... Sources for Further Information Access Counters Browsers Collections of HTMLandWeb Development Information Forms and Imagemaps HTML Editors and Converters HTML Validators, Link Checkers, and Simple ... for HTML, HTTP, and URLs Server-Side Scripting Web Publishing Tools Other Web- Related Topics Tools and Information for Images Web Hosting Providers Web Indexes and Search Engines Appendix B HTML ... Designing Forms Understanding Form and Function Using the Tag Creating Form Controls with the Tag Using Other Form Controls Adding Extras Applying Cascading Style Sheet Properties to Forms...
... information The web server is responsible for handling all these requests Web servers more than just serve files They're also responsible for managing form input andfor linking forms and browsers ... publish pages on the Web, you need a web server A web server is the program that runs on a computer and is responsible for replying to web browser requests for files You need a web server to publish ... interested in supporting and defining the languages and protocols that make up the Web (HTTP, HTML, XHTML, and so on) It also provides products (browsers, servers, and so on) that are freely available...
... to put on the Web, or you have a vague idea but nothing concrete Maybe it has suddenly become your job to put a page for your company on the Web, and someone handed you this book and said, "Here, ... but knowing HTML is still helpful for changing the look and feel of your site and sprucing up your individual entries or articles Hobbies or special interests A web page can contain information ... information If you're designing web pages for someone elsefor example, if you're creating the website for your company or if you've been hired as a consultanthaving a set of goals for the site from your...
... very rigid and limits your visitors' freedom to explore and your freedom to present information Linear structures are good for putting material online when the information also has a very linear ... Web structures tend to be free- floating and enable visitors to wander aimlessly through the content Web structures are excellent for content that's intended to be meandering or unrelated or when ... same website With a clear storyboard, you can minimize duplication of work and reduce the amount of contextual information each person needs to remember For smaller or simpler websites, or websites...
... editor just for a little while Appendix A, "Sources for Further Information," lists many URLs where you can downloadfreeand commercial HTML editors that are available for different platforms They ... teach you HTML 4.01, but also to teach you how to format your HTML so that it's compliant with the XHTML 1.0 specification Technically, XHTML 1.0 andHTML 4.01 are very similar The tags and attributes ... tag (for example, for paragraphs) and closing tag (for example, for paragraphs) compose what is officially called an HTML element Caution Be aware of the difference between the forward...
... editor or HTML editor for your web pages What does HTML stand for? How about XHTML? What's the primary function of HTML? Why doesn't HTML control the layout of a page? Which version of HTML provides ... Tags forforforfor overall page structure: , , and titles, headings, and paragraphs: , through , and comments: lists: , , , , and ... Markup Language XHTML stands for Extensible HyperText Markup Language HTML defines a set of common styles forweb pages (headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, character styles, and more) HTML doesn't...
... has its own tag: for the term (definition term), andfor its definition (definition definition) and usually occur in pairs, although most browsers can handle single terms or ... usually are formatted in browsers with the terms and definitions on separate lines, and the left margins of the definitions are indented You don't have to use glossary lists for terms and definitions, ... file:///G|/1/0672328860/ch04lev1sec5 .html (11 von 13) [19.12.2006 13:48:34] Lists, Lists, and More Lists WWW Organization Beginning HTML What HTML is How to Write HTML...
... Simple Web Pages Part II: Creating Simple Web Pages Adding Links to Your Web Pages Formatting Text with HTMLandCSS Adding Images, Color, and Backgrounds file:///G|/1/0672328860/part02 .html [19.12.2006 ... a page (text alignment is discussed in Lesson 6, "Formatting Text with HTMLand CSS" ) Closing tags also are required for XHTML 1.0 The and list types have been deprecated in favor ... Table 4.1, and the CSS properties shown in Table 4.2 Table 4.1 HTML Tags from Lesson Tag Attribute Use < /html> The entire HTML page The head, or prologue, of the HTML page...
... section.) Create two HTML pages and save them in separate files Here's the code for the two HTML files I created for this section, which I called menu .html and claudius .html What your two pages ... file:///G|/1/0672328860/ch05lev1sec1 .html (2 von 7) [19.12.2006 13:48:37] Creating Links Now you can try a simple example with two HTML pages on your local disk You'll need your text editor and your web browser for this ... following is the first file, called menu .html: The Twelve Caesars...
... the page using the tag You'll learn more about that tag and other text formatting tags in Lesson 6, "Formatting Text with HTMLand CSS. " Of course, if you already know the URL of the page to ... create lists and links, you can create a link menu Link menus are links on your web page that are arranged in list form or in some other short, easy-to-read, and easy-to-understand format Link ... word Byrd in m .html directly to the section for Byrd in b .html Here's the relevant part of b .html you want to link (I've deleted all the Bs before Byrd to make the file shorter for this example...
