HTML & CSS: The Complete Reference

✍ Scribed by Thomas A. Powell

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 857
• Series: Complete Reference
• Edition: 5
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Definitive Guide to HTML & CSS—Fully Updated

Written by a Web development expert, the fifth edition of this trusted resource has been thoroughly revised and reorganized to address HTML5, the revolutionary new Web standard. The book covers all the elements supported in today's Web browsers—from the standard (X)HTML tags to the archaic and proprietary tags that may be encountered.
HTML & CSS: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition contains full details on CSS 2.1 as well as every proprietary and emerging CSS3 property currently supported. Annotated examples of correct markup and style show you how to use all of these technologies to build impressive Web pages. Helpful appendixes cover the syntax of character entities, fonts, colors, and URLs. This comprehensive reference is an essential tool for professional Web developers.

• Master transitional HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 markup
• Write emerging standards-based markup with HTML5
• Enhance presentation with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS1 and CSS 2.1)
• Learn proprietary and emerging CSS3 features
• Learn how to read (X)HTML document type definitions (DTDs)
• Apply everything in an open standards-focused fashion

✦ Table of Contents

0071496297......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 22
Introduction......Page 24
Part I: Core Markup......Page 26
First Look at HTML and XHTML......Page 28
Hello HTML and XHTML World......Page 31
HTML and XHTML: Version History......Page 39
HTML and XHTML DTDs: The Specifications Up Close......Page 41
(X)HTML Document Structure......Page 45
Browsers and (X)HTML......Page 56
The Rules of (X)HTML......Page 66
Major Themes of (X)HTML......Page 70
The Future of Markup—Two Paths?......Page 74
Summary......Page 78
Hello HTML5......Page 80
Loose Syntax Returns......Page 83
XHTML5......Page 85
HTML5: Embracing the Reality of Web Markup......Page 87
Presentational Markup Removed and Redefined......Page 88
HTML5 Document Structure Changes......Page 94
Adding Semantics......Page 100
HTML5’s Open Media Effort......Page 103
Client-Side Graphics with ......Page 107
HTML5 Form Changes......Page 126
Emerging Elements and Attributes to Support Web Applications......Page 131
HTML5 Metadata Changes......Page 141
HTML5: Beyond Markup......Page 145
Major HTML5 Themes......Page 151
Summary......Page 157
Flavors of HTML and XHTML......Page 158
Core Attributes Reference......Page 160
Language Attributes Reference......Page 163
Other Common Attributes Reference......Page 164
Common HTML5 Attributes Reference......Page 167
Event Attributes Reference......Page 171
HTML Element Reference......Page 179
Part II: Core Style......Page 452
Presentational HTML......Page 454
The Slow Rise of CSS......Page 455
First Look at CSS......Page 457
Hello CSS World......Page 463
CSS Versions......Page 465
The Specification of CSS......Page 468
Applying Style to a Document......Page 477
Media Types......Page 486
Alternative Styles......Page 489
User Styles......Page 491
Document Structure and CSS Inheritance......Page 493
Selectors......Page 495
CSS Properties Preview......Page 525
Measurements and Values......Page 527
CSS and (X)HTML Elements Fundamentals......Page 531
Major Themes of CSS......Page 538
Summary......Page 544
CSS Basics......Page 546
Style Inclusion Methods......Page 549
CSS Measurements......Page 552
CSS Strings and Keywords......Page 554
CSS Color Values......Page 555
CSS Selectors......Page 558
Miscellaneous CSS Constructs......Page 564
CSS1 and CSS 2.1 Properties......Page 567
CSS2 and CSS 2.1 Aural Style Properties......Page 632
The State of CSS3......Page 638
Implemented CSS3 and Browser-Specific Features......Page 654
Part III: Appendixes......Page 750
A: Character Entities......Page 752
Encoding Quirks and Considerations......Page 753
Traditional HTML Entities......Page 756
HTML 4.x and XHTML 1.x Character Entities......Page 765
Embracing Unicode......Page 773
Specifying Fonts......Page 776
Downloadable Fonts......Page 785
Font Replacement with Images......Page 788
sIFR and Other Text Replacement Techniques......Page 789
(X)HTML Colors......Page 790
CSS Color Values......Page 798
Browser-Safe Colors......Page 804
Basic Concepts......Page 808
Data URIs......Page 816
Other Emerging URL Forms......Page 819
Relative URLs......Page 820
URL Challenges......Page 821
Beyond URLs......Page 823
Element Type Declarations......Page 826
Occurrence Indicators......Page 827
Logical Connectors......Page 828
Attribute Declarations......Page 829
SGML and XML Keywords......Page 830
Comments......Page 831
The DTDs......Page 832
A......Page 834
B......Page 835
C......Page 837
D......Page 840
F......Page 841
G......Page 842
H......Page 843
I......Page 846
L......Page 847
M......Page 848
N......Page 849
P......Page 850
R......Page 851
S......Page 852
T......Page 853
V......Page 855
X......Page 856
Z......Page 857

✦ Subjects

HTML, CSS