A cookbook that provides you with hundreds of practical examples for using CSS to format your web pages, complete with code recipes you can use in your projects right away. It helps to learn the basics, such as understanding CSS rule structure and learn techniques for formatting lists, forms, and tables.
As the industry standard method for enriching the presentation of HTML-based web pages, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allow you to give web pages more structure and a more sophisticated look. But first, you have to get past CSS theory and resolve real-world problems.For those all-too-common dilemmas that crop up with each project, CSS Cookbook provides hundreds of practical examples with CSS code recipes that you can use immediately to format your web pages. Arranged in a quick-lookup format for easy reference, the second edition has been updated to explain the unique behavior of the latest browsers: Microsoft's IE 7 and Mozilla's Firefox 1.5. Also, the book has been expanded to cover the interaction of CSS and images and now includes more recipes for beginning CSS users. The explanation that accompanies each recipe enables you to customize the formatting for your specific needs. With topics that range from basic web typography and page layout to techniques for formatting lists, forms, and tables, this book is a must-have companion, regardless of your experience with Cascading Style Sheets.
Learn how to solve the real problems you face with CSS. This cookbook offers hundreds of practical examples for using CSS to format your web pages, and includes code samples you can use right away. You'll find exactly what you need, from the basics to complex hacks and workarounds.nEach recipe explains how to customize a solution to meet your needs, and each chapter features a sample design that showcases the topics discussed. You'll learn about the behavior of the latest browsers-including IE 8, Firefox 3, Safari 4, and Google Chrome - and how you can resolve differences in the ways they display your web pages. Arranged in a convenient format for quick reference, this third edition is a valuable companion for anyone working with CSS. Learn the basics, such as the CSS rule structure Work with web typography and page layout Create effects for images and other page elements Learn techniques for configuring lists, forms, and tables Design effective web navigation and create custom links Get creative by combining CSS with Javaillegalscript Learn useful troubleshooting techniques Explore features of HTML5 and CSS3
Preface n1. Generaln 1.1 Using CSS with HTMLn 1.2 Using Different Selectors to Apply Stylesn 1.3 Determining When to Use Class and ID Selectorsn 1.4 Understanding CSS Propertiesn 1.5 Understanding the Box Modeln 1.6 Understanding DOCTYPES and Effects on Browser Layoutn 1.7 Associating Styles to a Web Pagen 1.8 How to Use Different Types of Style Sheetsn 1.9 Adding Comments Within CSSn 1.10 Organizing the Contents of a Style Sheetn 1.11 Organizing Style Sheet Filesn 1.12 Working with Shorthand Propertiesn 1.13 Setting up an Alternate Style Sheetn 1.14 Using Floats with Imagesn 1.15 Using Absolute Positioningn 1.16 Using Relative Positioningn 1.17 Using CSS in Adobe Dreamweavern 1.18 Using CSS in Microsoft Expression Web Designern2. Web Typographyn 2.1 Specifying Fontsn 2.2 Specifying Font Measurements and Sizesn 2.3 Gaining More Control over Font Sizesn 2.4 Enforcing Font Sizesn 2.5 Centering Textn 2.6 Setting Text to Be Justifiedn 2.7 Removing Space Between Headings and Paragraphsn 2.8 Setting a Simple Initial Capn 2.9 Setting a Larger, Centered Initial Capn 2.10 Setting an Initial Cap with Decoration (Imagery)n 2.11 Creating a Heading with Stylized Textn 2.12 Creating a Heading with Stylized Text and Bordersn 2.13 Stylizing a Heading with Text and an Imagen 2.14 Creating a Pull Quote with HTML Textn 2.15 Creating a Pull Quote with Bordersn 2.16 Creating a Pull Quote with Imagesn 2.17 Setting the Indent in the First Line of a Paragraphn 2.18 Setting the Indent of Entire Paragraphsn 2.19 Creating a Hanging Indentn 2.20 Styling the First Line of a Paragraphn 2.21 Styling the First Line of a Paragraph with an Imagen 2.22 Creating a Highlighted Text Effectn 2.23 Changing Line Spacingn 2.24 Adding a Graphic Treatment to HTML Textn 2.25 Placing Shadow Behind Textn 2.26 Adjusting the Spacing Between Letters and Wordsn3. Imagesn 3.1 Placing a Border Around an Imagen 3.2 Removing Borders Set on Images by Default in Some Browsersn 3.3 Setting a Background Imagen 3.4 Creating a Line of Background Imagesn 3.5 Placing a Background Image on a Web Pagen 3.6 Using Multiple Background Images on One Selectorn 3.7 Creating a Stationary Background Imagen 3.8 Overlaying HTML Text on an Imagen 3.9 Replacing HTML Text with an Imagen 3.10 Replacing HTML Text with Flash Textn 3.11 Using Multiple PNGs with Transparencyn 3.12 Building a Panoramic Image Presentationn 3.13 Combining Different Image Formatsn 3.14 Rounding Corners with Fixed-Width Columnsn 3.15 Rounding Corners (Sliding Doors Technique)n 3.16 Rounding Corners (Mountaintop Technique) 3.17 Rounding Corners with Javaillegalscript
Christopher Schmitt ist der Präsident/Vorstandsvorsitzende (CEO) von Heatvision.com, Inc., einem Unternehmen für neue Medien und Design mit Sitz in Tallahassee, Florida. Christopher ist Webdesigner, der seit 1993 mit dem Web arbeitet und Mitte der 90er Jahre sowohl für David Siegel als auch für Lynda Weinman als Praktikant tätig war, während er als Student an der Florida State University an seinem Abschluss im Bereich der Kunstwissenschaften mit dem Schwerpunkt grafische Gestaltung feilte.
Über den Autor
Christopher Schmitt has been working with the Web since 1993. He is the author of several books on web design and digital imaging, including earlier editions of CSS Cookbook, and is a contributing writer to many web development magazines.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Foreword
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Preface
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Chapter 1: Using HTML Basics
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Chapter 2: CSS Basics
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Chapter 3: Web Typography
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Chapter 4: Images
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Chapter 5: Page Elements
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Chapter 6: Lists
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Chapter 7: Links and Navigation
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Chapter 8: Forms
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Chapter 9: Tables
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Chapter 10: Designing Web Pages for Printing
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Chapter 11: Page Layouts
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Chapter 12: Hacks, Workarounds, and Troubleshooting
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Chapter 13: Designing with CSS
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Chapter 14: Interacting with Javaillegalscript
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Resources
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CSS 2.1 Properties and Proprietary Extensions
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CSS 2.1 Selectors, Pseudo-Classes, and Pseudo-Elements
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CSS3 Selectors and Pseudo-Classes
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Styling of Form Elements
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Learn how to solve the real problems you face with CSS. This cookbook offers hundreds of practical examples for using CSS to format your web pages, and includes code samples you can use right away. You'll find exactly what you need, from the basics to complex hacks and workarounds.
Each recipe explains how to customize a solution to meet your needs, and each chapter features a sample design that showcases the topics discussed. You'll learn about the behavior of the latest browsers-including IE 8, Firefox 3, Safari 4, and Google Chrome—and how you can resolve differences in the ways they display your web pages. Arranged in a convenient format for quick reference, this third edition is a valuable companion for anyone working with CSS.
* Learn the basics, such as the CSS rule structure
* Work with web typography and page layout
* Create effects for images and other page elements
* Learn techniques for configuring lists, forms, and tables
* Design effective web navigation and create custom links
* Get creative by combining CSS with Javaillegalscript
* Learn useful troubleshooting techniques
* Explore features of HTML5 and CSS3
