Acknowledgments
Writing a book is by no means a solitary activity, except maybe for
my wife, who spent many an evening wondering if I'd
ever come down from my office. So I'd like to take a
moment to thank the people who have backed me up during the long
process of getting this book on the shelves.
First off, I'd like to thank everyone at
O'Reilly for sticking with me through all the
delays. Due to one event or another, not to mention changes in the
CSS realm itself, I managed to stretch out the process so far that I
had three editor changes before it was all said and done—and
one of those editors, in the style of Grover Cleveland, took on the
project twice. Thank you all for your patience,
understanding, and willingness to do what was best for the book.
Thanks especially to Lorrie LeJeune and Molly Wood; and also to
Marlowe Shaeffer and David Futato, who really went the extra mile to
make things as right as could be.
I'd also like to thank most profoundly my technical
reviewers, Tantek Çelik and Ian Hickson. Both gentlemen
lent their considerable expertise and insight to the project, keeping
me honest and up-to-date on the latest changes in CSS2.1 as well as
taking me to task for sloppy descriptions and muddled explanations.
The book could not have been as good as it is without them, and
whatever errors you find in the text are my fault, not theirs. This
has become a tired cliché, but it is so true that
it's almost impossible to avoid saying it.
There are a few personal acknowledgments to make as well.
To TEDS, the standards evangelism team at Netscape, up until its
disbanding in July 2003: we fought the good fight and made a
difference, and I'm honored to have been a part of
the team. So my thanks, respect, and gratitude to Bob Clary, Marcio
Galli, Katsuhiko Momoi, Chris Nalls, Tristan Nitot, Arun Ranganathan,
Doron Rosenberg, and Susie Wyshak—comrades all.
To Dave, thank you for all the years of laughter and conversation,
and we'll definitely get to work on a script for
"CSS: The Movie" any year now.
To Jeff and Carrie, thanks for being friends that I may not deserve,
but definitely enjoy and am deeply grateful to have.
To Gini and Ferrett, who have two of the odder names and biggest
hearts of anyone I know, thanks for keeping me (and Kat) distracted
and amused when it was most needed.
To Jim and Genevieve, thanks for all the great meals, great parties,
and great conversations.
To my family, both immediate and extended, I cannot express enough
thanks for your continued love and support.
And to my wife, Kathryn, who has never wavered in her belief in me
and my abilities, nor in her willingness to let me do what needs to
be done, I thank you with all the love we share. I
couldn't have done all this without your support,
your laugh, and your boundless joy.
—Eric A. Meyer, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
23 February 2004
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