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| CSS: The Missing Manual | 
 enlarge | Author: David Mcfarland
Publisher: Pogue Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 2846
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 494
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0596526873
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780596526870
Publication Date: August 24, 2006
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Clever and engaging January 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is simply brilliant in explaining css in a clear and engaging way. It's broken into logical sections which allows for easy review of just the subjects needed for later. It's more an introduction to the power of css than the basics and you walk away from it with more than a fair share of tools and tricks for your own web development pleasure.
It probably doesn't answer every css question but it goes a very long way!
 A good starting point December 31, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great book to learn about CSS starting from zero knowledge, with lots of supporting web links to follow up on to get really into the low level details. Slightly disappointed that it didn't really cover a wider area of application of CSS: mostly mainstream stuff (multi-panel web design etc.). It also is mostly 'pure CSS', but you can't expect everything out of one book: for that you'll need an advanced CSS book or do your own research on the web; this is a great starting point.
Without doubt the best coding book in the world ... ever!! November 21, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have read countless coding books, from HTML to JAVA, all of which claim to be the book you need, the one must have. To date none have stood up to that claim. Without exception I have finished the book and looked back wondering just how much I have taken in and learnt - if I'm lucky 20%. That is till now.
CSS - The Missing Manual is, in my opinion, a great book from all aspects. It's enjoyable to read, the tutorials work, the subject is explained in all it's glory, warts an' all, and I'd read it again (sadly just because I enjoyed it so much). It covers so much and actively demonstrates the shortcomings of CSS and browser compatibility - and then gives you the simple fixes to the problems. How refreshing (pardon the pun).
It also gives you a wealth of other excellent reference points (mainly web sites) to build upon the book content further.
Thank you David Sawyer McFarland for this quite brilliant book.
No need to look anywhere else October 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have to say this is one of the best "put together" books I have come across. All the subjects are well explained and in an easy to follow order. The examples and exercises are very useful. There are also some very useful websites mentioned.
If you are starting out on web design this is the perfect book to get you up and running quickly. You will have a good looking and working website for people to admire.
CSS: The Missing Manual October 7, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Creating websites using html can be very time consuming and somewhat limiting. Making editing changes over multiple pages is downright maddening. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is the answer.
CSS enables the webmaster to set standards such as selecting a particular font size and color for all headings, subheadings, or texts without having to rewrite the html each time. This system also allows editing changes that carry over from one page to another to be changed automatically with a single change. For those trying to manage websites with hundreds of pages, CSS is an obvious must have.
CSS can be undertaken in two ways: manually or in association with various website design programs. Webmasters can manually insert CSS into their existing html code. Doing so is pretty simple, especially for those used to writing their own html. Alternately, Dreamweaver 8 comes automatically equipped with CSS and is simply a matter of choosing formatting options.
Webmasters using either option will definitely find this book valuable. This text includes step by step instructions so that the reader can learn by doing. Actually working with the code is probably the best way to understand the capabilities and time saving abilities of CSS. Even those using the automatic CSS systems will benefit from this aspect while troubleshooting or just realizing the extents of what CSS can do.
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