Professional CSS:Acknowledgments

 

 

 Acknowledgments

Christopher Schmitt: I thank Debra Williams Cauley and the Wiley team for helping me to shepherd the

book you are now reading.

 

Also, special thanks to David Fugate at Waterside for his guidance and support on this project.

 

With the support of my co-authors Todd, Ethan, Dunstan, and Mark as well as the incomparable Molly

as the Technical Editor, the book became better and bolder than my original vision. I thank you all for

your hard work.

 

Special thanks to my family and friends. Their continued support while I was busy managing and writ-

ing another book was immeasurable, even those who nodded politely while I ranted about Internet

Explorer for Windows.

 

Mark Trammell: Many thanks to Al, Daniel, Taylor, Joe, Malik, Chuck, Gail, Steve, and Christian for

their trust and sage advice. I am truly blessed to serve alongside people who love what they do and why

they do it.

 

Christopher, Dunstan, Ethan, and Todd are among the Web’s most talented developers and thoughtful

commentators today. I feel privileged and humbled to have worked on this project with them.

 

Ethan Marcotte: There is a short list of people who need to be thanked when one has written a book

such as this, and mine is no different. While Jeffrey Zeldman, Doug Bowman, Dave Shea, and Dan

Cederholm are all recognized CSS pioneers, I don’t think they receive enough acknowledgment as the

talented, inspiring writers they are. I’d like to do so now.

 

Knowing that Molly Holzschlag was the Technical Editor for this book helped me sleep at night.

 

I’d like to thank my parents, for talking me down from several ledges during this whole writing busi-

ness. Richard Ohlsten did the same, and deserves tons of high fives as a result. And while I’ve not spo-

ken to her in some time, Marion Wells renewed my faith in my writing when I needed it most.

 

Were it not for Garret Keizer, I wouldn’t have the words.

 

And finally, as I worked through this process, there was one person who was infinitely patient, support-

ive, and kind. She knows who She is, and there isn’t ink enough to thank her properly.

 

Dunstan Orchard: I acknowledge the help of Douglas Bowman, Mike Davidson, Molly Holzschlag, and

my fellow authors.

 

Todd Dominey: First and foremost, my thanks to everyone at Turner Sports Interactive in Atlanta —

notably Phil Sharpe, Michael Adamson, and John Buzzell — for giving me the opportunity to work not

just on the 2004 PGA Championship but also The Ryder Cup and numerous other PGA online projects.

My participation in this book would not have been possible without their trust and support.

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgments

 

Additional thanks to those in the Web development community who early in my professional career

provided an immeasurable amount of inspiration and instruction: people like Jeffrey Zeldman, whose

tireless promotion of Web standards and well-formed code changed my approach to Web design, and

CSS gurus Douglas Bowman, Dan Cederholm, and Dave Shea for not only their continued exploration

and experimentation with CSS, but for freely offering their knowledge and code for the rest of the world

to benefit from.

 

Last but certainly not least, my wife, Heather, and our entire family for their support.