XHTML & CSS book

Question

User1972866511 posted

Hey there, 

I'm looking for a good book of XHTML and CSS. I have experience with css and html, but would like to know more about the working of those items. Any suggestion?
Thanks

Stefaan

Answer 1

User541108374 posted

Hi Stefaan,

about a month ago I stumbled across this book: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hfhtmlcss/index.html. There's a sample chapter available so you can first check out if you like it.

Grz, Kris.

Answer 2

User1972866511 posted
Hey Kris,

it seems to me that it is always you that answer my question :)

Thanks for that.

Answer 3

User1272303263 posted

Hey there, 

I'm looking for a good book of XHTML and CSS. I have experience with css and html, but would like to know more about the working of those items. Any suggestion?
Thanks

Stefaan

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Hello Friend,

Whats better than live examples created specially for VWD and Asp.Net 2.0.

Yes i am talking about designer kits by Microsoft specially created in many ways with 2col, 3 cols, Liquid designs and others with totally XHTML and CSS.

This designer kits itself explains much in depth with LIVE EXAMPLES.

Plus you may also refer "Professional CSS" or any advanced book for CSS. A new book comming up from Wrox is " Instant CSS ", it shows with many fully working examples to create many things step by step.

Hope this much information is enough for a start.

Paggy4u

Answer 4

User541108374 posted

Yes i am talking about designer kits by Microsoft specially created in many ways with 2col, 3 cols, Liquid designs and others with totally XHTML and CSS.

This designer kits itself explains much in depth with LIVE EXAMPLES.

In case someone wonders where to find these: ASP.NET for designers

Grz, Kris.

PS: Nuxy, the reason why I probably answered questions before of you is because we're in the same timezone. Even the same country.

Answer 5

User-1029435529 posted

I'm looking for a good book of XHTML and CSS. I have experience with css and html, but would like to know more about the working of those items. Any suggestion?

A fantastic book is Designing with Web Standards.  This book covers everything about the subject, from the why to the how.  It is also very easy to read.  I have a number of books about web technologies, most of which are so unenjoyable that I cannot get past the first few chapters.  I read Designing with Web Standards from its front to its back.

Additionally, while it is not a book, A List Apart must be one of the best resources by which you can learn XHTML and CSS.  It is published by the same guy who wrote the book above.
 

Answer 6

User440948002 posted

You want books?

 

Try these 2, they are what I would recommend..and I do not recommend something unless it is in the "Creme de la creme" of books

 

I invest a lot of money in books and this is what I recommend

 

 Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook (Pioneering Series) by Dan Cederholm 

 

but note that a book will only take you so far with webstandards and it is not easy moving to them after using tables for so long....so just note that..

 

Answer 7

User440948002 posted

not 2 books 1 book and 1 website...sorry

http://www.csszengarden.com/

 

 

good luck

 

Answer 8

User541108374 posted

Hi,

indeed, I like csszengarden also. It shows how you can change your look & feel without changing the html of the page quite drastically.

Some other sites that are also good resources (imho):

1. http://www.pmob.co.uk/
2. http://www.alistapart.com/
3. http://www.sitepoint.com/
4. http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/

Grz, Kris.

Answer 9

User1985048319 posted
I've had quite a few CSS books but the best one by far has been Bullett Proof Webdesign (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321346939/ref=pd_null_recs_b/202-3580742-8910225) by Dan Cederholm (http://www.simplebits.com/).

If you wanted you could also do a search on amazon for Eric Meyer's books which I have and they are also good but not as good as my first recomendation.


cheers

Answer 10

User1259721702 posted
Well the latest and greatest of them all is "CSS Mastery" by Andy Budd. And for those who want to see a decent design templates that uses Master Pages and Themes , check out http://aspdesigns.blogspot.com
Its mine and giving it away for free.

Answer 11

User440948002 posted

hey thats neat.....

 

 

long time ago response thou..thought this post was dead and buried.....

 

neat stuff- i like what i see (just saw a glance)..it appears to have a bit of potential..

 

 

Answer 12

User1259721702 posted
Thank you very much :)

I'm planning of making more templates of the same kind, infact in a few days from now (maybe a week) i'll be releasing another one. I'll be anouncing it in this forum. :)

Answer 13

User541108374 posted

I'll be anouncing it in this forum. :)

Please use the Announcements forum for this purpose. Or the Free for all forum.

Grz, Kris.

Answer 14

User440948002 posted

i believe and i have no proof that this belief is supported, but I believe that that a lot of .Net developers do not use CSS as much as they could....(not that i believe they are doing it deliberatly or intentionally wrong)

I hope that with ASPNET2 and the support of XHTML

they will now use more of CSS

 

since im coming into ASPNET2 from a ASP and using CSS2 heavily i can see that I can use CSS with aspnet2...and i am assuming that with themes now i am able to colour controls and alike now...

 

 

Answer 15

User-1400309582 posted
Best CSS resources I know is http://www.howtomastercss.com/book.php  trust me the best for beginning, it also has video sessions.

Answer 16

User-1651394044 posted
If you say CSS, I say Eric Meyer ;). His book are more or less classics on the subject. Though not specifically targeted at Xhtml, the css principles are still true. His site can be found at http://meyerweb.com/eric/css/.

Answer 17

User440948002 posted

Just straying away from the topic of book and onto website I feel that it is important to mention this website for CSS (specifially) and intertwines between XHTML and HTML(but the vailid kind)

 

In my opinion website is a well known and well respected community and has a mailing list that should you have any problems you can ask questions and get quiet good responses.

 

http://css-discuss.org/

 

Please if you join this community, treat it with the same respect as you would your family - as they will return that and most likely help you when you have problems that just cant be solved when it comes to CSS (not only that but its a great place when people ask for site checks to see others works)

Answer 18

User1896254704 posted
HTML, XHTML, & CSS, Sixth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide

Publisher: Peachpit Press






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