Comments on: Updated Bookshelf http://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/ Tips, Tricks, and Techniques on using Cascading Style Sheets. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stephaniehttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68829 Stephanie Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:03:16 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68829 I recommend Transcending CSS. It's a few years old but there's a lot of good inspiration and design along with ways to lay coding out using different tags. I mainly use it just for inspiration and ideas. :] I recommend Transcending CSS. It’s a few years old but there’s a lot of good inspiration and design along with ways to lay coding out using different tags. I mainly use it just for inspiration and ideas. :]

]]> By: Daniel Groveshttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68759 Daniel Groves Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:38:34 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68759 Same, Safari/Mac Same, Safari/Mac

]]> By: Chris Coyierhttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68755 Chris Coyier Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:40:40 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68755 I only have the first edition personally, but I went ahead and updated the link to the second edition. I guess if you are going to buy a new book you might as well have the most recent one. I only have the first edition personally, but I went ahead and updated the link to the second edition. I guess if you are going to buy a new book you might as well have the most recent one.

]]> By: Louishttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68712 Louis Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:15:12 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68712 Excellent list, Chris. A few on here that I've been meaning to get a copy of, and been too busy with other ones to get around to them.One note: The link to "Don't Make Me Think" is to the first edition. I think it should link to the updated version, no? Excellent list, Chris. A few on here that I’ve been meaning to get a copy of, and been too busy with other ones to get around to them.

One note: The link to “Don’t Make Me Think” is to the first edition. I think it should link to the updated version, no?

]]> By: Kevin Misthttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68708 Kevin Mist Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:30:07 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68708 Wow! Great list. I actually own 4 of these (including the one you shamelessly plug).My own suggestion is not inherently a web design book but a logo book that was suggested by David Airey (master logosmith). The book is "Marks of Excellence" by Per Mollerup and goes into the history and making of many of European (and some American) logo' s and marks. Great inpriational book and as many of us are both web designers and graphic designers I thought I would put in my 2¢ here. Keep up the good work Chris!Kevin Wow! Great list. I actually own 4 of these (including the one you shamelessly plug).

My own suggestion is not inherently a web design book but a logo book that was suggested by David Airey (master logosmith). The book is “Marks of Excellence” by Per Mollerup and goes into the history and making of many of European (and some American) logo’ s and marks. Great inpriational book and as many of us are both web designers and graphic designers I thought I would put in my 2¢ here. Keep up the good work Chris!

Kevin

]]> By: Chris Coyierhttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68679 Chris Coyier Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:51:26 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68679 Darn good point, I'll have to make some less corny shelves at some point. Darn good point, I’ll have to make some less corny shelves at some point.

]]> By: Eamonnhttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68678 Eamonn Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:37:49 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68678 I know I'm being completely anal here, but your shelves' shadow should drop from the back of the shelf rather than from the front...Christ I'm ashamed of myself even reading that back... still, I'm going to hit 'Submit'. Fate and banality have decreed it must be so. I know I’m being completely anal here, but your shelves’ shadow should drop from the back of the shelf rather than from the front…

Christ I’m ashamed of myself even reading that back… still, I’m going to hit ‘Submit’. Fate and banality have decreed it must be so.

]]> By: Matthttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68670 Matt Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:27:37 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68670 I still maintain that "Don't Make Me Think!" is a must read for anybody aspiring to go into web design. It will save you from making some pretty embarrassing mistakes that may not be apparent at first (such as overloading your sidebar with every link in your site).Also, @Chris, read "Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems" also by Steve Krug. While it'll be pretty obvious, it is still riddled with little "Huh, never thought of that" ideas throughout the book. I still maintain that “Don’t Make Me Think!” is a must read for anybody aspiring to go into web design. It will save you from making some pretty embarrassing mistakes that may not be apparent at first (such as overloading your sidebar with every link in your site).

Also, @Chris, read “Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems” also by Steve Krug. While it’ll be pretty obvious, it is still riddled with little “Huh, never thought of that” ideas throughout the book.

]]> By: Chris Coyierhttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68669 Chris Coyier Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:22:34 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68669 It was a bug. I fixed it. It's just supposed to be a link to wherever the book is available for sale. The problem was they are absolutely positioned, but for links on this site, when :active, they are set to relative position for the button press effect. So they all the sudden lost their absolutely positioning and jumped off. It was a bug. I fixed it. It’s just supposed to be a link to wherever the book is available for sale. The problem was they are absolutely positioned, but for links on this site, when :active, they are set to relative position for the button press effect. So they all the sudden lost their absolutely positioning and jumped off.

]]> By: Josh Lhttp://css-tricks.com/updated-bookshelf/#comment-68668 Josh L Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:10:25 +0000 http://css-tricks.com/?p=5394#comment-68668 Running Windows XP Pro SP3:In FF3.5.7, clicking on a book causes it to disappear. If you click and drag, you can see that it was placed a few hundred pixels up as well as to the right. The same goes for Opera 10.10, but the click and drag just makes the image flicker.In Chrome 3 and Safari 4, the books only shift to the right, not up. This looks more like the intended functionality.In all browsers mentioned except Opera 10.10, clicking a book does not direct you to the Amazon page, it just does nothing. Can't check in IE at the moment, as I'm running IE6 on this box and this site isn't IE6 friendly.What is supposed to happen when you click on a book? Running Windows XP Pro SP3:

In FF3.5.7, clicking on a book causes it to disappear. If you click and drag, you can see that it was placed a few hundred pixels up as well as to the right. The same goes for Opera 10.10, but the click and drag just makes the image flicker.

In Chrome 3 and Safari 4, the books only shift to the right, not up. This looks more like the intended functionality.

In all browsers mentioned except Opera 10.10, clicking a book does not direct you to the Amazon page, it just does nothing. Can’t check in IE at the moment, as I’m running IE6 on this box and this site isn’t IE6 friendly.

What is supposed to happen when you click on a book?

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