As the World Wide Web has grown, so has the use of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - the language of the Web and the mechanics behind a Web page. This sourcebook explains everything a Webmaster or other Web professional needs to create professional-looking Web pages. This edition contains considerable new material, including recent changes to the HTML, HTTP and URL standards; stylesheets, and how to use them to design visually-compelling Web pages; and enhanced HTML support for Java applets, ActiveX controls and other objects. It also contains information on proprietary and experimental extensions to the HTML language from Netscape and Microsoft, and support for multimedia within HTML.
"The most effective way to learn how to write HTML pages. . . A complete, step–by–step guide to designing, editing, and managing Web pages." PC Magazine
"For HTML sophisticates, HTML Sourcebook will fill in gaps in your expertise and point you in new directions as you design your Internet facades." Library Journal
Critics everywhere agree, HTML Sourcebook is the best guide to HTML for Web professionals. That′s because no other book makes it so easy for you to quickly master all the commands, tools, and expert techniques you need to create cutting–edge Web page documents.
Completely revised and expanded by nearly 50 percent, this new Third Edition of the bestselling guide to HTML gives you the complete lowdown on all the changes and enhancements to the HTML, HTTP, and URL standards. It also provides in–depth coverage of primary and support technologies that directly impact on creating professional–quality Web pages. Find out everything you need to know about:
- HTML 3.2 and the new HTML stylesheet capabilities
- Proprietary and experimental extensions from Netscape and Microsoft
- HTML support for new multimedia technologies
- The latest ways to use HTML in conjunction with Java and Netscape to create the most advanced Web pages
- Designing customized CGI programs and HTML forms
- Linking JavaScript to HTML documents
- New object and applet embedding capabilities, including Java applets, ActiveX controls, and other objects.
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