CSS Reference Manual

Definition
A CSS Reference Manual is a document, often organized alphabetically, designed as a quick reference for web developers when working with CSS based webpages.
In a CSS Reference Manual, one can quickly look up various standardized CSS properties, including those that are not widely implemented, as well as those that perform consistently on various web browsers.
Historic overview of CSS and problems with cross-browser CSS inconsistencies
Since World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published in total two recommendations for CSS, being CSS1 as well as CSS2, a lot has happened. Currently, CSS 2 is updated to CSS2rev-1, a well-known improvement. In late 1996, CSS1 was published and recommended by W3C. All major browsers (console-based browsers excluded) support this recommendation. CSS1 has been globally accepted as a standard, and despite it's age is still widely used. In May of 1998 W3C released the CSS2 recommendation. It is an addendum to CSS1, so CSS1 is still part of the CSS2 recommendation (although slightly altered). Support for this recommendation was however not implemented in all browsers immediately.
Need for an encyclopedic overview of CSS Reference Manuals
Due to these CSS support issues among different web browsers, web designers often struggle to get their web sites rendered correctly on all browsers. This leads to frustrating, time consuming and therefore costly re-work among web designers, while trying to solve the cause and effects of their CSS rendering problems.
To avoid an endless web search to solve specific CSS cross-browser rendering problems, this article aims to provide an exhaustive encyclopedic overview of high-quality CSS Reference Manuals, therewith functioning as a timesaving central hub for CSS problem solving.
External HTML Reference Manuals
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* HTMLHelp CSS Reference Manual
* JavascriptKit Complete CSS Reference Manual
* SitePoint CSS Reference Manual
* StyleGala CSS Reference Manual
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External PDF Reference Manuals
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* About CSS Cheat Sheet
* Apple Safari CSS Reference Manual
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* CSS Property Reference by Professor Kevin Roark
* Day Two CSS Quick Reference Manual
* EduScapes Quick Reference Chart
* HTMLprimer CSS Cheat Sheet
* LowTech CSS Quick Reference Guide
* PetrOnline CSS Reference Manual
* Webucator CSS Reference Manual
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