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    AdvancED CSS

    • AdvancED CSS

    • By: Joseph R. Lewis; Meitar Moscovitz

    • Publisher: Apress

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    • Print ISBN: 978-1-4302-1932-3

    • Web ISBN: 1-4302-1932-7

    • Pages in Print Edition: 383

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    Take your CSS skills to the next level and learn to write organized and optimized CSS that will improve the maintainability, performance, and appearance of your work.

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    Table of Contents

     Index

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    Copyright

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    Dedication

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    ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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    ABOUT THE TECHNICAL REVIEWER

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    ABOUT THE COVER IMAGE DESIGNER

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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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    LAYOUT CONVENTIONS

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    Part 1: INTRODUCTION: DIGESTING THE WEB'S ALPHABET SOUP

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    1 Token    Chapter 1. MARKUP UNDERPINS CSS
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    Section 1.1. The linguistics of markup languages

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    Section 1.2. XML dialects: the many different flavors of content

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    Section 1.3. User agents: our eyes and ears in cyberspace

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    Section 1.4. Abstracting content's presentation with CSS

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    Section 1.5. Complementing semantics with CSS

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    Section 1.6. Summary

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    1 Token    Chapter 2. CSS FUNDAMENTALS FOR ADVANCED USE
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    Section 2.1. Origins of a style sheet and the CSS cascade

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    Section 2.2. Attributes and characteristics of author style sheets

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    Section 2.3. Selectors: from simple to complex to surgical

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    Section 2.4. Property values and units

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    Section 2.5. Visual rendering and formatting concepts

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    Section 2.6. Summary

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    Part 2: ADVANCED CSS IN PRACTICE

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    1 Token    Chapter 3. CSS-GENERATED CONTENT
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    Section 3.1. How generated content works

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    Section 3.2. Limitations on styling CSS-generated content

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    Section 3.3. Understanding escape sequences in CSS strings

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    Section 3.4. Advanced list styling: marker boxes and numbering

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    Section 3.5. Automatic numbering using CSS-generated counters

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    Section 3.6. Summary

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    1 Token    Chapter 4. OPTIMIZING FOR PRINT
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    Section 4.1. Targeting a print style sheet

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    Section 4.2. Printer style considerations

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    Section 4.3. Advanced page selectors

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    Section 4.4. Future of CSS print style sheets

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    Section 4.5. Example: styling a résumé

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    Section 4.6. Summary

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    1 Token    Chapter 5. DEVELOPING FOR SMALL SCREENS AND THE MOBILE WEB
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    Section 5.1. The arrival of the mobile Web

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    Section 5.2. The limitations and challenges of mobile web development

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    Section 5.3. A brief history of mobile web technology

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    Section 5.4. A brief overview of mobile browsers

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    Section 5.5. Delivering mobile style

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    Section 5.6. Designing for Mobile WebKit

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    Section 5.7. Summary

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    1 Token    Chapter 6. MANAGING AND ORGANIZING STYLE SHEETS
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    Section 6.1. The need for organization

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    Section 6.2. What organization looks like

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    Section 6.3. Using CSS features as architecture

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    Section 6.4. Good coding principles

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    Section 6.5. Techniques for intra-team communication

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    Section 6.6. Persistent, preferred, and alternate style sheets

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    Section 6.7. Styling for media

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    Section 6.8. Summary

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    Part 3: CSS PATTERNS AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

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    1 Token    Chapter 7. SEMANTIC PATTERNS FOR STYLING COMMON DESIGN COMPONENTS
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    Section 7.1. Markup patterns and common authoring conventions

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    Section 7.2. Styling microformats with CSS

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    Section 7.3. Styling RDFa with CSS

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    Section 7.4. Summary

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    1 Token    Chapter 8. USING A STYLE SHEET LIBRARY
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    Section 8.1. Leveling the playing field: "resetting CSS"

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    Section 8.2. Designing to the grid

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    Section 8.3. CSS frameworks

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    Section 8.4. Summary

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    1 Token    Chapter 9. STYLING XML WITH CSS
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    Section 9.1. Using XML for your markup

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    Section 9.2. Styling a simple XML file

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    Section 9.3. Putting the X back in eXtensible

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    Section 9.4. Painting SVGs

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    Section 9.5. Making an Atom feed more presentable

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    Section 9.6. An integrated example

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    Section 9.7. Summary

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    1 Token    Chapter 10. OPTIMIZING CSS FOR PERFORMANCE
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    Section 10.1. Why optimize?

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    Section 10.2. Optimization vs. organization

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    Section 10.3. Optimization techniques

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    Section 10.4. Diagnostic tools for CSS performance

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    Section 10.5. Summary

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    Part 4: THE FUTURE OF CSS

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    1 Token    Chapter 11. EXPLORING THE EMERGENCE OF CSS3
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    Section 11.1. When will it be done?

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    Section 11.2. Using CSS3 today

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    Section 11.3. Using new CSS3 features

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    Section 11.4. Summary

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    1 Token    Chapter 12. THE FUTURE OF CSS AND THE WEB
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    Section 12.1. The bright future of the Web

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    Section 12.2. Influences, tensions, and competitors to CSS

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    Section 12.3. Keeping up-to-date = getting involved

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    Section 12.4. Summary

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    Index