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Summary: There must be something better out there
Review: The first O'Reilly Pocket Reference I owned was the HTML Pocket Reference, and it's excellent. I figured since I'm starting to use CSS more & more it would be nice to have a quick handy guide, and I figured since the HTML reference was so good, why not go for the CSS reference.I do not like it at all. At risk of repeating other problems already noted I'll give my biggest gripes. There is almost no mention of CSS2. Although browser support is not very extensive yet, the standard has been defined, so why not include it? Compatibility charts do not have any mention of Internet Explorer 6. Granted, the book may have been published before it's release, but I have not been able to find one with a print date newer than May, 2001. Two years is a long time in the world of web design. The properties for various selectors are not organized in a way that maked them easy to find. I'm not saying that I know a better way to organize them, but unless you already know the name of the property you're looking for you have to flip through the book guessing at it until you find what you're looking for. If you're in the market for a cheap pocket CSS reference, stay away from this one. There has to be something better. I will, however, recommend a full-fledged CSS book from O'Reilly: CSS- The Definitive Guide.
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Summary: Missing a vital part
Review: The majority of the book consists of an alphabetical guide to CSS properties. If you need to look up what a particular property does this would be quite useful. However, if you are trying to find a property to use and you do not know the name, this does not help. The book is entirely lacking any catagorical index to the CSS properties. Had CSS Pocket Reference 2nd Edition contained a two to four page index of the properties grouped by catagories such as text, layout, borders and so forth, I would have rated it better, but alas, it does not.
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Summary: Obsolete before it hit the shelves
Review: This book does not cover CSS2 nor any of the new versions of the most popular browsers: IE 6, Opera 6, and Netscape 7. Because of these omissions, a significant amount of CSS functionality that is available on most users' browsers is not even mentioned. My advice: find a book that is more up-to-date and buy it instead of this one.
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Summary: Lacking coverage of newer CSS properties
Review: This book is good for the basics but it does not cover CSS2 so If your looking for an advanced css reference, this isnt it. It really needs to be updated with a new edition since this one is from 2001.
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Summary: a good reference
Review: This is a good pocket reference that will give you the syntax for defining your Style sheet elements. Don't look for pictures in the book because it's mostly just syntax. If you need to look something up quickly than just flip thru the alphabetized list of elements. I like the browser compatibility charts that are included for CSS.
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Summary: a great CSS1 reference
Review: this is a great book if you are looking for a CSS1 reference. as other reviewers have mentioned here, this predates the CSS2 specification and will not be as helpful for more advanced web designers/coders. however most modern browsers now have a near-complete implementation of CSS1, so if you are just learning CSS or want your websites to have older browser compatibility, this will be very handy.
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Summary: Handy, updated reference (2nd Ed)
Review: This is the companion to the CSS Cookbook. The pocket guide is pretty much an index of classes, elements, and allowed values, with descriptions of each. Of particular interest, though, is the front section which deals with some common layout and compatibility issues, as well as soem definitions that are used as conventions within CSS.
There's not much to say about this guide expect that it lives up to its name - Pocket Reference. As a quick reference to CSS, I haven't found anything easier and better equipped, and Eric Meyer is still the guru, as far as I'm concerned. Buy a couple of copies, dogear some pages, and make your own notes on the margins. Keep one at your desk, and one in your laptop case - you'll use it more than you think!
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Summary: CSS 2 and 2.1
Review: [ I have the 2nd Edition, which covers CSS 2 and 2.1 ]
Probably not enough explanation for beginners and not enough detail for experts. If you're looking for explanation or detail, I'd suggest either the CSS Cookbook or CSS - The Definitive Guide.
This would be useful for someone who already knows the basics and is comfortable with CSS, but doesn't have everything memorized or is new to CSS 2. For myself, once I've learned the basics of something, it's nice to have something to flip through for reminders and simple examples.
The first 30 pages or so cover the basic rules for CSS, while the remaining pages contain brief explanations of each CSS element - grouped and arranged in alphabetical order.
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