Mastering XHTML Premium Edition (With CD-ROM) [Hardcover]

Ed Tittel (Author), Chelsea Valentine (Author), Lucinda Dykes (Author), Mary Brumeister (Author), Mary Burmeister (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0782128181 | ISBN-13: 978-0782128185 | Publication Date: November 15, 2001 | Edition: Premium Edition

Base Your Next Website on XHTML

Newly expanded with 10 chapters of bonus coverage, Mastering XHTML Premium Edition is a complete guide to the mark-up language that is leading the world of web development. This book ensures you won't be left behind, teaching you step by step how to convert existing HTML sites to XHTML and how to build sites from scratch using new specs. It's a great way to hone your current skills and acquire new ones.

Coverage includes:
* The basics of XHTML
* XHTML structure and form
* Accommodating different browsers
* Linking XHTML documents
* Placing images
* Controlling layout with tables and frames
* Converting HTML to XHTML
* Saving time and effort with Cascading Style Sheets
* Including JavaScript in your XHTML pages
* Using data-collection forms
* Adding multimedia effects to your web pages
* Developing a coherent website
* The XHTML document life cycle
* Publishing your XHTML documents
* Validating your XHTML
* Generating XHTML from a database
* Understanding the relationship between XHTML and XML
* Choosing a development tool

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From the Back Cover

Base Your Next Website on XHTML

Newly expanded with 10 chapters of bonus coverage, Mastering XHTML Premium Edition is a complete guide to the mark-up language that is leading the world of web development. This book ensures you won't be left behind, teaching you step by step how to convert existing HTML sites to XHTML and how to build sites from scratch using new specs. It’s a great way to hone your current skills and acquire new ones.

Coverage includes:

• The basics of XHTML
• XHTML structure and form
• Accommodating different browsers
• Linking XHTML documents
• Placing images
• Controlling layout with tables and frames
• Converting HTML to XHTML
• Saving time and effort with Cascading Style Sheets
• Including JavaScript in your XHTML pages
• Using data-collection forms
• Adding multimedia effects to your web pages
• Developing a coherent website
• The XHTML document life cycle
• Publishing your XHTML documents
• Validating your XHTML
• Generating XHTML from a database
• Understanding the relationship between XHTML and XML
• Choosing a development tool

About the Author

Ed Tittel is a principal at LANWrights, Inc., where he writes, consults, and teaches on a variety of networking and web-related topics. He has written or co-authored more than 100 computer books and hundreds of magazine articles.

Chelsea Valentine is a webmaster, writer, and trainer at LANWrights, Inc., developing sites and teaching others how to do the same.

Lucinda Dykes is the principal at Zero G Web Design in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has been developing websites and writing code since 1994 and teaches web-related classes at Santa Fe Community College.

Mary Burmeister is a project manager, editor, and writer at LANWrights, Inc. This team has produced several books on markup languages, including XHMTL, HTML 4 For Dummies, Hip Pocket Guide to HTML 4.01, XML For Dummies, and XHTML For Dummies.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1296 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; Premium Edition edition (November 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782128181
• ISBN-13: 978-0782128185
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,947,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for Beginners, August 24, 2006

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Kea (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering XHTML (Paperback)

I have a self-taught knowledge of XHTML, and I got this book hoping to learn more about it. I studied it from cover to cover, and, though I would not claim to me a master or expert of the subject, I definately have a broder, sturdier understanding of XHTML. The book provided good examples, so the reader can clearly understand the lesson. I was also surprised to find that it is strikingly different than online tutorials in that it does not simply define tags or provide template-like code for the reader to copy into notepad. Instead, it breaks down the tags and the code, so the reader can fully understand it and manipulate it in his/her own code. I was also surprised to find that it was not at all like the technical reference books that I am used to. The Mastering XHTML book does not assume that the reader has any knowledge of XHTML when starting the book. So even if you know absolutely nothing about XHTML, you will be able to understand this book.
It is definately for beginners, though. So if you're formally trained or already at the O'Reilly Definitive Guide level, you will be horribly bored. If, however, you are like I was and are looking for something to build a sturdy foundation about XHTML, you will be pleased. This is also a good book for transitioning from HTML to XHTML.

2 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unlock the mistery of XHTML!!, December 28, 2002

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"bobbyacker" (Benicia, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering XHTML Premium Edition (With CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

This is a long read but pack full of great info. The future of the web is XHTML, any developer needs this book.