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| An Overview of XML | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Learning the History: The Many Incarnations of SGML into XML | |
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| Creating One Document for Multiple Platforms and Devices | |
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| Using XML for Data Exchange | |
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| Content Sharing with XML | |
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| Comparing HTML, XHTML, and XML | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| From HyperText to XHTML | |
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| The Limitations of HTML | |
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| The Emergence of XML | |
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| Taking the Mid-Road with XHTML | |
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| Creating an XHTML Document | |
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| XML Declarations | |
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| DOCTYPE Declaration and Document Type Definition (DTD) | |
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| XML Namespaces | |
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| Reformulating an HTML Document into XML | |
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| Choosing to Use XHTML or XML | |
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| Going Further with Namespaces | |
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| Data and Metadata | |
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| Understanding How XML Works: The Fundamentals | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Well-Formed and Valid XML | |
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| Well Formed | |
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| Valid | |
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| Tagging an XML Document | |
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| Very First Example | |
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| Character References | |
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| Thinking Through XML | |
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| Understanding the Tree Structure of a Document | |
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| Creating a Root Element | |
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| Comments | |
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| Elements | |
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| Empty Element Tags | |
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| #PCDATA | |
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| CDATA | |
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| Attributes (#!ATTLIST) | |
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| Entities | |
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| How to Decide: Attribute versus !ELEMENT | |
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| Creating Document Type Definitions (DTDs) | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introducing DTDs | |
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| Imposing Grammar and Structure | |
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| Checking for Validation | |
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| Using DTD Syntax | |
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| Writing Element Declarations | |
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| Model Groups | |
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| Free Text | |
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| Writing Attribute List Declarations | |
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| Attribute Name | |
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| Attribute Type | |
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| Required or Default Values | |
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| Writing Parameter Entity Declarations | |
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| Writing Notation Declarations | |
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| Referencing DTDs | |
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| Creating External DTD Subsets | |
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| Using Internal DTD Subsets | |
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| Using Conditional Sections with Entities | |
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| Schemas | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| DTDs versus Schemas | |
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| Some Problems with DTDs | |
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| Thinking of Speed | |
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| Developing Schemas | |
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| Namespaces | |
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| Elements and Attributes | |
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| Simple and Complex | |
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| A Little Schema | |
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| Thinking About Validation | |
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| Complex Types | |
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| Deep Schema | |
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| Grouping | |
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| Making a Choice | |
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| Importing Elements | |
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| Using XML Parsers and Unicode | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Parsers | |
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| Difference between an XML Parser and an HTMl Parser | |
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| The Basic Microsoft Parser | |
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| Creating your Own Valid Document | |
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| A Word about Errors | |
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| Using XML Spy | |
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| Other XML Editors | |
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| What Is Unicode: The Development of a Global Standard | |
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| xml: lang Attribute | |
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| UTF-8 and Beyond | |
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| Character Sets and Typeface | |
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| Applying Cascading Style Sheets | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Developing XML Styles | |
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| How CSS Has Evolved | |
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| CSS1 | |
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| CSS2 | |
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| CSS3 | |
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| Introducing CSS Syntax | |
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| Properties and Values | |
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| Getting Literal: Display, List, and Whitespace Properties | |
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| More Basic CSS Formatting | |
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| Backgrounds | |
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| Text | |
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| Fonts | |
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| Borders | |
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| Margins | |
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| Padding | |
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| Advanced CSS Formatting | |
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| Dimension | |
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| Classification | |
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| Positioning | |
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| Comparing CSS to XSL | |
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| Ensuring your CSS Is Valid | |
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| Applying eXtensible Style Sheets (XSL) | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Understanding XSL | |
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| Using XSLT to Transform XML Documents with XSL | |
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| Learning the Details of XSL Stylesheets | |
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| Using XSLT to Transform an XML Document | |
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| How XSL Uses Templates | |
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| Filtering | |
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| Sorting | |
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| Creating Conditional Statements | |
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| Styling the Appearance of XML Elements with XSL | |
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| Debugging XSLT | |
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| XSL Element References | |
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| Linking XML Documents | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Introducing XML Linking Language (XLink) | |
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| Writing an XLink Statement | |
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| Simple Links | |
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| Extended Links | |
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| Creating XLinks in DTDs | |
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| Introducing XPointer | |
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| Scripting with the DOM | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| An Overview of the DOM | |
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| DOM-Based Parsers | |
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| DOM-Based Parsing versus SAX-Based Parsing | |
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| The DOM's Design Levels | |
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| The Node Interface | |
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| Parsing the DOM | |
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| Browser Support for the DOM | |
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| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| Advantages of SVG | |
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| SVG versus Flash | |
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| SVG Versions | |
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| SVG Viewer | |
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| Introducing SVG Syntax | |
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| The SVG Viewport | |
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| Basic Shapes | |
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| More Element Shapes: Circle Element | |
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| SVG and CSS Stylesheets | |
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| Ensuring your SVG Is Valid | |
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| SMIL | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| A Brief History of SMIL | |
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| SMIL 1.0 | |
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| SMIL 2.0 | |
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| How to SMIL | |
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| Other Ways to SMIL | |
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| Another Way to View SMIL | |
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| Basic SMIL | |
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| Core Elements | |
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| Media Elements | |
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| The [left angle bracket]layout[right angle bracket] Module | |
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| The [left angle bracket]body[right angle bracket] Element | |
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| Linking Module | |
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| Integrating Databases with XML | |
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| Learning Objectives | |
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| An Introduction to Using Databases with XML | |
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| Data-Centric XML | |
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| Document-Centric XML | |
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| Going from Data and Documents to Databases | |
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| Transferring Information between Traditional Databases and XML | |
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| Relational Databases | |
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| A Brief Introduction to SQL | |
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| What's Next: Mapping and Querying | |
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| Mapping Document Schemas to Database Schemas | |
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| Querying XML Documents to Transfer Data to Databases | |
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| Directly Transferring Data to Databases | |
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| Transferring Information between Native XML Databases and XML Documents | |
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| Database Vendors | |
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| Using XML with Oracle | |
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| Using XML with Microsoft's SQL Server 2000 | |
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| Using XML with IBM's DB2 | |