Html by Example [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Todd Stauffer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996

Millions of new users join the Web every day. They're looking for help creating their own Web pages. Look no further! HTML By Example makes use of more plentiful, step-by-step examples - and covers basic aspects of HTML programming. New programmers will be programming with HTML in no time at all!

• Provides solid coverage of HTML basics as well as up-to-date examples of Netscape and Internet Explorer extensions, JavaScript, and other cutting-edge Web page technologies
• Includes end-of-chapter review questions and exercises to reinforce the learning process
• CD-ROM includes example listings from the book, including tables, forms, JavaScript, client-side image maps, Netscape extensions, and more

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From the Publisher

Millions of new users join the Web every day. They're looking for help creating their own Web pages. Look no further! HTML By Example makes use of more plentiful, step-by-step examples - and covers basic aspects of HTML programming. New programmers will be programming with HTML in no time at all!

- Provides solid coverage of HTML basics as well as up-to-date examples of Netscape and Internet Explorer extensions, JavaScript, and other cutting-edge Web page technologies

- Includes end-of-chapter review questions and exercises to reinforce the learning process

- CD-ROM includes example listings from the book, including tables, forms, JavaScript, client-side image maps, Netscape extensions, and more

From the Back Cover

HTML by Example gives you a basic understanding of HTML and its relationship to the Web. You will learn how to create basic pages using HTML as well as using interactive HTML, page layout, formatting, and advanced Web technologies and tools. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 548 pages
• Publisher: Que Pub (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789708124
• ISBN-13: 978-0789708120
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,457,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Looked Promising, February 9, 2000

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Brent Knigge (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTML by Example (By Example) (Paperback)

The back cover says that this book is for the intermediate/advanced user. From what I've seen that's absolutely correct, because the author obviously feels that a majority of HTML tags and attributes are too trivial for this particular audience. There are a few chapters on Form design, JavaScript and data gathering from forms, but Ann fails to deliver on how to gather data from forms! The JavaScript chapter is useless, it might be novel to enter a number in a text field press a button and that number multiplied by 2 is displayed in another field. Very impressive Ann, but how about something useful like changing the image of a hyperlink as the mouse goes over the region?

The first quarter of the book discusses what HTML is, where its going, the history etc. Interesting reading, but nothing to do with writing a webpage. This book doesn't even provide an appendix for the HTML tags or attributes, making it very difficult to use as a reference later on.

This book looked promising, even when I was reading through it, however towards the end and when you start writing a webpage you'll soon realise just how much material was missed out. I'm now looking for another book, this time one with an appendix for the HTML tags and attributes.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Old book still usefull after all this time..., March 6, 2000

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Travis M. Owens (Syracuse, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Html by Example (Paperback)

Despite the fact this book was printed in 1996, it teaches you everything you need to know about HTML with very good examples, and a well laid out, easy to read format. It does not discuss javascript (save that for another book). If you wish to hand code HTML, which is the professional way, then here is a good book to start you out and finish off your education.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I could not make a living without this book., February 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: HTML by Example (By Example) (Paperback)

I create web sites for a living. While this is a beginner/intermediate book, it has a number of very useful tips in it and it's much easier to scan for information than many other books I own. I also like the fact that Ann stresses browser compatibility in her HTML code. I often use this book when I need to find code that works in both Netscape and IE.