• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a method of describing how a Web page should look in a Web browser, but a growing number of browsers do not support CSS in the same way, forcing developers to constantly play catch-up to keep their sites consistent
• Bestselling author Joe Lowery eases the pain for those Web developers who aren’t feeling the CSS love-he guides readers through real-world workarounds that will help a CSS-based site look and work the way it was meant to
• Readers will grit their teeth, clench their fists, and roll their eyes for the last time once they learn how to craft fluid multi-column layouts, build interactive navigation, fix the Box Model, implement CSS hacks in Dreamweaver, and more cool tricks

• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a method of describing how a Web page should look in a Web browser, but a growing number of browsers do not support CSS in the same way, forcing developers to constantly play catch-up to keep their sites consistent
• Bestselling author Joe Lowery eases the pain for those Web developers who aren’t feeling the CSS love-he guides readers through real-world workarounds that will help a CSS-based site look and work the way it was meant to
• Readers will grit their teeth, clench their fists, and roll their eyes for the last time once they learn how to craft fluid multi-column layouts, build interactive navigation, fix the Box Model, implement CSS hacks in Dreamweaver, and more cool tricks

Here’s how to make CSS work the way it should Cascading Style Sheets, the technology meant to bring order out of chaos by letting you update Web sites effortlessly, just doesn’t always work. You recognize that when you discover your graphics, perfectly positioned in Firefox, throw your page out of whack when viewed in Explorer. The solution? This cutting-edge collection of hacks, tweaks, and filters a one-stop resource for tailoring CSS to solve the problems you face every day. From pacifying those ancient browsers to achieving accessibility, these tools can bring CSS’s promise back online Web sites without worry. Filter CSS for older browsers and hide it from newer ones Use CSS to enhance graphics and media Sample a selection of ways to resolve CSS display issues Script your own Document Object Model and JavaScript hacks Debug and troubleshoot CSS Make the most of CSS and implement CSS hacks in Dreamweaver ; Create CSS-savvy Dreamweaver templates Apply CSS hacks to create accessible sites Code server-side solutions with ASP, PHP, or ColdFusion ;

• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a method of describing how a Web page should look in a Web browser, but a growing number of browsers do not support CSS in the same way, forcing developers to constantly play catch-up to keep their sites consistent
• Bestselling author Joe Lowery eases the pain for those Web developers who aren’t feeling the CSS love-he guides readers through real-world workarounds that will help a CSS-based site look and work the way it was meant to
• Readers will grit their teeth, clench their fists, and roll their eyes for the last time once they learn how to craft fluid multi-column layouts, build interactive navigation, fix the Box Model, implement CSS hacks in Dreamweaver, and more cool tricks

"* Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a method of describing how a Web page should look in a Web browser, but a growing number of browsers do not support CSS in the same way, forcing developers to constantly play catch-up to keep their sites consistent
* Bestselling author Joe Lowery eases the pain for those Web developers who aren’t feeling the CSS love-he guides readers through real-world workarounds that will help a CSS-based site look and work the way it was meant to
* ? Readers will grit their teeth, clench their fists, and roll their eyes for the last time once they learn how to craft fluid multi-column layouts, build interactive navigation, fix the Box Model, implement CSS hacks in Dreamweaver, and more cool tricks"

Achtung!
Want to add another layer of complexity to your already complex web projects? Add Hack Management. This book will teach you to write hacks that are being overcome through valid techniques almost daily. True, some hacks are still necessary. Most are not - at least not an entire book’s worth.

Must Have for Web Developers
We thought we had all of the CSS books we needed on our office shelves. Then one day, we were browsing the shelves in Borders and came across this book. There’s so much here that you just don’t find in the dry basic reference books. It’s taken our company’s work to a whole new level. Back in 1999, we learned everything about CSS - we learned a lot about what ’could’ be done, but was not yet browser compliant. Hence, we used what we could and shelved rest. This book opened our eyes to a lot of things we never learned in the ’official’ books back in the day!

Códigos incompleto o inservibles
Este libro apesta... trate de desarrollar los estilos según las instrucciones exactas del autor y, es imposible obtener los mismo resultados que él... simplemente no funcionan los estilos o no da las instrucciones de forma correcta, además el libro no incluye ningún CD con los ejemplos o alguna dirección web en donde uno pueda ver que está haciendo mal, simplemente refiere a otras páginas que no tienen nada que ver con él y los ejemplos resultan ser totalmente diferentes o imprácticos.

