CSS3: Visual QuickStart Guide

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Understanding CSS3
	What Is a Style?
	What Are Cascading Style Sheets?
		How does CSS work?
	The Evolution of CSS
		CSS Level 1 (CSS1)
		CSS Level 2 (CSS2)
		CSS Level 3 (CSS3)
	CSS and HTML
	Types of CSS Rules
	The Parts of a CSS Rule
		Browser CSS extensions
	New in CSS3
Chapter 2 HTML5 Primer
	What Is HTML?
		Basic HTML Document Structure
		HTML Properties
		HTML and CSS
	Types of HTML Elements
	The Evolution of HTML5
		And then came XHTML
		The problem with XHTML2
		And then there was HTML5
		Is it HTML5 or XHTML5?
	What's New in HTML5?
	How Does HTML5 Structure Work?
	Using HTML5 Structure Now
		Making HTML5 work in Internet Explorer
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 3 CSS Basics
	The Basic CSS Selectors
	Inline: Adding Styles to an HTML Tag
	Embedded: Adding Styles to a Web Page
	External: Adding Styles to a Web Site
		Creating an external style sheet
		Linking to a style sheet
		Importing a style sheet
	(Re)Defining HTML Tags
	Defining Reusable Classes
	Defining Unique IDs
	Defining Universal Styles
	Grouping: Defining Elements Using the Same Styles
	Adding Comments to CSS
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 4 Selective Styling
	The Element Family Tree
	Defining Styles Based on Context
		Styling descendents
		Styling only the children
		Styling siblings
	Working with Pseudo-classes
		Styling links
		Styling for interaction
		NEW IN CSS3: Styling specific children with pseudo-classes
		Styling for a particular language
		NEW IN CSS3: Not styling an element
	Working with Pseudo-elements
		Working with first letters and lines
		Setting content before and after an element
	Defining Styles Based on Tag Attributes
	NEW IN CSS3: Querying the Media
		Media queries
		Using the @media rule
	Inheriting Properties from a Parent
		Managing existing or inherited property values
	Making a Declaration !important
	Determining the Cascade Order
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 5 Font Properties
	Understanding Typography on the Web
		Specifying the character set
		Generic font families
		Dingbats
		HTML character entities
	Setting a Font-Stack
	Finding Fonts
		Web-safe fonts
		Downloadable Webfonts
		Setting a better font stack
	Setting the Font Size
	NEW IN CSS3: Adjusting Font Size for Understudy Fonts
	Making Text Italic
	Setting Bold, Bolder, Boldest
	Creating Small Caps
	Setting Multiple Font Values
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 6 Text Properties
	Adjusting Text Spacing
		Adjusting the space between letters (tracking)
		Adjusting space between words
		Adjusting space between lines of text (leading)
	Setting Text Case
	NEW IN CSS3: Adding a Text Drop Shadow
	Aligning Text Horizontally
	Aligning Text Vertically
	Indenting Paragraphs
	Controlling White Space
	Decorating Text
	Coming Soon!
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 7 Color and Background Properties
	Choosing Color Values
		Color keywords
		RGB hex values
		RGB decimal values
		Percentage values
		New in CSS3: HSL values
		New in CSS3: Color alpha values
	New in CSS3: Color Gradients in Backgrounds
		Internet Explorer gradients
		Mozilla gradients
		Webkit gradients
	Choosing Your Color Palette
		Color wheel basics
		Online color scheme tools
	Setting Text Color
	Setting a Background Color
	Setting a Background Image
	Using Background Shorthand
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 8 List and Table Properties
	Setting the Bullet Style
	Creating Your Own Bullets
	Setting Bullet Positions
	Setting Multiple List Styles
	Setting the Table Layout
	Setting the Space Between Table Cells
	Collapsing Borders Between Table Cells
	Dealing with Empty Table Cells
	Setting the Position of a Table Caption
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 9 User Interface and Generated Content Properties
	Changing the Mouse Pointer Appearance
	Adding Content Using CSS
	Teaching the Browser to Count
	Specifying the Quote Style
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 10 Box Properties
	Understanding an Element's Box
		Parts of the box
	Displaying an Element
	Setting the Width and Height of an Element
	Controlling Overflowing Content
	Floating Elements in the Window
		Clearing a floated element
	Setting an Element's Margins
	Setting an Element's Outline
	Setting an Element's Border
	NEW IN CSS3: Rounding Border Corners
	NEW IN CSS3: Setting a Border Image
	Setting an Element's Padding
	Coming Soon!
	Putting it All Together
Chapter 11 Visual Formatting Properties
	Understanding the Window and Document
	Setting the Positioning Type
		Static positioning
		Relative positioning
		Absolute positioning
		Fixed positioning
	Setting an Element's Position
	Stacking Objects in 3D
	Setting the Visibility of an Element
	Clipping an Element's Visible Area
	NEW IN CSS3: Setting an Element's Opacity
	NEW IN CSS3: Setting an Element's Shadows
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 12 Transformation and Transition Properties
	NEW IN CSS3: Transforming an Element
		2D transformations
		3D transformations
	NEW IN CSS3: Adding Transitions Between Element States
		What can be transitioned?
	Putting It All Together
Chapter 13 Fixing CSS
	Adjusting CSS for Internet Explorer
		The underscore hack
		IE conditional CSS
	Fixing the Internet Explorer Box Model
	Resetting CSS
		A simple CSS reset
		YUI2: Reset CSS
		Eric Meyer's reset
	Fixing the Float
		Break tag clear all fix
		Overflow fix
Chapter 14 Essential CSS Techniques
	Creating Multicolumn Layouts with Float
	Styling Links Versus Navigation
	Using CSS Sprites
	Creating a CSS Drop-down Menu
Chapter 15 Managing Style Sheets
	Creating Readable Style Sheets
		Include an introduction and TOC
		Define colors, fonts, and other constants
		Use section headers
		The @ rules go at the top
		Choose an organization scheme
		Use specificity for hierarchy
	CSS Libraries and Frameworks
	Style Sheet Strategies
		The One For All method
		The Divide and Conquer method
		The Aggregate method
		The Dynamic method
	Troubleshooting CSS Code
		Ask these questions
		If all else fails, try these ideas
	Debugging CSS in Firebug and Web Inspector
		Firebug for Firefox
		Web Inspector in Safari and Chrome
	Validating Your CSS Code
	Minifying Your CSS
	32 CSS Best Practices
Appendix A: CSS Quick Reference
	Basic Selectors
	Pseudo-Classes
	Pseudo-Elements
	Text Properties
	Font Properties
	Color and Background Properties
	List Properties
	Table Properties
	User Interface and Generated Content Properties
	Box Properties
	Visual Formatting Properties
	Transform Properties (-webkit-, -moz-, -o-)
	Transition Properties (-webkit-, -moz-, -o-)
Appendix B: HTML and UTF Character Encoding
	HTML and UTF Character Encoding
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