Mastering XHTML

Newly revised and updated, Mastering XHTML is a complete guide to the markup language that is leading the world of Web development from HTML to XML. You know the dangers of being left behind in this field, and this book ensures that you aren't, teaching you step by step how to convert existing HTML sites to XHTML and how to build new sites using this specification. It's a great way to hone your current skills and acquire new ones. Coverage includes:

• The basics of XHTML
• XHTML structure and form
• Accommodating different browsers
• Linking XHTML documents
• Placing images
• Displaying data and controlling layout with tables and frames
• Converting HTML to XHTML
• Saving time and effort with Cascading Style Sheets
• Including JavaScript in your XHTML pages
• Using data-collection forms
• Adding multimedia effects to your Web pages
• Developing a coherent Web site
• The XHTML document life cycle
• Publishing your XHTML documents
• Validating your XHTML, and why you should

• Introduction
• Pt. 1 Getting Started 1
• Ch. 1 Getting Acquainted with XHTML, Its Tools, and Its Resources 3
• Ch. 2 XHTML Structure and Form 25
• Ch. 3 Creating Your First XHTML Document 53
• Ch. 4 Linking Your Documents 91
• Ch. 5 Including Images 111
• Pt. II Advancing Your Skills 159
• Ch. 6 Developing Tables 161
• Ch. 7 Developing XHTML Forms 205
• Ch. 8 Creating Frames 249
• Ch. 9 Converting HTML to XHTML 295
• Pt. III Moving Beyond Pure XHTML 317
• Ch. 10 Using Style Sheets 319
• Ch. 11 Adding JavaScript 377
• Ch. 12 Including Multimedia 413
• Pt. IV Developing Web Sites 439
• Ch. 13 Understanding the XHTML Document Life Cycle 441
• Ch. 14 Implementing a Coherent Web Site 467
• Ch. 15 Tips for Web Sites: Public, Personal, and Intranet 485
• Ch. 16 Publishing Your XHTML Documents 517
• Master's Reference Pt. 1 XHTML Elements and Attributes 537
• Master's Reference Pt. 2 Cascading Style Sheets Reference 673
• Master's Reference Pt. 3 Scripting Reference 771
• Master's Reference Pt. 4 Working with the W3C Validator 921
• Master's Reference Pt. 5 XHTML Special Characters 927
• Master's Reference Pt. 6 XHTML Color Codes 933
• Master's Reference Pt. 7 The XHTML Specification 937
• Master's Reference Pt. 8 Xhtml 1.1 963
• Index