Colors, Backgrounds, and Gradients: Adding Individuality with CSS
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.74 (843 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1491927658 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-07-14 |
Language | : | English |
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He is a member of the CSS&FP Working Group and the author of Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide.. Meyer is the author of the critically acclaimed online tutorial Introduction to HTML, as well as some other semi-popular Web pages. Eric A
About the AuthorEric A. He is a member of the CSS&FP Working Group and the author of Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide.. Meyer is the author of the critically acclaimed online tutorial Introduction to HTML, as well as some other semi-popular Web pages
"Worth Reading!" according to Justin. Really enjoyed this book, explain backgrounds and gradients in a lot of detail that made sense and was easy to understand. Has a lot of useful info in it.
One advantage of using CSS3 is that you can apply colors and backgrounds to any element in a web document, create your own gradients, and even apply multiple backgrounds to the same element. This practical guide shows you many ways to use colors, backgrounds, and gradients to achieve some pretty awesome effects.Short and sweet, this book is an excerpt from the upcoming fourth edition of CSS: The Definitive Guide. Why wait? Learn how to bring life to your web pages now.Define foreground colors for a border or element with the color propertyCombine foreground and background colors to create interesting effectsPosition and repeat one or more images in an element’s backgroundFix an image to a screen’s viewing area, rather than to the element that contains itUse color stops to define vertical, horizontal, and diagonal linear gradientsCreate spotlight effects, circular shadows, and other effects with radial grad