CSS
Pocket Reference
by Eric A. Meyer · first published 2001
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"Covers the key information a web designer must know to effectively implement CSS in web documents. It provides a quick introduction to the key concepts of CSS, an alphabetical reference to all the CSS1 properties, and detailed information about CSS support for Windows and Macintosh browsers including: Netscape Navigator Versions 4 and 6, Internet Explorer versions3, 4, 5, and 5.5, and Opera versions 3 and 4." <h2>Revision History</h2> <dl> <dt>May 2001:</dt><dd>First Edition</dd> <dt>July 2004:</dt><dd>Second Edition</dd> <dt>October 2004:</dt><dd>Third Edition</dd> <dt>July 2011:</dt
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