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Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong

// June 26th, 2009 // Movies

What Will You Learn?

Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong! is an eye-opening exposé on CSS as we know it today. You’ll discover a fresh approach to coding Cascading Style Sheets where old hacks and workarounds are just a distant memory.

You’ll learn how to start taking full advantage of the very latest CSS techniques while still catering for older browsers and discover what’s put the final nail in the HTML table-based layout coffin.

CSS was conceived in an age when web-site design was simple; its creators never anticipated the intricacy of designs that it would be asked to deliver today.

Clever designers figured out ways to make CSS do what they needed, but by using techniques so convoluted it became unpredictable and difficult to master. CSS just became too hard…

The good news is, that’s all about to change, and this book will show you how!

Who Are Your Authors?

We’ve assembled an all-star line up of the world’s best front-end specialists to deliver a book that will change the way you use CSS forever.

Written by Rachel Andrew & Kevin Yank with special contributions from Cameron Adams, Andy Clarke, Jonathan Snook, and Derek Featherstone – you’ll not find a greater collective source of CSS wisdom.

About Rachel Andrew

Rachel Andrew is a director of web-solutions provider edgeofmyseat.com. Rachel takes a common sense, real-world approach to web standards, with her writing and teaching being based on the experiences she has in her own company every day. Rachel has also authored The CSS Anthology and HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS, 2nd Edition.

About Kevin Yank

Kevin Yank is a world-renowned leader in web development. When not writing best sellers, Kevin is the Technical Director of sitepoint.com and editor of the popular SitePoint Tech Times newsletter. Kevin has also authored Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL, and Simply JavaScript.

What’s Inside?

Chapter 1: The Problem with CSS

Set the scene for what will be a milestone for CSS compatibility in browsers: the arrival of Internet Explorer 8.

Chapter 2: CSS Table Layout

This is the chapter that will put the final nail in the coffin of HTML table-based layouts.

Chapter 3: CSS Table Solutions

In this chapter, we test the limits of what CSS tables can do.

Chapter 4: Considering Older Browsers

Is the use of CSS tables an unreachable Utopian dream? This chapter will convince you that CSS table-based layouts are ready for prime time.

Chapter 5: The Road Ahead

While CSS tables can be used today, what’s around the corner? CSS3 will provide a substantial increase in layout control, and this chapter is a preview of what’s to come.

Who Should Read This Book?

This is not ‘just another book about CSS’ it’s a book aimed squarely at web designers and developers who want to ensure they’re up-to-date with the very latest, best-practice CSS techniques.

This book is required reading if you fit any of the below:

• Work with CSS layouts—from those just beginning to those who possess a good working knowledge of CSS layout techniques
• Have a desire to stay ahead and keep their CSS knowledge fresh and relevant
• Want to explore the future possibilities provided by increasing levels of CSS compatibility in modern browsers