HTML & CSS: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition (Complete Reference Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071496297 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 864 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Powell is president of PINT, Inc., a Web development and design firm. Thomas A. He is the author of the previous bestselling editions of this book and Ajax: The Complete Reference.. He developed the Web Publishing Certificate program for UCSD Extension and is an instructor for the Computer Science Department at UCSD
An excellent reference work. tachi1 I am relatively new to web page implementation (I hesitate to call my current level of competency "web design.") This book, is not meant as an instructional book but is an excellent reference book. I know what I want to accomplish, but I don't know what the correct term or syntax is to give that instruction to the browser in either HTML or CSS "language." It doesn't go into programs, such as Dreamweaver. It probably assumes you are writing code in a text editor, which I'm not. I do use Dreamweaver and have other reference books to explain the program specifics. I. Paul Olson said Excellent reference and guide. This is my first experience with "The Complete Reference" series, and I am very impressed. I am new to html and css, and this book provides a fine introduction to both. The book has a nearly perfect balance of teaching content and reference. I read enough information to learn the basic syntax, and saw many examples of usage. Then, the reference starts; you know how to use them, here are all of the options - go for it! Now when I need to know how to do something, say positioning in css, I just look at the options, decide what I need, and test it. It really is that. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The GOOD: The 'notes' section of each entry provides very useful information, reflecting the author's expertise.The BAD: This is a very difficult book to navigate - to find what you are looking for. Have the designers of this book heard of or ? How about color? Or something more than "PART I" along the edges? I found I have to go to the index almost every time. You should hold this book in your hand and see the inside before buying it to decide if navigation will be an issue for you.THE UGLY: The lists of 'Attributes' and 'Events' make the book very bulky, witho
He is the author of the previous bestselling editions of this book and Ajax: The Complete Reference, and co-author of JavaScript: The Complete Reference.. Annotated examples of correct markup and style show you how to use all of these technologies to build impressive Web pages. The book covers all the elements supported in today's Web browsers--from the standard (X)HTML tags to the archaic and proprietary tags that may be encountered. Helpful appendixes cover the syntax of character entities, fonts, colors, and URLs. Powell is president of PINT, Inc. (pint), a nationally recognized Web agency. HTML & CSS: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition contains full details on CSS 2.1 as well as every proprietary and emerging CSS3 property currently supported. He developed the Web Publishing Certificate program for the University of California, San Diego Extension and is an instructor for the Computer Science Department at UCSD. The Definitive Guide to HTML & CSS--Fully UpdatedWritten by a Web development expert, the fifth edition of this trusted resource has been thoroughly revised and reorganized to address HTML5, the revolutionary new Web standard. Master transitional HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 markup Write emerging standards-based markup with HTML5 Enhance presentation with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS1 and CSS 2.1) Lear
He is the author of the previous bestselling editions of this book and Ajax: The Complete Reference.. He developed the Web Publishing Certificate program for UCSD Extension and is an instructor for the Computer Science Department at UCSD. About the AuthorThomas A. Powell is president of PINT, Inc., a Web development and design firm