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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: 005.72
EAN: 9780980455229
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN: 0980455227
Label: SitePoint
Manufacturer: SitePoint
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 116
Publication Date: October 28, 2008
Publisher: SitePoint
Studio: SitePoint
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Get ready to experience an eye-opening expos on CSS as you know it today. You'll discover a fresh approach to coding Cascading Style Sheets, making old hacks and workarounds a distant memory.
In this book, you'll learn how to start taking full advantage of Internet Explorer 8 using the very latest CSS techniques -- whilst still catering for those nasty old browsers. You'll unearth what's put the final nail in the HTML table-based layout coffin, and gain an understanding from two experts why CSS has a very bright future.
Some of the valuable insights in this book include:
- how you can take full advantage of IE8
- how to take CSS tables to the limit and beyond
- letting you say goodbye to old hacks and workarounds FOREVER!
- help you rediscover what you first loved about CSS
- ensure make the most of what CSS has to offer
- understand the road ahead for CSS
CSS was conceived in an age when web site design was simple; its creators never anticipated the level of intricacy required in the designs that it would be asked to deliver today. Clever designers figured out ways to make CSS do what they needed, but using techniques so convoluted that it became unpredictable and difficult to master. CSS just became too hard ...
The good news is, that's all about to change, and this book will show you how!
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I read this book in 1/2 an hour in the book store. I thought, well, that's interesting, when IE8 comes out maybe I'll start doing web pages because they won't be such a pain in the neck anymore. Then I looked at the list price: I think it was $35. Yoicks! The reviewer that compared the book to a magazine article was on the mark. This is one, interesting, rather expensive trade journal article, presented in a book.
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Change your patterns of using CSS in a different approach to using Cascading Style Sheets without the workarounds required. From learning new techniques that work with older browsers to considering how to streamline CSS processes to avoid its cumbersome reputation, Everything You Know About CSS is Wrong is a pick for any programming library interested in best practices titles.
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This is really an outstanding book, though the title doesn't really reveal the content. The book could really be called "An Instruction Manual to Start Using CSS For What It Was Intended For Instead of Using Those Old HTML Tables Which Are Really For Structured Content and Not Really For Layout", but I suppose that would take up most of the cover.
Seriously, this is a book whose time is long due...mostly because it tells us how to use CSS in browsers whose time is long due. It's great to see the new browsers catching up to the formatting instructions that have been in place for them for years.
I've been writing CSS by hand for 12 years, and I've done my share of learning the hard way and tearing my hair out when my positioning doesn't work right, degrades non-gracefully or has to be rewritten and retooled to work in different browsers. It would have been great to have a book like this years ago when we were working with something called CSS-P and trying to do ... Read More
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Are you a web designer and/or developer who needs to work with CSS layouts? If you are, then this book is for you! Authors Rachel Andrew and Kevin Yank, have done an outstanding job of writing a book that takes stock of the current best practices methods that are being considered for CSS layout.
Andrew and Yank, begin by exploring the current problems with CSS layout techniques, as well as the mismatch between what designers want and what CSS provides. Next, the authors explain the current techniques that use absolute positioning and floated elements, and the complexity involved in getting them to work reliably. Then, they test the limits of what CSS tables can do, explore the edge cases, and deliver concrete solutions. They continue by showing you how that CSS table-based layouts are ready for prime time by providing practical solutions for supporting IE6 and 7. Finally, the authors take a look at three CSS3 modules for layout control: the multi-column layout module, the grid ... Read More
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I felt that this book had some great lessons to offer in the way of moving from a table-based workflow to CSS. The topics were covered well, and explained in enough detail for most to follow. The main problem I have with the book is the title. I feel it leads the reader to believe that there is some new revelation in the book about how CSS code should be written, thus targeting avid users of the technology. After reading the book, I felt it was more a guide designed for those users who are NOT yet familiar with the ways of CSS. I would recommend this publication for those looking to get into the game of CSS coding as opposed to a completely table-based workflow.
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