• Author:
  • Baker, Donna L.
• Subject:
  Business Applications
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  16/06/2006
• Price:
  $59.99
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It's all about style. CSS can make your Web sites flawless


You're a designer first. So is Donna Baker. She knows your questions about CSS because she's asked them too. How do I apply a CSS rule to specific instances? What key concepts should govern font styles? How do I keep the background image from disappearing in Internet Explorer? Why can't I control which cells display hover color? By answering these and a hundred other questions, Donna gives you new power to keep the style in your sites with CSS.
* Learn how to construct and organize a style sheet that meets all your needs
* Be able to write CSS syntax and define properties and values for fonts, images, and other page elements
* Use background images to their full potential
* Customize the appearance of your pages with pseudo-elements and pseudo-styles
* Learn when to use static, elastic, and fluid layouts using CSS positioning methods
* Make lists and tables behave consistently and effectively
* Resolve the problems that make forms display incorrectly in different browsers
* Design style sheets that make your Web pages friendly to printers, handheld devices, and other media

Donna L. Baker created her first Web site in 1991, has worked with CSS virtually since its inception, and has taught courses in CSS and Web design. Donna has written several books, including The Unofficial Guide to Photoshop Elements 4 and the Official SWiSHmax Bible, also from Wiley.

About the Author.

Credits.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I: Page Content.

Chapter 1: Making CSS Work for You.

Chapter 2: Font and Letter Styling.

Chapter 3: Designing Stylish Text.

Chapter 4: Images with Style, and Styles with Images.

Part II: Layouts and Positioning.

Chapter 5: Positioning Content Using CSS.

Chapter 6: Configuring Page Layouts.

Part III: Structured Page Elements.

Chapter 7: Making a List, and Checking It Twice.

Chapter 8: Table Tune-Ups.

Chapter 9: Building Interesting Forms.

Chapter 10: Designing Text and Visual Hyperlinks.

Part IV: Workflows.

Chapter 11: Testing Pages and Dealing with Browsers.

Chapter 12: Designing Style Sheets for Print and Other Media.

Appendix A: About the Contributors.

Appendix B: CSS Properties and Values.

Pro Glossary.

Index.