Synopses & Reviews
HTML is changing so fast it's almost impossible to keep up with developments. How do you know what's real, and how do you use it? The third edition of HTML: The Definitive Guide brings it all together for you. It is the most comprehensive book available on HTML today. It covers Netscape Navigator 4.5, Internet Explorer 4.0, HTML, JavaScript, Style sheets, Layers, and all of the features supported by the popular Web browsers. Learning HTML is like learning any new language, computer or human. Most students first immerse themselves in examples. Studying others is a natural way to learn, making learning easy and fun. Imitation can take you only so far, though. It's as easy to learn bad habits through imitation as it is to acquire good ones. The better way to become HTML-fluent is through a comprehensive reference that covers the language syntax, semantics, and variations in detail and that helps you distinguish between good and bad usage.HTML: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition helps you both ways: the authors cover every element of HTML in detail, explaining how each element works and how it interacts with other elements. Many hints about HTML style help you write documents ranging from simple online documentation to complex marketing and sales presentations. With hundreds of examples, the book gives you models for writing your own effective Web pages and for mastering advanced features, like style sheets and frames.HTML: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition shows you how to:
- Use style sheets and layers to control a document's appearance
- Create tables, from simple to complex
- Use frames to coordinate sets of documents
- Design and build interactive forms and dynamic documents
- Insert images, sound files, video, Java applets, and JavaScript programs
- Create documents that look good on a variety of browsers
A handy quick reference card listing HTML tags is included.
Synopsis
Chock full of examples, sample code, and practical hands-on advice, this title helps readers to create truly effective Web pages and master advanced features. Learn how to insert images and other multimedia elements, create useful links and searchable documents, use Netscape extensions, design forms, and more.
About the Author
Bill Kennedy ([email protected]) retired (at least for the moment) in the Fall of 2011 after merging his company, MobileRobots Inc with Adept Technology, Inc. the previous year. During the 15 years from start-up through merger, Bill wore many different company hats, including CIO, COO, CTO, documentation expert and president, to maintenance-in-chief. How he ended up chasing AI-based robots around is not surprising, given his many roundabout careers. Bill has a PhD in biochemistry/biophysics from Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and performed/published over 12 years of biomedical research in the early ‘70s and ‘80s, including a post-doctoral stint at Washington University and as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. Infected with an Apple bug (32K Apple II, really!) he and his life-by-improvisation wife, Jeanne Dietsch, started a software company in 1981, KenneDietsch Productions, which developed family games and educational programs. Needing a real job with benefits so they could start a family, Bill entered the publishing world in 1985 with International
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
1. HTML and the World Wide Web
The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets
Talking the Internet Talk
HTML: What It Is
HTML: What It Isn't
Nonstandard Extensions
Tools for the HTML Designer
2. HTML Quick Start
Writing Tools
A First HTML Document
HTML Embedded Tags
HTML Skeleton
The Flesh on an HTML Document
HTML and Text
Hyperlinks
Images Are Special
Lists, Searchable Documents, and Forms
Tables
Frames
Style Sheets and JavaScript
Forging Ahead
3. Anatomy of an HTML Document
Appearances Can Deceive
Structure of an HTML Document
HTML Tags
Document Content
HTML Document Elements
The Document Header
The Document Body
Editorial Markup
The Tag
4. Text Basics
Divisions and Paragraphs
Headings
Changing Text Appearance
Content-based Style Tags
Physical Style Tags
Expanded Font Handling
Precise Spacing and Layout
Block Quotes
Addresses
Special Character Encoding
5. Rules, Images, and Multimedia
Horizontal Rules
Inserting Images in Your Documents
Document Colors and Background Images
Background Audio
Animated Text
Other Multimedia Content
6. Document Layout
Creating Whitespace
Multicolumn Layout
Layers
7. Links and Webs
Hypertext Basics
Referencing Documents: The URL
Creating Hyperlinks
Creating Effective Links
Mouse-Sensitive Images
Creating Searchable Documents
Establishing Document Relationships
Supporting Document Automation
8. Formatted Lists
Unordered Lists
Ordered Lists
The Tag
Nesting Lists
Directory Lists
Menu Lists
Definition Lists
Appropriate List Usage
9. Cascading Style Sheets
The Elements of Styles
Style Syntax
Style Properties
Tag-less Styles: The Tag
Applying Styles to Documents
10. Forms
Form Fundamentals
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