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Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS

You're reading from   Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS Build future-proof responsive websites using the latest HTML5 and CSS techniques

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803242712
Length 498 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Ben Frain Ben Frain
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section I: The Fundamentals of Responsive Web Design FREE CHAPTER
2. The Essentials of Responsive Web Design 3. Writing HTML Markup 4. Media Queries and Container Queries 5. Fluid Layout and Flexbox 6. Layout with CSS Grid 7. Section II: Core Skills for Effective Front-End Web Development
8. CSS Selectors, Typography, and More 9. CSS Color 10. Stunning Aesthetics with CSS 11. Responsive Images 12. SVG 13. Transitions, Transformations, and Animations 14. Custom Properties and CSS Functions 15. Forms 16. Section III: Latest Platform Features and Parting Advice
17. Cutting-Edge CSS Features 18. Bonus Techniques and Parting Advice 19. Other Books You May Enjoy
20. Index

Summary

Hopefully, the terminology, techniques, and appropriate applications for responsive images are now a little clearer.

In this chapter, we looked at new image formats like AVIF and WebP, and the massive economies they can offer in terms of file size. We considered their shortcomings in terms of support and looked at how we can use the picture element to serve up both those image types alongside a suitable fallback.

We also looked at srcset and how that allows us to provide the browser with a number of possibilities alongside our preference, enabling the browser to make an informed choice about which to use.

We then looked at picture again, considering how to use it to serve entirely different images based on things like viewport width.

The techniques we have covered in this chapter apply to bitmap images — photos and such. But that’s just one side of the image coin. In the next chapter, we will take a deep dive into Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG...

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