Instant HTML Programmer's Reference Html - Softcover

Homer, Alex; Ullman, Chris

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9781861001566: Instant HTML Programmer's Reference Html

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861001568 ISBN 13: 9781861001566

Publisher: Apress, 1998

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Concentrates on the features of HTML 4.0 and covers objects, applets, scripting, standard and dynamic HTML, and style sheets

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Even if you rely on online documentation for Web-page design, there's nothing like a handy, one-volume guide to the essentials of HTML and dynamic HTML (DHTML) standards. That's the idea behind Instant HTML, a much-needed reference that helps you get the most out of Web-page design and create cutting-edge cross-browser content.

Early chapters describe the basic terms and technologies, including HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, ECMAScript (a new, vender-neutral alternative), and DHTML. The authors then give a step-by-step tour of basic Web-page design, from the basic tags used in creating simple pages to style sheets, images, and links to other pages. Further chapters take on tables, frames, and forms and teach you how to use Java applets and ActiveX components within HTML. The authors show the differences between JavaScript and VBScript and, where appropriate, point out new features in emerging HTML 4 specifications. Each topic is illustrated with concise examples, and the authors note what does and doesn't work in Netscape Navigator 4 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.

The last part of the book will probably be useful to even the most seasoned HTML developer. Chapters explain how to design with DHTML in both Navigator 4 and Internet Explorer 4, displaying useful sample pages for each browser and offering tips on how to create cross-platform content for both browsers. Finally, since this is a reference book, valuable appendices are included for HTML tags, JavaScript and VBScript basics, and other information Internet developers will find useful.

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Anyone who wants to lean about HTML will benefit from this book. The Chapters give you a basic grounding in all aspects of HTML while the reference sections give you access to a lot of valuable information in a concise and easy to use format. This book packs a massive amount of information into such a small format which would be a bargain at twice the price

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