Dynamic Html in Action [Paperback]

Michele Petrovsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 25, 1997

This work shows readers how to use Dynamic HTML to create Web pages with more interactivity, with step-by-step instructions to build dynamic Web content. There is coverage of both Netscape's and Microsoft's versions, similarities and differences are revealed. Real-world examples show how to implement the major features of Dynamic HTML, such as Dynamic Elements, Hi-Res images and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). Both Microsoft and Netscape are treating Dynamic HTML as the next major step forward in Web page design. Web authors face significant challenges when making their pages interactive. Using non-dynamic technology, in order for visual or audio changes to occur on a page, the page would have to be reloaded with the required code for that change. Dynamic HTML allows for changes on a page to occur in text, sound or graphics, without an extra round trip to the server - the code changes right on the same page. Touted as giving Web authors "total creative control for a rich user experience", Dynamic HTML provides a comprehensive object and event model which enables designers to do the following: dynamic content - text or graphics can be added, deleted or modified on the fly without having to refresh the page; dynamic styles - any Cascading Style Sheets attribute, including colour and font, can be updated by a simple mouse click or pass; absolute positioning - elements can be precisely positioned using their x- and y-co-ordinates and z-order (useful for animated effects); multimedia effects - built-in controls can be applied to HTML for a broad range of effects, including filters, transitions, audio and vector graphics; and data binding - data-driven application front-ends can be built that present, manipulate (sort, filter), and update data on the client without numerous trips to the server.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media (November 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078824370
• ISBN-13: 978-0078824371
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,531,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars There must be better DHTML books WITH examples..., October 26, 1998

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Greg Pool ([e-mail]) (Seaside, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dynamic Html in Action (Paperback)

The author clearly needs to work on his delivery of information in the context of multiple intellligences. Face it, most of the "crack the book" learners on the Internet are a combination of the logical/mathematical and kinetic intelligences. So what makes this book so useless is the lack of examples to explain the author's points! Even after the author promises something in "Part 2: The Project" they never really appear, nor do any direct references to any code that might be on the associated website. Obviously, this book was rushed to print without good review, but the true hypocrisy comes on p. 24 when the author refers to involving the student's senses as a basic principle of teaching. Wherever that came from it's clear the author stuck with the old "sage on the stage" approach. Next time try "guide on the side" and involve the student with practical examples.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very weak, July 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dynamic Html in Action (Paperback)

The problem with this book is its lack of point. The author explains how he is designing a site for some company he tags as NWU. Why he doesn't just give his readers the address for the site atleast to give them an idea of DHTML in action I don't know? He has absolutely NO examples that are worth trying and the whole first couple of chapters are donated to the history of the web! I didn't spend my money to read about HTML's existence. I bought the book because I want to know DHTML. The capper for me was when I tried to download some source code from a site recomended at the back of the book. The site doesn't exist!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Skip this one, June 1, 1998

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[e-mail] (Bellevue, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dynamic Html in Action (Paperback)

I returned this book after reading about half of it. To me, examples are everything. The examples in this book were incomplete, vague and non-existent. Just when you think the author is getting down to the nitty gritty, the section ends. If you are looking for a how-to book on DHTML, this is NOT it. Instead, I would recommend "Dynamic HTML" by Shelley Powers.

Other problems with the book - tons of spelling errors, confusing tables, enormous (and useless) diagrams, and outdated data.