Rating:  - 3rd Edition of an essential reference on Dynamic HTML
The third edition of Danny Goodman's classic reference on dynamic content was just released in November 2006. Thus, all reviews older than that are referring to a previous edition. Unlike previous editions of this book, the third edition has deleted the tutorial section entitled "Applying Dynamic HTML", and is now pretty much a pure reference book. However, there is now an extensive 221 page online supplement at the book's website that is an advanced introduction to creating dynamic web content that addresses the cross-platform compromises inherent in web page design. This supplement includes the demonstration of the use of cascading style sheets, element positioning, dynamic content, and scripting events, and is very helpful. There is so much new material here it is definitely worth upgrading if you have the previous edition. If you are a complete newcomer to the idea of both HTML and dynamic content and you need a pure tutorial before you get into the minute details presented in this book, might I recommend "Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML". That book is a great introduction and learning tool, but you'll still need this for a reference. The following is the detailed table of contents for the third edition.
Part I. Dynamic HTML Reference
1. HTML and XHTML Reference
Attribute Value Types
Shared HTML Element Attributes
Shared Event Handler Attributes
Alphabetical Tag Reference
2. Document Object Model Reference
Property Value Types
About client- and offset- Properties
Default Property Values
Events
Static W3C HTML DOM Objects
Shared Object Properties, Methods, and Events
Alphabetical Object Reference
3. Event Reference
Alphabetical Event Reference
4. Style Sheet Property Reference
Property Value Types
Selectors
Pseudo-Element and Pseudo-Class Selectors
At-Rules
Conventions
Alphabetical Property Reference
5. JavaScript Core Language Reference
About Static Objects
Mozilla Get and Set Methods
ECMAScript for XML (E4X)
ECMAScript Reserved Keywords
Core Objects
Operators
Control Statements
Miscellaneous Statements
Special (Escaped) String Characters
Part II. Cross References
6. HTML/XHTML Attribute Index
7. DOM Property Index
8. DOM Method Index
9. DOM Events Index
Part III. Appendixes
A. Color Names and RGB Values
B. HTML Character Entities
C. Keyboard Event Character Values
D. Editable Content Commands
E. HTML/XHTML DTD Support
F. The Mozilla Browser Version Trail
Rating: - Indespensible For Web Developers
This book truly is a definitive resource for DHTML development. I originally read this book when Ajax was taking off as an acronym and a movement. I am VERY glad that I read this book to set a solid background in the Javascript and XHTML underpinnings of Ajax - moving on to Ajax topics has been straightforward after digesting Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference.
This book is VERY hefty but the time taken to read it in detail will definitely pay off for you. I cannot think of a relevant topic that was not covered in great detail.
Highly recommended!
Rating: - I have this book always on my side
I have this book always on my side, and when I started to learn DHTML I used a lot. Now I used less often but I still using it every once in a While. Actually I need to buy a second copy because the first one is so wear out that it started to lose pages.
Rating: - O'Reilly Dynamic HTML
An indespensible reference for everything client-side web development. Consise and handy; this book should sit beside the keyboard of any serious web developer.
Rating: - The authoritative reference
This hefty volume is not for the beginner, but for the working professional who needs to know exactly what features are available to them and what browser versions they will work with. It's the only book of its kind with this version information. It also includes the exact official specification of HTML, the DOM, and Javascript -- uncovering just how poor a lot of browser support is for much of these technologies (especially CSS declarations for audio, for example). I recommend this book to my upper level web development students as the last word on web development usage. The only real flaws are logistical -- the difficulty of managing a traditionally bound 1500 page book, getting it to stay open, spines splitting, that sort of thing. But the information is unparalleled. With CSS3 on the way, I anticipate another revision in the near future, and I'll be the first in line to buy another one.
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