XHTML Example by Example - Softcover

Walsh, Aaron E.; Raggett, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013040005X ISBN 13: 9780130400055

Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr, 2001

Synopsis

Explains how to write extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML) code to create web pages, and introduces a few XHTML development tools. The authors discuss how to work with audio files, image files, plug-ins, Java applets, cascading style sheets, JavaScripts for visual effects, forms for data input, and tables to organizing data. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

AARON E. WALSH is Chairman of Mantis Development Corporation, a Boston-based development firm specializing in advanced media and network technologies. He is XHTML Liaison to W3C for Web3D, chairman of the Web3D and Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) convergence group, and he teaches Internet and Web Application Development at Boston College. An internationally best-selling technology author, his books include Java 3D Jump-Start, MPEG-4 Jump-Start, and Core Web3D (Prentice Hall PTR).

DAVE RAGGETT is a primary architect of HTML and has been closely involved with the development of HTML from the early days of the World Wide Web. He is author of the W3C's HTML Tidy, the #1 open source utility for converting HTML pages into XHTML format. While working on this book, Raggett served as the W3C Activity Lead for XHTML and XForms. Today he is W3C Activity Lead for Voice Browsing, working for W3C on assignment from Openwave.

From the Back Cover

Combine HTML's simplicity with XML's power—right now!

• Learn XHTML hands on, through ready-to-use examples
• Don't wait! Master XHTML techniques that work with today's browsers
• Create rich media Web pages for the desktop—and "lean and mean" pages for next-generation wireless devices
• Covers essential XHTML syntax, style sheets, tables, frames, forms, scripts, and much more
• Written by International Standards experts who lead World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web3D Consortium (Web3D), and Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) activities

XHTML combines HTML's simplicity and accessibility with XML's unprecedented power and flexibility. With XHTML Example by Example, any Web developer can learn XHTML by example, simply and quickly, using hands-on examples and ready-made scripts and style sheets. Leverage your existing HTML skills to create rich, highly interactive XHTML sites—and learn how to deliver content on any platform, from desktop PCs to wireless phones. Best of all, discover how to gain XHTML's key benefits right now, with today's browsers and tools!

Authored by Aaron E. Walsh—XHTML Liaison to W3C for Web3D—and Dave Raggett—HTML lead architect and former W3C Activity Lead for XHTML—XHTML Example by Example covers XHTML development, from syntax to tables, style sheets to scripts.

Coverage includes:

• Why you need XHTML, not just XML or HTML
• Deploying XHTML on today's 4.x (and higher) browsers
• Converting existing HTML pages to XHTML—painlessly
• Creating static and interactive XHTML pages from scratch
• Integrating forms and scripts to create pages with intelligent input capabilities
• Enriching XHTML with XML-based languages such as SMIL, SVG, and MathML
• Saving time and frustration with XHTML authoring, validation, and optimization tools

Filled with insider's insights and real-world solutions, XHTML Example by Example will help you deliver the next-generation Web sooner than you ever imagined.

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Preface

Welcome to XHTML Example by Example. Written by professional Web developers, this book shows you how to get the most out of the Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) without getting bogged down in rhetoric or code. This book focuses on what you really need to know to start using XHTML today. Using a variety of simple, practical, and real-world examples, it leads you step-by-step down the road of Web page development using XHTML and on your way to mastering this powerful and exciting foundation technology that enables the next generation of content for the World Wide Web.About This Book

XHTML Example by Example was written by professional Web developers, specifically people new to XHTML. Whether you're a seasoned Web developer or a budding "newbie," this book will show you the essentials you need to know to get up and running with XHTML in no time flat.

Because we assume that you're already comfortable using basic Web development tools (such as text editors, FTP utilities, and Web browsers), this book walks you through many of the most important and useful aspects of XHTML irrespective of the tools that you use today. In other words, we focus primarily on how to write XHTML code, and we also introduce you to a few new XHTML-savvy tools, with an emphasis on creating high-quality Web pages.

Examples drive this book, as the title XHTML Example by Example implies, and the printed pages that follow are brimming with them. We provide you with several hundred examples, ranging from XHTML source code examples to "visuals" (stand-alone images, such as the one shown on page xvii), organized into the following 11 chapters: Chapter 1, "Why Bother?" Chapter 2, "XHTML = HTML + XML" Chapter 3, "Wading Into XHTML" Chapter 4, "Making XHTML Sing" Chapter 5, "Making XHTML Dance" Chapter 6, "Using Style Sheets to Format and Present Your Pages" Chapter 7, "Using Scripts to Bring Your XHTML Pages to Life" Chapter 8, "Using Forms and Scripts to Create Pages with Smart Input Capabilities" Chapter 9, "Using Tables to Organize Web Page Data" Chapter 10, "Gearing Up for the Rich Media Web" Chapter 11, "Where Do We Go From Here?"

You can read these chapters in any order that you'd like, although we'd suggest that you start with Chapter 1 and progress through each subsequent chapter in a linear fashion if you're not already experienced with HTML. If you're already comfortable with HTML, however, you'll probably want to jump around from chapter to chapter as you chase down specific topics and examples that interest you.Online Reader's Area

XHTML Example by Example represents a new dimension of technology books dedicated to advanced and cutting-edge Internet and Web topics. To get your hands on additional resources related to XHTML Example by Example, or to learn more about related technologies, visit the Web3DBooks online site (web3dbooks/).

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013040005X
• ISBN 13: 9780130400055
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 745