Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide

Eric Meyer, O'Reilly

ISBN:1565926226, Edition: 1, 2000-05-15

Price: $34.95

Table of Contents

Copyright Page

Preface

Chapter 1: HTML and CSS
The Web's Fall from Grace
CSS to the Rescue
Limitations of CSS
Bringing CSS and HTML Together
Summary

Chapter 2: Selectors and Structure
Basic Rules
Grouping
Class and ID Selectors
Pseudo-Classes and Pseudo-Elements
Structure
Inheritance
Specificity
The Cascade
Classification of Elements
Summary

Chapter 3: Units and Values
Colors
Length Units
Percentage Values
URLs
CSS2 Units
Summary

Chapter 4: Text Properties
Manipulating Text
Summary

Chapter 5: Fonts
Font Families
Font Weights
Font Size
Styles and Variants
Using Shorthand: The font Property
Font Matching
Summary

Chapter 6: Colors and Backgrounds
Colors
Complex Backgrounds
Summary

Chapter 7: Boxes and Borders
Basic Element Boxes
Margins or Padding?
Margins
Borders
Padding
Floating and Clearing
Lists
Summary

Chapter 8: Visual Formatting
Basic Boxes
Block-Level Elements
Floated Elements
Inline Elements
Summary

Chapter 9: Positioning
General Concepts
Relative Positioning
Absolute Positioning
Fixed Positioning
Stacking Positioned Elements
Summary

Chapter 10: CSS2: A Look Ahead
Changes from CSS1
CSS2 Selectors
Fonts and Text
Generated Content
Adapting to the Environment
Borders
Tables
Media Types and @-rules
Summary

Chapter 11: CSS in Action
Conversion Projects
Tips & Tricks

Appendix A: CSS Resources
General Information
Tips, Pointers, and Other Practical Advice
Online Communities
Bug Reporting

Appendix B: HTML 2.0 Style Sheet

Appendix C: CSS1 Properties

Appendix D: CSS Support Chart

Index

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