A Complete Guide to Web Design

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  • Chapter 4—A Beginner’s Guide to the Server......................... Web Design in a Nutshell, eMatter Edition

    • Servers

    • Introduction to Unix

    • File Naming Conventions

    • Uploading Documents (FTP)

    • File (MIME) Types



  • Chapter 5—HTML Overview Part II: HTML

    • HTML Editing Tools

    • WYSIWYG Authoring Tools

    • Document Structure

    • HTML Tags

    • Information Browsers Ignore

    • Tips on Good HTML Style

    • Specifying Color in HTML

    • Character Entities

    • HTML Resources in This Book



  • Chapter 6—Structural HTML Tags...............................................

    • Summary of Structural Tags

    • Setting Up an HTML Document

    • Global Settings with the Tag

    • Using Tags



  • Chapter 7—Formatting Text.........................................................

    • Summary of Text Tags

    • Working with HTML Text

    • Inline Type Styles

    • The Tag

    • Lists

    • Layout Techniques with HTML



  • Chapter 8—Creating Links...........................................................

    • Summary of Tags Related to Linking

    • Simple Hypertext Links

    • Linking Within a Document

    • Affecting the Appearance of Links

    • Targeting Windows Web Design in a Nutshell, eMatter Edition

    • Imagemaps

    • Non-Web Links and Protocols



  • Chapter 9—Adding Images and Other Page Elements

    • Summary of Object Placement Tags

    • Horizontal Rules

    • Image Basics

    • The Tag and Its Attributes

    • Adding Java Applets to the Page

    • Adding Plug-in Media with

    • Adding Media Files with


    • Chapter 10—Tables..........................................................................

      • Summary of Table Tags

      • Introduction to Tables

      • Basic Table Structure

      • Affecting Table Appearance

      • Table Troubleshooting

      • Tips and Tricks

      • Standard Table Templates

      • Multipart Images in Tables



    • Chapter 11—Frames........................................................................

      • Summary of Frame Tags

      • Introduction to Frames

      • Basic Frameset Structure

      • Frame Function and Appearance

      • Targeting Frames

      • Inline (Floating) Frames

      • Frame Design Tips and Tricks



    • Chapter 12—Forms..........................................................................

      • Summary of Form Tags

      • Introduction to Forms

      • The Basic Form (
        )

      • Form Elements

      • New Form Attributes (HTML 4.0)

      • Affecting the Appearance of Forms

      • Unconventional Use of Form Elements

      • Demystifying CGI



    • Chapter 13—Server Side Includes.............................................. Web Design in a Nutshell, eMatter Edition

      • How SSI Is Used

      • SSI and the Server

      • Adding SSI Commands to a Document

      • Using Environment Variables

      • XSSI

      • List of Elements

      • Include Variables

      • Time Formats for SSI Output



    • Chapter 14—GIF Format............................................................... Part III: Graphics

      • GIF87a versus GIF89a

      • Eight-Bit Indexed Color

      • GIF Compression

      • When to Use GIFs

      • Tools Overview

      • Interlacing

      • Transparency

      • Minimizing GIF File Sizes



    • Chapter 15—JPEG Format............................................................

      • 24-bit Color

      • JPEG Compression

      • When to Use JPEGs

      • Progressive JPEGs

      • JPEGs in AOL Browsers

      • Creating JPEGs

      • Minimizing JPEG File Size



    • Chapter 16—PNG Format.............................................................

      • Platform/Browser Support

      • 8-Bit Palette, Grayscale, and Truecolor

      • PNG Compression

      • When to Use PNGs

      • Special Features

      • Creating PNG Files

      • Optimizing PNG File Size

      • Online PNG Resources



    • Chapter 17—Designing Graphics with the Web Palette.... Web Design in a Nutshell, eMatter Edition

      • The Web Palette

      • Other Palettes

      • Image Types

      • Designing with Web-Safe Colors

      • Converting to the Web Palette

      • Survey of Web Graphics Tools

      • Color Blenders

      • Where to Learn More



    • Chapter 18—Animated GIFs........................................................ Part IV: Multimedia and Interactivity

      • How They Work

      • Using Animated GIFs

      • Browser Support

      • Tools

      • Creating Animated GIFs

      • Optimizing Animated GIFs



    • Chapter 19—Audio on the Web

      • Copyright Issues

      • Audio Tools Overview

      • Basic Digital Audio Concepts

      • Nonstreaming versus Streaming

      • Nonstreaming (Static) Audio

      • Streaming Audio

      • Bibliography



    • Chapter 20—Video on the Web...................................................

      • Tools Overview

      • Basic Digital Video Concepts

      • Compression

      • Video File Formats

      • Streaming Video Technologies

      • Adding Video to an HTML Document

      • Bibliography



    • Chapter 21—Interactivity Web Design in a Nutshell, eMatter Edition

      • Flash

      • Shockwave for Director

      • Java Applets

      • Interactive Buttons with JavaScript



    • Chapter 22—Introduction to JavaScript..................................

      • JavaScript Basics

      • Sample Scripts

      • Handling Multiple Browsers

      • Browser Compatibility



    • Chapter 23—Cascading Style Sheets......................................... Part V: Emerging Technologies

      • How Style Sheets Work

      • Selectors

      • Specifying Values

      • Properties

      • Positioning with Style Sheets

      • What’s New in CSS2

      • Style Sheet Tips and Tricks

      • Browser Support Charts



    • Chapter 24—Introduction to DHTML.......................................

      • Advantages to Using DHTML

      • Disadvantages

      • Learning DHTML

      • Browser Differences

      • The Document Object Model

      • DHTML Examples

      • DHTML Tools

      • Where to Learn More



    • Chapter 25—Introduction to XML.............................................

      • Background

      • Document Type Definition (DTD)

      • XML Syntax Basics

      • Examples of XML Technology

      • Where to Learn More



    • Chapter 26—Embedded Font Technology............................... Web Design in a Nutshell, eMatter Edition

      • Using Embedded Fonts

      • TrueDoc Technology (“Dynamic Fonts”)

      • OpenType (for Internet Explorer)



    • Chapter 27—Internationalization............................................

      • Character Sets

      • HTML 4.0 Language Tags

      • For More Information



    • Appendix A—HTML Tags and Elements................................... Part VI: Appendixes

    • Appendix B—List of Attributes....................................................

    • Appendix C—Deprecated Tags.....................................................

    • Appendix D—Proprietary Tags....................................................

    • Appendix E—CSS Compatibility.................................................

    • Glossary................................................................................................

    • Index......................................................................................................