Index_B | HTML & XHTML: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series)

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<b> (bold) element

example of, 24, 81

overview of, 597

rendering as <i> (italic) tags, 277

background-attachment CSS1 property, overview of, 309

background color , creating, 190

background-color property in CSS1, overview of, 308

Background color value in CSS2, intended rendering of, 351

background-image property in CSS1, overview of, 308-309

background images

aligning foreground content over, 204-205

setting, 192-195

in tables, 210

tiling, 192

background-position property in CSS1, overview of, 309-310

background-position-x extension to CSS in Microsoft, overview of, 781-782

background-position-y extension to CSS in Microsoft, overview of, 782

background property in CSS1, overview of, 310-311

background-repeat property in CSS1, overview of, 309

background tiles, problems with, 195

backgrounds, using two-column table design with, 204-205

backslash (\), use of, 96

<base> (base URL) element

explanation of, 16

overview of, 597-598

using with relative URLs, 108-109

<basefont> element, overview of, 185, 598-599

<bdo> (bidirectional override) element, overview of, 599-600

behavior attribute, using with <marquee> tag, 262

behavior extension to CSS in Microsoft, overview of, 782

beta site implementation of Web site projects, performing, 49

bgcolor attribute

example of, 207-208

using with table cells , 205

bgproperties attribute, using with Internet Explorer, 195

< bgsound > (background sound) element, overview of, 250-251, 600-601

<big> (big font> element, overview of, 82, 601-602

/binaries directory, contents of, 542

blank lines, inserting into HTML documents, 62-63

_blank value for targets, using with frames , 237-238

<blink> (blinking text) element

overview of, 602

using for animation, 260

block-level elements, explanation of, 17

<blockquote> element

example of, 66-67

indenting text with, 172-173

overview of, 602-603

blue.html file example of frame layout, 241

<body> (document body) element

example of, 8-9

explanation of, 6, 17

overview of, 603-606

using background attribute with, 192

using color attributes with, 190-192

using text attribute with, 190

bookmark rel value, explanation of, 129

bookmarks, providing title information for, 115

border attribute

setting, 120

using with images, 163-164

using with tables, 197-198

border-color property, using with CSS1 boxes, 316-317

border properties for boxes in CSS1, controlling, 311, 314-318

border shorthand, using with CSS1 boxes, 317-318

border-style property, using with CSS1 boxes, 315-316

border-width property, using with CSS1 boxes, 316

bottom value, using with align attribute, 155-156

box properties, controlling with CSS1, 311-318

<br> (line break) element

clear attribute used with, 159, 161

example of, 4, 20-21

extensions to, 176

overview of, 606-607

using, 63-64

break statements, using with JavaScript, 447-448

breaks and paragraphs, overview of, 61-64

brower-safe colors, overview of, 827-829. See also colors

browser and system compatibility testing, performing for Web site projects, 50-51

browser-specific CSS in Microsoft

writing-mode property, 359

zoom property, 358-359

browser-specific form accessibility improvements, overview of, 395-396. See also form accessibility enhancements

browsers. See also cross-browser JavaScript

examples of rendering link feedback in, 92

features and standards support of, 13

interpreting HTML markup in, 6-7

support for <link> tag, 133

treatment of unknown attributes and elements, 21-22

using cache of, 169

¦ (broken vertical bar) HTML character entity, description of, 800

burger2.xml example, 553

burger.xml example, 549-550

bus, considerations associated with, 505

<button> (Form Button) element, overview of, 607-608

ButtonFace color value in CSS2, intended rendering of, 351

ButtonHighlight color value in CSS2, intended rendering of, 351

buttons , images as, 163-164

buttons, using in forms, 388-390

ButtonShadow color value in CSS2, intended rendering of, 351

ButtonText color value in CSS2, intended rendering of, 351

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