Web Warrior Guide to Web Design Technologies

Name: Web Warrior Guide to Web Design Technologies
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ISBN: 9780619064600

ISBN-10: 0619064609

ISBN-13: 9780619064600

Edition: 2003

Authors: Don Gosselin, Ruth Guthrie, Luis Lopez, Joel Sklar, Matt Slaybaugh

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Students now have the ultimate Web design survey book! Flash, Photoshop, and Fireworks are explored to give students the edge in building dynamic Websites. This book is all you need!

Book details

List price: $217.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication date: 4/22/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 650
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

Joel Sklar is an instructional designer and technical trainer specializing in HTML, XML, and web technologies. He has taught markup languages and web design to thousands of technical professionals in the New England area. Joel's consulting business offers a range of technical and design classes as well as customized courseware development. In addition, Joel is the author of Principles of Web Design and Designing Web Pages with Cascading Style Sheets, both published by Course Technology. Known for his lively hands-on demonstrations, Joel has presented at technical communication conferences throughout the United States.



Preface



XHTML: Part I


Introduction to HTML


XHTML Document Type Definitions (DTDs)


Transitional DTD


Frameset DTD


Strict DTD


XHTML Elements and Attributes


Block-Level and Inline Elements


Standard Attributes


Basic Body Elements


Headings


Paragraphs and Line Breaks


Horizontal Rules


Linking Web Pages


The [left angle bracket]a[right angle bracket] Element


Linking Within the Same Web Page


Validating Web Pages



XHTML: Part II


Working with Text


Text-Formatting Elements


Phrase Elements


Special Characters


Adding Images to Your Web Pages


The [left angle bracket]img[right angle bracket] Element


Height and Width


Creating Lists


Unordered Lists


Ordered Lists


Definition Lists


Working with Frames


The Frameset DTD


Creating Frames


Using the target Attribute and the [left angle bracket]base[right angle bracket] Element


Creating Tables


The [left angle bracket]table[right angle bracket] Element


Basic Table Elements


Building Forms


The [left angle bracket]form[right angle bracket] Element


Form Controls


E-Mailing Form Data



Dreamweaver: Part I


The Dreamweaver Workspace


Changing Views


Text Properties


Hyperlinks


Making a Link List


Link List with Relative Links


Links to E-Mail


Creating Named Anchors


Page Properties


Tables


Images on the Web


Image Maps


Rollovers



Dreamweaver: Part II


Web Site Layout with Layers and Frames


Converting Layers to Tables


Laying Out Tables in Layout View


Layout with Frames


Dreamweaver Support for Multimedia


Tools for Inserting Multimedia Files


Inserting Multimedia (Image, Flash, Flash Text, Flash Button)


Style Sheets to Increase Productivity and Give Your Web Sites a Coherent Look


Types of Styles


Redefining an HTML Style by Using the CSS Styles Panel


Creating a Style Sheet and Applying Its Styles


Simple Animation with DHTML


Animating with the Record Path of Layer Command


Moving Layers by Using the Timeline


Advanced Productivity Tools



Photoshop and ImageReady: Part I


Creating Images


Using Tools


Using Filters


Using Layers and Vector Shapes


Using Text


Editing Images


Navigating Images


Changing Dimensions


Fixing Low-Contrast Scans


Fixing Problem Colors


Retouching with the Brush Tool


Retouching with the Dust & Scratches Filter


Blurring Images


Using Saturation


Replacing Unwanted Elements


Saving and Optimizing Images


Optimizing GIF Files


Optimizing JPEG Files


Optimizing by File Size



Photoshop and ImageReady: Part II


Animating Images


Optimizing and Saving Animations


Using the Animation Palette


Creating Animations from a Single Layer


Tweening


Creating Animations from Multiple Layers


Creating Animation from Files


Setting the Frame Delay


Setting the Loop Count


Creating Rollover Effects


Creating Rollovers from Layers


Creating Rollovers Using Styles


Using Animation in Rollover Effects


Creating Image Maps


Creating Image Maps with the Image Map Tools


Controlling Linking Destinations


Creating Image Maps from Selection Areas


Creating Image Maps from Layers


Slicing Images


Creating Slices


Creating Slices from Selection Areas


Creating Slices from Layers


Controlling the Display of Slices in HTML


Using Animation in a Sliced Image


Using Rollover Effects in a Sliced Image



Flash: Part I


The Flash Environment


Stage


Menu Bar


Toolbox


Panels


Property Inspector


Starting a New Document


Zoom and Hand Tools


Drawing and Painting Tools


Using the Oval and Rectangle Tools


Using the Line Tool


Using the Pencil Tool


Using the Pen Tool


Using the Brush Tool


Selecting and Modifying Lines, Curves, and Shapes


Using the Arrow Tool


Using the Subselection Tool


Using the Lasso Tool


Using the Transform Tools


Using the Eraser Tool


Using the Ink Bottle Tool


Using the Paint Bucket Tool


Using the Eyedropper Tool


Working with Text


Printing and Exporting a Document



Flash: Part II


Using the Timeline, Frames, and Layers


Using the Timeline to Test an Animation


Understanding Symbols and the Library


What Is Animation?


