The go-to guide for professional Web developers--fully updated for the latest CSS and XHTML standardsThe fifth edition of this comprehensive resource on client side Web page creation provides full coverage of XHTML 1.0, 1.1, and the emerging HTML 5 standard; CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) 2.1; and browser-specific CSS rules adopted from the upcoming CSS 3 specification. You will learn, step-by-step, how to use all of these tools to build impressive Web pages.CSS And XHTML: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition covers the newest browser versions including Firefox 3, Internet Explorer 8, and Safari; the latest development trends; and current W3C standards. Hundreds of examples of correct markup and style are included..

About the Author

Thomas A. Powell is president of PINT, Inc., a Web development and design firm. He developed the Web Publishing Certificate program for UCSD Extension and is an instructor for the Computer Science Department at UCSD. He is the author of the previous bestselling editions of this book and Ajax: The Complete Reference.

Table of Contents

Part I: Core Markup Chapter 1: Traditional HTML and XHTML Chapter 2: Introduction to HTML 5 Chapter 3: HTML and XHTML Element Reference Part II: Core Style Chapter 4: Introduction to CSS Chapter 5: CSS Syntax and Property Reference Chapter 6: CSS 3, Propertietary and Emerging Features Reference Appendices Appendix A: Character Entities Appendix B: Fonts Appendix C: Colors Appendix D: URLs Appendix E: Reading a Document Type Definition