HTML is changing so fast that it's almost impossible to keep up with developments. How do you know what's real, and how do you use it? The third edition of HTML: The Definitive Guide brings it all together for you. It is the most comprehensive book available on HTML today. It covers the latest standard, HTML 4.0, and all of the features supported by the popular Web browsers. The authors cover every element of HTML in detail, explaining how each element works and how it interacts with other elements. Many hints about HTML style help you write documents ranging from simple online manuals to complex marketing and sales presentations. With hundreds of examples, the book gives you models for writing your own effective Web pages and mastering advanced features, like style sheets and frames.
HTML: Definitive Guide shows you how to:
- Use style sheets and layers to control a document's appearance
- Create tables, from simple to complex
- Use frames to coordinate sets of documents
- Design and build interactive forms and dynamic documents
- Insert images, sound files, video, applets, and JavaScript programs
- Create documents that look good on a variety of browsers
- Learn about new features to support multiple languages
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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| Bill Kennedy | Bill Kennedy is currently president and chief technical officer of ActivMedia, Inc., a new media marketing and marketing research company based in beautiful Peterborough, NH, but which conducts business with clients and associates from around the world primarily over the Internet (http://www.activmedia.com). When not hacking new HTML pages or writing about them, "Dr. Bill" (Ph.D. in biophysics from Loyola University of Chicago, of all things!) is out promoting a line of mobile, autonomous robots as real-world platforms for artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic research and for education (http://www.rwii.com). Or he's out drumming up writing assignments from his former colleagues at IDG's SunWorld/Advanced Systems Magazine (now SunWorld Online; http://www.sun.com), where he served as a senior editor-features (at-large over the Internet, of course) for nearly five years. Contact Dr. Bill directly at bkennedy@activmedia.com. |
| Chuck Musciano | Chuck Musciano grew up on the East Coast, having spent time in Maryland, Georgia, and New Jersey before acquiring a B.S. in computer science from Georgia Tech in 1982. He spent the next 15 years in the employ of Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida, first as a compiler writer and crafter of tools and later as a member of Harris Advanced Technology Group. His focus on Unix-based technology led to a position within Harris's Corporate Data Center, managing Unix systems. Along the way, he grew to know and love the Internet, having contributed a number of publicly available tools to the Net and started the still-running Internet Movie Ratings Report. The Web was natural next step, and he has been running various web sites for several years. Most recently, he has taken the position of Chief Information Officer with the American Kennel Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. Chuck has written on Unix- and Internet-related topics in the trade press for the past decade, most visibly as the "HTML Q&A" columnist for NetscapeWorld, the "Webmaster" columnist for SunWorld, and the "Tag of the Week" columnist for WebReview. In his spare time he enjoys life in North Carolina with his wife Cindy, daughter Courtney, and son Cole. |
