Creating web sites bible [[electronic resource] /] / Philip Crowder with David A. Crowder

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454083503321
• Autore: Crowder Philip
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Indianapolis, IN, : Wiley Pub., c2008
• ISBN: 1-281-73276-1; 9786611732769; 0-470-37259-1
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (890 p.)
• Collana: Bible
• Altri autori (Persone): CrowderDavid A
• Disciplina: 006.7; 006.76
• Soggetti: Web site development; Web sites - Design; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Creating Web Sites Bible, Third Edition; About the Authors; Credits; Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Who Should Read This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions and Features; What's on the Companion Web Site/CD; Minimum Requirements; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Laying the Foundation; Chapter 1: The Basics of Building Web Pages and Sites; Web Browsers; Web Pages; Web Sites; Analyzing Web Site Types; Understanding Internet Demographics; Determining Your Approach; Dos and Don'ts of Web Site Development; Summary; Chapter 2: Popular Web Design Tools; Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3)Freeware and Shareware; Designing for the Mobile Web; Summary; Part II: The Basics; Chapter 3: History and Development of the Internet and HTML; Origins of the Internet; Development and Evolution of HTML; Summary; Chapter 4: HTML Building Blocks; Creating a Web Page Using HTML; Head and Body Sections; Block-Level Elements; HTML Tools; Designing a Simple Web Page; Logical and Physical Elements; Special Characters and Encoding Schemes: ASCII and Unicode; Element Quick Reference; Summary; Chapter 5: Links, Hotspots, and Web Site Navigation; Example Web Site; Internal Links with Anchor Tags Developing a Sample Web Site; Absolute and Relative Paths; Previous and Next Links; External Links; Storyboarding; Links Quick Reference; Summary; Chapter 6: The Elements of Color and Images in Web Pages; Setting Color Attributes; Using the Three C's: Complement, Contrast, and Coordination; Using Color Names and Hex Numbers; Popular Graphics Formats; Setting Background and Foreground Color; Adding Background Images; Adding Images; Aligning Images; Setting Image Size; Solving Image Problems; Quick Reference; Summary; Chapter 7: Text Formatting; Fonts; Customizing Text with Character Styles Using the FONT and BASE FONT Elements; Aligning and Indenting Text; Choosing Character Sets; Using Special Characters and Entities; Summary; Part III: Advanced Design Features; Chapter 8: Harnessing the Power of Tables; Adding Tables and Setting Table Size; Managing Borders; Using Padding and Spacing; Aligning Tables and Cell Contents; Spanning Rows and Columns; Working with Images and Color; Tables Quick Reference; Summary; Chapter 9: Organizing Your Site with Frames; Designing Frame Layouts; Creating Frame sets; Setting Targets for Your Links; Customizing Frame Borders and Margins Setting Scroll Bar Options; Avoiding Frame Problems; Frames Quick Reference; Summary; Chapter 10: Getting Input with Forms; Adding Forms; Getting Short Data with Text Boxes; Gathering Information with Text Areas; Making Choices with Check Boxes and Option Buttons; Saving Space with the SELECT and OPTION Elements; Using INPUT Buttons; Using the BUTTON Element; Adding Hidden Fields; Adding Labels; Setting Tab Order; Specifying Access Keys; Submitting the Form; Simple DOM; Summary; Part IV: Making It Look Professional; Chapter 11: Adding Multimedia and Other Objects
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