Discovering HTML 4 [Paperback]

Bryan Pfaffenberger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 1998

This book introduces beginning and intermediate Web publishers to the new future of Web publishing, HTML 4.0. Readers learn to take full advantage of the revolutionary new capabilities of HTML version 4 and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), which enable an unprecedented level of design control and Web document beauty. Without requiring any previous HTML experience or programming expertise, this book shows how to achieve layout effects such as font control, tables, frames, absolute positioning, imagemaps, JavaScript, subscriptions with channels, newspaper columns, and much more. For anyone who wants to publish with style, this book is packed with useful information, templates, tips, and strategies for creating HTML 4-savvy Web sites. The author's engaging, witty style and crystal-clear explanations make this book a hands-down winner for anyone who needs to become a proficient Web publisher.

* Lucid introduction of the "HTML Version 4 Way"
* Explains how to use Cascading Style Sheets to create magazine-quality layouts
* Introduces the newest in Web technologies, including client-side imagemaps, Channel Definition Format (CDF) subscriptions, PIC document ratings, the use of JavaScript for creating interactive page designs and more

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About the Author

Bryan Pfaffenberger is the best-selling author of more than 75 books on computers and the Internet including Publish It On The Web! and The Elements of Hypertext Style. Praised for his clear, accessible style, his books have been described as "required reading for any Internet user...", "information-rich but remarkably readable...", and "Fantastic, crisply written, sure-footed." An authority on technical communication and the Internet, Bryan is Associate Professor of Technology, Culture, and Communication at the University of Virginia, and is a nationally recognized expert on the Web, an accomplished Webmaster, and a late-night hyperlink addict.

Product Details

• Paperback: 419 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (August 3, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0125531672
• ISBN-13: 978-0125531672
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,404,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great writing, poor editing, June 6, 1999

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This review is from: Discovering HTML 4 (Paperback)

This is a good tutorial book on HTML - it explains concepts that most tutorials gloss over, especially the separation between structure and presentation. In fact, this was the only tutorial I liked out of the dozens on the shelf - none of the others did justice to style sheets. It's a pleasure to read Pfaffenberger's writing, but very disappointing to see the numerous editing mistakes (the Appendices are rendered useless by systematic errors, and there are several cut-and-paste errors in the main body of the book). IMHO he should have left out the ActiveX and CDF chapters, and expanded the layout section; it especially needs more example screenshots.