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Beyond HTML Goodies

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The title is a bit misleading, in that the book is nearly all about Javascript. Broken down into a collection of short tutorials, each of which solves a specific problem, they are all understandable. The problems solved are not general in nature, in that not everyone needs to know how to solve them. However, they can be considered members of the category of unusual problems with a non-obvious solution. You may never confront the specific problem, but if you do, then the solution is here for you.
Some of the problems solved are:

* How to create a pop under window.
* How to use a table to create an image with rounded corners.
* How to create printable pages where the banner ads are absent.
* How to redirect the print of a page so that another is printed.
* How to prevent a page from being cached on the client machine.
* How to create an OnError error handling page.

In general, the statement of the problem and the solution take up less than three pages. With very little code to explain, the solutions are easy to understand. I have been teaching and programming in Javascript for over six years and yet I learned several things from the book. To sweeten the deal even further, all of the source code, graphics and other data used in the book are freely available from the companion web site ...
Depending on what you are creating, you may never have a use for the solutions in this book. However, if you are faced with one of these problems, then the solution is well in hand and you will be happy with the way it is constructed.

I have this man's complete series of HTML books. Any time my friends or I have a question, the answer is in one of these!

I have this man's complete series of HTML books. Any time my friends or I have a question, the answer is in one of these!

Perfect for newbies and pros alike!

This book can teach you how to create a web page using nothing more than the programs that come on a stock Windows PC. It breaks down the very basics of HTML and proceeds to intermediate HTML code. If you're looking to make a rather basic web page, this book will be a great help!

Even though I loved the hole HTML Goodies series, this particular book I feel has a lot of information about nothing. Don't get me wrong there's a lot of good info in it but they are rather quick tips that you don't need at the moment. I personally could never find anything useful and ended up finding out more stuff on the web. I say skip this book and just use the INTERNET as your place for inspiration and ideas.