mrynit

Can anyone suggest a good book on XHTML and CSS? Two seperate books is fine. I know a moderate amount of HTML 4.0 and want to get on track with modern web standards. It seems CSS is where the magic happens so I would like to get a good book on that topic as well. do i need to be more descriptive?

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Wizard1988

I think it would be a good idea if you take a look at some websites before getting a book.

http://www.csszengarden.com/
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/box.html
http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/css/box-model/
http://24ways.org/
http://www.simplebits.com/notebook/2...centering.html
http://www.alistapart.com/

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Duck

I've got a book called - 'HTML with XHTML and CSS' 5th edt by Elizabeth Castro. Reading this book has been torture, lol. I would not recommend it.

Timmy

My advice, get the W3C XHTML and CSS recommendations (standards) and use them as a reference. One you know how CSS and XHTML work together a book is not really needed as you can get all the info you need from these docs.

Here are the links you shoud look at:

http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/ -CSS 2.1
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/ -XHTML 1.0
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/ -HTML 4.01

Wizard1988

Books also get outdated while internet technologies are constantly changing. It is best to just follow the standards posted by w3.

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mrynit

i prefer reading books rather than having to fixed at a computer. i can take the book with me to other location, my desktop i cannot and i have no laptop. i dont want to print off a bunch of refrences either. I will look at some of the links.

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Timmy

Well I hate to break it to you but reference documentation is where all the real primary information is. Books are good at introducing subjects and can provide solid examples, but when you actually start to program you will find that the reference documentation provided by the W3C (or whoever)will be very valuable. You dont need to print it off, just have a copy on your comptuer or a bookmark.

Also you will not learn if you just read a book. You need to program the examples and exercises in the books and then extend them and this will require the documentation. If you never learn to read the documentation you will never make it as a programmer. I see it time and time again in forums where people ask for help when all the need to do is to search the API or language documentation.

This was not aimed at you mrynit but take it as friendly advice.

DaWei

Learning, like program design, is a multi-level process. References are for reference, and everyone should learn to use them. Books and other forms of tutorial material are for presentation in ways that contribute to more rapid learning. One uses a dictionary (where the real primary information is) to expand one's vocabulary; one learns to read by other mechanisms.

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