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Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
By Jennifer Niederst Robbins
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: February 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-596-00987-9
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-600987-8
Pages: 826

Table of Contents  | Index

		Intermediate Perl
		Foreword
		Contributors
		Technical Reviewers
			Lead Technical Editors
			Technical Reviewers
		Preface
			What's in the Book
			Using Code Examples
			Conventions Used in This Book
			CSS Property Conventions
			How to Contact Us
			Safari® Enabled
			Acknowledgments
		Part I:  The Web Environment
			Chapter 1.  Web Standards
				Section 1.1.  What Are Standards?
				Section 1.2.  Current Web Standards
				Section 1.3.  Standards-Driven Design
				Section 1.4.  For Further Reading
			Chapter 2.  Designing for a Variety of Browsers
				Section 2.1.  Browser History
				Section 2.2.  Browser Roll-Call
				Section 2.3.  Gathering Usage Statistics
				Section 2.4.  Learning from Browser Statistics
				Section 2.5.  Dealing with Browser Differences
				Section 2.6.  Know Your Audience
				Section 2.7.  Test!
			Chapter 3.  Designing for a Variety of Displays
				Section 3.1.  Designing for Unknown Monitor Resolutions
				Section 3.2.  Fixed Versus Liquid Web Pages
				Section 3.3.  Designing "Above the Fold"
				Section 3.4.  Mobile Devices
			Chapter 4.  A Beginner's Guide to the Server
				Section 4.1.  Servers 101
				Section 4.2.  Unix Directory Structures
				Section 4.3.  File Naming Conventions
				Section 4.4.  Uploading Documents (FTP)
				Section 4.5.  File (MIME) Types
			Chapter 5.  Accessibility
				Section 5.1.  Types of Disabilities
				Section 5.2.  Overview of Assistive Technology
				Section 5.3.  Who Is Responsible for Accessibility?
				Section 5.4.  Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
				Section 5.5.  Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0)
				Section 5.6.  Standards Variations and Section 508
				Section 5.7.  Web Accessibility Techniques
				Section 5.8.  Testing for Accessibility
			Chapter 6.  Internationalization
				Section 6.1.  Character Sets and Encoding
				Section 6.2.  Character References
				Section 6.3.  Language Features
				Section 6.4.  Style Sheets Language Features
				Section 6.5.  For Further Reading
		Part II:  The Structural Layer: XML and (X)HTML
			Chapter 7.  Introduction to XML
				Section 7.1.  XML Basics
				Section 7.2.  How It Works
				Section 7.3.  XML Document Syntax
				Section 7.4.  Well-Formed XML
				Section 7.5.  Document Type Definition (DTD)
				Section 7.6.  XML Namespaces
				Section 7.7.  XML on the Web
				Section 7.8.  Web-Related XML Applications
				Section 7.9.  Where to Learn More
			Chapter 8.  HTML and XHTML Overview
				Section 8.1.  The Role of HTML
				Section 8.2.  Markup Basics
				Section 8.3.  Introduction to XHTML
				Section 8.4.  Which Standard Is Right for You?
