HTML: The Definitive Guide (Nutshell Handbooks)
by By Musciano, Chuck and Kennedy, Bill
Category: Computers , Programming Languages , General

Netscape Navigator 4.0! Internet Explorer 4.0! HTML 3.2! JavaScript! Style sheets! Layers! HTML is changing so fast it's almost impossible to keep up with developments. How do you know what's real, and how do you use it? This book brings it all together for you. HTML: The Definitive Guide is the most comprehensive book available on HTML today. It covers the latest standard, HTML 3.2, and all of the features supported by every popular Web browser, including the latest editions of Netscape and Internet Explorer.Learning HTML is like learning any new language, computer or human. Most students first immerse themselves in examples. Studying others is a natural way to learn, making learning easy and fun. Imitation can take you only so far, though. It's as easy to learn bad habits through imitation as it is to acquire good ones. The better way to become HTML-fluent is through a comprehensive reference that covers the language syntax, semantics, and variations in detail and helps you distinguish between good and bad usage.HTML: The Definitive Guide helps you both ways: the authors cover every  element of HTML in detail, explaining how each element works and  how it interacts with other elements. Many hints about HTML style  help you accomplish a variety of tasks, from simple online  documentation to complex marketing and sales presentations. With  hundreds of examples, the book gives you models for writing your  own effective Web pages and mastering advanced features, like style  sheets and frames.HTML: The Definitive Guide shows you how to:Use style sheets and layers to control a document's appearanceCreate tables, from simple to complexUse Netscape's frames to coordinate sets of documentsDesign and build interactive formsInsert images, sound files, video, applets, and JavaScript programsCreate dynamic documents with server-push and client-pullA handy quick reference card listing HTML tags is included.