Sams Teach Yourself HTML, CSS And JavaScript All In One

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents at a Glance......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
About the Author......Page 8
 A Brief History of HTML and the World Wide Web......Page 10
 Creating Web Content......Page 11
 Understanding Web Content Delivery......Page 12
 Selecting a Web Hosting Provider......Page 15
 Testing with Multiple Web Browsers......Page 17
 Creating a Sample File......Page 18
 Using FTP to Transfer Files......Page 19
 Distributing Content Without a Web Server......Page 27
 Tips for Testing Web Content......Page 28
 Getting Prepared......Page 34
 Getting Started with a Simple Web Page......Page 35
 HTML Tags Every XHTML Web Page Must Have......Page 38
 Organizing a Page with Paragraphs and Line Breaks......Page 40
 Organizing Your Content with Headings......Page 43
 Validating Your Web Content......Page 45
 The Scoop on HTML, XML, XHTML, and HTML5......Page 47
CHAPTER 3: Understanding Cascading Style Sheets ......Page 54
 How CSS Works......Page 55
 A Basic Style Sheet......Page 56
 A CSS Style Primer......Page 61
 Using Style Classes......Page 66
 Internal Style Sheets and Inline Styles......Page 68
 Learning Web Scripting Basics......Page 74
 How JavaScript Fits into a Web Page......Page 76
 Exploring JavaScript’s Capabilities......Page 79
 Beginning the Script......Page 80
 Adding JavaScript Statements......Page 81
 Adding the Script to a Web Page......Page 82
 Testing the Script......Page 83
CHAPTER 5: Working with Fonts, Text Blocks, and Lists ......Page 90
 Boldface, Italics, and Special Text Formatting......Page 91
 Tweaking the Font......Page 94
 Working with Special Characters......Page 98
 Aligning Text on a Page......Page 101
 The Three Types of HTML Lists......Page 104
 Placing Lists Within Lists......Page 106
 Creating a Simple Table......Page 116
 Controlling Table Sizes......Page 119
 Alignment and Spanning Within Tables......Page 122
 Page Layout with Tables......Page 125
 Using Web Addresses......Page 132
 Linking Within a Page Using Anchors......Page 135
 Linking Between Your Own Web Content......Page 138
 Linking to External Web Content......Page 140
 Linking to an Email Address......Page 141
 Using CSS to Style Hyperlinks......Page 143
 Best Practices for Choosing Colors......Page 150
 Understanding Web Colors......Page 152
 Using Hexadecimal Values for Colors......Page 154
 Using CSS to Set Background, Text, and Border Colors......Page 155
 Choosing Graphics Software......Page 157
 The Least You Need to Know About Graphics......Page 158
 Preparing Photographic Images......Page 159
 Creating Banners and Buttons......Page 164
 Reducing the Number of Colors in an Image......Page 166
 Working with Transparent Images......Page 167
 Creating Tiled Backgrounds......Page 168
 Creating Animated Web Graphics......Page 169
 Placing Images on a Web Page......Page 170
 Describing Images with Text......Page 172
 Aligning Images......Page 174
 Turning Images into Links......Page 178
 Using Background Images......Page 180
 Using Imagemaps......Page 182
 Integrating Multimedia into Your Website......Page 187
CHAPTER 9: Working with Margins, Padding, Alignment, and Floating ......Page 200
 Using Margins......Page 201
 Padding Elements......Page 208
 Keeping Everything Aligned......Page 212
 Understanding the Float Property......Page 213
 The CSS Box Model......Page 218
 The Whole Scoop on Positioning......Page 222
 Controlling the Way Things Stack Up......Page 226
 Managing the Flow of Text......Page 229
CHAPTER 11: Using CSS to Do More with Lists, Text, and Navigation ......Page 234
 How the CSS Box Model Affects Lists......Page 235
 Placing List Item Indicators......Page 238
 Creating Image Maps with List Items and CSS......Page 240
 How Navigation Lists Differ from Regular Lists......Page 244
 Creating Vertical Navigation with CSS......Page 245
 Creating Horizontal Navigation with CSS......Page 254
CHAPTER 12: Creating Fixed or Liquid Layouts ......Page 262
 Understanding Fixed Layouts......Page 263
 Understanding Liquid Layouts......Page 264
