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Informationen zum Autor Rob Larsen is a lead front-end engineer with deep technical knowledge and more than a decade of hands-on experience. Rob has developed HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for clients including Samsung, Adidas, Reebok, and Philips and is an active technology author and speaker. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that guides you through all the techniques involved. Klappentext Everything you need to build websites with the newest versions of HTML and CSSIf you develop websites, you know that the goal posts keep moving, especially now that your website must work on not only traditional desktops, but also on an ever-changing range of smartphones and tablets. This step-by-step book efficiently guides you through the thicket. Teaching you the very latest best practices and techniques, this practical reference walks you through how to use HTML5 and CSS3 to develop attractive, modern websites for today's multiple devices. From handling text, forms, and video, to implementing powerful JavaScript functionality, this book covers it all.* Serves as the ultimate beginners guide for anyone who wants to build websites with HTML5 and CSS3, whether as a hobbyist or aspiring professional developer* Covers the basics, including the different versions of HTML and CSS and how modern websites use structure and semantics to describe their contents* Explains core processes, such as marking up text, images, lists, tables, forms, audio, and video* Delves into CSS3, teaching you how to control or change the way your pages look and offer tips on how to create attractive designs* Explores the jQuery library and how to implement powerful JavaScript features, such as tabbed content, image carousels, and moreGet up to speed on HTML5, CSS3, and today's website design with this practical guide. Then, keep it on your desk as a reference! Zusammenfassung Everything you need to build websites with the newest versions of HTML and CSS If you develop websites, you know that the goal posts keep moving, especially now that your website must work on not only traditional desktops, but also on an ever-changing range of smartphones and tablets. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction xxxiii Chapter 1: Structuring Documents for the Web 1 A Web of Structured Documents 1 Introducing HTML5 2 Attribute Groups 9 Core Elements 13 Basic Text Formatting 17 Understanding Block and Inline Elements 24 Grouping Content 25 Working with Lists 30 Summary 35 Chapter 2: Fine-tuning Your Text 39 Elements That Describe Text-Level Semantics 39 Editing Text 49 Using Character Entities for Special Characters 51 Comments 51 Summary 52 Chapter 3: Links and Navigation 55 Basic Links 56 Understanding Directories and Directory Structures 60 Understanding URLs 61 Creating In-Page Links with the Element 65 Advanced E-mail Links 74 Summary 75 Chapter 4: Images, Audio, and Video 79 Adding Images Using the Element 80 Using Images as Links 84 Choosing the Right Image Format 85 Adding Flash, Video, and Audio to Your Web Pages 95 Summary 106 Chapter 5: Tables 111 Introducing Tables 111 Adding a Caption to a Table 122 Grouping Sections of a Table 123 Nested Tables 129 Accessible Tables 130 Summary 135 Chapter 6: Forms 139 Introducing Forms 140 Creating a Form with the Element 143 Form Controls 145 Creating a Contact Form 172 Creating Labels for Controls and the Element 174 Structuring Your Forms with and Elements 176 Focus 177 Disabled and Read-Only...
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Introduction xxxiii
Chapter 1: Structuring Documents for the Web 1
Chapter 2: Fine-tuning Your Text 39
Chapter 3: Links and Navigation 55
Chapter 4: Images, Audio, and Video 79
Chapter 5: Tables 111
Chapter 6: Forms 139
Chapter 7: Cascading Style Sheets 191
Chapter 8: More Cascading Styl e Sheets 257
Chapter 9: Rounded Corners, Animations, Custom Fonts, and More with CSS 3 311
Chapter 10: Learning JavaSc ript 339
Chapter 11: Working with jQuery 383
Chapter 12: jQuery: Beyond the Basics 407
Chapter 13: Checklists 437
Appendix A: Answers to Exercises 447
Appendix B: HTM L El ement Reference 475
Appendix C: CSS Properties 515
Appendix D: Color Names and Values 551
Appendix E: Character Encodings 561
Appendix F: Special Characters 565
Appendix G: Language Codes 577
Appendix H: MIME Media Ty pes 583
Appendix I: Changes between HTM L4 and HTM L5 595
Index 603
