Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference
by Danny Goodman

Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference
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Author: Danny Goodman
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-03
ISBN: 0596527403
Number of pages: 1328
Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Book Reviews of Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Book Review: 3rd Edition of an essential reference on Dynamic HTML
Summary: 5 Stars

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

Summary of Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Packed with information on the latest web specifications and browser features, this new edition is your ultimate one-stop resource for HTML, XHTML, CSS, Document Object Model (DOM), and JavaScript development. Here is the comprehensive reference for designers of Rich Internet Applications who need to operate in all modern browsers, including Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Safari, and Opera.

With this book, you can instantly see browser support for the latest standards-based technologies, including CSS Level 3, DOM Level 3, Web Forms 2.0, XMLHttpRequest for AJAX applications, JavaScript 1.7, and many more. This new edition:

  • Provides at-a-glance references for the tags, attributes, objects, properties, methods, and events of HTML, XHTML, CSS, DOM, and core JavaScript. You can quickly look up a particular feature or language term to see if it is available in desired browser brands and versions.
  • Includes handy cross referencing that lets you look up an attribute (or object property, method, or event type) to find all the items that recognize it, including interrelated HTML tags, style properties, and document object model methods, properties, and events.
  • Offers appendices where you can quickly locate values useful in HTML authoring and scripting. You'll find coverage of commands used across three browsers for user-editable content.
  • Includes a glossary that gives you quick explanations of some of the new and potentially confusing terminology of DHTML.

Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference speeds the way to adding sophisticated features to your web pages. Indispensable, complete, and succinct, this bestselling guide is the must-have compendium for all web developers involved in creating dynamic web content.


Danny Goodman felt that he couldn't trust any of the documentation on Dynamic HTML (DHTML) that he read (too many contradictions), so he wrote this book as a reference for working with his own clients. After testing tags and techniques on multiple releases of the main browsers, Goodman came up with very practical information--some of which you may not find in any other resource.

Goodman assumes a solid foundation, if not expertise, in basic HTML and an understanding of what DHTML is all about. From those assumptions, he presents a meaty, information-dense volume. The first of the book's four sections discusses industry standards and how to apply the basic principles of DHTML. He emphasizes the differences in Web browsers and discusses how to build pages so that they work well in both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The second section is an extensive, quick reference of all the tags, objects, and properties of HTML, cascading style sheets, Document Object Model, and core JavaScript. A particularly handy cross-reference guide to this information follows, helping you locate it in alternate ways. The final section contains appendices, with useful tables of values and commands. --Elizabeth Lewis

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