HTML 4.0 CD with JavaScript [Paperback]

Vivian Neou (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 19, 1998

This book/CD-ROM package brings together all you need to build state-of-the-art Web sites using HTML 4 -- whether you prefer Microsoft's implementation or Netscape's. No matter what anyone tells you, simply buying a WYSIWYG Web page editor isn't enough to get great results. To build a great Web site, you need more tools -- and especially, more insight. That's where HTML CD 4.0 comes in. Best-selling author Vivian Neou shows you both the mechanics and proven organizational techniques you need to build state-of-the-art multimedia Web sites -- and gives you the HTML 4 tools you need to do it. From cascading style sheets and Dynamic HTML to JavaScript and ActiveX, HTML CD will help you leverage the new Web technology that's out there waiting for you. For anyone developing or managing Web sites that include HTML 4.0 functionality.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

HTML 4.0 CD with JavaScript for Windows 95, 98, and NT is a Web-page designer's companion that discusses advanced HTML features such as multimedia, cascading style sheets (CSS), and Java applets. Author Vivian Neou begins with an introduction to HTML that presents the basic structure of HTML documents. Then she dives into the particulars with a discussion of basic body elements, lists, hyperlinks, tables, and frames. HTML tags and attributes are frequently summarized in shaded tables throughout the book for easy reference. The subsequent chapters discuss how to embed graphics, work with multimedia elements, and interact with users via forms in your Web pages.

The book eventually moves into advanced and powerful topics such as cookies and CSS--constructs that help deliver a sophisticated and highly customized look and feel to your Web sites. The author then introduces scripting and features a series of five complete JavaScript examples to illustrate some common approaches.

The bundled CD-ROM includes a number of utility programs, including an HTML editor, an image-map builder, tools for animating GIF images, and Perl for server-side Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripting. This title is a solid desktop tool for any Web-page creator. --Stephen Plain

From Library Journal

A good guide for beginners. Though offering nothing fancy, Neou covers all the bases: HTML, color and images; animation and sound; cookies; CGI scripts; embedded objects; cascading style sheets; and JavaScript.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (November 19, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130957836
• ISBN-13: 978-0130957832
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,591,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Web Publishing

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book with a few minor flaws, May 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: HTML 4.0 CD with JavaScript (Paperback)

The book is a good solid reference to HTML 4.0, and includes some software on an associated CD. On my version of the CD one of the packages was corrupted, but I suspect that will have been fixed by now. The CD contains sample shareware programs and examples from the books. In common with many book/CD combinations only one or two of the shareware programs may be of use to a particular person, but having the book's examples on the CD is always useful. The book itself contains one or two errors that I found, but these minor flaws are outweighed by the immense amount of information in it. I'd recommend it to anyone with a little knowledge of HTML as a reference.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very clear - 51 year old reader, November 13, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: HTML 4.0 CD with JavaScript (Paperback)

This book has a lot of information, but it lacks examples on how to use this information. I used it in conjunction with another clearer book. It's probably a good book for someone who has a grasp at how html works, but it's confusing for someone completely new to html.