Beginning HTML with CSS and XHTML

Modern Guide and Reference

by David Schultz and Craig Cook

With a foreword by Simon Collison

Technical review by Gez Lemon

Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1

    Getting Started Takes a high-level view of how the web works and what you’ll need in order to create your own XHTML documents. (Cook)

  2. Chapter 2

    XHTML and CSS Basics Presents the basic syntax and rules to follow when you assemble web documents and style sheets, laying the foundation for the rest of the book. (Cook)

  3. Chapter 3

    Moving A<head> Introduces the document’s head element, explaining why it’s so important and showing you the different components you can place within it. (Schultz)

  4. Chapter 4

    Adding Content Explores how you’ll add content to your documents and give your text a stable, meaningful structure. (Cook)

  5. Chapter 5

    Using Images Describes how you can add pictures to your web pages for meaningful communication as well as decoration. (Cook)

  6. Chapter 6

    Linking to the Web Looks at how you can include links in your documents that point to other documents, either within your own site or elsewhere on the Internet. (Schultz)

  7. Chapter 7

    Using Tables Shows you how to structure complex data in tables, organizing related information in sets of connected rows and columns. (Schultz)

  8. Chapter 8

    Building Forms Guides you in creating forms that allow your visitors to input their own information and interact with your website. (Cook)

  9. Chapter 9

    Adding Style to Your Documents: CSS Dives deeper into the use of CSS, covering a few of the more advanced topics you’ll need to understand when you visually style your web pages. (Schultz)

  10. Chapter 10

    Client-Side Scripting Basics Outlines the basics of the JavaScript language, which you can use to make your web pages more dynamic and interactive. (Schultz)

  11. Chapter 11

    Putting It All Together Puts the topics discussed throughout the book to use, taking you step-by-step through the creation of a functioning website. (Cook)

  12. Appendix A

    XHTML 1.0 Strict Reference (Schultz)

  13. Appendix B

    Color Names and Values (Schultz)

  14. Appendix C

    Special Characters (Schultz)

  15. Appendix D

    CSS Browser Support (Schultz)

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