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| CSS Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Eric Meyer
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 71066
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 134
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0596007779
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7
EAN: 9780596007775
ASIN: 0596007779
Publication Date: July 27, 2004
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 Simple but comprehensive. March 24, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
It starts with a VERY brief explanation of CSS selectors, inheritance, the box model, inline model, floating, positioning and the table model. Note that these don't substitute in any way the text in CSS, The Definitive Guide.
Then comes the CSS 1,2 and 2.1 properties reference, with the properties, values and their meaning. A very brief example is given for the property but it is only a snippet showing a selector using that property, nothing more. It is easy to search and, is small enough to be carried anywhere without causing much hassle.
It has the 10% that allows to do 90% of the work and is extremelly usefull to have around when writing Style Sheets.
Perfect sized handy guide, a must for quick reference March 4, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am writing this with respect to the 2nd edition that was published in july 2004 and is still the current edition now (Mar 2006).For a simple and clear guide this book takes some beating. The layout is concise with descriptions and examples as in all O'Reilly reference material. What really makes it a winner is the compact size and the compacy price to match. As with all internet based technologies this book may have aspects that have been added to functionality-wise that is in store for the next edition but never the less for the people out there who don't have a photographic memory for snippets of code this book stands in perfectly.
Excellent but very terse guide November 4, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you are used to HTML but not the formatting rules of CSS then this book will not teach you CSS but once you are over that relatively short learning curve and understand the principle this book answers the simple question of what properties are available to you without the overhead of carrying around endless bulky tomes on formal definitions of CSS 1 and 2.There are problems with this. It took a long time to update to cover CSS2 - but you may choose to stick to CSS1 for compatibility. It hasn't got an index but it's so short you can probably find most things with a quick browse. It won't teach you CSS - but it doesn't claim it will. If you accept those limitations and need CSS but not the tutorial then keep this book to hand.
Superb reference ! March 2, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Excellent buy for anyone who wants a quick, concise reference for CSS2 & CSS2.1. It gives good and simple examples of how to use the selectors with all their corresponding properties. Very easy to look up as it's all alphabetically listed.
 Not up-to-date! August 16, 2004
6 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book is no longer up-to-date. It does a very good job describing CSS1, but now that CSS2 is ready, this book should be updated. Because the internet is evolving very fast, this book is absolutely useless if you want to enjoy all the benefits of CSS.
Other than that, this book is very good! All pocket references from O'REILLY are.
Let me end this review by encouraging you to buy the 2th edition of this book, published in march 2004 (I think, anyway it's in 2004).
That edition deserves 5 STARS!
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