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s-resize value of cursor property in CSS2, description of, 350

<s> ( strikethrough ) element, overview of, 693-694

<samp> (sample text) element, overview of, 694

sampling, explanation of, 247

scale attribute, using with QuickTime, 258

screen and paper comps for Web site projects, overview of, 36-39

script code, hiding, 89

script markup, hiding in XHTML documents, 438-439

explanation of, 17

overview of, 695-696

using with ASP, 428

using with XHTML documents, 437-440

SCRIPT_NAME variable in CGI, description of, 413

scripting

and ActiveX controls, 485-486

and anchors, 117

and CSS, 458-459

and forms, 402

and Java applets, 490-492

and plug-ins, 478-480

scripting access and markup elements, overview of, 452-454

scripting languages

indicating in ASP, 428

specifying for XHTML documents, 440

scripts. See also linked scripts

for conditional markup inclusion, 462-463

for form validation, 467-471

including in XHTML documents, 436-445

for last modification date, 462

for pull-down menu navigation, 463-465

for rollover buttons , 465-467

/scripts directory, contents of, 542

scroll value of overflow CSS2 property, explanation of, 338

scrollamount attribute, using with <marquee> tag, 262

scrollbar-* extensions to CSS in Microsoft, overview of, 785-786

Scrollbar color value in CSS2, intended rendering of, 352

scrollbars, setting appearance of, 359

scrolldelay attribute, using with <marquee> tag, 263

scrolled lists, using with forms, 379-380

se-resize value of cursor property in CSS2, description of, 350

search engines

adding to, 531-532

excluding robots from, 532-533

functionality of, 531-534

links and entry points related to, 537

optimizing for, 534-538

problems with, 533

promoting, 530-531

relevant text content for, 535

titles and file names related to, 536-537

tricks involved in, 537-538

using <meta> element with, 535-536

§ (section symbol) HTML character entity, description of, 800

section rel value, explanation of, 130

Secure HTTP, example of, 104

security testing, performing for Web site projects, 51

<select> (selection list) element

overview of, 697-699

role in creating pull-down menus in forms, 377-378

selectors in style sheets. See CSS1 selectors; CSS2 selectors

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

semantic linking, performing with link element, 128-133

semicolon (;)

in JavaScript statements, 446-447

using with style rules, 270

server modules, use of, 419

server response headers for HTTP 1.1, table of, 518-519

server-side image maps

combining support for client-side image maps, 125

example of, 120-121

overview of, 164-165

process involved in, 119

server-side programming

alternatives for, 407

overview of, 407-408

user interaction with, 406

server-side scripting

ASP and ASP.NET solutions for, 428-431

choosing language for, 431

ColdFusion solution for, 423-428

overview of, 419-421

PHP solution for, 422-423

SERVER_* variables in CGI, descriptions of, 413

servers. See Web servers

Serverwatch Web address, 507

SGML keywords, overview of, 840

SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language)

HTML as application of, 8

including and excluding content in, 839-840

and XML, 548-549

shape attribute, using with <area> tag, 122

 (soft hyphen) HTML character entity, description of, 801

site addresses, components of, 94-96

site comps, developing variety of, 52

site delivery, importance of, 499-500

site directory names, examples of, 542

site filtering, using meta-information for, 528-530

site plans

developing, 33-36

diagram of, 35

sample content matrix for, 34

site traffic, simulating, 51

size attribute

using with <hr/> tag, 77-78

using with forms, 373

slashes (/)

indicating directories with, 96

in tags, 3

using with HTTP URLs, 102-103

slice and save features, advisory about, 42

<small> (small text) element, overview of, 82, 699-700

SOAP messages, contents of, 570-571

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), overview of, 570-572

software crisis, explanation of, 27

software lifecycle model, overview of, 28-29

<spacer> (extra space) element, overview of, 177-178, 700-701

spacing modifier letters , HTML 4.0 character entities for, 808

<span> (text span) element

example of, 65

overview of, 701-702

using with CSS, 277-278

speak properties in CSS2, overview of, 355, 357-358

special characters , avoiding use with URLs, 100

speech-rate property in CSS2, overview of, 354

src attribute

using when inserting images into Web pages, 153

using with <embed> element, 475

using with QuickTime, 257

SSI (server-side includes), overview of, 421

SSL (Secure Socket Layers), explanation of, 104

staff.xsl style sheet example, 558-559

standby attribute, using with ActiveX controls, 484

start attribute

using with <ol> tag, 71

start rel value, explanation of, 130

<start> tag, example of, 3

static value of CSS2 position property, explanation of, 333

status codes for HTTP 1.1, table of, 514-517

stereo sound, channels required for, 247

streaming, explanation of, 251

streaming video choices, examples of, 260

stress property in CSS2, overview of, 354-355

stretchable table layouts, example of, 215-217

<strike> (strikeout text) element, overview of, 702-703

strikethrough, element associated with, 81

strong emphasis, element associated with, 83

<strong> (strong emphasis) element

example of, 3-4

as logical element, 24-25

overview of, 703-704

popularity of, 82

style attribute

example of, 57

overview of, 580

style rules

applying to <strong> tags, 277

binding to elements, 270

precedence of, 287

syntax of, 269

style sheet approaches, table of, 272

style-sheet extensions Web address, 360

style sheet properties sampler in Microsoft, overview of, 358-360

style sheets. See also CSS (cascading style sheets); external style sheets

alternative styles and user styles in, 346-349

document-wide type of, 274-275

embedding and importing, 274-276

example of, 288-290

font rules used with, 295-297

linking to, 272-274

overview of, 269-271

using <link> tag with, 132

using site wide, 272-273

<style> element

explanation of, 17

overview of, 704-706

using comments with, 89

using with style sheets, 274

styles, adding to HTML and XHTML documents, 270-272

/styles directory, contents of, 542

stylesheet rel value, explanation of, 130, 132

<sub> (subscript) element, overview of, 706-707

subscript, element associated with, 81

subsection rel value, explanation of, 130

Sun software, overview of, 508

<sup> (superscript) element, overview of, 707-708

¹ (superscript 1) HTML character entity, description of, 802

² (superscipt 2) HTML character entity, description of, 801

³ (superscipt 3) HTML character entity, description of, 801

superscript, element associated with, 81

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)

explanation of, 264

overview of, 569-570

SVG viewer, referencing files with, 569-570

sw-resize value of cursor property in CSS2, description of, 350

SWish Web address, 264

switch statements, using with JavaScript, 447

swliveconnect="true" attribute, importance of, 480

symbolic names, explanation of, 96

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

ß (SZ ligature) HTML character entity, description of, 805

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