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HTML Utopia

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.

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HTML Utopiacovers 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.

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"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...

Audience
adult
Length
long · 520 pages

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