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Jeff Rule
Dynamic HTML
English · Paperback / Softback
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Description
Acting as both a comprehensive reference guide and a clear tutorial, this book explains the principles behind DHTML and, using a learn-by-example approach, enables you to acquire techniques for effective DHTML scripting. Learn DHTML the same way you probably learned HTML-by looking at other people's source code! Inspired by the author's web-based DHTML Demos, this book contains solid examples of DHTML that can be taken apart and plugged into existing web pages for dynamic effects.
List of contents
Preface.
Foreword.
1. Introduction.
The Future of Web Content.
Scripting Languages.
A Brief Introduction to JavaScript Syntax.
Other Scripting/Programming Languages.
Standards.
Desperately Seeking Standards.
Compatibility.
HTML Compatibility.
Style Sheets (CSS) Compatibility.
Scripting Language Compatibility.
Creating Compatibility.
Backward Compatibility.
Style Sheets.
HTML.
Script Versions.
Alternative Pages Using Browser Detection.
Alternative Scripts Using Object Detection.
Links.
2. The Document Object Model (DOM).
Netscape 4.0's DOM.
Internet Explorer 4.0's DOM.
W3C's DOM.
Summary.
Links.
3. Cascading Style Sheets: A Brief Introduction.
Cascading Style Sheet Support in Browsers.
Differences Between Internet Explorer 4 and Netscape 4.
Cursors in Internet Explorer 4.
Default Settings.
DIV and SPAN Tags.
Differences Between Layers and Style Sheets.
Linking DIV Tags and Style Sheets.
Placement of Style Sheets
Positioning of Elements on the Screen.
Font Definitions.
Spacing.
Margins, Padding, and Borders.
Width and Height.
Text Alignment.
Background Color and Image.
The Future: CSS2.
Media Type.
Paged Media.
Aural Media.
Summary.
Links.
4. Mouseovers.
Browser Compatibility with Mouseover Scripts.
Text Rollovers.
Graphic Rollovers.
Swapping the Image Object.
Multiple Images Displayed on Rollover.
Summary.
Links.
5. Transitions and Filters.
Transitions in Internet Explorer 4.
Underlying Technology.
Between-Page Transitions (Interpage Transitions).
Same-Page Transitions (Intrapage Transitions).
Other Resources.
Filters in Internet Explorer 4.
Underlying Technology.
Performance Issues.
Filter Application.
Transitions in Netscape.
Underlying Technology.
Horizontal Wipe.
Other Wipe Variations.
Summary.
Links.
6. Resizing Graphics.
Background.
Resizing Options.
Bulge.
Growing a Graphic to Fill the Screen.
Show and Collapse.
Disappear.
Moving While Resizing.
Technical Issues.
Browser Issues.
Performance Issues.
Practical Resizing.
Underlying Technology.
Examples.
Basic Resizing.
Bulge (Internet Explorer 4).
Move While Resizing (Internet Explorer 4).
Netscape Resizing.
Summary.
7. Pull-Down and Pop-Out Menus 95
Background.
Technical Limits.
Underlying Technology.
Examples.
Pull-Down Menu.
Pop-Out Menu.
Summary.
Links.
8. Drag and Drop.
Background.
Shopping.
Children's Games.
Test Taking.
Controls and Interface Design.
Technical Limits.
Underlying Technology.
Examples.
Netscape 4.
Internet Explorer 4.
Summary.
Links.
9. Animations.
Background.
Types of Animations.
Technical Limits.
Underlying Technology.
Examples.
Netscape 4 Point-to-Point Animation.
Internet Explorer 4 Point-to-Point Animation.
Cross-Platform Path Animation.
Summary.
Links.
10. Timelines and Sequencing.
Background.
Underlying Technology.
Cross-Browser JavaScript.
Active X and VBScript.
Performance Issues.
Examples.
JavaScript.
Active X and VBScript.
Summary.
Links.
11. Internet Explorer 4's Multimedia Controls.
Background.
Underlying Technology.
Examples.
The Sequencer Control.
The Sprite Control.
The Structured Graphics Control.
The Path Control.
Summary.
Links.
12. Fonts.
Background.
Underlying Technology.
Netscape.
Creating the PFR File.
Preparing the Server.
Formatting Style Sheets and the FONT Tag.
Formatting with Cascading Style Sheets.
Notes on Netscape 4's Font Handling.
Internet Explorer.
WEFT: The Encoding Tool.
Other Issues.
Compatibility Between Netscape 4 and Internet
Explorer 4.
W3C Standards.
Summary.
Links.
13. Creating Channels.
Background.
Evolution of Push Technology.
Channel-Based Push Technology.
Netscape Channels.
Netcaster.
The Webtop.
Defining Web Pages as Channels.
Creating a Channel via Netscape's Wizard.
Microsoft Channels.
Underlying Technology.
Active Channel Content.
Summary.
Links.
14. The Version 5 Browsers.
Background.
Internet Explorer 5.
Netscape Communicator 5.
Technical Limits and Underlying Technology.
Examples.
Dynamic HTML Behaviors.
Dynamic Properties.
Summary.
Links.
15. The Future.
Web Designers.
Allaire Cold Fusion (Sun and Windows NT).
Macromedia Backstage (Windows NT).
XML: Data Just the Way You Want It.
CSS2 and XSL: Giving a Backbone to the Data.
Web Users.
Web Lifestyle.
Services.
Technology.
Balkanization.
Business Will Keep Us Together.
Summary.
Links.
Appendix A. Dynamic HTML Authoring Tools.
mBed Interactor.
Players.
Publishing.
Incorporating Mbedlets into a Web Page.
Conclusion.
Macromedia Dreamweaver.
Palettes.
RoundTrip HTML Editing.
Glossary.
Index. 0201379619T04062001
About the author
Jeff Rule is the Senior Interactive Developer at Discovery Channel Online. He was an early pioneer with Dynamic HTML using Netscape 4 and worked as part of the Internet Explorer 4 beta team. His work at Discovery was among the first to take web content from page-based content to online storytelling. His company, RuleWeb Development, provides consulting and development services for advanced media web sites.
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Summary
The companion web site for this book, which includes sample code, demos referenced in the book, and working examples, is located at http://www.ruleweb.com/dhtml/index.html.
Product details
| Authors | Jeff Rule |
| Publisher | Pearson Academic |
| Languages | English |
| Product format | Paperback / Softback |
| Released | 01.01.1999 |
| EAN | 9780201379617 |
| ISBN | 978-0-201-37961-7 |
| No. of pages | 288 |
| Weight | 510 g |
| Series |
Addison-Wesley Addison-Wesley |
| Subject |
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology
> IT, data processing
> Internet
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