CSS3 : the missing manual : the book that should have been in the box / David Sawyer McFarland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McFarland, David Sawyer.

Series:

Missing manual.

The missing manual

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cascading style sheets.

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (650 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Cascading Style Sheets three

CSS 3

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

CSS3 lets you create professional-looking websites, and this manual shows you how to take your HTML and CCS skills to the next level with tips, tricks, and step-by-step instructions to build web pages that look great and run fast on devices and screens of all sizes.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One CSS Basics

ch. 1 HTML for CSS

HTML: Past and Present

Writing HTML for CSS

The Importance of the Doctype

Making Sure Internet Explorer Is Up-to-Date

ch. 2 Creating Styles and Style Sheets

Anatomy of a Style

Understanding Style Sheets

Internal Style Sheets

External Style Sheets

Tutorial: Creating Your First Styles

ch. 3 Selectors: Identifying What to Style

Tag Selectors: Page-Wide Styling

Class Selectors: Pinpoint Control

ID Selectors: Specific Page Elements

Styling Groups of Tags

Styling Tags Within Tags

Pseudo-Classes and Pseudo-Elements

Attribute Selectors

Child Selectors

Siblings

The :not() Selector

Tutorial: Selector Sampler

ch. 4 Saving Time with Style Inheritance

What Is Inheritance?

How Inheritance Streamlines Style Sheets

The Limits of Inheritance

Tutorial: Inheritance

ch. 5 Managing Multiple Styles: The Cascade

How Styles Cascade

Specificity: Which Style Wins

Controlling the Cascade

Tutorial: The Cascade in Action

pt. Two Applied CSS

ch. 6 Formatting Text

Using Fonts

Using Web Fonts

Discovering Google Web Fonts

Adding Color to Text

Changing Font Size

Formatting Words and Letters

Adding Text Shadow

Formatting Entire Paragraphs

Styling Lists

Tutorial: Text Formatting in Action

ch. 7 Margins, Padding, and Borders

Understanding the Box Model

Controlling Space with Margins and Padding

Adding Borders

Coloring the Background

Creating Rounded Corners

Adding Drop Shadows

Determining Height and Width

Wrapping Content with Floating Elements

Tutorial: Margins, Backgrounds, and Borders

ch. 8 Adding Graphics to Web Pages

Discovering CSS and the <img> Tag

Adding Background Images

Controlling Repetition

Positioning a Background Image

Using Background Property Shorthand

Using Multiple Background Images

Utilizing Gradient Backgrounds

Applying Easy Gradients with Colorzilla

Tutorial: Enhancing Images

Tutorial: Creating a Photo Gallery

Tutorial: Using Background Images

ch. 9 Sprucing Up Your Site's Navigation

Selecting Which Links to Style

Styling Links

Building Navigation Bars

CSS-Style Preloading Rollovers

Styling Particular Types of Links

Tutorial: Styling Links

Tutorial: Creating a Navigation Bar

ch. 10 CSS Transforms, Transitions, and Animations

Transforms

Transitions

Animations

Tutorial

ch. 11 Formatting Tables and Forms

Using Tables the Right Way

Styling Tables

Styling Forms

Tutorial: Styling a Table

Tutorial: Styling a Form

pt. Three CSS Page Layout

ch. 12 Introducing CSS Layout

Types of Web Page Layouts

How CSS Layout Works

Layout Strategies

ch. 13 Building Float-Based Layouts

Applying Floats to Your Layouts

Overcoming Float Problems

Tutorial: Multiple Column Layouts

ch. 14 Responsive Web Design

Responsive Web Design Basics

Setting Up a Web Page for RWD

Media Queries

Flexible Grids

Fluid Images

Responsive Web Design Tutorial

ch. 15 Positioning Elements on a Web Page

How Positioning Properties Work

Powerful Positioning Strategies

Tutorial: Positioning Page Elements

pt. Four Advanced CSS

ch. 16 CSS for the Printed Page

How Media Style Sheets Work

How to Add Media Style Sheets

Creating Print Style Sheets

Tutorial: Building a Print Style Sheet

ch. 17 Improving Your CSS Habits

Adding Comments

Organizing Styles and Style Sheets

Eliminating Browser Style Interference

Using Descendent Selectors

Trying Different CSS for Internet Explorer

pt. Five Appendixes

Appendix A CSS Property Reference

CSS Values

Text Properties

List Properties

Padding, Borders, and Margins

Backgrounds

Page Layout Properties

Animation, Transform, and Transition Properties

Table Properties

Miscellaneous Properties

Appendix B CSS Resources

References

CSS Help

CSS Tips, Tricks, and Advice

CSS Navigation

CSS Layout

Showcase Sites

CSS Books

CSS Software.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2009.

"Fully revised 3rd edition; covers HTML5"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781449339456

144933945X

9781449339487

1449339484

9781306811835

130681183X

9781449339494

1449339492

OCLC:

861532183