CSS Pocket Reference: Visual Presentation for the Web

by Eric A. Meyer

Overview

They say that good things come in small packages, and it's certainly true for this edition of CSS Pocket Reference. Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest Cascading Style Sheet specifications in CSS 2.1, this indispensable little book covers the most essential information that web designers and developers need to implement CSS effectively across all browsers.

Inside, you'll find:

• A short introduction to the key concepts of CSS



• A complete alphabetical reference to all CSS 2.1 selectors and properties



• A chart displaying detailed information about CSS support for every style element and its cross-browser compatibility

This reference neatly condenses the details of its top-selling companion volume, Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide into one easy-to-use cheat-sheet that delivers all the CSS details you need to complete the task at hand. Whenever you're stuck and need an answer quickly -- or if you just want to be sure you're applying CSS correctly -- this edition of the CSS Pocket Reference is the book you'll want by your keyboard or, conveniently, in your back pocket.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449366629
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/05/2007
Series:	Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	170
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Eric A. Meyer is the author of the critically acclaimed online tutorialIntroduction to HTML, as well as some other semi-popular Web pages. He is a member of the CSS&FP Working Group and the author of Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide.

Table of Contents

	Conventions Used in This Book	1
	Adding Styles to HTML and XHTML	2
	Rule Structure	5
	Style Precedence	6
	Element Classification	8
	Element Display Roles	9
	Basic Visual Layout	10
	Floating Rules	13
	Positioning Rules	15
	Table Layout	21
	Values	28
	Selectors	33
	Pseudo-Classes and Pseudo-Elements	38
	Property Reference	43
	Tables	101
	Paged Media	105
	Dropped from CSS2.1	108
	Visual Styles	108
	Paged Media	110
	Aural Styles	111
	Index	121