NO COMPREN ESTE LIBRO... NO PIERDAN SU DINERO...

Great practical CSS guide
I have to concur with the other reviewers. This book is excellent for its practicallity. While other books concentrate on concepts, and design (all necessary aspects), this is the book to use if you are looking to actually put up a multi-browser compatible CSS based site. This book, together with a great design/concept book such as "Bulletproof Web Design" by Dan Cederholm would be a perfect set of books to both create and implement CSS.

Useful for intermediate Web designers
As Joseph Lowery states, "The CSS community enjoys a wealth of information. Unfortunately, the sheer amount of information can also be a detriment: finding the right fix often requires significant digging." Enter CSS Hacks and Filters: a book intended to save readers some time googling their CSS/cross-browser compatibility problems by compiling the most common solutions all in one location.

For the beginner, it covers some of the basics, such as why use CSS at all, the notorious box model, the tan hack and the workarounds for floats. For the more advanced user, it covers some familiar ground, but goes into more detailed topics, including advanced layouts, navigation structures and using server-side solutions (ASP, PHP and ColdFusion) to control CSS. For Macromedia users, there are two chapters devoted to using CSS with Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Contribute 3. While now a version old with the release of Dreamweaver 8, most of the information is still relevant.

Lowery also overviews a few topics that can be used in conjunction with CSS, including JavaScript. One that caught my eye in particular was the section on scalable flash replacement, which automatically generates flash headings to replace CSS-styled text for those users with Flash Player 6 or later. As with most of the topics covered in the book, he provides links to the original sources of the information on the Web to supplement the explanations provided in the book.

In such a recent book, I was surprised to find an entire chapter devoted to hacking Netscape 4 (with a section concerning IE 3 and 4), considering that the only thought most designers give to Netscape 4 nowadays is pitying the poor fools still stuck using 9-year-old software.

While probably not the best book for the absolute beginner with no CSS experience or the very advanced Web developer for whom these hacks have become second nature, it’s a useful resource for those of us in the middle... particularly for those who prefer checking an index in the back of a book as opposed to sifting through a few thousand Google hits.

You-GOTTA-get-this-one!!!
I already have at least 5 very good books on CSS, but this one
really takes the cake! It’s probably THE most important CSS book
I own.

It’s got more nitty-gritty info than any other...things like differences between browser versions & how to work around them... Or why we can’t write off NetScape4 (yet)....it’s still out there like herpes.

I also like his style of writing....short concise paragraphs
and sentences with a wry sense of humor. He’s "been there, done
that". Very readable.....even the intro.

I’ve only recently bit the bullet & started to concentrate on learning to use CSS for layout, navigation, etc... not just for text styling. This book gives me confidence I’m going to succeed.

Thanks,Joe, from all of us!

Cal McGaugh

Great book - But beware of CSS positioning
I’m working on my first "Pure" CSS site. I love CSS when it comes to formatting the page contents, but for positioning/layout, it has a ways to go. The CSS fanatics are quick to urge you to leave tables behind for layout, but the truth is that the best solution is a combination of techniques. It’s very frustrating to work for hours to get a page laid out correctly in one browser and then open it in another and see your layout mangled and then have to spend several more hours implementing hacks to preserve your design. Thus, the purpose of this book.

While I’m thankful for the hacks/filters discovered and for Mr. Lowery’s collection, the need for such a book demonstrates CSS’s lackings and the confused state of web design in general.

Still, CSS is a very useful technology. Even if you take my advice to keep using tables for layout, you need this information for other CSS issues. This book is a must. Buy it!

I Only Wish I Had It Sooner!!!!
I began using pure CSS to design pages for my clients about a year ago and only wish that I had this book then. I cannot tell you how valuable this book has repeatedly been. The explanations of the hacks are clear and concise. The examples are golden. The appendix of CSS resources is worth the price of the book in and of itself! If you are employing ANY CSS in your pages BUY THIS BOOK! You will definitely save yourself time and headaches!

Great Resource
I know that all of this information is available online, but it is nice to have it collected between two covers. As far as I can tell, Lowery gives full credit to those CSS pioneers who’ve discovered these hacks, so I tip my hat to him for that. My only complaint is that he doesn’t go into more detail about other options available for some of the examples. Links are provided to go straight to the source for most of them though, so you can read more if necessary.

Another great, useful book from Joseph W. Lowery. Not a book for beginners, but a book for those frustrated by the sometimes bizarre implementation of CSS by modern browsers. It came in handy the first day. What greater praise can I give?