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Summary: not for beginners
Review: If you are trying to learn javascript or CSS this book is not for you. There is little explanation concerning the rules or reasons for anything discussed in the book. The main reason I bought the book was because of the included CD containing examples of the projects. Unfortunately, there isn't a single reference to those examples in the entire book. Furthermore, some of the code on the CD is completely different from the examples printed in the book.
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Summary: Just what I needed
Review: This book has just the right combination of material I need for making my projects less browser-dependent, and work better. And besides that, it helps me a lot to make my life easier.
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Summary: Terrific Practical Examples
Review: This book is about *applying* CSS and Javascript and shows practical examples.Chapters 1 and 2 alone are worth the price of the book. The first chapter takes one page and shows how to apply CSS to it. The second chapter is a must for web developers who use tables and are wanting to take advantage of CSS to simplify their work. Netscape 4.x problems with CSS are not ignored but are noted so the webdeveloper is aware of the pitfall. I can't comment on the CD because I type the examples as I go instead of using files from CDs included with any book.
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Summary: It works for programmers, too!
Review: This book is targeted towards experienced graphics designers that wish to enhance their web skills. The author has extensive experience and a background from this arena. She has a very impressive bio, in addition her pages look great. The book is a tutorial on using the three technologies in the title to create interesting and effective web pages. Using the techniques covered one can develop pages that have eye appeal, that interact with the user, and that have an intuitive feel. Although I have a programming background instead of graphics, I have gotten a great deal out of the book. The book is organized as a tutorial of fourteen projects with increasing complexity. While hypertext markup language (html), cascading style sheets (CSS), and the document object model (DOM) are topics worthy of volumes of their own, the author assumes a working knowledge of html and an understanding of CSS by the reader. JavaScript is introduced on a "need to know basis". The techniques are taught in the context of the Project. The use of the DOM is explained as it is used. The quirks, tips, and variations in support for these technologies within various browsers are given as tips throughout the book. I feel that the book is very readable and useful. I have already employed some of the things that I have learned, but there are some annoying issues with it. Since the examples are done in a progressive fashion, it would be helpful if the steps in text where related to the source code in a consistent manner. The Project 9 final version crashed MSIE 6.0 and hung Opera 6.0 in an endless reload cycle on my computer. Finally, I would suggest that the reader refer to the code on the included CD-ROM or from the website since the there is a difference between the code snippets in the text and the provided code.
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Summary: An Excellent Book
Review: This is a must have book for any programmer or designer who wants to write practical web apps that meet the latest w3c guidelines. Makiko Itoh's attention to detail and clear explanations about how a particular concept are applied across browser platforms is the best I have seen. This book will have a place right next to Danny Goodman's Javascript Bible in my programming library. If you want to know how to do the cool DHTML things that you've seen on other web sites, then buy this book!
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Summary: A great kick-start
Review: You wanna know what I like about this book? It's going to get you excited about the great things that can be done with the latest browsers. And do yourself a favor, type the code in by hand instead of copy/paste using the CD-ROM. I started with DHTML like just about everyone else: I found something cool and I put it in my web page. But then I wanted to change it a little, so I had to figure out the code. Given time I was just writing the code by hand--straight out of my head. This book explains how to use the code it shows you. If you type it in yourself as you're reading the book, you're going to start to understand it. There's something about the physical process (of typing) that helps seal in this new knowledge. Other reviews here will tell you WHAT is in this book. Still others will tell you HOW well the author explains it. Some of the reviews will even explain WHERE this good stuff can be used. What impresses me the most about this book is that the author answers the question that so many books of this type do not: WHY? I tell my students not to go out and find a script to design a web page around...rather go make a great web page and use this book to make it better.
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Summary: A great kick-start
Review: You wanna know what I like about this book? It's going to get you excited about the great things that can be done with the latest browsers. And do yourself a favor, type the code in by hand instead of copy/paste using the CD-ROM. I started with DHTML like just about everyone else: I found something cool and I put it in my web page. But then I wanted to change it a little, so I had to figure out the code. Given time I was just writing the code by hand--straight out of my head. This book explains how to use the code it shows you. If you type it in yourself as you're reading the book, you're going to start to understand it. There's something about the physical process (of typing) that helps seal in this new knowledge. Other reviews here will tell you WHAT is in this book. Still others will tell you HOW well the author explains it. Some of the reviews will even explain WHERE this good stuff can be used. What impresses me the most about this book is that the author answers the question that so many books of this type do not: WHY? I tell my students not to go out and find a script to design a web page around...rather go make a great web page and use this book to make it better.
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