Basic Visual Formatting in CSS : Layout Fundamentals in CSS

Eric Meyer

ISBN 10: 1491929960 / ISBN 13: 9781491929964

Published by O'reilly Media Sep 2015, 2015

About this Item

Neuware - This book is all about the theoretical side of visual rendering in CSS. Why is it necessary to devote an entire book on the theoretical underpinnings of visual rendering The answer is that with a model as open and powerful as that contained within CSS, no book could hope to cover every possible way of combining properties and effects. --Publisher.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Visual Formatting in CSS : Layout Fundamentals in CSS
• Publisher: O'reilly Media Sep 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1491929960
• ISBN 13: 9781491929964
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 177H x 10D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 177 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 135 grams

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Synopsis

Some aspects of the CSS formatting model may seem counterintuitive at first, but as you’ll learn in this practical guide, the more you work with these features, the more they make sense. Author Eric Meyer gives you a good grounding in CSS visual rendering, from element box rules and concepts to the specifics of managing tricky layouts for block-level and inline elements.

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• Learn the details of element box types, including block, inline, inline-block, list-item, and run-in boxes
• Change the type of box an element generates, from inline to block, or list-item to inline
• Dive into the complexities of horizontal and vertical block-box formatting
• Explore key concepts of inline layout: anonymous text, em box, content area, leading, inline box, and line box
• Understand formatting differences between nonreplaced and replaced inline elements

About the Author

Eric A. Meyer is the author of the critically acclaimed online tutorial Introduction to HTML, as well as some other semi-popular Web pages. He is a member of the CSS&FP Working Group and the author of Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide.