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Eric Meyer on CSS

Eric Meyer on CSS 06/27/2004 10:06 AM

I read this book on the plane to and from Chicago. Eric Meyer is apparently a CSS God, although I hadn't heard about him before this book came out.

In the end, the book wasn't for me. If you're a CSS hacker of some repute, you're probably not going to get a lot out of this book. But if you've just started CSS and want to become such a hacker, this one is right up your alley.

The book is divided into "projects." In the beginning of each chapter, Meyer states what you're going to try and do, then walks you though every line of CSS to get there, explaining what you're doing along the way.

The idea is that you'll download the project files from the companion Web site, and follow along — changing the CSS as he writes, then refreshing your pages. This is a fantastic way to do it, and is perfect for the beginner who wants to see exactly what their changes produce.

Sadly, however, I was on a airplane at the time, which doesn't lend itself well to coding, and rather than completing long-winded projects, I was really looking for some wicked tips and theories to earn myself entrance to CSS Nirvana.

I did learn a few things. The chapter on fixed background positioning was good, as was the last chapter in the book, where he tries to take the layout of the book, and convert it into CSS for equivalent display on the Web. The best bits for me, it turned out, where the little sidenotes in the margins.

Don't get me wrong, this is a good book. I was just the wrong audience. He has another one — More Eric Meyer on CSS. Perhaps I'll try that one.

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More Eric Meyer

More Eric Meyer 04/14/2004 02:36 PM
Well since the cat seems to be out of the bag, More Eric Meyer on CSS is hot off the press and on its way to a bookstore near you. As a technical reviewer of the book (along with...

The XML.com Interview: Eric Meyer

The XML.com Interview: Eric Meyer 03/12/2003 07:07 PM
Russell Dyer talks to Eric Meyer, invited expert to the W3C's CSS Working Group, and author of O'Reilly's "Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide."

Interview with Eric Meyer

Interview with Eric Meyer 01/23/2003 05:05 PM
What is the future of CSS and how complex is the learning curve for a web developer? Eric Meyer answers our questions.

15-March-2003 -- The XML.com Interview:
Eric Meyer

15-March-2003 -- The XML.com Interview:
Eric Meyer 03/15/2003 09:42 AM
The XML.com Interview: Eric Meyer -- "Meyer's most recent book, Eric Meyer on CSS has a totally different approach in...

Web Standards Group - Ten Questions for
Eric Meyer

Web Standards Group - Ten Questions for
Eric Meyer 04/22/2004 01:21 PM
Ten Questions for Eric Meyer .. this great interview

webstandardsgroup.org/features/eric-meyer.cfm
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RIP Russ Meyer

RIP Russ Meyer 09/22/2004 12:04 PM
Xeni Jardin:

Russ Meyer, the filmmaking legend responsible for such sexploitation ~~atrocities~~ masterpieces as " The Immoral Mr. Teas", "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!", and "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls", has passed away at age 82. He lived a long life, full of glamour and boobies. All of us should be so lucky. Fleshbot, naturally, has more: Link. Rest in peace, Mr. Meyer. (thanks also to Caines, Jean-Luc, and others who suggested).

Cult film-maker Russ Meyer dies

Cult film-maker Russ Meyer dies 09/22/2004 12:12 PM
Legendary cult director Russ Meyer, the man behind 1960s hit Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, dies in Los Angeles.

Grocer Fred Meyer expands entertainment
business online

Grocer Fred Meyer expands entertainment
business online 12/22/2003 06:32 PM
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Video mashup of Russ Meyer + Hoodoo
Gurus / Persian Rugs

Video mashup of Russ Meyer + Hoodoo
Gurus / Persian Rugs 09/24/2004 11:08 AM
Xeni Jardin:

Following up to this week's sad news that sexploitation auteur Russ Meyers has passed away (Link), BoingBoing reader Richard Crepeau says, "Thought I'd spread the word about a Hoodoo Gurus side project called the Persian Rugs. One of their videos uses Russ Meyer clips from Mondo Topless. A nice hybrid between garage rock and camp."

On their website, the band says:

"Music and sex go very well together. For proof, just take a look at the video for the Persian Rugs' new single 'Be A Woman'. The band and director Todd Sheldrick have created the perfect setting for the band's 60's Punk-inspired Primal Rock: strippers and cavemen collide in a 21st Century psychedelic garden of eden. (...) The Rugs got in touch with famed 60's director Russ Meyer, the maker of such films as 'Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'and Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls' (the latter a direct influence on the Austin Powers movies) and asked for permission to incorporate footage from one of his cult classics, 'Mondo Topless', into their new filmclip. Russ asked to hear the song first, [and] loved it (...)

Link to "Be a Woman" *.asx video in low and hi-res, contains megadoses of kitsch nudity (and shots of vintage '60s electronic equipment). How did those ladies make their humongous breasts do that stuff on rhythm? Weighed down by all that eyeliner, no less?