CSS Pocket Reference

By Eric A. Meyer
May 2001
Pages: 96
Series: Pocket References
ISBN 10: 0-596-00120-7 | ISBN 13: 9780596001209
(Average of 3 Customer Reviews)

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The CSS Pocket Reference introduces CSS and lists all CSS1 properties, plus the CSS1 pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes. To help overcome the obstacle of browser incompatibility, we've included a comprehensive guide to how the browsers have implemented support for CSS1. For anyone who wants to correctly implement CSS, this is a handy condensed reference to all the details in the larger volume, Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide.
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CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is the W3C-approved method for enriching the visual presentation of web pages. CSS allows web pages to become more structural, and at the same time promises that they can have a more sophisticated look than ever before. With good implementations in Internet Explorer 5.0 and Opera 3.6, and 100% CSS1 support expected in Netscapes's Mozilla browser, signs are that CSS is rapidly becoming a useful, reliable, and powerful tool for web authors. The CSS Pocket Reference briefly introduces CSS and then lists all CSS1 properties, plus the CSS1 pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes. Since browser incompatibility is the biggest obstacle to CSS adoption, we've also included a comprehensive guide to how the browsers have implemented support for CSS1. For anyone who wants to correctly implement CSS, this is a handy condensed reference to all the details in the larger volume, Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide.

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CSS Pocket Reference Review, February 29 2004

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Submitted by <a href="http://infowebz.com/kate-lea/info.htm">Kate Lea</a> [Respond | View]

I bought this reference book before many years. my feelings are average, its for anyone who wants to correctly implement CSS and its very handy also...

CSS Pocket Reference Review, October 08 2003

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Submitted by Kevin Graeme [Respond | View]

Excellent reference, but a bit dated

The concept of the pocket guide is what most developers really need. Just a simple, quick reference to recall exact syntax. And the inclusion of basic rules and compatability tables for each property makes this almost a must-have guide.

Almost.

The only problem with this book is that it's not up to date. It only covers CSS1. CSS2 has been published for over 5 years and browsers are supporting it more and more, and with CSS3 underway, this book is way behind the curve.

It's a great reference for CSS1, but if you're looking for something complete and current...well at least this is fairly cheap so it won't hurt so much to throw away when you need to stretch your legs into CSS2.

CSS Pocket Reference Review, October 08 2003

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Submitted by Snoekie [Respond | View]

With this book you can make your website's layout compatible with several different kind's of web-browser in ease.

There are no not-wanted explaination you haven't asked for.

With this book you have all the basics to make good-looking but simple made lay-out's without searching between large samples.

Cheap, and the best. (according to me)

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Media reviews
"[Consumers] will find the fine 'pocket references' produced by O'Reilly to be compact and affordable."
-- James Cox, The Computer Shelf: Midwest Book Review

"Excellent reference book for key CSS concepts and properties."
--Mac Format Jan 2002

"'CSS Pocket Reference' by Eric A. Meyer is the perfect book for the casual coder looking for basic information on CSS and what it can do."
--Michael Wendt, eDevCafe, August 2001

"This is a useful book and certainly well worth the price to the professional Web designer."
--Tom Wilson, http://informationr.net August 2001

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