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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......................................................................................................