HTML 4 Unleashed, Professional Reference Edition (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

by Rick Darnell (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
"Dynamic HTML" is a euphemism for "the standard tags are not enough and you have to learn some programming." Hyman introduces the dynamic object model, Cascading Style Sheets, and scripting languages like VBscript and Jscript. Like most books in the IDG series, this one is well written and entertaining. One caveat: the examples are Microsoft-centric, and some of the nonstandard suggestions here will not be supported in Netscape. For larger collections as an adjunct to Campbell. Since Netscape still has about 60 percent of the browser market, web authors exclude a lot of readers by designing for Internet Explorer 4. Campbell's book is for folks who want to design for all browsers. In a two-chapters-per-day seminar, Campbell covers all the bases and nicely balances the hands-on practical tips with underlying theory. He concludes with some worthwhile thoughts on "How much dynamic is too much?" Highly recommended for both beginners and advanced HTML users moving to the dynamic model and JavaScript. While Darnell does not use the word "dynamic" in the title, his bible covers everything dynamic: HTML, JavaScript, ActiveX, Java and the CGI, and even XML. To cover all that ground, he makes some assumptions, so this is not a book for beginners. It can work as a great quick reference for power users. For larger collections.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
HTML 4 Unleashed, Professional Reference Edition is the expert-level, exhaustive reference that offers every HTML 4 element in one book. Integrate images, applets, plug-ins, and ActiveX controls with a single tag to increase your programming abilities. Create such things as cascading style sheets for advanced page control; JavaScript style sheets for interactive page appearance; hyperlinks and image maps for easy user navigation; and sophisticated page layouts with frames and tables. Uncover the advanced techniques for internationalizing your HTML, as well as use style sheets, events, and scripting to create Dynamic HTML effects.

• Comprehensive reference and instruction guide to the HTML language
• Details the new HTML 4.0 Specification, including Dynamic HTML, cascading style sheets, and Extensible Markup Language (XML)
• Covers all of the latest extensions to the Specification-including the approved way to embed Objects and Scripts
• Includes information on HTML 4.0's advanced forms capabilities, frame improvements, an table enhancements

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1195 pages
• Publisher: Sams (December 20, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157521380X
• ISBN-13: 978-1575213804
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,165,197 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great first book for HTML programming., June 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: HTML 4 Unleashed (Paperback)

This book is better than most other books for first time HTML programmers. It gives good introduction on related topics like JavaScript, Java, DHTML, Active X and VBScript. I got a good idea of HTML from this book but I went on to get two more HTML books for better reference and in-depth programming techniques. However, I would NOT recommend this book to someone who already knows basic HTML or who is looking for a good reference book on HTML. One important thing to note is that this book was basically written for HTML 3.2 and later when HTML 4 came, a few last minute changes were made to put 'HTML 4' on the cover. So this book does not cover HTML 4 the way it should. This book is badly in need of a revised edition.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good first book for HTML programming., January 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: HTML 4 Unleashed (Paperback)

This book is better than most other books for first time HTML programmers. It gives good introduction on related topics like JavaScript, Java, DHTML, Active X and VBScript. I got a good idea of HTML from this book but I went on to get two more HTML books for better reference and in-depth programming techniques. However, I would NOT recommend this book to someone who already knows basic HTML or who is looking for a good reference book on HTML. One important thing to note is that this book was basically written for HTML 3.2 and later when HTML 4 came, a few last minute changes were made to put 'HTML 4' on the cover. So this book does not cover HTML 4 the way it should.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It only hampers your website development, October 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: HTML 4 Unleashed (Paperback)

This book is so tedious and hard to follow. I don't know why the author made simple HTML codes seem so difficult. It was tolerable at first since I knew some HTML already, but then when I got to the advanced part (such as Javascript), it was impossible to grasp the concept. I was so frustrated.