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

by Ed Tittel (Author), Chelsea Valentine (Author), Lucinda Dykes (Author), Mary Brumeister (Author), Mary Burmeister (Author) "The Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) is a reformulation of the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) based on the rules and syntax of the Extensible Markup..." (more)
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Product Description
--Provides users with comprehensive coverage of XHTML, the bridge between HTML and XML. --Includes a handy guide to XHTML tags, JavaScript, XHTML special characters, and color codes. --For intermediate to advanced-level XHTML coders, Mastering XHTML Premium Edition includes productivity tips and real-world XHTML projects, plus a CD loaded with productivity-enhancing software.

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

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1296 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; Premium ed 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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #886,692 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for making the transition, July 20, 2005

By	EZ Duzzet (Paducah, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This book lists everything in HTML 4.x that has been deprecated in XHTML 1.0. Though not especially great for writing XHTML from scratch, this book is a prize for updating sites written in HTML 4. x to XHTML. With a few dozen searches you'd know everything in the web pages that needs to be changed.

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

By	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

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

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