				Section 8.5.  Well-Formed XHTML
				Section 8.6.  Web Authoring Tools
				Section 8.7.  Good Authoring Practices
			Chapter 9.  Document Structure
				Section 9.1.  Minimal Document Structure
				Section 9.2.  Document Type Declaration
				Section 9.3.  The Root Element
				Section 9.4.  The Document Header
				Section 9.5.  The Document Body
			Chapter 10.  Text Elements
				Section 10.1.  Choosing Text Elements
				Section 10.2.  The Building Blocks of Content
				Section 10.3.  Inline Elements
				Section 10.4.  Deleted and Inserted Text
				Section 10.5.  Generic Elements (div and span)
				Section 10.6.  Lists
				Section 10.7.  Presentational Elements
				Section 10.8.  Character Entity References
			Chapter 11.  Creating Links
				Section 11.1.  Simple Hypertext Links
				Section 11.2.  Linking Within a Document
				Section 11.3.  Targeting Windows
				Section 11.4.  Alternative Protocols
				Section 11.5.  Linking Documents with link
			Chapter 12.  Images and Objects
				Section 12.1.  Inline Images
				Section 12.2.  Image Maps
				Section 12.3.  Embedded Media
				Section 12.4.  Java Applets
				Section 12.5.  Inline (Floating) Frames
			Chapter 13.  Tables
				Section 13.1.  Table Uses
				Section 13.2.  Basic Table Structure
				Section 13.3.  Row Groups
				Section 13.4.  Columns and Column Groups
				Section 13.5.  Table Presentation
				Section 13.6.  Accessible Tables
				Section 13.7.  Responsible Layout Tables
			Chapter 14.  Frames
				Section 14.1.  Introduction to Frames
				Section 14.2.  Basic Frameset Structure
				Section 14.3.  Frame Function and Appearance
				Section 14.4.  Targeting Frames
				Section 14.5.  Frame Design Tips and Tricks
			Chapter 15.  Forms
				Section 15.1.  The Basic Form Element
				Section 15.2.  Form Controls
				Section 15.3.  Accessibility Features
				Section 15.4.  disabled and readonly
				Section 15.5.  Affecting Form Appearance
		Part III:  The Presentation Layer: Cascading Style Sheets
			Chapter 16.  Cascading Style Sheets Fundamentals
				Section 16.1.  CSS in a Nutshell
				Section 16.2.  The Benefits of CSS
				Section 16.3.  How CSS Works
				Section 16.4.  Rule Syntax
				Section 16.5.  Adding Styles to a Document
				Section 16.6.  Key Concepts
				Section 16.7.  Specifying Values
				Section 16.8.  Browser Support
				Section 16.9.  For Further Reading
			Chapter 17.  Selectors
				Section 17.1.  Type (Element) Selector
				Section 17.2.  Contextual Selectors
				Section 17.3.  Class and ID Selectors
				Section 17.4.  Attribute Selectors
				Section 17.5.  Pseudoselectors
			Chapter 18.  Font and Text Properties
				Section 18.1.  Typography on the Web
				Section 18.2.  Font Family
				Section 18.3.  Font Size
				Section 18.4.  Other Font Settings
				Section 18.5.  Text Transformation (Capitalization)
				Section 18.6.  Text Decoration
				Section 18.7.  Line Height
				Section 18.8.  Text Alignment Properties
				Section 18.9.  Text Spacing
				Section 18.10.  Text Direction
			Chapter 19.  Basic Box Properties
				Section 19.1.  The Box Model, Revisited
				Section 19.2.  Width and Height
				Section 19.3.  Margins
				Section 19.4.  Borders
				Section 19.5.  Padding
			Chapter 20.  Color and Backgrounds
				Section 20.1.  Foreground Color
				Section 20.2.  Background Color
				Section 20.3.  Background Images
			Chapter 21.  Floating and Positioning
				Section 21.1.  Normal Flow
				Section 21.2.  Floating
				Section 21.3.  Positioning Basics
				Section 21.4.  Absolute Positioning
				Section 21.5.  Fixed Positioning
				Section 21.6.  Relative Positioning
			Chapter 22.  CSS for Tables
				Section 22.1.  The Essence of Tables
				Section 22.2.  Styling Tables
				Section 22.3.  Borders
				Section 22.4.  Table Layout (Width and Height)
				Section 22.5.  Table Display Values
			Chapter 23.  Lists and Generated Content
				Section 23.1.  CSS for Lists
				Section 23.2.  Generated Content
			Chapter 24.  CSS Techniques
				Section 24.1.  Centering a Page
				Section 24.2.  Two-Column Layouts
				Section 24.3.  Three-Column Layouts
				Section 24.4.  Boxes with Rounded Corners
				Section 24.5.  Image Replacement
				Section 24.6.  CSS Rollovers
				Section 24.7.  List-Based Navigation Bars
				Section 24.8.  CSS Techniques Resources
