XHTML : Moving Towards XML

XHTML promises to expand the power and versatility of the
Web and pave the way for XML. But how do you put XHTML
to work? Or adapt your existing HTML applications to this
new standard'
This book provides the answers. With crystal-clear
explanations and compelling case studies, XML maven
Simon St. Laurent walks you through the ins and outs of
XHTML and shows you step-by-step how to take advantage
of this new Web standard. From working with the rigorous
XHTML structure and retrofitting your HTML code to
extending XHTML with XML, this guide is just what you need
to position yourself and your sites for the XML future.

Chapter 1: A Fresh Start: Moving From HTML to XHTML ..... 3
Chapter 2: HTML and XHTML Application Possibilities ..... 13
Chapter 3: Coding Styles: HTML's Maximum Flexibility ..... 27
Chapter 4: Coding Styles: XML and XHTML's Maximum Structure ..... 37
Chapter 5 Anatomy of an XHTML Document ..... 51
Chapter 6: Reading the XHTML DTDs: A Guide to XML Declarations ..... 103
Chapter 7: Exploring the XHTML DTDs ..... 123
Chapter 8: Style Sheets and XHTML ..... 135
Chapter 9: Using XHTML in Traditional HTML Applications ..... 167
Chapter 10: The Big Clean-Up: Fixing Static HTML (The Easy Part) ..... 173
Chapter 11: The Big Clean-Up: Fixing HTML Generating Code (The Hard Part) ..... 201
Chapter 12: Using XSL to Generate (X)HTML ..... 215
Chapter 13: Integrating the Document Object Model with XHTML Generation ..... 227
Chapter 14: Moving to Modules: Creating Extensible Document Structures with XHTML ..... 245
Chapter 15: Fragmenting XHTML ..... 255
Chapter 16: Extending XHTML ..... 277
Chapter 17: XHTML Inside XML: Using XHTML in an XML Context ..... 291
Chapter 18: A Case Study: WAP and the Wireless Markup Language ..... 305
Chapter 19: Case Study: Mozquito Factory and FML ..... 321
Chapter 20: XML and the Next Generation of the Web ..... 369
Appendix A: XHTML Elements, by DTD ..... 377
Appendix B: Commonly Used Encodings ..... 405
Appendix C: Language Identifiers ..... 407
Appendix D: Country Codes ..... 411
Index ..... 417