Pro HTML5 and CSS3 Design Patterns

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Contents

Contents at a Glance .................................................................................................. iv

Contents ..................................................................................................................... vi

About the Authors .................................................................................................... xiv

About the Technical Reviewer .................................................................................. xv

Acknowledgments ................................................................................................... xvi

Introduction ............................................................................................................. xvi

Audience ......................................................................................................................... xvi

Innovations .................................................................................................................... xvii

Conventions ..................................................................................................................... xx

Using This Book ............................................................................................................. xxii

How This Book Is Structured ........................................................................................ xxiii

Downloading the Code ...................................................................................................xxiv

Using the Code ............................................................................................................... xxv

Contacting the Authors .................................................................................................. xxv

Chapter 1: Design Patterns: Making CSS Easy! .......................................................... 1

Design Patterns—Structured Recipes ............................................................................... 2

Using Design Patterns........................................................................................................ 2

Using Style Sheets ............................................................................................................. 7

CSS Syntax ........................................................................................................................ 8

Using Cascade Order ....................................................................................................... 14

Simplifying the Cascade .................................................................................................. 17

CSS and HTML Links ........................................................................................................ 18

Common CSS Properties .................................................................................................. 19

CSS Properties and Values: Common .............................................................................. 20

CSS Properties and Values: Content ................................................................................ 21

CSS Properties and Values: Layout .................................................................................. 22

CSS Properties and Values: Specialized .......................................................................... 23