DHTML and CSS Advanced: Visual QuickPro Guide

I was greatly disappointed with this book. I have bought many other visual quickpro books which have been great. This book is not advanced. The examples in this book do not separate content, presentation and function. Javascript should be separated from the content of the page, not mashed into the (X)HTML as was typically done in early web sites. The javascript hooks in the code examples are invariably hard-coded into attributes. While that may work fine at first, just try updating pages full of onclick attributes and you'll be looking for a better way. CSS should be used to separate the presentation from the content of the page as much as possible. It seems that the author has 'divitis': there are so many nested divs in some of the examples it's hard to follow the markup. The book gives lip service to accessibility, but does not follow the concept through: many of the examples will not degrade gracefully in non-javascript enabled browsers. Dynamic html pages \_can\_ play well with all browsers: this is advanced javascript. If you follow the examples in this book, however, you'll be discriminating against a large part of your audience. You will get better information in: For css: CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook (Pioneering Series) For ppk on JavaScript, 1/e (VOICES)

Once you discovered the dynamic, sophisticated sites you could create using DHTML and CSS, you wanted more—more interaction, more accessibility, more animation, more interesting combinations of text and graphics, more everything! This book provides the key. By picking up where his enormously popular Visual QuickStart Guide left off, best-selling author Jason Cranford Teague explores the advanced DHTML and CSS programming techniques you need to take your Web sites to the next level. Covering everything from standards and accessibility to separating content from style; creating multicolumn layouts; combining text and graphics; creating controls, menus, forms, and special effects; working with other Web languages; and much more, this friendly, task-based volume is a must-have if you're serious about Web design. Step-by-step instructions and a strong visual format make complex topics understandable, even fun—especially when coupled with the loads of tips, screen shots and practical, working examples that Jason has provided.

Front Cover......Page 1 Table Of Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 10 Cpt.1 Creating A Dynamic Web Site......Page 16 Cpt.2 Mastering CSS......Page 42 Cpt.3 Advanced DHTML Techniques......Page 70 Cpt.4 Content......Page 112 Cpt.5 Layout......Page 144 Cpt.6 Navigation......Page 188 Cpt.7 Controls......Page 238 Cpt.8 Forms......Page 284 Cpt.9 Special Effects......Page 324 Cpt.10 Databases......Page 354 A: CSS Quick Reference......Page 390 B: DHTML Quick Reference......Page 404 C: WAI Accessibility Checklist......Page 412 D: Browser-Safe Fonts......Page 420 INDEX......Page 426 Back Cover......Page 440 Covering the latest developments in DHTML and CSS Web design, this text explains topics such as accessible sites, migrating from table-based layouts and much more