Section C.1. References

C.1. References

References that cover CSS properties range from the official to the obscure. There are Web sites and online tutorials, of course, but you don't have to be on the Web to learn about CSS. Some of these guides come on good old-fashioned paper.

C.1.1. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

• CSS 2.1 Specification: www.w3c.org/TR/CSS21/. For the official word, go to the sourcethe W3Cand read the actual set of rules that make up the most widely supported version of CSS, version 2.1.

• CSS 3 Current Work: www.w3.org/Style/CSS/current-work. If you want to take a look at what the future holds, check out the current work being done on the CSS 3 specification. It promises some very major enhancements to CSS. Just note that it's probably going to take a few years before these innovations are finalized and even longer before Web browsers understand them. But it's fun to dream.

C.1.2. Books and PDFs

• Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide by Eric Meyer (O'Reilly). For comprehensive technical (yet readable) coverage of CSS, check out this guide.

• CSS Cheat Sheet (www.ilovejackdaniels.com/css_cheat_sheet.pdf). Don't let the URL put you off. This one-page PDF document lists every CSS property, covers every type of CSS selector under the sun, and includes a handy diagram of the box model (Section 7.1). Print it out, fold it up, and carry it in your back pocket.

C.1.3. Online Tutorial

• WesternCiv's Complete CSS Guide: www.westciv.com/style_master/academy/css_tutorial/index.html. A detailed online guide to CSS.