HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide [4 ed.] 9780596000264, 0-596-00026-X

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HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition......Page 1
(HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 3
Preface (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 4
Text Conventions (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 6
Versions and Semantics (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 8
Is HTML Going Away? (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 9
We'd Like to Hear from You (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 12
Acknowledgments (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 14
HTML, XHTML, and the World Wide Web (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 15
Talking the Internet Talk (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 19
HTML: What It Is (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 23
XHTML: What It Is (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 24
HTML and XHTML: What They Aren't (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 26
Nonstandard Extensions (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 28
Tools for the Web Designer (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 30
Quick Start (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 33
A First HTML Document (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 35
Embedded Tags (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 37
HTML Skeleton (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 39
The Flesh on an HTML or XHTML Document (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 40
Text (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 42
Hyperlinks (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 47
Images Are Special (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 51
Lists, Searchable Documents, and Forms (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 54
Tables (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 56
Frames (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 58
Style Sheets and JavaScript (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 60
Forging Ahead (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 62
Anatomy of an HTML Document (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 63
Structure of an HTML Document (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 65
Tags and Attributes (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 66
Well-Formed Documents and XHTML (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 70
Document Content (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 71
HTML Document Elements (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 74
The Document Header (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 78
The Document Body (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 83
Editorial Markup (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 86
The Tag (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 90
Text Basics (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 92
Headings (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 100
Changing Text Appearance (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 106
Content-Based Style Tags (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 108
Physical Style Tags (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 115
HTML's Expanded Font Handling (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 121
Precise Spacing and Layout (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 128
Block Quotes (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 143
Addresses (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 148
Special Character Encoding (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 151
Rules, Images, and Multimedia (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 153
Inserting Images in Your Documents (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 162
Document Colors and Background Images (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 185
Background Audio (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 192
Animated Text (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 196
Other Multimedia Content (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 200
Links and Webs (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 202
Referencing Documents: The URL (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 204
Creating Hyperlinks (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 220
Creating Effective Links (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 230
Mouse-Sensitive Images (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 235
Creating Searchable Documents (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 246
Relationships (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 250
Supporting Document Automation (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 256
Formatted Lists (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 260
Ordered Lists (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 264
The Tag (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 268
Nesting Lists (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 272
Definition Lists (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 275
Appropriate List Usage (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 280
Directory Lists (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 282
Menu Lists (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 285
Cascading Style Sheets (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 287
Style Syntax (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 297
Style Classes (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 302
Style Properties (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 308
Tag-less Styles: The Tag (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 336
Applying Styles to Documents (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 338
Forms (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 341
The Tag (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 343
A Simple Form Example (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 351
Using Email to Collect Form Data (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 353
The Tag (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 356
The Tag (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 364
Multiline Text Areas (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 367
Multiple Choice Elements (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 370
General Form Control Attributes (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 376
Labeling and Grouping Form Elements (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 380
Creating Effective Forms (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 385
Forms Programming (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 389
Tables (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 395
Table Tags (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 398
Newest Table Tags (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 416
Beyond Ordinary Tables (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 429
Frames (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 430
Frame Tags (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 432
Frame Layout (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 434
Frame Contents (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 441
The Tag (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 445
Inline Frames (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 448
Named Frame or Window Targets (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 451
Executable Content (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 456
Embedded Content (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 460
JavaScript (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 477
JavaScript Style Sheets (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 487
Dynamic Documents (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 495
Client-Pull Documents (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 497
Server -Push Documents (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 502
Netscape Layout Extensions (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 506
Multicolumn Layout (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 513
Layers (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 519
XML (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 531
Documents and DTDs (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 535
Understanding XML DTDs (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 537
Element Grammar (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 541
Element Attributes (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 546
Conditional Sections (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 549
Building an XML DTD (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 551
Using XML (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 553
XHTML (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 556
Creating XHTML Documents (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 559
HTML Versus XHTML (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 563
Should You Use XHTML? (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 569
Tips, Tricks, and Hacks (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 572
Trivial or Abusive? (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 575
Custom Bullets (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 576
Tricks with Tables (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 578
Transparent Images (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 586
Tricks with Windows and Frames (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 589
HTML Grammar (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 592
The Grammar (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 596
HTML/XHTML Tag Quick Reference (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 613
HTML Quick Reference (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 616
Cascading Style Sheet Properties Quick Reference (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 655
The HTML 4.01 DTD (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 664
The XHTML 1.0 DTD (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 681
Character Entities (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 701
Color Names and Values (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 710
Color Names (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 712
The Standard Color Map (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 715
Index (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide)......Page 717
Colophon (HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition)......Page 718
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