HTML & CSS: The Complete Reference

✍ Scribed by Thomas A. Powell

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 857
• Edition: 5
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The go-to guide for professional Web developers--fully updated for the latest CSS and XHTML standardsThe fifth edition of this comprehensive resource on client side Web page creation provides full coverage of XHTML 1.0, 1.1, and the emerging HTML 5 standard; CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) 2.1; and browser-specific CSS rules adopted from the upcoming CSS 3 specification. You will learn, step-by-step, how to use all of these tools to build impressive Web pages.CSS & XHTML: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition covers the newest browser versions including Firefox 3, Internet Explorer 8, and Safari; the latest development trends; and current W3C standards. Hundreds of examples of correct markup and style are included.

✦ Table of Contents

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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Core Markup
1 Traditional HTML and XHTML
First Look at HTML and XHTML
Hello HTML and XHTML World
HTML and XHTML: Version History
HTML and XHTML DTDs: The Specifications Up Close
(X)HTML Document Structure
Browsers and (X)HTML
The Rules of (X)HTML
Major Themes of (X)HTML
The Future of Markup—Two Paths?
Summary
2 Introducing HTML5
Hello HTML5
Loose Syntax Returns
XHTML5
HTML5: Embracing the Reality of Web Markup
Presentational Markup Removed and Redefined
HTML5 Document Structure Changes
Adding Semantics
HTML5’s Open Media Effort
Client-Side Graphics with
HTML5 Form Changes
Emerging Elements and Attributes to Support Web Applications
Internationalization Improvements
HTML5 Metadata Changes
HTML5: Beyond Markup
Major HTML5 Themes
Summary
3 HTML and XHTML Element Reference
Flavors of HTML and XHTML
Core Attributes Reference
Language Attributes Reference
Other Common Attributes Reference
Common HTML5 Attributes Reference
Event Attributes Reference
HTML Element Reference
Part II: Core Style
4 Introduction to CSS
Presentational HTML
The Slow Rise of CSS
First Look at CSS
Hello CSS World
CSS Versions
The Specification of CSS
Applying Style to a Document
Media Types
Alternative Styles
User Styles
Document Structure and CSS Inheritance
Selectors
CSS Properties Preview
Measurements and Values
CSS and (X)HTML Elements Fundamentals
Major Themes of CSS
Summary
5 CSS Syntax and Property Reference
CSS Versions
CSS Basics
Style Inclusion Methods
CSS Measurements
CSS Strings and Keywords
CSS Color Values
CSS Selectors
Miscellaneous CSS Constructs
CSS1 and CSS 2.1 Properties
CSS2 and CSS 2.1 Aural Style Properties
6 CSS3 Proprietary and Emerging Features Reference
The State of CSS3
Implemented CSS3 and Browser-Specific Features
Part III: Appendixes
A: Character Entities
Encoding Quirks and Considerations
Traditional HTML Entities
HTML 4.x and XHTML 1.x Character Entities
Embracing Unicode
B: Fonts
Specifying Fonts
Downloadable Fonts
Font Replacement with Images
sIFR and Other Text Replacement Techniques
C: Colors
(X)HTML Colors
CSS Color Values
Browser-Safe Colors
D: URLs
Basic Concepts
Data URIs
Other Emerging URL Forms
Relative URLs
URL Challenges
Beyond URLs
E: Reading a Document Type Definition
Element Type Declarations
Occurrence Indicators
Logical Connectors
SGML Content Exclusion and Inclusion
Attribute Declarations
SGML and XML Keywords
Parameter Entities
Comments
The DTDs
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