Safari Books Online is a digital library providing on-demand subscription access to thousands of learning resources.
Smashing CSS: Professional Techniques for Modern Layout
By: Eric A. Meyer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date: November 09, 2010
Print ISBN: 978-0-470-68416-0
Web ISBN: 0-470684-16-X
Pages in Print Edition: 300
Subscriber Rating:
[5 Ratings] Subscriber Reviews
Overview
PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR MODERN LAYOUT
Smashing CSS takes you well beyond the basics, covering not only the finer points of layout and effects, but introduces you to the future with HTML5 and CSS3. Very few in the industry can show you the ins and outs of CSS like Eric Meyer and inside Smashing CSS Eric provides techniques that are thorough, utterly useful, and universally applicable in the real world. From choosing the right tools, to CSS effects and CSS3 techniques with jQuery, Smashing CSS is the practical guide to building modern web layouts.
With Smashing CSS you will learn how to:
Throw elements offscreen/hide them
Create body/HTML backgrounds in XHTML
Usemore than 15 layout techniques including clearfix, two/three simple columns, faux columns, One True Layout, Holy Grail, em-based layout, fluid grids, sticky footers, and more
Use a variety of CSS effects including CSS popups, boxpunching, rounded corners, CSS sprites, Sliding Doors, Liquid Bleach, ragged floats, and more
Apply CSS table styling including using thead, tfoot, and tbody, row headers, column-oriented styling (classes); styling data tables with jQuery, tables to graphs, tables to maps; and more
Use CSS3 elements including rounded corners, multiple backgrounds, RGBA, using jQuery to do CSS3 selections and so much more.
Eric Meyer is an internationally recognized expert on the subjects of HTML, CSS, and Web standards, and has been working on the Web since 1993. Smashing CSS is for developers who already have some experience with CSS and JavaScript and are ready for more advanced techniques.
Smashing Magazine (smashingmagazine.com) is one of the world's most popular web design sites. True to the Smashing mission, the Smashing Magazine book series delivers useful and innovative information to Web designers and developers.
Subscriber Reviews
Average Rating: 
Based on 5 Ratings
"Another CSS classic from the master" - by Nousmedis on 02-APR-2013
Reviewer Rating:
Simply awesome. Great example, nice clear code, well explained and structured.
Not for beginners, but reading chapter 2 you're up and running!!!
Report as Inappropriate
"Clear, Easy, Powerful, Relevant, Professional" - by Brett on 26-OCT-2011
Reviewer Rating:
The techniques in this book are written and laid out in a very clear, easy to understand format. The samples themselves are fairly easy to implement, and the features they implement are very polished and professional looking, and don't rely on JavaScript. First rate! Wish I could give this book 7 stars!
Report as Inappropriate
"Great book for more advanced CSS" - by knoxautoguy on 21-MAR-2011
Reviewer Rating:
Eric has a humorous style, but his book is serious stuff. If you're a beginner, start somewhere else, but if you want some excellent tips to sharpen your skills, this book is just for you. I also liked the coverage he gave to the developer tools now available as browser extensions.
Report as Inappropriate
Browse Similar Topics
Top Level Categories:
Digital Media
Information Technology & Software Development
Sub-Categories:
Digital Media > Web Design & Development
Information Technology & Software Development > Web Development
Web Development > CSS
Table of Contents
Extras
The publisher has provided additional content related to this title.
Description | Content |
|---|---|
These links have been provided by the publisher. |
|