... Appendix B, "HTML 4.01 Quick Reference," which has a summary of all the HTML tags and rules for which tags can and cannot go inside each one So, you've added your anchor to the heading and its name ... documents on the Web HTTP, which stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, is the protocol that World Wide Web servers use to communicate with web browsers HTTP URLs follow this basic URL form: http://www.example.com/home/foo/ ... Appendix A, "Sources for Further Information," for a pointer to the most recent version.) This section describes some of the more popular URLs and some situations to look out for when using them...
... file:///G|/1/0672328860/ch05lev1sec8 .html (4 von 4) [19.12.2006 13:48:42] Lesson Formatting Text with HTMLandCSS Lesson Formatting Text with HTMLandCSS In Lessons 4, "Learning the Basics of HTML, " and 5, "Adding ... Your Web Pages," you learned the basics of HTML, including tags used to describe page structure and create links With that background, you're now ready to learn more about what HTMLandCSS can ... copyright marks, and so on) Create preformatted text (text with spaces and tabs retained) Align text left, right, and centered Change the font and font size Create other miscellaneous HTML text elements,...
... using CSS [View full size image] file:///G|/1/0672328860/ch06lev1sec2 .html (3 von 3) [19.12.2006 13:48:43] Preformatted Text Preformatted Text Most of the time, text in an HTML file is formatted ... ASCII art for your web pages The following HTML input and output example shows a simple ASCII-art cow: file:///G|/1/0672328860/ch06lev1sec3 .html (2 von 3) [19.12.2006 13:48:44] Preformatted Text ... of a web pagejust before headings, for example, or to separate body text from a list of items Closing Empty Elements The tag has no closing tag in HTML To convert this tag to XHTML and to...
... in HTML To convert this tag to XHTML and to ensure compatibility with HTML browsers, add a space and forward slash to the end of the tag and its attributes, as shown in the following example: And ... is used for signature-like entities on web pages Address tags usually go at the bottom of each web page and are used to indicate who wrote the web page, who to contact for more information, ... anyway Character Entities for Special Characters Character entities take one of two forms: named entities and numbered entities Named entities begin with an ampersand (&) and end with a semicolon...
... centered Standard HTML 2.0 has no mechanisms for aligning text; the browser is responsible for determining the alignment of the text (which means most of the time it's left-justified) HTML 3.2 ... both the left and right margins of the page file:///G|/1/0672328860/ch06lev1sec9 .html (3 von 3) [19.12.2006 13:48:46] Fonts and Font Sizes Fonts and Font Sizes The tag, part of HTML 3.2 but ... use CSS to specify font size Unfortunately, although the approach for specifying the font face itself is the same whether you're using the tag or CSS, specifying font sizes under CSS is...
... for coffee and a round-table discussion Call the Bookworm for information on joining the group. The Children's Hour happens every Saturday at pm and includes reading, games, and ... has offered rare and hard-to-find titles for the discerning reader The Bookworm offers: Friendly, knowledgeable, and courteous help Free coffee and juice for our customers ... page, stop and review what you have, both in the plan and in your web page For the purposes of this example, stop here and stick with the links you have You're close enough to being done, and I don't...
... HTMLfor ; for XHTML, add a space and forward slash ( /) at the end of the tag and its attributes (for example, ) Doesn't wrap the enclosed text (nonstandard; ... position in the text There's no closing tag in HTMLfor ; for XHTML, add a space and forward slash ( /) at the end of the tag and its attributes (for example, ) size ... file:///G|/1/0672328860/ch07lev1sec1 .html [19.12.2006 13:48:51] Image Formats Image Formats As I just mentioned, three image formats are supported by every major web browser: GIF, JPEG, and PNG JPEG and GIF are the old standbys,...
... easily Here's the HTML code for this HTML file, and Figure 7.1 shows how it looks so far: Input ... bring up image alternatives now for good reason Alternatives to images are optional in earlier versions of HTML, but they're mandatory in HTML 4.01 Strict and XHTML 1.0 specifications If there's ... include any HTML tags in that string, they'll be printed as-is rather than being parsed and displayed as HTML code Therefore, you can't use whole blocks of HTML code as a replacement for an imagejust...
... You have three icons in GIF format: one for forward, one for back, and a third to enable the visitors to jump to the top-level contents page First, you'll write the HTML structure to support the ... New South Haverford, Virginia Residents of this small town are shocked and dismayed by the senseless vandalism that has struck their tiny town. New South Haverford is known for its extravagant ... New South Haverford, Virginia Residents of this small town are shocked and dismayed by the senseless vandalism that has struck their tiny town. New South Haverford is known for its extravagant...