HTML Stylesheet Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) [Paperback]

Ian S. Graham (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471196649 | ISBN-13: 978-0471196648 | Publication Date: October 1, 1997 | Edition: 1

Create more sophisticated Web pages with the new HTML technology.

As Web technology evolves, Webmasters and developers are increasingly called on to provide greater sophistication and flexibility in their HTML design. Stylesheets are designed to help them meet these demands. This practical resource gives HTML users the tools to create, modify, and customize HTML stylesheets, covering the entire process of designing, testing, and redesigning a stylesheet. Web site provides sample HTML and stylesheet documents.

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Amazon.com Review

Ian Graham's HTML Stylesheet Sourcebook explains the hows and whys of cascading style sheets (CSS). This Web document standard allows you to update all of the pages on your Web site at once--substituting an entirely new graphical style for every page--by only editing one document. In CSS, text and formatting instructions are entirely separate. A single style sheet maintains the style information (fonts, backgrounds, colors). The text-and-graphics HTML document passes through this style sheet, making the creation of a Web page a two-step process.

Graham's writing style is easy to understand and he uses practical examples to support his message that CSS is a vast improvement over conventional HTML. You'll learn the finer points of formatting and how text can be displayed through different style sheets, radically altering the pages' presentations.

This is not a general "how-to" HTML book (although he does provide background information about HTML). Instead, it is a guide for Web designers who are sick of the tedium of updating pages one at a time and for Web masters who are thinking hundreds of Web pages into the future.

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Create more sophisticated Web pages with the new HTML technology. As Web technology evolves, Webmasters and developers are increasingly called on to provide greater sophistication and flexibility in their HTML design. Stylesheets are designed to help them meet these demands. This practical resource gives HTML users the tools to create, modify, and customize HTML stylesheets, covering the entire process of designing, testing, and redesigning a stylesheet. Web site provides sample HTML and stylesheet documents.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471196649
• ISBN-13: 978-0471196648
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,480,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars StyleSheet Made Easier, February 10, 1998

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This review is from: HTML Stylesheet Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) (Paperback)

This book concentrates heavily on how the programming would affect typography on the web and explains in detail in how to achieve that look. Graham explains selectors, properties and values in detail and points out bugs in the popular browsers such as Explorer and Netscape. Every chapter has a summary. Inside the front and back covers of the book has a table of property summary for quick reference. Readers have to have some basic knowledge of HTML but this book does review some important HTML tags. As a typographic designer, I strongly recommend this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I haven't found a web site yet that can replace this book, October 10, 2001

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"susannak" - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML Stylesheet Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) (Paperback)

I am a web developer and designer. When I can't remember what CSS properties go with which elements, I get my copy of the HTML Stylesheet Sourcebook off the shelf. I especially like the CSS language reference that explains exactly what each property does.

This is the book that got me away from font tags two years ago and set me on the road to HTML 4.01 compliance. The fact that I still haven't found a web site with the same information as accessible and well-organized is either a testament to the quality of Mr. Graham's book, or a lack of decent online CSS references.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Graham comes through again, April 7, 2000

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Ariel Wolfer - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML Stylesheet Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) (Paperback)

Graham is able to explain things quite easily if you have any questions. Rarely, however, could I find myself reading a book like this cover to cover. If you want to learn how to design in CSS, then this book can help you, but you could save some money and look for on-line resources. This book is best used as a reference tool and detailed information when you need to understand something better. It can help you become quite proficient.

On the plus side he is thorough and easy to understand, on the negative side, all of the pictures are black and white. "Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web" by Lie and Bos has all color pictures, making certain examples more powerful in nature.

Bottom Line: Both books are highly recommended, but neither should be used for people just starting HTML. Be proficient in HTML before you get these books or you may be confused. I feel confident in CSS specs with these books as a resource.