Frame-by-Frame Animation


Tweened Animation


Motion Tweened Animation


Shape Tweened Animation


Special Layers


Creating a Mask Layer


Creating a Motion Guide Layer


Using Buttons, Actions, and Sounds


Creating a Button


Adding Actions


Adding Sounds


Publishing Your Movie



Fireworks: Part I


Fireworks Editing Tools


Creating a New Document


Saving and Exporting Files


Selection Tools


Pointer and Subselection Tools


Scale and Cropping Tools


Using Cropping Tools


Bitmap Tools


Marquee, Lasso, and Magic Wand Tools


Creating a Feathered Edge


Brush, Pencil, Eraser and Blur Tools


Rubber Stamp and Eyedropper Tools


Paint Bucket Tools


Using Bitmap Tools


Editing an Image


Vector Tools


Line and Pen Tools


Shape Tools


Using the Shape Tool


Text Tool


Using the Text Tool


Other Tools


Web Tools


Color Tools


View Tools


The Layers Panel



Fireworks: Part II


Creating an Image Map


Creating Hotspots using the Hotspot Tool


Exporting Fireworks Graphics


Creating Hotspots using the Insert Hotspot Command


Slicing Images for the Web


Creating Slices


Exporting a Sliced Image


Slicing an Image using the Slice Command


Creating a Rollover Effect on Slices


Symbols and the Library


Buttons and Menus


Creating New Buttons


Duplicating Buttons to Create a Menu Bar


Creating a Pop-Up Menu


Creating Animations


Using Frames to Create Animation


Creating an Animation Using Tweening



Cascading Style Sheets: Part I


Introducing Cascading Style Sheets


Browser Support for Cascading Style Sheets


Understanding Style Rules


Writing Your First Style Sheet


Combining CSS Rules with HTML


Using the style Attribute


Using the [left angle bracket]style[right angle bracket] Element


Linking to an External Style Sheet


Adding Comments


Building a Basic Style Sheet


Basic Selection Techniques


Using Type Selectors


Grouping Selectors


Combining Declarations


Using Descendant Selectors


Advanced Selection Techniques


Using the class Selector


Making class Selectors More Specific


Using the [left angle bracket]div[right angle bracket] and [left angle bracket]span[right angle bracket] Elements


Using CSS Selection Techniques



Cascading Style Sheets: Part II


Understanding CSS Measurement Units


Absolute Units


Relative Units


The px Unit


Working with the CSS Measurement Units


Using the CSS Font Properties


Specifying Font Families


Specifying Font Size


Specifying Line Height


Working with the Font Properties


Using the CSS Margin, Padding, and Border Properties


Understanding the CSS Box Model


Specifying Margins


Specifying Padding


Specifying Borders


Working with the Box Properties


Working with Color


Color Basics


Specifying Color


Background Color


Working with the Color Properties



JavaScript: Part I


The JavaScript Programming Language


Adding JavaScript to an HTML Document


The [left angle bracket]script[right angle bracket] Element


Using the write () and writeln () Methods


Case Sensitivity in JavaScript


Creating a Simple JavaScript Program


Creating a JavaScript Source File


Adding Comments to a JavaScript Program


Hiding JavaScript from Incompatible Browsers


Placing JavaScript in Head or Body Sections


Working with Variables


Variable Names


Declaring Variables


Modifying Variables


Working with Functions


Defining Functions


Calling Functions


Understanding Events


HTML Tags and Events


Event Handlers


Link Events



JavaScript: Part II


Data Types


Numeric Data Types


Boolean Values


Arrays


Expressions and Operators


Arithmetic Operators


Assignment Operators


Comparison and Conditional Operators


Logical Operators


Operator Precedence


Strings


Working with Strings


The String Object



JavaScript: Part III


Decision Making


if Statements


if...else Statements


Nested if and if...else Statements


Switch Statements


Repetition


while Statements


do...while Statements


for Statements



Dynamic HTML and Animation


Introduction


Document Object Model


Document Object Properties


Document Object Methods


The Image Object


Working with Timeouts and Intervals


Animation with the Image Object


Image Caching


Using JavaScript with CSS Styles


Using JavaScript and Styles in Older Versions of Navigator


Using JavaScript and Styles in Older Versions of Internet Explorer


Using JavaScript and Styles with the W3C DOM


CSS Positioning


Dynamic Positioning in Older Versions of Internet Explorer


Dynamic Positioning in Navigator


Dynamic Positioning with W3C DOM--Compliant Browsers


Cross-Browser Compatibility


Glossary


Index