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Completely revised and updated to cover the latest in emerging Internet technologies, this practical guide will teach you how to build smarter Web sites using XML (eXtensible Markup Language). Whether you're porting data-driven applications or searching for a better way to manage documents on your site, XML
: A Primer, Second Edition will get you quickly up to speed on this next-generation authoring tool. With new visual examples, clear explanations, and a splash of humor, author Simon St.Laurent shows you how to harness XML's power and flexibility to create intelligent, efficient, easily managed sites. Simon St.Laurent's lucid primer shows you how to:
- Create custom tags and Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
- Design and manage well-formed documents
- Explore the emerging XLink proposals for linking pages
- Learn about W3C's conversion of HTML into XML modules
- Use XML for literate programming and metadata applications
- Build a customizable online catalog
- Integrate XML with the latest CSS2 specifications and Dynamic HTML
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About the Author
SIMON ST.LAURENT is an experienced Web developer and network specialist whose clients range from small start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. The author of Dynamic HTML: A Primer and Building XML Applications, he is also the XML editor for the National Association of Webmasters.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction to the Second Edition.
Introduction to the First Edition.
Chapter 1: Let Data Be Data.
Chapter 2: Separating Content from Presentation: Markup and Styles.
Chapter 3: Simple XML: Building Structures.
Chapter 4: Plan in the Present, Save in the Future.
Chapter 5: Mortar and Bricks: Document Type Definitions.
Chapter 6: Re-creating Web and Paper Documents with XML.
Chapter 7: XML for Commerce.
Chapter 8: XML for Document Management.
Chapter 9: XML for Data-Driven Applications.
Chapter 10: The XPointer Specification.
Chapter 11: The XLink Specification.
Chapter 12: Processing XML: Repositories, Processors, and Gateways.
Chapter 13: XML and the Future: XML's Impact on Ever-Expanding Webs.
Glossary.
Index.