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TITLE
| | Usable Forms for the Web
| | EDITION
| | 1st
| | ISBN
| | 1-904151-09-4
| | AUTHOR(S)
| | Andy Beaumont, Chris Ullman, Jon James, Jon Stephens
| | PUBLISHER
| | Glasshaus
| | PUBLISHED
| | 2002
| | LEVEL(S)
| | 2 to 4 [about levels]
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| SYNOPSIS |
Forms are an integral part of many web sites, whether they are registration forms, feedback forms, or order forms. However, forms are time consuming for the site user to fill out, and need to be implemented to be as usable as possible, otherwise they can be frustrating and annoying, spoiling the user experience.
This book takes all the hassle out of implementing forms in whatever way you wish, dealing with client-side forms in HTML and Flash, client- and server-side form validation, and server-side data processing. It provides code samples fully adaptable to your own needs, along with walkthrough tutorials on how they work, and an HTML form element reference.
INCLUDES:
* Easy to Follow tutorials and reference on building form user interfaces with HTML and Flash
* Tips to follow for designing usable forms
* Client- and server-side data validation techniques using JavaScript, ASP and PHP
* Server-side data processing using ASP and PHP, with Access and MySQL databases
* Coverage of .NET Forms
* Extensive online support, including fully operational, downloadable code and a gallery of working form examples
What's great about this book?
* Provides developers with instant solutions to their form-building problems
* First book to tackle the subject in a concise, task-orientated fashion
* Book has substantial on-line support, including errata, code download, and site gallery
* All code is written to be cross-browser and standards compliant
"Mr. Stephens' tutorial on JavaScript regular expressions is remarkably lucid, and his list of RegEx definitions alone is worth the price of the book." - Marc A. Garrett, www.since1968.com.
Subject Area:
This book covers:
* Creation of client-side forms using HTML form controls and Flash
* Use of client-side JavaScript to enhance form functionality
* Submission of form data onto the server-side and, data processing using ASP and PHP
* client- and server-side form validation using JavaScript, PHP, and ASP (VBScript) - includes regular expressions
* Implementing ASP.NET Web Forms
Who Is This Book For?
This book is for intermediate to advanced web professionals who need to implement a professional form on a web site as quickly as possible, with the minimum of hassle.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
| | Andy Beaumont | Andy Beaumont is a freelance interactive develoiper/designer based in central London, As a firm believer in the "sharing of knowledge" ethos that has made the Flash community so strong, Andy writes Flash tutorials for the likes of pixelsurgeon.com and Computer Arts magazine and runs a personal Flash help site. As something of an ActionScript mercenary, Andy has worked with many top design agencies including MagneticNorth, Conkerco, and Broadsnouts. | | Chris Ullman | Chris Ullman is a Computer Science graduate who worked for Wrox Press for six and a half years before branching out on his own. Now a father of a 7-month-old baby, Nye, he divides his time between being a human punchbag for Nye, trying to write extra chapters with a baby on his lap, and in rare moments of spare time, either playing keyboards in psychedelic band the Bee Men, tutoring his cats in the art of peaceful co-existence and not violently mugging each other on the stairs or hoping against hope that this is the year his favorite soccer team, Birmingham City, can manage to end their exile from the Premier League. | | Jon James | Jon has spent the past 5 years working with many different types of web technology in many different situaitons, and has therefore worked with forms in a large variety of projects. When not using the computer for work, he can be found in front of it writing music. | | Jon Stephens | Jon Stephens is a programmer and database analyst based out of Australia. He has written about MySQL, PHP, and other topics. And he has co-authored Beginning MySQL Database Design and Optimization: From Novice to Professional and PHP 5 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach. Stephens recently joined MySQL AB as a member of the Documentation Team. |
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