Binding: Paperback ISBN: 0975240277 Publisher: SitePoint Publication Date: April 14, 2006 Number Of Pages: 520 Editorial Review:
Product Description: HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS, 2nd Edition is for web developers looking to create websites using Cascading Style Sheets for layout, which allow for faster page downloads, easier maintenance, faster website redesigns, and better search engine optimization.
HTML Utopia covers all aspects of using Cascading Style Sheets in Web Development, and is a must-read for Web Developers designing new sites or upgrading existing ones to use CSS layouts.
This book includes one of the most comprehensive CSS2 references on the market. Jeffrey Zeldman, web design guru and co-founder of the Web Standards Project, says 'After reading this book, you will not only understand how to use CSS to emulate old-school, table-driven web layouts, you will be creating websites that would be impossible to design using traditional methods'.
The second edition of this popular book includes brand new coverage of Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 1.1, new CSS Solutions, and greatly expanded coverage of popular, cross-browser, CSS layout techniques.
From The Back Cover
'Now You Too Can Easily Create Modern 'Table-free' Websites Using CSS from scratch'
Rachel Andrew and Dan Shafer's book is a comprehensive guide to learning and applying the principles of CSS to your Website.
This book will teach you how to
Write faster loading, dramatically smaller pages
Speed up site maintenance by separating the content from the layout
Create flexible 3-column designs with ease
Write device-independent CSS that will work on everything from a PC to an internet refridgerator
Write search engine friendly pages that can actually be understood by search engines
Design sites that are standards compliant
Accomodate older Web Browsers
And much more...
Customer Reviews
Rating: - Few examples
Owners of the book can download a zip file. The zip file contains all the examples, which there are few. You only get 3 examples in the first 6 chapters. I don't really want to read and read and read, I want to practice. The examples in the remaining chapters mostly build on a site adding headers, columns, and footers. I'm not sure I'll get that far, I prefer to learn by doing, not by reading. Here is the breakdown:
Chapter 1 -- 1 example
Chapter 2 -- No examples
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Rating: - Excellent
An Excellent and very informative book. Not only does it have a complete list of CSS 2.1 compliant listings, property by property , but practical use and examples that make it easy to understand and apply. You can't beat Amazon's price. I purchased this and "The CSS Anthology" for the same price as one of the books at BN or Borders. AN Excellent Addition to the Web Programmers Library!
Rating: - Great introduction and overall rounded lessons, but lacking in the advanced department
Its a great book, but doesn't push very far for creativity. Some books smash the information through to you in such a way like its picture book... extreme use of examples. I'm more of the "just give me the methods and information clearly, and lemme fiddle around with my own creativity." The entire book I was thinking to myself "how can I take these examples and convert them into actual web page designs I want to make?"
Despite that, there is still a lot of information crammed into it. ... Read More
Rating: - A sucker free review:
I'm not going to launch into a rhapsody like some reviewers do, pointlessly going beyond the pail dissecting a web design book like this. For me I just want to see if a book has what I need to get me where I need to go! Here's the facts - jack.
- The title is misleading, you will learn to design without tables, however that's not where the book is focused, if you expect myriad examples of how to layout pages with CSS you will be disappointed (as I was).
Rating: - Great CSS Book
I honestly didn't use CSS too much in the past and I always used tables for my layout. However, this book has quickly shown me everything I needed to know to become proficient and confident in using CSS; it has also allowed me to discontinue using tables (except for certain situations, i.e. tabular data). This book is a very easy read and a great reference to keep on your desk for all your CSS needs.
- Few examples
- Excellent