Table of Contents | HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition

HTML, XHTML, & CSS, Sixth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Elizabeth Castro
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: August 16, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-43084-0
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-43084-7
Pages: 456

Table of Contents | Index

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Chapter i. Introduction

The Internet, the Web, and HTML

Open but Not Equal

The Browser Wars

The Push for Standards

CSS and Browser Support

XHTML vs. HTML: What Should You Use?

How This Book Works

What's Changed in the Sixth Edition

The HTML VQS Web Site

Chapter 1. Web Page Building Blocks

Markup: Elements, Attributes, and Values

A Web Page's Text Content

Links, Images, and Other Non-Text Content

File Names

URLs

HTML vs. XHTML

Versions, Flavors, and DOCTYPE

The Default Display of (X)HTML

Chapter 2. Working with Web Page Files

Designing Your Site

Creating a New Web Page

Saving Your Web Page

About Microsoft Word and Web Pages

Specifying a Default or "Home" Page

Editing Web Pages

Organizing Files

Viewing Your Page in a Browser

The Inspiration of Others

Chapter 3. Basic (X)HTML Structure

Starting Your Web Page

Creating the Foundation

Declaring the Encoding

Creating a Title

Creating Section Headers

Starting a New Paragraph

Naming Elements

Breaking up a Page into Divisions

Creating Inline Spans

Creating a Line Break

Adding Comments

Labeling Elements in a Web Page

Chapter 4. Basic (X)HTML Formatting

Making Text Bold or Italic

Changing the Size of Text

Using a Monospaced Font

Using Preformatted Text

Quoting Text

Creating Superscripts and Subscripts

Marking Changed Text

Explaining Abbreviations

Centering Elements on a Page

Chapter 5. IMAGES

About Images for the Web

Getting Images

Choosing an Image Editor

The Save for Web Command

Inserting Images on a Page

Offering Alternate Text

Specifying Size for Speedier Viewing

Scaling an Image

Making Images Smaller

Making Images Float

Stopping Elements from Wrapping

Adding Space around an Image

Aligning Images

Adding Horizontal Rules

Adding an Icon for Your Web Site

Chapter 6. Links

Creating a Link to Another Web Page

Creating Anchors

Linking to a Specific Anchor

Targeting Links to Specific Windows

Setting the Default Target

Creating Other Kinds of Links

Creating Keyboard Shortcuts for Links

Setting the Tab Order for Links

Using Images to Label Links

Linking Thumbnails to Images

Dividing an Image into Clickable Regions

Creating a Client-Side Image Map

Chapter 7. Style Sheet Building Blocks

Constructing a Style Rule

Adding Comments to Style Rules

The Cascade: When Rules Collide

A Property's Value

Chapter 8. Working with Style Sheet Files

Creating an External Style Sheet

Linking External Style Sheets

Offering Alternate Style Sheets

Creating an Internal Style Sheet

Importing External Style Sheets

Using Media-Specific Style Sheets

Applying Styles Locally

The Importance of Location

The Inspiration of Others: CSS

Chapter 9. Defining Selectors

Constructing Selectors

Selecting Elements by Name

Selecting Elements by ID or Class

Selecting Elements by Context

Selecting Part of an Element

Selecting Link Elements Based on Their State

Selecting Elements Based on Attributes

Specifying Groups of Elements

Combining Selectors

Chapter 10. Formatting with Styles

Choosing a Font Family

Specifying Alternate Fonts

Creating Italics

Applying Bold Formatting

Setting the Font Size

Setting the Line Height

Setting All Font Values at Once

Setting the Color

Changing the Text's Background

Controlling Spacing

Adding Indents

Setting White Space Properties

Aligning Text

Changing the Text Case

Using Small Caps

Decorating Text

Chapter 11. Layout with Styles

Structuring Your Pages

The Box Model

Changing the Background

Setting the Height or Width for an Element

Setting the Margins around an Element

Adding Padding Around an Element

Offsetting Elements in the Natural Flow

Positioning Elements Absolutely

Affixing an Element to the Browser Window

Making Elements Float

Controlling Where Elements Float

Positioning Elements in 3D

Setting the Border

Changing the Cursor

Determining Where Overflow Should Go

Aligning Elements Vertically

Chapter 12. Dynamic Effects with Styles

Displaying and Hiding Elements

Creating Rollover Buttons

Creating Pop-ups

Creating Drop-Down Menus with Lists

Replacing Headers with Images

Chapter 13. Style Sheets For Handhelds

Mobilize vs. Miniaturize

Looking at Your Site

XHTML and CSS for Handhelds

Creating Style Sheets for Handhelds

Hiding Extraneous Elements

Creating and Using an Image Header

Creating Extra Links to the Top

Adjusting for the Small Screen

Chapter 14. Style Sheets for Printing

Creating a Style Sheet for Print

How Print Style Sheets Differ

Controlling Page Breaks

Printing Link URLs

Controlling Widows and Orphans

Chapter 15. Lists

Creating Ordered and Unordered Lists

Choosing Your Markers (Bullets)

