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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7
EAN: 9780596007775
Edition: 2nd
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0596007779
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 134
Publication Date: July 27, 2004
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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More proof that good things come in small--and sometimes even inexpensive--packages: the CSS Pocket Reference has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest Cascading Style Sheet specifications, CSS2 and CSS2.1.
An indispensable reference for web designers and developers, this slim little book covers the essential information needed to effectively implement CSS, with an introduction to the key concepts of CSS and a complete alphabetical reference to the CSS2 and CSS 2.1 properties. And since browser incompatibility is the biggest CSS headache for most developers, it also includes an invaluable chart displaying detailed information about CSS support for every style element across all browsers. For anyone who wants to correctly implement CSS, this book condenses all the details in its companion volume, Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide, into one easy-to-use cheat-sheet.
The CSS Pocket Reference delivers just the CSS details that you need to complete the task at hand. When you're stuck and want an answer quickly, the tiny CSS Pocket Reference is the book you'll want by your keyboard or in your back pocket. (Yes, it really does fit in a back pocket, but it's too useful to stay there long.)
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This book is useful primarily because of its handy size. You can take it anywhere - an internet café or a library, for example - where you might want to do some CSS and it provides a handy quick reference.
The early part of the book covers basic rules and there is an index at the back. In between, starting a third of the way down page 33 and ending on page 120, you'll find all the selectors with their pattern, a brief description and brief examples. The information is presented in a clear and easy-to-understand manner but you certainly couldn't use this as a training guide. You might spot one or two unfamiliar things that look as if they could be useful but you're not sure. In such cases, you might need to surf the net or look up a full-sized book to find out more.
As a quick reference guide, this pocket-sized guide is ideal, but don't expect any more of it than that. There are plenty of other CSS books, including some from the same publisher, that give much more ... Read More
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Small, Informative, and easy to use. It does everything it needs to do.
I would very quickly buy this book again.
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I'm doing a lot of CSS work these days and figured this guide would be a good book to have on hand to quickly pull out when I can't remember a selector or how to write a certain pseudo-class, etc. And it *is* a decent little guide for the most part. It gives a short description of each element and what browsers support it (although no version information included) and even has a basic CSS tutorial included. Certainly not substitute for the full length book, but okay to quickly refer to.
The thing I didn't like about the book is that it just often seems to take a little time for me to find things in it. There are just so many different ways a "pocket guide" could be done that would make it a matter of seconds to find the element you need information on...with this one I'm often resorting to using the index to find what page it is on. Since the entire book is black-and-white and there's no page separation of element from element, it all just kinds of blends together and just visually ... Read More
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I used this book as a reference to take a certification exam without ever touching CSS and scored in the 96th percentile... enough said.
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Large books, by their very nature, can have good points and bad points. After all, if you have a couple or several hundred pages worth of material, you are bound to get some things right and some things wrong.
But these pocket reference books from O'Reilly are great. They aren't for learning, rather they are what they say they are: a pocket reference. (Nice to see some truth in advertising for a change.)
If you buy this book you will use it. A lot. Period.
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