Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide, 2/e

Simply put, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a way to separate a document's structure from its presentation. The benefits of this can be quite profound: CSS allows a much richer document appearance than HTML; CSS saves time--you can create or change the appearance of an entire document in just one place; and its compact file size makes web pages load quickly. Eric Meyer, a member of the CSS&FP Working Group and an internationally known expert on HTML and CSS, tackles the subject with passion and delivers a comprehensive and thorough update to his groundbreaking book.

All readers will benefit from both the depth and breadth of his experience and his clear and honest style. Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition is a thorough review of all aspects of CSS2.1 and a comprehensive guide to CSS implementation. The book includes new content on positioning, lists and generated content, table layout, user interface, paged media, and more. It explores in detail each individual CSS property and how it interacts with other properties, and shows how to avoid common mistakes in interpretation.

If you're ready to take the next step with your HTML coding and incorporate CSS or are already a CSS code warrior, you'll find Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition is the book you've been craving.

Table of Contents：

Foreword 

Preface 

1. CSS and Documents

      The Web's Fall from Grace 

      CSS to the Rescue 

      Elements 

      Bringing CSS and XHTML Together 

2. Selectors

      Basic Rules 

      Grouping 

      Class and ID Selectors 

      Attribute Selectors 

      Using Document Structure 

      Pseudo-Classes and Pseudo-Elements 

3. Structure and the Cascade

      Specificity 

      Inheritance 

      The Cascade 

4. Values and Units

      Numbers 

      Percentages 

      Color 

      Length Units 

      URLs 

      CSS2 Units 

5. Fonts

      Font Families 

      Font Weights 

      Font Size 

      Styles and Variants 

      Stretching and Adjusting Fonts 

      The font Property 

      Font Matching 

6. Text Properties

      Indentation and Horizontal Alignment 

      Vertical Alignment 

      Word Spacing and Letter Spacing 

      Text Transformation 

      Text Decoration 

      Text Shadows 

7. Basic Visual Formatting

      Basic Boxes 

      Block-Level Elements 

      Inline Elements 

      Altering Element Display 

8. Padding, Borders, and Margins

      Basic Element Boxes 

      Margins 

      Borders 

      Padding 

9. Colors and Backgrounds

      Colors 

      Foreground Colors 

      Backgrounds 

10. Floating and Positioning

      Floating 

      Positioning 

11. Table Layout

      Table Formatting 

      Table Cell Borders 

      Table Sizing 

12. Lists and Generated Content

      Lists 

      Generated Content 

13. User Interface Styles

      System Fonts and Colors 

      Cursors 

      Outlines 

14. Non-Screen Media

      Designating Medium-Specific Style Sheets 

      Paged Media 

      Aural Styles 

A. Property Reference

B. Selector, Pseudo-Class, and Pseudo-Element Reference

C. Sample HTML 4 Style Sheet

Index