HTML and Web Design Tips and Techniques

Name: HTML and Web Design Tips and Techniques
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ISBN: 9780072193947

ISBN-10: 0072193948

ISBN-13: 9780072193947

Edition: 2002

Authors: Andy Anderson, Konrad King, Kris Jamsa

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New seriesTips ; Techniques format is highly focused, providing 500+ immediate solutions for seasoned Web designers and developers Co-authored by a best selling and critically acclaimed author, Kris Jamsa Internet-related skills remain strong and HTML and Web design skills are in high demand Easy-to-navigate interiorchapter indexes, Suse it icons, and cross-referencing make this invaluable for readers needing ready-to-implement solutions

Book details

List price: $54.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 1/23/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 688
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.882
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



HTML Basics


Downloading and Installing the Personal Web Server


Managing the Personal Web Server and Publishing Your Web Pages


Describing Web Page Contents with a Title


Identifying Web Documents Using the Document Type Definition


Inserting Comments into a Web Document


Specifying the Typeface for Web Page Text


Controlling the Flow of Text with Paragraph and Line Break Tags


Changing the Size of Text Using Heading Level Tags and the Font Tag size Attribute


Changing the Color of Text in an HTML Document


Adding Graphics to a Web Page Using a Basic [left angle bracket]img[right angle bracket] Tag


Changing the Alignment of Text and Graphics


Adding a Hypertext Link to a Web Page


Enhancing Individual Letters and Words Using Character Formatting Tags


Using Symbols and Special Characters in an HTML Document


Using Horizontal Rules to Organize Web Content


Using Blockquote Tags to Control Left and Right Text Margins


Creating Ordered and Unordered Lists


Creating Nested Lists


Creating Definition Listings


Using Preformatted Text Tags to Control the Display of Web Content


Displaying a Navigation Menu Within a Web Page Frame


Displaying Multiple Web Pages Onscreen at the Same Time



HTML Tables


Creating a Table with Cells that Span Multiple Columns or Multiple Rows


Working with Table and Cell Border Widths


Working with Table and Cell Border Colors


Working with Background Images and Colors


Determining a Color Attribute's Value


Working with Cell Padding and Cell Spacing


Setting Table Dimensions Using Relative or Absolute Values


Setting Cell Dimensions Using Relative or Absolute Values


Aligning Cell Content Horizontally and Vertically


Aligning a Table on a Web Page


Controlling the Width and Height of a Cell by Inserting a Transparent GIF


Wrapping Text Around an Image


Displaying a Gallery of Thumbnails Within a Table


Creating Bullets and Lists with Tables and Graphics


Creating a Navigation Sidebar Using a Table


Adding Images and Links to Table Cells


Nesting Tables to Control Borders on a Web Page


Approximating an Image Map by Placing Pieces of an Image Within a Table


Slicing a Graphic Image into Table Cells to Create a Quick-Loading Web Graphic


Reducing the Amount of Time a Web Browser Spends Drawing a Table


Simulating Web Page Frames Using a Table


Focusing the Viewer's Attention with Cell Background Colors


Aligning Web Page Content Visually with Visible Table Borders


Controlling Gutter Size and Margin Width of Text on a Web Page



HTML Forms


Creating a Single-Line Input Field on a Form


Creating a Multiline Input Field on a Form


Validating Text Element Data Prior to Submitting Form Results


Placing Check Boxes on a Form


Placing Radio Buttons on a Form


Validating Radio Button Group Selections Prior to Submitting Form Results


Placing a Drop-Down List (Selection Menu) on a Form


Verifying the Visitor Has Made a Selection List Choice Prior to Submitting Form Results


Changing the Items Available on a Selection List Based on Visitor Supplied Information


Sending All Selection List Values to the Web Server Through a Hidden Field


Adding a Reset Button to a Form


Preventing a Visitor from Clearing Form Elements Accidentally


Adding a Submit Button to a Form


Replacing the Standard Submit and Reset Buttons on a Form with Other Graphics Images


Sending Form Results by E-Mail Without a CGI Script


Controlling the Layout of Form Elements and Text with HTML Tables


Creating a Shortcut Key for Form Navigation with a [left angle bracket]label[right angle bracket] Tag


