Creating Cool Web Sites with HTML, XHTML, and CSS
Published on 19. April 2004
430 pages
978-0-7645-7318-7 (ISBN)
Description
* Walks readers through the process of creating a basic Web sitefrom scratch using HMTL, the basis for billions of Web pages, andthen jazzing it up with advanced techniques from the author'saward-winning sites
* This updated edition features new material that shows readershow to attract visitors to a site and keep them there, includingnew JavaScript examples and coverage of cascading style sheets andXHTML, technologies that make building successful Web sites eveneasier
* Also features exciting new tips and tricks for beginning andadvanced users, as well as more expanded examples and samples forusers to incorporate in their own sites
* The book moves from basic design and deployment to advancedpage layout strategies, showing how to spice up new or existingsites with sound, video, and animation
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Person
Dave Taylor is president of Intuitive Systems and a bestselling computer book author. He is a top-rated speaker and teacher and has designed dozens of commercial and educational Web sites, including GrowingVentures.com, SherlockWorld.com, and Trivial.net.
Content
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Building a Wicked Cool Web Page.
Chapter 1: So What's All This Web Jazz?
Chapter 2: Building Your First Web Page: HTML Basics.
Chapter 3: Presenting Text Attractively.
Chapter 4: Moving into the 21st Century with Cascading StyleSheets.
Chapter 5: Lists and Special Characters.
Chapter 6: Putting the Web in World Wide Web: AddingPointers and Links.
Chapter 7: From Dull to Cool by Adding Graphics.
Part II: Rockin' Page Design Strategies.
Chapter 8: Tables and Frames.
Chapter 9: Forms, User Input, and the Common GatewayInterface.
Chapter 10: Advanced Form Design.
Chapter 11: Activating Your Pages with JavaScript.
Chapter 12: Advanced Cascading Style Sheets.
Chapter 13: Site Development with Weblogs.
Part III: Expanding Your Page into a Web Site.
Chapter 14: Web Sites versus Web Pages.
Chapter 15: Thinking about Your Visitors and Your Site'sUsability.
Chapter 16: Validating Your Pages and Style Sheets.
Chapter 17: Building Traffic and Being Found.
Closing Thoughts.
Appendix A: Step-by-Step Web Site Planning Guide.
Appendix B: Finding a Home for Your Web Site.
Index.
