Dynamic Html in Action (Paperback)

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Take total creative control of Web pages with Dynamic HTML. Get the hands-on know-how you need to use Dynamic HTML (DHTML)-the next major step forward in the HTML revolution-right now to create better, bolder web pages. In Dynamic HTML in Action, Michele Petrovsky shows you step-by-step how to build dynamic web content-including better interactivity, animation and multimedia effects-using DHTML's major features, such as Dynamic Elements, Hi-Res Images, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Everything you need to build exciting active web pages is here, including scores of how-to tips and guidelines for taking advantage of: pages is here, including scores of how-to tips and guidelines for taking advantage of: dynamic styles and elements in Netscape Communicator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0; positioning; dynamic content-scanning and modifying elements at Runtime; filter transition and animation controls; data awareness-automatic record generation, binding to HTML records, data driven forms; and much more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (November 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078824370
• ISBN-13: 978-0078824371
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,716,153 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars There must be better DHTML books WITH examples..., October 26, 1998

By	Greg Pool ([e-mail]) (Seaside, California) - See all my reviews

The author clearly needs to work on his delivery of information in the context of multiple intellligences. Face it, most of the "crack the book" learners on the Internet are a combination of the logical/mathematical and kinetic intelligences. So what makes this book so useless is the lack of examples to explain the author's points! Even after the author promises something in "Part 2: The Project" they never really appear, nor do any direct references to any code that might be on the associated website. Obviously, this book was rushed to print without good review, but the true hypocrisy comes on p. 24 when the author refers to involving the student's senses as a basic principle of teaching. Wherever that came from it's clear the author stuck with the old "sage on the stage" approach. Next time try "guide on the side" and involve the student with practical examples.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very weak, July 27, 1999

By A Customer

The problem with this book is its lack of point. The author explains how he is designing a site for some company he tags as NWU. Why he doesn't just give his readers the address for the site atleast to give them an idea of DHTML in action I don't know? He has absolutely NO examples that are worth trying and the whole first couple of chapters are donated to the history of the web! I didn't spend my money to read about HTML's existence. I bought the book because I want to know DHTML. The capper for me was when I tried to download some source code from a site recomended at the back of the book. The site doesn't exist!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Skip this one, June 1, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Bellevue, Washington) - See all my reviews

I returned this book after reading about half of it. To me, examples are everything. The examples in this book were incomplete, vague and non-existent. Just when you think the author is getting down to the nitty gritty, the section ends. If you are looking for a how-to book on DHTML, this is NOT it. Instead, I would recommend "Dynamic HTML" by Shelley Powers.

Other problems with the book - tons of spelling errors, confusing tables, enormous (and useless) diagrams, and outdated data.