Instructing the Web Browser to Execute a Form Validation Function with the onClick Attribute


Passing Values to the Web Server Through Hidden Fields


Hiding Visitor Input from View Within a Password Element


Adding a Generic Button Object to a Form


Enabling and Disabling Form Elements on-the-Fly



Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)


Applying Multiple CSS Rules to a Single Selector


Selecting a Typeface with the font-family Property


Specifying the Size of Text with the font-size Property


Creating Overlapping Text


Aligning Web Page Text


Controlling Margins and Line Height


Displaying Text Within Columns


Working with Borders


Indenting Paragraphs and Controlling Letter, Word, and Line Spacing


Offsetting Text with Initial Caps


Customizing the Appearance of Hyperlinks


Creating a Drop-Shadow Effect


Applying a Border Graphic


Positioning Background Images and Watermarks


Floating Images and Text


Customizing the Appearance of Lists


Creating Text and Image Effects with Filters


Aligning Labels with Form Elements and Adding Color to Forms


Displaying a Gallery of Thumbnails with Captions


Controlling the Cursor


Layering Web Page Elements


Sending Your Style Sheet Through a Validator



XHTML and Emerging Trends


Converting HTML to XHTML Using HTML Tidy


Selecting the Correct DOCTYPE for Your Web Page


Validating Your Web Page with an XHTML Validator


Setting the Text Size on an XHTML Web Page with Keywords


Grouping an XHTML Form's Selection List Items with the [left angle bracket]optgroup[right angle bracket] Tag


Adding Color to XHTML Tables with Cascading Style Sheet Rules


Embedding Fonts Within an XHTML Web Page with CSS Rules


Inserting on XHTML Page Within Another with an Inline Frame


Updating Multiple XHTML Page Inline Frames at Once


Changing XHTML Page Appearance Based on Media Type


Controlling the Way the Web Browser Prints an XHTML Web Page



Graphics


Working with Cross-Platform Issues When Creating Graphics Images for the Web


Specifying Image Dimensions Within an Image Tag


Working with the alt Attribute and Text-Only Viewers


Creating a Tool Tip by Inserting a title Attribute in an Image Tag


Compressing Photographs into a JPEG File


Saving Clip Art and Text to a GIF-Formatted File


Making Images Appear to Load Faster


Working with the PNG-8 and PNG-24 File Formats


Converting Graphics into Web Images with Image-Editing Programs


Creating Web-Friendly Graphics Images on Your Scanner


Creating Colorful Horizontal Rules


Retrieving a Fast-Loading "Teaser" Image with the lowsrc Attribute


Ensuring Accurate Color Presentation with the Web-Safe Color Palette


Creating Graphical Hyperlink Anchors


Creating Tiled Backgrounds from Graphics Images


Creating Transparency in a GIF Image


Retrieving Full-Size Images after Clicking on Thumbnails


Preloading and Caching Images Behind the Scenes


Expanding the Web-Safe Color Palette with Dithering Techniques


Smoothing the Edges of Text Converted into a Graphic Through Anti-Aliasing



Animation, Sound, and Video


Creating a GIF Animation from Scratch


Controlling GIF Animation Th. ough Internal Settings


Creating a Banner Ad Using GIF Animation


Creating Smooth Transitions Between GIF Animation Frames Using Tweening


Incorporating a Completed Flash Splash Screen into a Web Site


Creating a Flash Movie from Scratch


Building Text-Based Animations Using FlaX


Broadcasting Streaming Audio and Video


Creating Your Own Streaming Media


Creating a Page that Features a Web Cam


Integrating Video and Audio into a Web Site Using SMIL (Smile)



