HTML Complete [Paperback]

Inc. Sybex (Author), Sybex (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 14, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0782142095 | ISBN-13: 978-0782142099 | Edition: 3rd

HTML is the building block for intranets and the web. XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language) is the newest version of HTML; it brings the functionality of XML to HTML so that developers can easily use their content on a multitude of platforms. A thorough working knowledge of HTML and XHTML remains critical to effective web content development.

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From the Back Cover

HTML Complete, Third Edition, is a one-of-a-kind computer book—valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This completely updated book contains the essentials you need to know about creating and modifying web pages with HTML and XHTML.

With HTML Complete, Third Edition, you'll learn all about web publishing--working with HTML and XHTML, designing pages, and using page components--and you’ll quickly take advantage of all that HTML and XHTML have to offer. Get up to speed with HTML and basic design, learn professional web layout and typography skills, and then move on to advanced web languages such as JavaScript, DHTML, and XML. As you become more proficient with HTML/XHTML, you’ll find the reference appendices invaluable daily tools. These in-depth references quickly put the latest HTML/XHTML tags, properties, and attributes at your fingertips, along with the specifications for Cascading Style Sheets and XHTML Basic—the web language used with handheld devices.

HTML Complete, Third Edition, introduces you to the work of some of Sybex’s finest authors, so you’ll know where to go to learn even more about what’s possible in web publishing.

Getting Started

• Understanding web pages, HTML, and XHTML
• Designing and navigating websites
• Making your site accessible and usable

Using HTML Like a Pro

• Learning web typography
• Adding graphics and multimedia
• Using layout technology
• Optimizing your pages for Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape Navigator 6 and 7
• Formatting your site with Cascading Style Sheets

Going Beyond HTML

• Adding advanced content to web pages
• Creating real-world HTML forms
• Exploring and navigating Dynamic HTML
• Learning JavaScript
• Introducing XML
• Catching the next wave: XHTML

HTML Reference

• XHTML Basic Specification
• HTML and XHTML Elements and Attributes
• Cascading Style Sheets Reference

About the Author

Sybex, Inc.: Sybex editors and authors have pulled together the best information from these books: Mastering HTML and XHTML; HTML 4.0 No Experience Required; web by design; Mastering XML; XML Processing with Perl, Python and PHP.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 3rd edition (March 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782142095
• ISBN-13: 978-0782142099
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,641,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars HTML Deprecated, September 26, 2003

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Ben Ethridge (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML Complete (Paperback)

This book is not bad, but by the author's own admission, much of what is being explained is deprecated. The book is quite good at telling you what NOT to use, but keeps referring the reader to Chapt 16 (CSS). Unfortunately the CSS chapter does not show all the correct ways to implement the deprecated features (use of justification - left, right, center - in tables, for example).

One nice feature in the book was the "Widely Supported" yes/no indicator for HTML syntax in the Appendix A.

I think the author should have spent more time on non-deprecated usage of HTML and CSS, instead of saying "Here's how to do this, but don't do it this way." This book is probably useful to someone who is trying to READ older HTML code, but is not so useful for someone trying to write new HTML code.

In summary, although it has useful information surrounding the use of HTML, this book should probably be re-titled to "HTML Deprecated", or "Reading Deprecated HTML Code", or alternatively needs a much-expanded section on use of CSS.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Complete reference book., May 29, 2003

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Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTML Complete (Paperback)

What has over 1000 pages covering every aspect of HTML web page design? Sybex has brought to you a perfect companion for every web designer of all skill levels with the HTML Complete book and all for und $25.00.

Laid out in a manner that starts you from the beginning of page layout all the way through XML and DHTML. Throughout the book the author provides tips and notes to help you avoid pitfalls and traps.

The book seems to be written to the lowest common level, this ensures that everyone can work with the book and that no assumptions of skill sets are made, my students found this to be very useful in the designing of their websites.

Another thing I liked about the book was that way the author eases you into XHTML, DHTML and XML. The learning curve is tailored for those without experience and this too makes it easy to grasp the material.

Having worked with web pages for over 5 years in both the professional and classroom, I found several things that I could use and a few new things that I had never seen or tried before.

Overall this book gave me everything I was looking for in HTML and web page creation.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference, September 21, 2004

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Lauren Raven (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML Complete (Paperback)

I bought this book at a local bookstore and it's one of the best computer books I've purchased. It starts from the beginnings of HTML, covers CSS and everthing inbetween, and finishes with an introduction to advanced HTML. There are also numerous reference tables (color, tags) for the more experienced web designer.