Media praise for CSS Cookbook
Have a blog? Join our Blogger Review Program
"CSS theory is not easy; yet all web designers need to know it through and through. To get the real scope and technique of CSS, the Cookbook fills the bill. The best part are all the practical examples with CSS code recipes that you can use immediately to format your web pages. Arranged in a quick-lookup format for easy reference, the second edition has been updated to explain the unique behavior of the latest browsers. With topics that range from basic web typography and page layout to techniques for formatting lists, forms, and tables, CSS Cookbook, 2nd Edition is the one book you must have companion, regardless of your experience with Cascading Style Sheets"
-- , The Designer's Bookshelf
"Overall, this book is a fine addition to O'Reilly's growing list of programming titles...CSS Cookbook is to be recommended to any developer looking for a CSS guide that is concise, clearly written, well-illustrated, and addresses the most common challenges in building Web pages. "
-- , Slashdot.org
"Web Design Book of the Year, 2006"
-- , The Designer's Bookshelf
"...this book isn't a luxury sedan. It's a sports car, it's meant to be driven. The no nonsense approach to problems and solutions allows one to focus on the actual problems and solutions. Because of this, CSS Cookbook, 2nd Edition scores a KnowProSE.com 8 out of 10; that it comes in PDF as well gets it to a score of 9 out of 10. A very useful reference as well as a refresher for those of us who aren't up to our knees in CSS entrails on a daily basis."
-- , KnowProSE.com
"...I have found myself turning often to this book to get explanation of the standard, as well as seeking clarification of code offered on the Web. I am spending less time rereading specifications and trying to re-invent a wheel that I know is already out there...and more time creating actual documents."
-- , Technical Communication
"CSS Cookbook is filled with applied, practical solutions to overcome everyday hurdles of CSS-enabled design. Take time and frustration out of hte CSS learning process with these pre-packaged solutions."
-- , author of The Zen of CSS Design
"...a wonderfully concise reference for putting CSS style sheets to work solving everyday Web page design problems."
-- , CSharp-Online.NET
"Any one of the sections has a lot of information that you can use to improve any Web site you're working on. You may not have even known you had a problem until you see the CSS solution in this book...within a week of having this book, it's already got over 100 bookmark tabs in it for things I wanted to remember or were interesting...if you're looking for things to do with CSS and want a book to show you how, then this is great. Just flip through the book and you'll find things you didn't know you could do or solutions to problems you didn't know you had."
-- , About.com: Web Design/HTML
"...I would highly recommend this book for someone who already has a basic understanding of CSS. The succinct approach of the cookbook style can't be beat for reference and problem-solving."
-- , Blogcritics.org
"CSS Cookbook (2nd edition) by Christopher Schmitt is another one of those books that will earn space on my shelf at work... "
-- , Duffbert's Random Musings
"...this is a good, solid reference book. I like the discussion part of the solutions, which not only explain the how and why, but often give alternatives and discuss issues which impact implementing the solution (such as validation, and compatibility). While not a book to start out with, it is definitely a book to expand your knowledge and skills."
-- , BeanWorks: Stuff I'm working On
"I've often said that I like the O'Reilly "cookbook" format for getting ideas and solving issues I didn't know I had. CSS Cookbook (2nd edition) by Christopher Schmitt is another one of those books that will earn space on my shelf at work...It will either answer the "how do I do that" questions or spur the "I hadn't thought of doing that" moments."
-- , Duffbert's Random Musings
"How many times have you visited a website and thought to yourself, "Gee, that looks cool. I wonder how they do that?" Well, chances are this book can answer that question. The examples and solutions are pretty clear, which is good...This book serves a "I know what I want to do - how do I do it" purpose, and it does that well."
-- , Amazon.com
"I would highly recommend this book for the personal library for anyone who regularly uses CSS or plans to use CSS."
-- , TangoAngel: Philadelphia Area Computer Society
"CSS Cookbook, 2nd Edition is laid out in typical O'Reilly "cookbook" format. A problem is presented, the best solution is provided, and then it is explained in detail, including alternative solutions. A complete listing of the necessary code and screen shot of its implementation in a Web browser are also part of each "recipe." A large appendix offers extremely useful lists and tables of CSS elements for HTML tags and which Web browsers they will work with...Every Web designer and developer who has to deal with XHMTL or CSS -- even if only infrequently -- should have this book on his desk. It deals with the difficult challenges that Web designers deal with every day and on every project. Even if you think you're a CSS guru, CSS Cookbook, 2nd Edition is still likely to teach you something new. I'd also strongly recommend this book for hobbyist Web designers who want to get into hand-coded XHTML and CSS, or who want to graduate from WYSIWYG Web editors to the real thing."
-- , The Jem Report
