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The Ultimate CSS Reference (Hardcover)

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A complete and thorough and up-to-date reference guide for CSS.

Stop wasting time doing Internet searches only to find inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete information. CSS: The Ultimate Reference includes all the ins-and-outs you need to know including compatability information for all major browsers, lists of useful hacks, known bugs in CSS, and much more - all presented in a beautiful, full color layout that will have you coming back over and over again.

Coverage includes:

CSS 2.1 syntax and specifications, including features from current CSS 3 working drafts that are implemented in one or more major browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera), and useful browser-specific features

A clear and concise guide to the CSS cascade, including compatability information, known bugs and useful CSS hacks

A media type guide, with coverage of which media types apply in which user agents under what conditions.

A quick-reference guide to currently supported at-rules (@import, @media, etc.).

An alphabetical property reference

About the Author
Tommy Olsson is a pragmatic evangelist for web standards and accessibility, who lives in the outback of central Sweden. Visit his blog at http://www.autisticcuckoo.net/

Paul O'Brien, when he's not working, can usually be found handing out advice in the CSS Forums at SitePoint where he is an advisor. He works as a freelance Web Designer specializing in CSS layouts.

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Hardcover: 440 pages
Publisher: SitePoint (February 26, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0980285852
ISBN-13: 978-0980285857
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate CSS Reference, June 18, 2008

By	Daniel McKinnon (Tewksbury, MA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

'The Ultimate CSS Reference' is exactly as the title says. A comprehensive REFERENCE for CSS styling. This book is not (NOT) a learning book or an example full book, rather a reference to using CSS. If you use CSS on a daily basis and need such a tool this is a good resource to have. My only gripe is that I don't know why the publishers decided to put this out as a hardcover. The costs could have been kept down and likely more sales would have been made if this had been released as a softcover like most of the other sitepoint books.

sitepoint has long been my favorite web publisher of books and nothing has changed with this release. A solid release albeit a different one from what has been released in the past.

***** RECOMMENDED

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5.0 out of 5 stars Every web developer should own a copy of this book, August 21, 2008

By	Colin Brown "Colin Brown Microsoft MVP" (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The ultimate CSS reference by Tommy Olsson and Paul O'Brien is exactly what it says, a reference guide. As with all books however I've read this one cover to cover. The book covers every single CSS keyword, selector, pseudo-class and corresponding attribute known (including some that aren't even in the official ratified W3C standard but are supported by certain browsers and some that are currently in the standard but aren't supported by any of the major browsers) from CSS version 1 right through to the latest CSS 3.

The book is very well laid out and easy to look up as a reference with chapters on layout, list styles, box properties etc. Next to this is a quick reference stating whether or not the attribute is inherited, it's initial value, which version of the official W3C specification it comes from and a quick browser support reference stating whether it's fully supported by the browser, partially supported, not supported at all or whether the implementation is buggy for a particular browser. This is followed by a description of what the attribute does, any values that it takes followed by a more complete browser compatibility list. The list covers the major browsers that are currently out from IE5.5 through IE7, Firefox 1.0 through 2.0, Safari 1.3 through 3.0 and Opera 9.2. Following this is a brief description of any compatibility issues as listed .

As with any book of this nature, basically it is out of date virtually as it's printed. With Firefox 3.0 and Opera 9.5 just being released and Internet Explorer 8.0 just around the corner. However this and it's companion Ultimate HTML reference are definitely two books that I'd love to see updated once the new set of browsers are out.

Scattered throughout the book are numerous references to W3C RFCs, web sites showing compatibility issues and differences between the way various browsers handle the CSS etc. that are very useful.

This book is a must for any web developer no matter which programming language you use to build your web sites. Combine it's sister book with this one and you really do have the ultimate web reference sitting at your fingertips. No more looking through obscure RFC's. When you're designing a web site and come across a quirk in how you thought something should have been laid out, or a CSS selector then simply reach for this book and it will tell you if indeed it is a bug or whether you are just implementing incorrectly.
Tommy and Paul should be proud of what they have produced and this book should grace every web developers desk and be within fingertip reach.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very EXCELLENT reference book on CSS, July 19, 2008

By	J. Guthrie (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm not familiar with Mr. O'Brien's work, but I've been a fan of Mr. Olssen's blog and website for about a year. I dare to say that he is the most articulate writer on the subject of CSS that I have experienced so far. His explanation, on his blog archives, of CSS positioning and page layout is one of the best, and most succinct, on the subject that I have found.

So, when I saw the pre-announcement of this book I immediately ordered a copy. Since recieving and using the book I am not dissappointed. The book is a thorough "reference" treatment of all aspects of CSS. I keep it close by while working on websites (along with a copy of "The Ultimate HTML Reference").

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