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Book:   CSS Cookbook
Subject:   Handy book for designers
Date:   2006-05-07 21:45:57
From:   Regnard Kreisler Raquedan
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

Tables have long been the layout tool of choice for designing sites since the 90’s. Although it’s semantically incorrect, many web designers have been keeping this practice and doing almost nothing to correct it.


CSS Cookbook from O’Reilly presents developers with quick 180 degree turn to CSS. The good thing about this book is that it shows how CSS can do the typical table-based layouts. For example, the customary 2-column layout is given adequate attention. One very nice chapter demonstrates how CSS can create semanitcally correct code for web form layout.


But the book also explores the workarounds (or “hacks”) in dealing with the quirks you have to deal with (Hint: it involves browsers).


Web developers looking for a quick fix of standards-compliant layout and techniques will really appreciate CSS Cookbook.

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