Produce a book with XHTML & CSS

[ktinkel]

Bert Bos and Hakon Lie, who were instrumental in the development of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for web publishing, have produced the third edition of their CSS book using XHTML and CSS to style and lay out the pages, which were printed from PDFs.

AListApart has an illustrated article describing how they did it, including methods of creating running heads/feet, folios, side-notes, and other page-specific details: Printing a Book with CSS: Boom! (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/boom)

Interesting reading. Is this the revenge of SGML? <g>

[iamback]

Bert Bos and Hakon Lie, who were instrumental in the development of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for web publishing, have produced the third edition of their CSS book (...) The production method is extremely interesting!

But why is there a third edition of the book now, while CSS3 isn't a (complete) standard yet? Any idea?

[ktinkel]

But why is there a third edition of the book now, while CSS3 isn't a (complete) standard yet? Any idea?I gather that it updates the guides to browser acceptance and clarifies CSS 2.1. The 2nd edition used the original CSS 2 properties, some of which are not supported often or at all. (Though Safari does support the type-shadow property.)

It apparently came out in April. There are some reader reviews of this Bos & Lie CSS edition (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321193121/qid=1133898366/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-0269903-9176076?s=books&v=glance&n=283155) on Amazon, including some comments critical of the layout and production qualities of the book!

[iamback]

I gather that it updates the guides to browser acceptance and clarifies CSS 2.1. The 2nd edition used the original CSS 2 properties, some of which are not supported often or at all. (Though Safari does support the type-shadow property.)Hmm - I never expected there to be a new edition, thinking it woudln't come before CSS3 was finalized. I'll have to thnik about it...

There are some reader reviews of this Bos & Lie CSS edition (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321193121/qid=1133898366/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-0269903-9176076?s=books&v=glance&n=283155) on Amazon And the first one by CSS expert Brett Merkey, long-lost INETPUB regular :)

[dthomsen8]

Annoying, I can't figure out how to edit the price list, so here it is in its entirety.
Single User License



Allows interactive use of Prince on a single computer by a single user (as per the license (http://www.princexml.com/license/)).
Includes 6 months of free upgrades, support and maintenance.
Bonus free book: Cascading Style Sheets — Designing for the Web.
Price: USD 349


Server License



Allows use of Prince on a server by any number of users (as per the license (http://www.princexml.com/license/)).
Includes 6 months of free upgrades, support and maintenance
Bonus free book: Cascading Style Sheets — Designing for the Web.
Price: USD 3800


Single User License

Academic Discount


Academic discount for academic usage only (see the discounts policy (http://www.princexml.com/purchase/discounts/)).
Allows interactive use of Prince on a single computer by a single user (as per the license (http://www.princexml.com/license/)).
Includes 6 months of free upgrades, support and maintenance.
Bonus free book: Cascading Style Sheets — Designing for the Web.
Price: USD 174


Server License

Academic Discount


Academic discount for academic usage only (see the discounts policy (http://www.princexml.com/purchase/discounts/)).
Allows use of Prince on a server by any number of users (as per the license (http://www.princexml.com/license/)).
Includes 6 months of free upgrades, support and maintenance
Bonus free book: Cascading Style Sheets — Designing for the Web.
Price: USD 1900

[dthomsen8]

I gather that it updates the guides to browser acceptance and clarifies CSS 2.1. The 2nd edition used the original CSS 2 properties, some of which are not supported often or at all. (Though Safari does support the type-shadow property.)

So, is it a good CSS book, or should I look elsewhere? My CSS books are 2 years old or more, and not satisfactory when I have a problem, either.

[iamback]

So, is it a good CSS book, or should I look elsewhere? My CSS books are 2 years old or more, and not satisfactory when I have a problem, either.Bos & Lie is the CSS book that should be on your shelf (or on your desk, rather) - but if you have the second edition you may not want to "upgrade" (I didn't see enough of a difference to warrant buying a third copy). If you don't have that, get this.