 Creating a Fixed/Liquid Hybrid Layout......Page 267
 Understanding the Different Types of Scripting273......Page 282
 Including JavaScript in HTML......Page 283
 Displaying Random Content......Page 285
 Understanding the Document Object Model......Page 289
 Changing Images Based on User Interaction......Page 290
 Basic Concepts......Page 296
 JavaScript Syntax Rules......Page 300
 Best Practices for JavaScript......Page 302
 Understanding the Document Object Model (DOM)......Page 308
 Working with the document Object......Page 309
 Accessing Browser History......Page 312
 Working with the location Object......Page 314
 More About the DOM Structure......Page 315
 Working with DOM Nodes......Page 318
 Creating Positionable Elements (Layers)......Page 320
 Hiding and Showing Objects......Page 325
 Modifying Text Within a Page......Page 326
 Adding Text to a Page......Page 328
CHAPTER 16: Using JavaScript Variables, Strings, and Arrays ......Page 335
 Using Variables......Page 334
 Understanding Expressions and Operators......Page 337
 Data Types in JavaScript......Page 339
 Converting Between Data Types......Page 340
 Using String Objects......Page 341
 Working with Substrings......Page 344
 Using Numeric Arrays......Page 346
 Using String Arrays......Page 347
 Sorting a Numeric Array......Page 349
 Using Functions......Page 356
 Introducing Objects......Page 361
 Using Objects to Simplify Scripting......Page 363
 Extending Built-in Objects......Page 365
 Using the Math Object......Page 369
 Working with Math Functions......Page 370
 Using the with Keyword......Page 372
 Working with Dates......Page 373
 The if Statement......Page 378
 Using Shorthand Conditional Expressions......Page 381
 Testing Multiple Conditions with if and else......Page 382
 Using Multiple Conditions with switch......Page 384
 Using for Loops......Page 386
 Using while Loops......Page 388
 Working with Loops......Page 389
 Looping Through Object Properties......Page 391
 Understanding Event Handlers......Page 398
 Using Mouse Events......Page 403
 Using Keyboard Events......Page 406
 Using the onLoad and onUnload Events......Page 408
 Using onclick to Change 
 Appearance......Page 409
 Controlling Windows with Objects......Page 418
 Moving and Resizing Windows......Page 422
 Using Timeouts......Page 423
 Displaying Dialog Boxes......Page 426
 Working with Frames......Page 427
 Building a Frameset......Page 429
 Linking Between Frames and Windows......Page 432
 Using Inline Frames......Page 435
 Scripting Best Practices......Page 442
 Reading Browser Information......Page 449
 Cross-Browser Scripting......Page 452
 Supporting Non-JavaScript Browsers......Page 454
 Using Third-Party Libraries......Page 462
 Other Libraries......Page 465
 Introducing Greasemonkey......Page 472
 Working with User Scripts......Page 475
 Creating Your Own User Scripts......Page 477
 Introducing AJAX......Page 488
 Using XMLHttpRequest......Page 492
 Creating a Simple AJAX Library......Page 494
 Creating an AJAX Quiz Using the Library......Page 496
 Debugging AJAX Applications......Page 500
CHAPTER 25: Creating Print-Friendly Web Pages ......Page 508
 What Makes a Page Print-Friendly?......Page 509
 Applying a Media-Specific Style Sheet......Page 512
 Designing a Style Sheet for Print Pages......Page 514
 Viewing a Web Page in Print Preview......Page 517
 How HTML Forms Work......Page 522
 Creating a Form......Page 523
 Naming Each Piece of Form Data......Page 528
 Exploring Form Input Controls......Page 530
 Submitting Form Data......Page 536
 Displaying Data from a Form......Page 537
 Sending Form Results by Email......Page 539
CHAPTER 27: Organizing and Managing a Website ......Page 546
 When One Page Is Enough......Page 547
 Organizing a Simple Site......Page 549
 Organizing a Larger Site......Page 552
 Writing Maintainable Code......Page 555
 Thinking About Version Control......Page 557
 Publicizing Your Website......Page 562
 Listing Your Pages with the Major Search Sites......Page 564
 Providing Hints for Search Engines......Page 565
 Additional Tips for Search Engine Optimization......Page 571
INDEX ......Page 576