Choosing Where to Start List Numbering

Using Custom Markers

Controlling Where Markers Hang

Setting All List-Style Properties at Once

Creating Definition Lists

Styling Nested Lists

Chapter 16. Tables

Mapping Out Your Page

Creating a Simple Table

Adding a Border

Setting the Width

Centering a Table

Wrapping Text around a Table

Combining Tables

Aligning a Cell's Contents

Changing the Background

Controlling the Space

Spanning a Cell across Columns

Spanning a Cell across Rows

Dividing Your Table into Column Groups

Dividing the Table into Horizontal Sections

Choosing Which Borders to Display

Controlling Line Breaks in a Cell

Speeding up Table Display

Chapter 17. Forms

Creating a Form

Processing Forms

Sending Form Data via Email

Organizing the Form Elements

Creating Text Boxes

Creating Password Boxes

Formally Labeling Form Parts

Creating Radio Buttons

Creating Menus

Creating Checkboxes

Creating Larger Text Areas

Allowing Visitors to Upload Files

Creating Hidden Fields

Creating the Submit Button

Resetting the Form

Using an Image to Submit Data

Setting the Tab Order in a Form

Adding Keyboard Shortcuts

Disabling Form Elements

Keeping Elements from Being Changed

Chapter 18. Video, Audio, and Other Multimedia

Of Plugins and Players

Getting Players for Your Visitors

Getting Multimedia Files

Linking to Multimedia Files

Embedding QuickTime Movies for Windows

Embedding QuickTime Movies for Everyone besides IE

Embedding QuickTime Movies for All

Using JavaScript to Call a Movie

Scaling a QuickTime Movie

Changing the Movie's Background Color

Looping a QuickTime Movie

Offering a Preview Movie

Adding Attributes to Secondary Movies

Offering a Sequel

Embedding MP3 Audio on a Page

Embedding Windows Media, Part 1

Embedding Windows Media, Part 2

Embedding Flash

Embedding Google and YouTube Video

Inserting Java Applets

Embedding Other Multimedia Files

Creating an Automatic Slide Show

Chapter 19. Scripts

Adding an "Automatic" Script

Calling an External Automatic Script

Triggering a Script

Creating a Button that Executes a Script

Adding Alternate Information

Hiding Scripts from Older Browsers

Hiding Scripts from XML Parsers

Setting the Default Scripting Language

Chapter 20. A Taste Of Javascript

Adding the Current Date and Time

Setting a New Window's Size

Changing an Image When a Visitor Points

Loading Images into Cache

Chapter 21. Symbols And Non-English Characters

About Character Encodings

Declaring Your Page's Character Encoding

Declaring a Style Sheet's Encoding

Saving Your Page with the Proper Encoding

Editing a Page with the Proper Encoding

Adding Characters from Outside the Encoding

Specifying A Page's Language

Chapter 22. Testing and Debugging Web Pages

Some Debugging Techniques

Check the Easy Stuff First!

Checking the Easy Stuff: HTML

Checking the Easy Stuff: XHTML

Checking the Easy Stuff: CSS

Validating Your Code

Testing Your Page

When the Browser Displays the Code

When Images Don't Appear

Differences from Browser to Browser

Still Stuck?

Chapter 23. Publishing Your Pages on the Web

Finding a Host for Your Site

Getting Your Own Domain Name

Transferring Files to the Server

Chapter 24. Getting People to Visit

About Keywords

Explicitly Listing Keywords

Providing a Description of Your Page

Controlling Other Information

Keeping Visitors Away

Keeping Pages From Being Archived

Creating a Site Map Manually

Using Google Sitemaps

Submitting Your Site to a Search Engine

Improving Your Ranking by Getting Linked

Writing Pages That Are Easy to Index

Other Techniques for Publicizing Your Site

Chapter 25. Syndication and Podcasting

What a Feed Looks Like

Getting Ready for Syndication

Starting an RSS Feed

Describing Your Site in the Feed

Adding Items to a Feed

Add an Enclosure

Creating Podcasts for iTunes

Validating a Feed

Submitting a Podcast to iTunes

Publishing your RSS Feed on Your Site

Subscribing to an RSS Feed

Subscribing to a Podcast with iTunes

Appendix A. (X)HTML Reference

Appendix B. CSS Properties and Values

Appendix C. Intrinsic Events

Appendix D. (X)HTML Symbols and Characters

Appendix E. Hexadecimals

Appendix F. (X)HTML Tools

(X)HTML Editors

Images and Graphics

Graphics Tools

Colophon

Index