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More Eric Meyer on Css

More Eric Meyer on Css

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another superb effort
Review: This is an excellent follow-up to "Eric Meyer on CSS." Meyer starts us in the same place as the original - turning an old-style table-based layout with font tags galore and showing how to trim the page size down using CSS for layout and formatting. The next 2 projects (Styling a Photo Collection and Styling a Financial Report) again hearken back to the original in that you are trying to complete a specific task. Along the way you are introduced to progressively more difficult concepts.

The gravy starts with Project 4 and continues through the rest of the book. Meyer leads us through some of the cutting-edge uses of CSS today and makes them work across today's popular browsers. When there is a problem rendering an effect in a particular browser, Meyer explains the pros and cons of using the technique.

This book is rated Intermediate-Advanced (same as the first book). Take that to heart. The projects in this book are harder than the corresponding project in the original. Neither teaches the basics. They make a great 1-2 punch and reading them in succession is a great idea. Make sure you follow along at the computer and do the projects - just reading them is helpful, but practice, practice, practice is absolutely necessary to really "get it".

Meyer again mentions that if you have read his previous books and don't like his writing tone, pass on this book. I find his writing style engaging. If you don't, consider getting the book anyhow - what you will learn from it should exceed any cringing you do at the style.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A must have for the CSS learner
Review: Those who are familiar with CSS techniques are undoubtedly aware of Eric Meyer's contribution to the field. The man is a pioneer in web design and has written several volumes on CSS including the Definative Guide. But for those of you who are interested in improving your CSS skills but hate to pick up that reference book and peruse through a bunch of wordy definitions, More Eric Meyer on CSS is the book for you.

The book is geared towards hands-on, real world examples of CSS issues and the proper way to implement change. Some of the ways CSS is implemented may astound you, but all the examples are extremely useful in the day to day XHTML coding process.

The book is laid out in easy-to-read, full color chapters. The project code is displayed on an as-you-go basis with the entire code displayed at the end of each chapter. Often times, Meyer shows changes in code in order to illustrate alternate or more efficient methods, and these changes are always hightlighted for easier viewing.

CSS is definately the technology of the web future. More Eric Meyer on CSS is an invaluable book that enables you to see how CSS can resolve your design issues.


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