Dynamic HTML Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROM) [Paperback]

Dave Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0764548905 | ISBN-13: 978-0764548901

Fifteen hours. With this book, that's all it takes for a Web designer to master the fundamentals of Dynamic HTML -- and start embellishing Web pages with animations, pop-up menus, rollovers, and more. The book presumes some knowledge of HTML, but no knowledge of the other chief components of DHTML, Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript, which both receive detailed coverage. The CD-ROM has source code, Web development tools, and more.

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From the Back Cover

Get Up to Speed on Dynamic HTML - in a Weekend! The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about Dynamic HTML. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you worked with JavaScript or cascading style sheets. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we've got a solution for you-Dynamic HTML Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you'll be able to jump right in and start to create dynamic Web sites. It's as simple as that. The Curriculum Friday Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours
* DHTML and How It Relates to HTML
* 30 Minute Crash Course on HTML 4.01
* 30 Minute Crash Course on JavaScript
* The Compatibility Bugaboo
Saturday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours
* The CSS Language
* Basic CSS Usage
* Nifty Font Tricks
* Additional CSS Text Control
* CSS Lists
* Backgrouds and Colors
Afternoon: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours
* Margins and Borders
* Positioning Content with CSS
* Visibility, the CSS Way
* Layering Content: 3D Web Pages
* Putting It All Together: Drop-Down Menus
* Cool CSS Tricks
Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours
* The Document Object Model
* Writing and Debugging JavaScript
* Testing Browser Compatibility
* Creating a Cross-Platform JavaScript Library
Sunday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours
* Graphical Rollovers
* DHTML Scrolling Text
* Clocks and Calendars
* Forms and Testing Values
* Navigation with Menus
* Working with Windows
Afternoon: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours
* Web Site Memory with Cookies
* Poetry and Pictures
* Putting It All Together
* Stepping Stones to the Next Level
For more information on Hungry Minds, go to www.hungryminds.com CD-ROM Includes:
* Trial versions of Dreamweaver and Flash 5
* Tryout versions of Adobe Photoshop and Premiere
* Evaluation versions of Paint Shop Pro and Macromedia HomeSite
* Demos of Style Master Pro and BBEdit
* Assessment software to help gauge your progress
* Plus W3C specifications and more
System Requirements: PC running Windows 98 or later; Power Macintosh running System 8.0 or later. See the "What's on the CD-ROM" appendix for details and complete system requirements.

About the Author

About the Author Dave Taylor has been involved with the development of the Internet and Web for more than 20 years. The author of the international bestseller Creating Cool HTML 4 Web Pages (published by Hungry Minds, Inc.), he's also written three other books of note: Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours (published by Sams.Net), The eAuction Insider (published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill), and Global Software (published by Springer-Verlag). Dave also worked as a research scientist at Hewlett-Packard's Palo Alto R&D Laboratory and founded three different startups: The Internet Mall, iTrack.com, and Growing Ventures, Inc. He has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a masters degree in Educational Computing, and is working on a distance-learning MBA. Although he's frequently busy toiling over a complex Web-site solution, advising entrepreneurs on startup strategies, and answering his overflowing e-mailbox, Dave much prefers to play with his two delightful kids and wonderful wife.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (November 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764548905
• ISBN-13: 978-0764548901
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,292,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is widely recognized as an expert on both technical and business issues. He has been published over a thousand times, launched four Internet-related startup companies, has written twenty business and technical books and holds both an MBA and MS Ed. In addition to being a busy writer and blogger, Dave is also a top-rated speaker, sought after conference and workshop participant and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars With the exception of Chapter 22::The book will do for you, March 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dynamic HTML Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

I agree with the other reviewers on this one. It is a good review and practice of JavaScript and CSS up to chapter 22, which is incredibly insufficient. The problem is it seems as though the book was rushed to print and some code was left off the CD-ROM.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dynamic HTML Weekend Crash Course, February 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dynamic HTML Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

It is a very cool review of JavaScript and CSS; if you understand a certain amount of these two subjects, but they are not clicking as well as you expect them to, this book is great--also showing you new ways to use the two subjects. I took one star off because there is one chapter on scrolling text I find very unclear unfortunatly. Otherwise you get to learn some cool tricks...

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too fresh to be correct, February 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dynamic HTML Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

No one likes a book that takes too much time to get to the point, and this book delves right down to business the moment you open it. It also has a flowing friendly style and is very pleasant to read, not to mention the fact that it is geared towards the latest 6.0 browsers and insists on flaunting this freshness.
But when a book this fresh is published with errors that are clear and which repeat across pages, you start to doubt how well the publisher checked the code inside the book. Neither will you find any errata on the book's website. Both points are carnal sins in my eyes; when I want to learn something, I do not want to feel like I am the book's editor or fact checker. Apparently, neither were involved in the writing of this book.