating style from content. He also advises using scaling factors, such as multipliers, rather than length- or em-based measurements whenever possible.
The book was published in 2007 so it covers CSS2, and barely mentions CSS3. If you have access to Lynda.com, watch the video version of this book: CSS Web Site Design.
September 17, 2014
A hands-on approach to learning CSS.
Part of Lynda Weinman's Hands-On Training series, this book is not your typical CSS reference. Instead, it walks the reader through a series of examples that are designed to show, rather than tell, how CSS attributes work. Better still, the examples are not nonsensical busy work. Rather, each example gets you one step closer to having your page look like the design "provided" by a graphic designer. Full of pictures and sample code, the book not only walks through CSS but explains the whys and wherefores nicely to help the reader understand not just that a particular style works but /how/ it works.
A great book for beginners, a little slow to get started for novices and better, but even experts may find useful bits here and there.
Part of Lynda Weinman's Hands-On Training series, this book is not your typical CSS reference. Instead, it walks the reader through a series of examples that are designed to show, rather than tell, how CSS attributes work. Better still, the examples are not nonsensical busy work. Rather, each example gets you one step closer to having your page look like the design "provided" by a graphic designer. Full of pictures and sample code, the book not only walks through CSS but explains the whys and wherefores nicely to help the reader understand not just that a particular style works but /how/ it works.
A great book for beginners, a little slow to get started for novices and better, but even experts may find useful bits here and there.
April 13, 2009
This book helped make CSS make scene.
November 6, 2011
his is a really easy to follow CSS guide. It is a series of exercises that lead you through CSS. The box model chapter was particularly helpful.
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