HTML5 and CSS3, Second Edition

Contents

Acknowledgments........... ix

Preface.............. xi

1. An Overview of HTML5 and CSS3........ 1
   1.1 A Stronger Platform for Web Development 1
   1.2 The Road to the Future Is Bumpy 5

Part I — Improving User Interfaces

2. New Structural Tags and Attributes....... 13
   Tip 1. Redefining a Blog Using Semantic Markup 15
   Tip 2. Showing Progress toward a Goal with the
   Element 26
   Tip 3. Creating Pop-Up Windows with Custom Data
   Attributes 30
   Tip 4. Defining an FAQ with a Description List 34


3. Creating User-Friendly Web Forms....... 37
   Tip 5. Describing Data with New Input Fields 39
   Tip 6. Jumping to the First Field with Autofocus 49
   Tip 7. Providing Hints with Placeholder Text 50
   Tip 8. Validating User Input without JavaScript 54
   Tip 9. In-Place Editing with contenteditable 59


4. Styling Content and Interfaces........ 67
   Tip 10. Styling Tables with Pseudoclasses 69
   Tip 11. Making Links Printable with :after and content 78
   Tip 12. Building Mobile Interfaces with Media Queries 81
   Tip 13. Creating Multicolumn Layouts 84

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