DHTML and CSS Advanced: Visual QuickPro Guide [Paperback]

Jason Cranford Teague (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321266919 | ISBN-13: 978-0321266910 | Publication Date: December 25, 2004 | Edition: 1

Once you discovered the dynamic, sophisticated sites you could create using DHTML and CSS, you wanted more--more interaction, more accessibility, more animation, more interesting combinations of text and graphics, more everything! This book provides the key. By picking up where his enormously popular Visual QuickStart Guide left off, best-selling author Jason Cranford Teague explores the advanced DHTML and CSS programming techniques you need to take your Web sites to the next level. Covering everything from standards and accessibility to separating content from style; creating multicolumn layouts; combining text and graphics; creating controls, menus, forms, and special effects; working with other Web languages; and much more, this friendly, task-based volume is a must-have if you're serious about Web design. Step-by-step instructions and a strong visual format make complex topics understandable, even fun--especially when coupled with the loads of tips, screen shots and practical, working examples that Jason has provided.

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About the Author

Jason Cranford Teague has written and contributed to several best-selling books including Final Cut Pro 3 and the Art of Filmmaking and Dreamweaver MX Magic. In addition, he has written for the Apple Developers Center, Adobe, Macworld, and CNet and appeared on TechTV's "The Screen Savers." He has been working as a multimedia designer for more than 10 years creating real-world solutions for clients including Coca-Cola, Virgin, CNN, Kodak, and WebMD. Jason is currently the Creative Director for Bright Eye Media and teaches design classes online, in the classroom, and at professional conferences. He is the also the author of the best-selling DHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 440 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (December 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321266919
• ISBN-13: 978-0321266910
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #498,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jason Cranford Teague is a designer, writer and teacher who helps people creatively apply technology. He has over 15 years of experience in the online world and written numerous books, including Speaking in Styles: The Fundamentals of CSS for Web Designers and Fluid Web Typography. He has recently worked with the W3C CSS Workgroup--advising them on design issues with typography. Learn more about Jason from his blog, speaking-in-styles.com or follow him on twitter @jasonspeaking.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not what I was expecting..., May 26, 2005

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D. Humphreys (Clearwater, FL) - See all my reviews
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I was a little surprised that the one chapter on Advanced DHTML techniques could have been titled: "Intro to JavaScript." I was disappointed because there was little on advanced CSS layout (1 chapter) with examples that were difficult to follow.

If you want a book teaching JavaScript and PHP integration this book is for you. If you want a book on advanced CSS techniques that you might want to look elsewhere.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! I still use the previous one for reference too, February 17, 2005

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Grey Matter (Columbia, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DHTML and CSS Advanced: Visual QuickPro Guide (Paperback)

I thought i'd never need to refer to a DHTML/CSS book again (I thought the first DHTML and CSS Visual QuickStart book had covered it all) but a friend left this book on my desk and I couldn't bring myself to give it back.
Like the first book, this is not a 'repetitive review of the features' book, I'd call it a 'lets see what DHTML and CSS can do for us now' book. It both describes and illustrates the concepts and has nuggets of practical information that a hands-on person would immediately take to.

From overlooked but relevant optimal meta tag usage details like link relationships to accessing XML and using php with MySQL. You know the writer thought about what readers would need information
on. I highly recommend this book, with or without the first book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cookbook, December 17, 2005

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GEORGE R. FISHER (Boston MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DHTML and CSS Advanced: Visual QuickPro Guide (Paperback)

This is the sequel to the excellent DHTML and CSS for the World Wide Web. It is merely a cookbook of techniques, whereas the first book is an outstanding introduction to an advanced subject.

This book is worth leafing through to find items of interest but it does not advance the state of the art in the way the first book did.