作者：Elizabeth Castro
出版日期：August 26, 2006
出版社：其它
页数：456
ISBN：ISBN-10: 0321430840 ISBN-13: 978-0321430847
文件格式：CHM


Review
It’s important for anyone who creates Web sites–even those who rely onpowerful editors like Dreamweaver or GoLive–to know HTML. The WorldWide Web Consortium rewrote HTML as a subset of XML (dubbing it “XHTML1.0″) and the allowable code will eventually be stricter. Tags that arebeing phased out are labeled “deprecated”–current browsers can stillhandle them, but if you want your site to keep up with future browsers,not to mention conform to accessibility requirements, you will want toget on top of XHTML.
Of course, Elizabeth Castro manages to write books that not onlyspeak to those who are already fluent in HTML, but are good for newbiestoo. She makes it a breeze to create sites that are visually stylishand technically sophisticated without the expense of buying an editor.
Among the topics covered in her new book, HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS:using the (relatively newer) structural tags (like doctype and div);correctly using older tags (like p and img) that have been modified inXHTML; writing XHTML so that formatting is done by the style sheets;writing those style sheets (cascading style sheets, a.k.a. “CSS”);creating a variety of layouts; and dealing with tables, frames, forms,multimedia, a bit of JavaScript (including mouseovers), WML (for mobiledevice displays), debugging, publishing, and publicizing your site.
As with all Visual QuickStart Guides, this one features clear andconcise instructions side by side with well-captioned illustrations andscreen shots that show both the source code and the resulting effect onthe Web page. The index is extremely detailed, making this a greatreference.
Also great for reference are the outstanding appendices. The firstis an extensive list of tags and attributes, indicating which aredeprecated and/or proprietary and on which page they are discussed. Asimilar appendix shows CSS properties and values; given the future ofWeb coding, this chart alone is worth the price of the book. Otherhandy charts cover intrinsic events, symbols and character Unicodes,and an expanded color chart that goes way beyond the virtually archaicWeb-safe palette. All of which makes this a definite must-have forevery Web designer’s bookshelf. –Angelynn Grant –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
Need to learn HTML fast? This best-selling reference’s visual formatand step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and runningwith HTML in no time. In this completely updated edition of ourbest-selling guide to HTML, Web expert and best-selling authorElizabeth Castro uses crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose tointroduce you to all of today’s HTML and XHTML essentials. You’ll learnhow to design, structure, and format your Web site. You’ll create anduse images, links, styles, lists, tables, frames, and forms, and you’lladd sound and movies to your site. Finally, you will test and debugyour site, and publish it to the Web. Along the way, you’ll findextensive coverage of CSS techniques, current browsers (Opera, Safari,Firefox), creating pages for the mobile Web, and more.
Visual QuickStart Guide–the quick and easy way to learn!
Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through HTML and show you what to do. Concise steps and explanations get you up and running in no time. Page for page, the best content and value around. Companion Web site at www.cookwood.com/html offers examples, a lively question-and-answer area, updates, and more.