By: Laura Lemay, Rafe Colburn
Published: Aug 12, 2010 by Sams. Part of the Sams Teach Yourself series.
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 760
Edition: 6th
ISBN-10: 0-672-33135-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33135-0
About the Book
Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day, Sixth Edition is the latest edition of the original worldwide bestseller. The entire book has been thoroughly revised and refined to include new detailed coverage of HTML5, the next major revision of the core language of the World Wide Web, HTML. Work on the HTML5 specification is still ongoing, but parts of HTML5 are already being implemented in new versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Opera.
Introduction
Over the past decade, the Web has become completely integrated into the fabric of society. Most businesses have websites, and it’s rare to see a commercial on television that doesn’t display a URL. The simple fact that most people now know what a URL is speaks volumes. People who didn’t know what the Internet was several years ago are now reconnecting with their high school friends on Facebook.
Perhaps the greatest thing about the Web is that you don’t have to be a big company to publish things on it. The only things you need to create your own website are a computer with access to the Internet and the willingness to learn. Obviously, the reason you’re reading this is that you have an interest in web publishing. Perhaps you need to learn about it for work, or you’re looking for a new means of self-expression, or you want to post baby pictures on the Web so that your relatives all over the country can stay up-to-date. The question is, how do you get started?
There’s more than enough information on the Web about how to publish websites like a seasoned professional. There are tutorials, reference sites, tons of examples, and free tools to make it easier to publish on the Web. However, the advantage of reading this book instead is that all the information you need to build websites is organized in one place and presented in an orderly fashion. It has everything you need to master HTML, publish sites to a server on the Web, create graphics for use on the Web, and keep your sites running smoothly.
But wait, there’s more. Other books on how to create web pages just teach you the basic technical details, such as how to produce a boldface word. In this book, you’ll also learn why you should be producing a particular effect and when you should use it. In addition, this book provides hints, suggestions, and examples of how to structure your overall website, not just the words on each page. This book won’t just teach you how to create a website—it’ll teach you how to create a good website.
Right now, the Web is transitioning from HTML 4/XHTML 1, the standards on which browsers have been based since the late nineties, to HTML5, a new standard that, at the time of publishing, has not been finalized. Browsers have already started adding support for HTML5, and after Internet Explorer 9 is released, all the major browsers will offer substantial support for it. In this book, examples are written in valid
HTML5 using tags that also work in all current browsers wherever possible. Exceptions and caveats are noted whenever I use tags that are not valid in HTML5 or were not part of HTML 4.
Table of Contents
Part I: Getting Started
1: Navigating the World Wide Web
2: Preparing to Publish on the Web
3: Introducing HTML and XHTML
4: Learning the Basics of HTML
Part II: Creating Simple Web Pages
5: Adding Links to Your Web Pages
6: Formatting Text with HTML and CSS
7: Adding Images, Color, Backgrounds
Part III: Doing More with HTML
8: Building Tables
9: Creating Layouts with CSS
10: Designing Forms
11: Integrating Multimedia: Sound, Video, More
Part IV: JavaScript and Ajax
12: Introducing JavaScript
13: Using JavaScript in your Pages
14: Using JavaScript Libraries and Ajax
15: Working with Frames and Linked Windows
Part V: Designing Effective Web Pages
16: Writing Good Web Pages: Do's and Don'ts
17: Designing for the Real World
18: Advanced CSS Techniques
Part VI: Going Live on the Web
19: Putting Your Site Online
20: Taking Advantage of the Server
21: Using Tools to Make Publishing Easier
About the Authors
Rafe Colburn is an author and web developer with more than 15 years experience building websites. His other books include Special Edition Using SQL and Sams Teach Yourself CGI in 24 Hours. You can read his blog at http://rc3.org or find him on Twitter as@rafeco.
Laura Lemay is one of the world’s most popular authors on web development topics. She is the author of Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML, Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days, and Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days.
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