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Twenty minutes to your first style sheet? Yes, and that's only the start of this incredible guide that transforms Web programmers into desktop publishers. Gain a solid background in the elements of design: typography, color, the juxtaposition of text and space. Change type sizes and styles on the Web. Learn to use Cascading Style Sheets to make your sites sizzle, dance, and convey the image you and your clients really want. ... Read more

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This book is laughably bad
Style Sheets is a complicated topic, and this book, which looks like it was written in two days, does not cover the heart of the matter at all, it covers all other stuff about the internet and HTML. The glossary (which is totally unnecessary) at the end looks like it was taken directly of somewhere on the internet, and helped fill a few pages.

The book also had tons of errors. Almost every page has several errors. And I am not talking just about misspellings. The examples have bugs, the links are outdated, the explanation is flawed.

If you really must buy this book, I would please urge you to first go to a bookstore, and browse through it.

Very good book for beginners
I didn't know much about style sheets or HTML when I got this book, and it taught me what I needed to know quite painlessly. I recommend it for any beginner who wants to learn to use Cascading Style Sheets.The CD-ROMwasn't great, but the text was pretty good.

Total Waste of Money
This book does not have any useful information, and is chokeful of errors. It also has lots of mistakes, which can be very confusing to a new person. IMHO, it is a very badly, and hastely written book. zero stars! Save yourmoney!

Tough Luck
I was not impressed with the book. Here's why: 1). having a strong HTML background and some CSS background, I did not learn a substantial amount worth anything to me and 2). I did not feel that it dealt with the problem of browser inconsistencies adequately. I learned more by printing off the338 pages of CSS2 specs from the World Wide Web Consortium.

Pretty good book
I didn't even know HTML when I bought this book, let alone stylesheets, and I found it helped teach me both.Very clear explanations, good examples, helpful sample software on the CD-ROM. ... Read more

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Provides a definitive reference on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the efficient way to add and manage elements of style within web documents.Contains complete coverage of CSS1 and CSS2, background information and practical examples. Softcover.Amazon.com Review
For readers looking for a one-stop read for all they need toknow about cascading style sheets (CSS), Cascading Style Sheets,Second Edition: Designing for the Web really hits the nail on thehead. One of the authors--Hakon Wium Lie--was the originator of CSSand is in charge of the technology among the World Wide Web Consortium(W3C). His writing partner is Bert Bos--another key member of the W3Ccurrently focusing on style sheets and the Extensible Markup Language(XML). Together, they deliver a truly educational guide to thesubject.

This book wisely includes numerous color screen shots anddiagrams, as well as many typographic examples, to augment thediscussion of the inherently visual topic of CSS. The authors'graphical expertise comes through clearly with visuals that clarifytopics without cluttering the presentation.

The coverage goesbeyond--or shall we say behind--that found in many other CSS booksthat focus primarily on the technical features of browsers. Forexample, the authors take the time to discuss typesetting terminologyand font families in order to build a well-rounded knowledge. Despitethe presentation of the precise details of the CSS1 and CSS2specifications, the text is quite easy to read and intriguing tofollow. Even if you are familiar with CSS--this is an excellent titleto own. --Stephen W. Plain

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Poorly oragnized, but not totally useless
There are some issues with this book that are purely the publisher's fault. (I am sure the authors are just as annoyed as I am.) Let's get them out of the way first.

Inside the back and front covers are what appears to be a handy quick reference. Great idea - except almost all the page numbers are wrong! That makes it completely useless. I have scratched in corrections in my copy, but I am not about to do a complete revision. The first edition had this same flaw, and I had hoped that the second would fix the problem.

The index is iffy. That's probably a clue right there to the wishy-washy structure of the book. It seems to be all over the place, with crucial bits of information about a topic filed away under some other topic, often in an example. As a reference work, it's very, very poor. It's written as if the reader is going to read it from start to finish and remember its entire contents. Yeah right.

Finally, the complete lack of real-world information about just how badly the various browsers support CSS is rather annoying. Sure, I understand that that stuff gets out of date quickly, but for designers who are targeting NS 4.7, it's useful to know what works and what doesn't.

Its sole saving grace (those two stars) is that is does in fact cover most of CSS - by hook or by crook. The examples, though contrived (and again, unrelated to the real world) do illustrate the concepts to a greater or lesser degree.

So so... Probably not for an absolute beginner
This book is so so. It's got me through some tight spots while designing. The down side is that it has no real structure to it. It is all over the place when looking for specific topics and doesn't seem to have any coherent order to it. The index could be better. There are also not a lot of good examples. If you are an absolute beginner, you should pass this one by and get O'reily's CSS Definitive Guide instead.

Buy this book if you are new to CSS.
That's what I did and I'm glad I did. This is not the only book you'll need but it is the one you must have. If you are new to CSS, you'll also be new to it's structure and syntax and this book explains this better than any others I've read. The classification of HTML elements into CSS element types (ie. block vs. inline) is hardly seen elsewhere.

I think the extensive discussion on fonts was interesting and required for understanding how to code CSS so the browsers will display what you want or as close as you can get. I also enjoyed the style and look of the book itself.

I wouldn't have a job without this book
This book is absolutely indispensable.I don't have any other CSS books and I knew nothing of CSS before I started, but now I know it like the back of my hand.It's not only a great book to learn CSS, but it's also invaluable as a reference tool once you progress.Not one of those books you read then end up only to have to buy a more in-depth book for reference once you have progressed.It's good for everyone, beginner or advanced. Absolutely worth every penny.

An excellent CSS tutorial and valuable reference.
Prior to purchasing this book, the only things I knew how to do were make links so that they weren't underlined and change the color of some text. The basic, commonplace implementations of Cascading Style Sheets. Well, after hearing more about this rising development in web deisgn, I took an interest in CSS and decided to buy this book. I was not disappointed. It covers every aspect of CSS in a simple yet thorough manner. The quick reference inside the covers is also extremely helpful when you need to find the right CSS tag.

In regard to previous reviewers who say most of this will not be supported in the near future or ever, my response is that yes, it is true true that many of CSS' features will never be fully developed and implemented but if you browse through the actual body of the book, you will find that the bulk of the material covered is either already supported by the major browsers or will be in their next release. Therefore, I feel that it will not be long before the vast majority of this book becomes incredibly useful.

I have borrowed the O'Reilly CSS book and it is also quite good but I feel that this book goes into better detail about each tag and parameter.

I wish I could give it 4 1/2 stars but the reason I have given this book 4 stars instead of 5 is because the author is also the main developer of CSS. Him being so closely involved has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is obvious: this guy knows more about CSS than probably anyone in the world. But, due to the same fact, I would say he has a less neutral, more idealistic approach of CSS. That is why several features covered are a few browser versions ahead of their time, which has been the main argument of most people who didn't like this book.

All in all, this book does a superb job at covering every nook and crannie of CSS, from the widely supported to the underdeveloped. One day, technology will catch up to this book and it will be indespensible but until then, it is still the most useful guide to Cascading Style Sheets. ... Read more

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