HTML, XHTML, and CSS Bible

Summary

An essential update to the key web authoring standards of HTML, XHTML, and CSSThe existence of Web pages depends on three vital technologies: HTML (base language that Web pages are written in), XHTML (standards that define how to write HTML pages), and CSS (standard that applies formatting styles to Web pages). This new edition provides you with critical coverage of these three Web authoring standards, and places special focus on the upcoming releases of HTML 5 and CSS 3.Serving as a tutorial and reference, this comprehensive resource explains the basic structure and necessary formatting to create a static (non-changing) and dynamic (changing) page on the Internet. HTML, XHTML, and CSS are the three major Web authoring standards for creating either a static or dynamic Web page Guides you through using HTML to create Web documents and introduces updates to HTML 5 Demonstrates best practices for using tools and utilities to create Web documents Includes coverage of the new CSS 3 and tips and tricks for maximizing its abilitiesHelpful examples round out this essential guide and will get you up and running with HTML, XHMTL, and CSS in no time!

Author Biography

Steven M. Schafer has broad experience in technology and is a veteran of publishing. He's been in and around technology as a programmer, an editor, a product specialist, a technical manager, and a Web developer. Steve employs both open-source and proprietary technologies and has worked with the Internet since the mid-1990s. He can be reached by e-mail at sschafer@synergy-tech.com.

Introduction
Creating Content with HTML
What Is aMarkup Language?
HTML Values and Units
What Goes into a Web Document?
The HEAD Elements
Text Structuring Essentials
Character Formatting Essentials
Lists
Links
Tables
Frames
Forms
Colors and Images
Multimedia
Special Characters
Internationalization and Localization
Scripts
Dynamic HTML
The Future of HTML: HTML5
HTML Tools and Variants
Web Development Software
Publishing Your Site
An Introduction To XML
Creating Mobile Documents
Tidying and Validating Your Documents
HTML Tips and Tricks
Controlling Presentation with CSS
CSS Basics
Style Definitions
CSS Values and Units
CSS Inheritance and Cascade
Font Properties
Text Formatting
CSS Lists
Padding, Margins, and Borders
Colors and Backgrounds
CSS Layouts
Pseudo-Elements and Generated Content
Dynamic HTML with CSS
Media Styles and Defining Documents for Printing
The Future of CSS: CSS3
Additional CSS Tools
User Interface Styles
Testing and Validating CSS
CSS Tips and Tricks
XHTML Element Quick Reference
HTML Special Characters Quick Reference
CSS 2.1 Properties Quick Reference
CSS 2.1 Selectors Quick Reference
Pseudo-Elements and Pseudo-Classes Quick Reference
Index
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