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Title: Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter)
ISBN: 0321525566
Author:
Charles Wyke-Smith
Publicate Date: 2007-12-29
Publish: 2007-12-29
List Price: $39.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Great book!
I have seveal books on CSS but this one is my favotire. Great for the novice or for someone like me who is somewhat experienced. I wanted to convert a few sites to use CSS, and was able to do everything with help from this book. The author explains CSS very well.
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2: Lots of useful information
I was fairly new to CSS, having picked up a few intro books and dabbling a bit, so I was looking for a book that would help me move to the next level. Stylin' with CSS was a perfect choice. I was having trouble with browser incompatibilities, and the book explained some of the workarounds, which saved me a lot of effort. It also does a nice job of explaining the box model.
For me, the most useful section was the one on menu systems. I've used the drop-down menus in the Stylib in a number of website projects since reading the book, and it performs well. I like the fact that after following the text, I actually understand how it works, so I can modify it to fit my specific needs.
The writing style was easy to follow, and the explanations were very clear. I'd recommend the book to anyone who wants to go beyond the basics and learn some useful CSS techniques.
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3: You will not go wrong with this book
I agree with the other positive reviews posted here on Amazon. If you are new or have had a cursory intro to CSS you will not go wrong with this book. I cruised the book store shelves and was very happy to find Wyke-Smith. Why? - clear explanations on principles and workings, easy to read and follow, helpful pointers to others in the field, nice reference to have around. I'm already on another of his books.
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4: Looks like an eye-candy book, yet serves as a reference
This book is easy to read and the pages have color throughout. There is a companion web site where you can download all the code, which really adds to the usefulness of the book. It is rare for a reference book to be engaging reading, but whoever laid out the pages here visually complemented the depth of material perfectly. I guess the author and publisher know that, as this is already the second edition of the book. Along with the second edition of Dan Cederholm's Bulletproof Web Design and CSS Mastery by Andy Budd, this is a great way to learn the ins and outs of CSS. I give it 4 stars instead of 5 because I like books that build examples step by step, where this book gives the finished code all at once, then discusses notable parts of the markup.
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5: Get the bones and the meat on CSS
I bought this book sometime last month and I agree with one of the reviews that this is the first book I should have bought on Cascading Style Sheets.I have four other titles on the same subject and I have learned much from all of them, but this Author has a unique way of imparting the knowledge,even to a novice.This book does not read like a mantra,he gives you the code,applies it and "BOOM" you see the result. However,One bone I picked with the Author was on the issue of Opera browser.Though I use Firefox.IE 6 & 7,Safari and other less know browsers,Opera is my primary browser.On pages 82 and 83 where he discussed Font-Weight Property and the result of his experiment with different browsers,Opera was conspicuously missing, and I could not open the books website with Opera browser.The Author was kind enough to reply to my e-mail and allay my fears, because he assured me that he is looking into the Opera issue. In my opinion there is something in this book for every level,especially for beginners. Did I mention the excellent organization of the topics and the superb teaching method. This is one of the best.
emesobena
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