Web Designer's Guide to Style Sheets [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Steven Mulder (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Steve Mulder tackles style sheets in depth. He shows you how to use them and what you can expect in both support and pitfalls from the leading Web browsers. Mulder writes with an engaging style far removed from the dry technical tone of too many how-to computer books--even as he walks step-by-step through the entire style sheet syntax. Along the way he offers helpful tips to improve your Web design skills. The result is feeling that you've had a good friend come over to help you out. A companion Web site keeps you up to date on browser support as well as providing all the examples and code from the book.

Product Description
With Web Designer's Guide to Style Sheets you don't just learn about style sheets-you learn the art of Web design.Packed with clear tutorials and creative examples, this book is the easiest way to get up-to-speed with Cascading Style Sheets. And after you've learned the basics, this book is also the best way to discover design secrets to make your site stand out!Web Designer's Guide to Style Sheets is your key to creating stunning Web sites. It's the only book to take you step-by-step through the style sheet syntax and show you design techniques and tips for getting the most out of it.

• Includes expert tips on creating style sheet templates that look good in all browsers
• Features special coverage of changing existing pages to style-sheet-based-design
• Previously Announced August 1996
• CD-ROM includes well-designed style sheet templates that can be used immediately

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Product Details

• Paperback: 381 pages
• Publisher: Hayden Books; illustrated edition edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568303068
• ISBN-13: 978-1568303062
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,066,993 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Waaay out of date, June 17, 1999

By A Customer

I guess I goofed when I ordered it. I'm a web designer and I should have known that the 1997 publish date would make this book essentially useless. The book, in 1997 terms, is just fine. The problem is, is that it's mainly good as a historical reference in 1999. I'm surprised it's in print. CSS is something we should all learn, but all the references to what might be coming in Internet Explorer 4 made me a little crazy. In 1997 this book should probably have 5 stars. In 1999, 3 is generous. MUCH more useful are the little CSS sections in HTML, The Definitive Guide, 3rd ed. (Musciano & Kennedy, from O'Reilly) and Web Design in a Nutshell (Jennifer Niederst, also O'Reilly). Sorry. I sent this one back to Amazon.com.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book but..., March 26, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This is a great book but there is no CD that is advertised and the companion website no longer exsists. I try and make a point to buy computer books that come with one or the other or both. If someone knows of a new URL that accompanies this book please let me know.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best style-sheet reference, June 18, 1999

By A Customer

I went into this book knowing almost nothing about style-sheets. Before I had to copy other people's code. I read the book in about three-days and after that I could fluently write style-shhets without the book!