Adapting to Web Standards:CSS and Ajax for Big SitesDescription |
The full-color Adapting to Web Standards: CSS and Ajax for Big Sites gives developers a peek into the process of the best designers in the world through the work of high profile, real-world Web sites that made them famous. The book focuses on deconstructing these top-tier large-scale sites with particular attention given to deconstructing CSS.  |
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Table of Contents |
Part 1: Constructing Standards-Based Web Sites 3 Introduction Chapter 1: Coding the Front End Chapter 2: Presenting Cascading Style Sheets Chapter 3: Integrating the Behavior Layer Chapter 4: Developing Web Software Applications Chapter 5: The Circle of Standards Part 2: Case Studies 161 Practice Doesn't Make Perfect Chapter 6: EverythingTori.com Chapter 7: AOL.com Appendix A: Targeting Web Browsers Appendix B: Accessibility Appendix C: Web Site Performance Tips Appendix D: CSS Selectors Reference Index
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Back Cover |
| After learning the language of design, how does one effectively use standards-based technologies to create visually strong Web sites? The full-color Adapting to Web Standards: CSS and Ajax for Big Sites gives developers a peek into the process of the best designers in the world through the work of high profile, real-world Web sites that made them famous. The book focuses on deconstructing these top-tier large-scale sites with particular attention given to deconstructing CSS. |

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Author |
| Christopher Schmitt is an award-winning Web designer who has been working with the Web since 1993. He is the author of CSS Cookbook, which was named Best Web Design Book of 2006, and one of the first books that looked at CSS-enabled designs, Designing CSS Web Pages (New Riders). Kevin Lawver has been on the web for thirteen years, and writing web applications for almost eleven while working for AOL for twelve. He's built big ones, small ones, and gone about it in many different ways. |

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