Eric Meyer On CSS: Mastering The Language Of Web Design

DESCRIPTION

There are several other books on the market that serve as in-depth
technical guides or reference books for CSS. None, however, take a more
hands-on approach and use practical examples to teach readers how to
solve the problems they face in designing with CSS - until now. Eric
Meyer provides a variety of carefully crafted projects that teach how
to use CSS and why particular methods were chosen. The web site
includes all of the files needed to complete the tutorials in the book.
In addition, bonus information is be posted.

Meyer (a
standards evangelist with Netscape Communications) uses 13 hands-on
projects to teach Web developers how to use cascading style sheets
(CSS). Each project is cross-browser compatible. Topics include, for
example, converting an existing HTML page to CSS, styling an events
calendar, making an input form look good, fixing backgrounds, and
creating non-rectangular layout effects. It is assumed that the reader
already knows the basics of writing CSS and is proficient with HTML
authoring.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Project 1 Converting an Existing Page 1
Project 2 Styling a Press Release 33
Project 3 Styling an Events Calendar 55
Project 4 Bringing Hyperlinks to Life 79
Project 5 How to Skin a Menu 95
Project 6 Styling for Print 117
Project 7 Making an Input Form Look Good 143
Project 8 Creating an Online Greeting Card 165
Project 9 Multicolumn Layout 185
Project 10 Sneaking Out of the Box 211
Project 11 Positioning a Better Design 235
Project 12 Fixing Your Backgrounds 263
Project 13 Eric Meyer on CSS in CSS 283
Index 311