			Chapter 25.  Managing Browser Bugs: Workarounds, Hacks, and Filters
				Section 25.1.  Working with "Troubled" Browsers
				Section 25.2.  The Browsers
				Section 25.3.  Hack and Workaround Management 101
		Part IV:  The Behavioral Layer: JavaScript and the DOM
			Chapter 26.  Introduction to JavaScript
				Section 26.1.  A Little Background
				Section 26.2.  Using JavaScript
				Section 26.3.  JavaScript Syntax
				Section 26.4.  Event Handling
				Section 26.5.  The Browser Object
				Section 26.6.  Where to Learn More
			Chapter 27.  DOM Scripting
				Section 27.1.  A Sordid Past
				Section 27.2.  Out of the Dark Ages
				Section 27.3.  The DOM
				Section 27.4.  Manipulating Documents with the DOM
				Section 27.5.  Working with Style
				Section 27.6.  DOM Scripting in Action
				Section 27.7.  Supplement: Getting Started with Ajax
		Part V:  Web Graphics
			Chapter 28.  Web Graphics Overview
				Section 28.1.  Web Graphic File Formats
				Section 28.2.  Image Resolution
				Section 28.3.  Color on the Web
				Section 28.4.  Web Graphics Production Tips
			Chapter 29.  GIF Format
				Section 29.1.  8-Bit Indexed Color
				Section 29.2.  LZW Compression
				Section 29.3.  Interlacing
				Section 29.4.  Transparency
				Section 29.5.  Minimizing GIF File Sizes
				Section 29.6.  Designing GIFs with the Web Palette
			Chapter 30.  JPEG Format
				Section 30.1.  24-Bit Color
				Section 30.2.  JPEG Compression
				Section 30.3.  Progressive JPEGs
				Section 30.4.  Creating JPEGs
				Section 30.5.  Minimizing JPEG File Size
			Chapter 31.  PNG Format
				Section 31.1.  When to Use PNGs
				Section 31.2.  PNG Features
				Section 31.3.  Platform/Browser Support
				Section 31.4.  Creating PNG Files
				Section 31.5.  PNG Optimization Strategies
				Section 31.6.  For Further Reading
			Chapter 32.  Animated GIFs
				Section 32.1.  How They Work
				Section 32.2.  Using Animated GIFs
				Section 32.3.  Tools
				Section 32.4.  Creating Animated GIFs
				Section 32.5.  Optimizing Animated GIFs
		Part VI:  Media
			Chapter 33.  Audio on the Web
				Section 33.1.  Basic Digital Audio Concepts
				Section 33.2.  Using Existing Audio
				Section 33.3.  Preparing Your Own Audio
				Section 33.4.  Streaming Audio
				Section 33.5.  Audio Formats
				Section 33.6.  Choosing an Audio Format
				Section 33.7.  Adding Audio to a Web Page
			Chapter 34.  Video on the Web
				Section 34.1.  Basic Digital Video Concepts
				Section 34.2.  Compression
				Section 34.3.  Video File Formats
				Section 34.4.  Adding Video to an HTML Document
			Chapter 35.  The Flash Platform
				Section 35.1.  Using Flash on Web Pages
				Section 35.2.  Creating Flash Movies
				Section 35.3.  ActionScript
				Section 35.4.  Adding Flash to a Web Page
				Section 35.5.  Integrating Flash with Other Technologies
				Section 35.6.  The Flash Player
				Section 35.7.  Flash Resources
			Chapter 36.  Printing from the Web
				Section 36.1.  Browser Print Mechanisms
				Section 36.2.  Cascading Style Sheets for Print
				Section 36.3.  Portable Document Format (PDF)
				Section 36.4.  Flash Printing
		Part VII:  Appendixes
			Appendix A.  HTML Elements and Attributes
				Section A.1.  Common Attributes and Events
			Appendix B.  CSS 2.1 Properties
				Section B.1.  Visual Media
				Section B.2.  Paged Media
				Section B.3.  Aural Styles
			Appendix C.  Character Entities
				Section C.1.  ASCII Character Set
				Section C.2.  Nonstandard Entities (‚-Ÿ)
				Section C.3.  Latin-1 (ISO-8859-1)
				Section C.4.  Latin Extended-A
				Section C.5.  Latin Extended-B
				Section C.6.  Spacing Modifier Letters
				Section C.7.  Greek
				Section C.8.  General Punctuation
				Section C.9.  Letter-like Symbols
				Section C.10.  Arrows
				Section C.11.  Mathematical Operators
				Section C.12.  Miscellaneous Technical Symbols
				Section C.13.  Geometric Shapes
				Section C.14.  Miscellaneous Symbols
			Appendix D.  Specifying Color
				Section D.1.  Specifying Color by RGB Values
				Section D.2.  Specifying Colors by Name
			Appendix E.  Microformats: Extending (X)HTML
				Section E.1.  Extending HTML 4 and XHTML
				Section E.2.  Semantic Class Names
				Section E.3.  Link Relationships
				Section E.4.  More Microformats
		Glossary
		About the Author
		Colophon
		Index