HTML, XHTML, and CSS Bible

An essential update to the key web authoring standards of HTML, XHTML, and CSS The existence of Web pages depends on three vital technologies: HTML (base language that Web pages are written in), XHTML (standards that define how to write HTML pages), and CSS (standard that applies formatting styles to Web pages). This new edition provides you with critical coverage of these three Web authoring standards, and places special focus on the upcoming releases of HTML 5 and CSS 3. Serving as a tutorial and reference, this comprehensive resource explains the basic structure and necessary formatting to create a static (non-changing) and dynamic (changing) page on the Internet. HTML, XHTML, and CSS are the three major Web authoring standards for creating either a static or dynamic Web page Guides you through using HTML to create Web documents and introduces updates to HTML 5 Demonstrates best practices for using tools and utilities to create Web documents Includes coverage of the new CSS 3 and tips and tricks for maximizing its abilities Helpful examples round out this essential guide and will get you up and running with HTML, XHMTL, and CSS in no time!

An essential update to the key web authoring standards of HTML, XHTML, and CSSThe existence of Web pages depends on three vital technologies: HTML (base language that Web pages are written in), XHTML (standards that define how to write HTML pages), and CSS (standard that applies formatting styles to Web pages). This new edition provides you with critical coverage of these three Web authoring standards, and places special focus on the upcoming releases of HTML 5 and CSS 3.Serving as a tutorial and reference, this comprehensive resource explains the basic structure and necessary formatting to create a static (non-changing) and dynamic (changing) page on the Internet.* HTML, XHTML, and CSS are the three major Web authoring standards for creating either a static or dynamic Web page* Guides you through using HTML to create Web documents and introduces updates to HTML 5* Demonstrates best practices for using tools and utilities to create Web documents* Includes coverage of the new CSS 3 and tips and tricks for maximizing its abilitiesHelpful examples round out this essential guide and will get you up and running with HTML, XHMTL, and CSS in no time!

Introduction xxxixPart I: Creating Content with HTML 1Chapter 1: What Is a Markup Language? 3Chapter 2: HTML Values and Units 9Chapter 3: What Goes into a Web Document? 17Chapter 4: The HEAD Elements 41Chapter 5: Text Structuring Essentials 49Chapter 6: Character Formatting Essentials 61Chapter 7: Lists 71Chapter 8: Links 87Chapter 9: Tables 101Chapter 10: Frames 143Chapter 11: Forms 159Chapter 12: Colors and Images 185Chapter 13: Multimedia 213Chapter 14: Special Characters 231Chapter 15: Internationalization and Localization 247Chapter 16: Scripts 261Chapter 17: Dynamic HTML 271Chapter 18: The Future of HTML: HTML5 297Part II: HTML Tools and Variants 307Chapter 19: Web Development Software 309Chapter 20: Publishing Your Site 321Chapter 21: An Introduction To XML 329Chapter 22: Creating Mobile Documents 349Chapter 23: Tidying and Validating Your Documents 359Chapter 24: HTML Tips and Tricks 371Part III: Controlling Presentation with CSS 395Chapter 25: CSS Basics 397Chapter 26: Style Definitions 405Chapter 27: CSS Values and Units 421Chapter 28: CSS Inheritance and Cascade 431Chapter 29: Font Properties 437Chapter 30: Text Formatting 445Chapter 31: CSS Lists 471Chapter 32: Padding, Margins, and Borders 479Chapter 33: Colors and Backgrounds 491Chapter 34: CSS Layouts 503Chapter 35: Pseudo-Elements and Generated Content 525Chapter 36: Dynamic HTML with CSS 539Chapter 37: Media Styles and Defining Documents for Printing 553Chapter 38: The Future of CSS: CSS3 571Part IV: Additional CSS Tools 579Chapter 39: User Interface Styles 581Chapter 40: Testing and Validating CSS 589Chapter 41: CSS Tips and Tricks 595Appendix A: XHTML Element Quick Reference 617Appendix B: HTML Special Characters Quick Reference 667Appendix C: CSS 2.1 Properties Quick Reference 679Appendix D: CSS 2.1 Selectors Quick Reference 705Appendix E: Pseudo-Elements and Pseudo-ClassesQuick Reference 709Index 711