Beginning XHTML Author:Dave Raggett, Jenny Raggett, Ted Wugofski, Cassandra Greer, Sebastian Schnitzenbaumer What is XHTML? — XHTML (eXtensible HyperText Markup Language) 1.0 superceded HTML 4.01 in January 2000 as the next generation W3C standard for marking up web pages. XHTML offers the functionality and widespread acceptance of HTML with the extensibility and the new audience that XML offers. No longer will multiple versions of the ... more »same page be needed for varying user agents -- one XHTML page will suffice. Anyone who wants to create a web page will need to learn XHTML.
Who is this book for?
This book is for anyone wanting to mark up web pages and use scripting to enhance the quality of their pages. It will be useful for those who wish to enter the world of web development with an advantage over existing developers, for those technological changes, and for those who want to access new markets and reduce their workload. No previous knowledge is assumed.
What does this book cover?
• Introduction to XHTML
• Analysis of how XHTML relates to, and differs from, HTML and XML
• Using web based forms and e-mail to collect data and send information
• Adding multimedia (graphics, audio, and video) and accessibility to your pages
• How to design and build interactive web pages and web sites
• Create interactive sites by scripting with JavaScript and manipulation of the DOM
• Practical advice, ‘Try It Outs’, tutorials, and reference material to get hands on experience using XHTML« less