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Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Ch. 1. Using HTML Basics

Ch. 2. CSS Basics

Introduction

Applying CSS Rules to a Web Page

Using Basic Selectors to Apply Styles

Applying Child Selectors

Applying Adjacent Selectors

Applying Attribute Selectors

Using Pseudo-Classes

Using Pseudo-Elements

Determining When to Use Class and ID Selectors

Understanding CSS Properties

Understanding the Box Model

Associating Styles to a Web Page

Understanding the Origin

Understanding the Sort Order Within CSS

Using !important to Override Certain CSS Rules

Clarifying Specificity

Setting Up Different Types of Stylesheets

Adding Comments Within Stylesheets

Organizing the Contents of a Stylesheet

Working with Shorthand Properties

Setting Up an Alternate Stylesheet

Using Floats

Using Self-Clearing Floated Elements

Using Absolute Positioning

Using Relative Positioning

Using Shackling Positioning

Stacking Elements with z-index

Validating CSS Rules

Ch. 3. Web Typography

Ch. 4. Images

Ch. 5. Page Elements

Ch. 6. Lists

Ch. 7. Links and Navigation

Ch. 8. Forms

Ch. 9. Tables

Ch. 10. Designing Web Pages for Printing

Ch. 11. Page Layouts

Ch. 12. Hacks, Workarounds, and Troubleshooting

Ch. 13. Designing with CSS

Ch. 14. Interacting with JavaScript

Appx. A. Resources

Appx. B. CSS 2.1 Properties and Proprietary Extensions

Appx. C. CSS 2.1 Selectors, Pseudo-Classes, and Pseudo-Elements

Appx. D. CSS3 Selectors and Pseudo-Classes

Appx. E. Styling of Form Elements

Colophon

2.6. Applying Attribute Selectors

2.6.1. Problem

You want to use style elements based on preexisting attributes of HTML elements, rather than adding an additional class attribute.

2.6.2. Solution

CSS2 attribute selectors have the following four main options for finding an element:

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