Beginning HTML, XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Learn to create attractive web sites that are easy to use
Since the web was first created, the languages used to build web sites have been constantly evolving. Now a set of best practices has emerged using HTML or XHTML to create your basic web pages, CSS to control their appearance and make them look attractive, and JavaScript to add interactivity. Without assuming any previous experience, this valuable resource makes it easy to learn how to build web sites using the most up–to–date web standards. Whether you′re a beginner eager to start writing your first web page or a more experienced programmer seeking to update your skills, you will find practical introductions to these essential languages, as well as invaluable tips and techniques used by experienced web professionals.
How to create HTML and XHTML pages that incorporate links, images, tables, audio, and video
Ways to use CSS to control text, colors, backgrounds, and page layout
Design principles employed by experienced designers to create attractive layouts
The basics of JavaScript and working with AJAX libraries
How to build sites that are accessible, easy to use, and will work on a variety of devices including mobile phones
How to test your web site and put it on the web
First–hand experience of coding practices commonly used in the real world
The elements of basic text formatting
Text markup and character entities for special characters
Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
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Spis treści:
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Structuring Documents for the Web.
Chapter 2: Links and Navigation.
Chapter 3: Images, Audio, and Video.
Chapter 4: Tables.
Chapter 5: Forms.
Chapter 6: Frames.
Chapter 7: Cascading Style Sheets.
Chapter 8: More Cascading Style Sheets.
Chapter 9: Page Layout.
Chapter 10: Design Issues.
Chapter 11: Learning JavaScript.
Chapter 12: Working with JavaScript.
Chapter 13: Putting Your Site on the Web.
Chapter 14: Checklists.
Appendix A: Answers to Exercises.
Appendix B: XHTML Element Reference.
Appendix C: CSS Properties.
Appendix D: Color Names and Values.
Appendix E: Character Encodings.
Appendix F: Special Characters.
Appendix G: Language Codes.
Appendix H: MIME Media Types.
Appendix I: Deprecated and Browser – Specific Markup.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Jon Duckett has spent over a decade helping a wide range of companies implement innovative web strategies. Taking a hands–on approach, he designs many of the projects he works on¿and helps to code them. During this time, Jon has written several books covering web design, programming, accessibility and usability.

Okładka tylna:
Learn to create attractive web sites that are easy to use
Since the web was first created, the languages used to build web sites have been constantly evolving. Now a set of best practices has emerged using HTML or XHTML to create your basic web pages, CSS to control their appearance and make them look attractive, and JavaScript to add interactivity. Without assu ming any previous experience, this valuable resource makes it easy to learn how to build web sites using the most up–to–date web standards. Whether you′re a beginner eager to start writing your first web page or a more experienced programmer seeking to update your skills, you will find practical introductions to these essential languages, as well as invaluable tips and techniques used by experienced web professionals.
How to create HTML and XHTML pages that incorporate links, images, tables, audio, and video
Ways to use CSS to control text, colors, backgrounds, and page layout
Design principles employed by experienced designers to create attractive layouts
The basics of JavaScript and working with AJAX libraries
How to build sites that are accessible, easy to use, and will work on a variety of devices including mobile phones
How to test your web site and put it on the web
First–hand experience of coding practices commonly used in the real world
The elements of basic text formatting
Text markup and character entities for special characters
Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
Programmer Forums
Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world.
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Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use.
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Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you.
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