Beginning HTML, XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript

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The web copy for this title needs to be updated to the following An essential update to the key web authoring standards of HTML, XHTML, and CSS The existence of Web pages depends on three vital technologies: HTML (base language that Web pages are written in), XHTML (standards that define how to write HTML pages), and CSS (standard that applies formatting styles to Web pages). This new edition provides you with critical coverage of these three Web authoring standards, and places special focus on the upcoming releases of HTML 5 and CSS 3. Serving as a tutorial and reference, this comprehensive resource explains the basic structure and necessary formatting to create a static (non-changing) and dynamic (changing) page on the Internet. Coverage includes: Creating Content with HTML Markup Languages HTML Values and Units What Goes into a Web Document? The HEAD Elements Text Structuring Essentials Character Formatting Essentials Lists, Links, Tables, Frames, and Forms Multimedia Dynamic HTML HTML Tools and Variants Web Development Software Publishing Your Site An Introduction To XML Creating Mobile Documents Tidying and Validating Your Documents Controlling Presentation with CSS Style Definitions CSS Values and Units CSS Inheritance and Cascade Font Properties Text Formatting Padding, Margins, and Borders Colors and Backgrounds CSS Layouts Pseudo-Elements and Generated Content Dynamic HTML with CSS Media Styles and Defining Documents for Printing The Future of CSS: CSS3 User Interface Styles Testing and Validating CSS HTML, XHTML, and CSS Tips and Tricks Helpful examples round out this essential guide and will get you up and running with HTML, XHMTL, and CSS in no time!