Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 006.74 EAN: 9780470186275 ISBN: 0470186275 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 930 Publication Date: May 05, 2008 Publisher: For Dummies Sales Rank: 12060 Studio: For Dummies
Product DescriptionWant to build a killer Web site? Want to make it easy to keep your site up to date? You'll need to know how CSS, HTML, and XHTML work together. HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies makes that easy too! These eight minibooks get you started, explain standards, and help you connect all the dots to create sites with pizzazz.
This handy, one-stop guide catches you up on XHTML basics and CSS fundamentals. You'll learn how to work with Positionable CSS to create floating elements, margins, and multi-column layouts, and you'll get up to speed on client-side programming with JavaScript. You'll also get the low-down on server side programming with PHP, creating a database with MySQL, and using Ajax on both client and server sides. You'll find out how to:
Use templates and validators
Manage information with lists and tables
Turn lists of links into button bars
Add style color and borders
Create variables for data
Add motion with basic DOM animation
Work with arrays
Add Flash functionality with AFLAX
Build and manage a multipage site
Choose and run your own server
You don't need expensive or complicated software or a super-powerful computer to build a Web site that does all sorts of amazing things. All you need is a text editor and the clear, step-by-step guidance you'll find in HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies.
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Rating: - A Great Book
I can finally clean my desk and throw everything away. Except for this book. It contains all the info I need - well organised and well explained. Finally I will stop collecting pieces and bites from different sources. Many thanks to Andy and Chris :) Great Job!
Rating: - html, xhtml and css all in one desk reference for dummies
HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
A Great book! It answers all of my questions relating to all of the several web page languages that I have only partially understood. I now have a solid foundation for going onto more complex programming material and for developing great web applications. The recommendations for free software are terrific. Free works for me. I now have all of the tools I need on my lap top,including my own Apache ... Read More
Rating: - Great for beginners!!
I have been out of web design for years. In fact the last time I built a web page I was still using a single html doc and usually some images with hotspots. This book got me back in the saddle and quickly had me building great looking and functional web pages and sites.
This book covers everything from basic html to css to MySQL and PHP. There is really no other book you could get that will help you build a more complete website at this level.
Rating: - A great primer
I've been bodging and hacking my way through all sorts of Web-based projects for years, and had only recently begun to progress beyond hacking other people's code. This is an awesome primer for someone who wants to get a grounding in a wide variety of Web technologies. However, don't expect detailed how-tos on more advanced stuff (for example- styling dropdown menus with CSS.) What you will get is enough solid info to supercharge your further efforts down the line. This is the book for learning to walk ... Read More
Rating: - Extremely helpful
Very informative and equally complete. I think this is probally the only book you need to read to build some sexy websites. Only thing is the name is kind of condecending : )
- A great primer
