Official Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 Site Builder Toolkit

by Simpson, Alan

• ISBN13: 9781572315723
• ISBN10: 1572315725
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Microsoft Pr

Summary

You know how to author Web pages. You use HTML. Now you want to build great Web sites that tap the advanced features found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4. Good news - this book is written specifically for you. This authoritative guide, written by bestselling Internet author Alan Simpson, starts you off with a basic HTML review and an introduction to scripting, and then it builds on those skills to show you how to manipulate objects in your Web pages. Simpson gives you expert guidance by showing you multiple examples of how to add rich, interactive content. You'll find coverage of key topics such as dynamic HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, VBScript, special effects with filters and transitions, ActiveX, data binding, and channels. You'll also get Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 and the complete Microsoft Internet Client Software Development Kit (SDK) on CD-ROM, as well as numerous samples for creating Web pages. All of which make this book your essential guide and reference for building your best Web sites ever.

Table of Contents

Part I Getting Started with Dynamic HTML	5	(150)
Chapter 1 Dynamic HTML Prerequisites	5	(18)
Chapter 2 Introducing Cascading Style Sheets	23	(22)
Chapter 3 Scripting with VBScript	45	(34)
Chapter 4 The Dynamic HTML Object Model	79	(38)
Chapter 5 Deeper into VBScript	117	(38)
Part II Deeper into Dynamic HTML	155	(218)
Chapter 6 Cool Tips and Generic Scripts	155	(22)
Chapter 7 Changing Styles on the Fly	177	(42)
Chapter 8 Positioning, Stacking Order, and Visibility	219	(32)
Chapter 9 Simple Animation and Drag-and-Drop	251	(38)
Chapter 10 Dynamic Text, Embedded Fonts	289	(36)
Chapter 11 Special Effects with Filters and Transitions	325	(48)
Part III Using ActiveX Controls	373	(142)
Chapter 12 Getting into ActiveX	373	(26)
Chapter 13 ActiveX for Sound and Video	399	(24)
Chapter 14 Animating with the ActiveX Path Control	423	(26)
Chapter 15 More Freebie ActiveX Controls	449	(66)
Part IV Potpourri	515	(90)
Chapter 16 Data Binding with the Tabular Data Control	515	(42)
Chapter 17 Channels, Subscriptions, and Webcasting	557	(20)
Chapter 18 Becoming a Channel	577	(28)
Part V Appendixes	605
Appendix A Using the Internet Client SDK	605	(6)
Appendix B Special Characters	611	(4)
Appendix C Colors	615	(4)
Appendix D Using the CD	619