JavaScript


Handling Older Browsers that Do Not Support Scripts


Storing Multiple Values in One Variable by Using JavaScript Arrays


Letting a Script Make Decisions and Process Accordingly


Making Decisions Based on Two or More Conditions


Executing Code When a Condition Is Not True


Repeating Statements a Specific Number of Times


Repeating Statements While a Condition Is True


Responding to JavaScript Events


Executing JavaScript Statements Within the Body of a Web Page


Calling a User-Defined JavaScript Function


Calling JavaScript Functions Within an Event Handler


Looking Closer at JavaScript Event Handlers


Creating an Interactive Navigation Bar with a Mouseover Effect


Taking Advantage of the Scripting Object Model Arrays


Referring to Web Page Objects by Name Instead of Position Number


Leveraging the Contents of the Document Object


Taking Advantage of the JavaScript Images Array


Exploiting the JavaScript Links Array


Changing Web Page Colors Using JavaScript


Storing a Cookie on the Visitor's Hard Drive


Formatting Cookie Data Using JavaScript


Retrieving a Cookie Value from the Cookie File


Removing a Cookie from the Cookie File


Saving Time and Programming by Using Prewritten (External) Scripts


Creating an Animation Using the onLoad Event


Displaying Self-Changing Banners Using JavaScript


Pointing Hyperlinks to New Files On-the-Fly


Pre-caching Pictures to Reduce Image Display Time


Creating a Scrolling Marquee Using JavaScript



Java Applets and ActiveX Objects


Using an Applet to Create a Pop-Up Navigation Menu


Using an Applet to Animate a Text String


Using an Applet to Display and Print a Calendar for Any Year


Using an Applet to Display a Passage at Random from a Text File


Using an Applet to Create a Navigation Menu that Runs in Its Own Window


Using an Applet to Scroll the Contents of a File Vertically Within a Rectangular Box Onscreen


Using an Applet to Animate an Image Along a Sine Wave


Editing Java Source Code to Build a Custom Applet


Using the Microsoft Chat ActiveX Control to Add Internet Chat to a Web Page


Using Only ActiveX Objects with Internet Explorer



PHP4


Sending Data from an HTML Form to a PHP Script


Using PHP to Parse and Extract Form Results


Using PHP to Send an E-Mail Message


Determining Whether a Visitor's Web Browser Accepts Cookies


Using PHP and a Disk File to Set Up Username/Password Access to a Web Site


Preventing Visitors from Linking Directly to Pages on Your Site


Using a PHP Session to Establish a Persistent Connection Between a Site Visitor and the Web Server


Creating a MySQL Database and Tables


Displaying SQL Query Results in an HTML Table on a Web Page


Using PHP to Generate a Random Password


Using PHP and MySQL to Set Up Username/Password Access to a Web Site


Preventing Visitors from Changing Variable Values with URL Arguments


Using PHP and MySQL to Track Where Visitors Go on Your Web Site


Determining the Visitor's IP Address for Web Page Requests Sent Through a Proxy Server


Preventing One Visitor from Assuming Another Visitor's PHP Session Identity


Using PHP Functions to Create Web Page Templates


Using PHP to Add File Upload Functionality to a Web Page



Active Server Pages (ASP)


Controlling the Flow of Content from Web Server to Web Browser Through the HTML Output Stream


Preventing the Web Browser from Displaying Stale Active Server Pages


Redirecting the Web Browser to Another Web Page


Maintaining Variable Values Between HTTP Requests with the Cookies Collection


Retrieving Form Results from the ASP Form Collection


Retrieving Form Results from the ASP QueryString Collection


Retrieving Information from the Server Variables Collection


Connecting to a MySQL DBMS Through the MyODBC Driver


Setting Up Username/Password Access to a Web Site


Starting a Session and Working with Session Variables


Executing SQL Queries and Displaying Query Results Sets Within an HTML Table


Displaying Banner Ads with the Microsoft Banner Ad Rotator


Tracking Microsoft Banner Ad Rotator Impressions and Click-Throughs


Handling "Status: 404 Not Found" Errors



Security and Performance


Downloading and Installing a Public Key, Digital Signature, and Server ID


Creating a Secure Web Page Under IIS


Installing a Software-Based Firewall


Fine-Tuning a Firewall's Port Assignments


Reducing Your Site's Exposure to Viruses


Improving Performance and Security by Disabling Printer and File Sharing


Using Client Certificates to Restrict User Access


Auditing System Events to Detect Intruders


Exploiting the NTFS File System


Disabling Remote Services


Analyzing Your System's Vulnerability


Processing Credit Card Data


Taking a Close Look at a Web Site's Performance Chain


Creating a Web Farm


Monitoring Server Performance


Index