XML in record time

XML In Record Time offers clear, practical coverage of Extensible Markup Language, the emerging standard for content-specific presentation on the Web. Inside, XML expert Natanya Pitts teaches you everything you need to know to join the first wave of XML implementations ? from key concepts and terminology to the realities of mastering existing DTDs, developing your own DTDs, and publishing documents. Her insightful instruction, presented as a series of hands-on tutorials, will make you a knowledgeable, effective XML programmer in record time.

Chart your own course and make learning XML fun!

Each chapter focuses on a practical, real-world skill, so you can read the book straight through, skip subjects you already know, or even read chapters in any order that interests you.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding the basics of XML and markup
• Creating well-formed, valid documents
• Engineering elements for DTDs
• Assigning attributes to elements
• Defining content models for elements
• Using entities in DTDs and documents
• Hyperlinking with XLink and XPointer
• Processing XML documents
• Using CSS and XSL style sheets with XML
• Converting HTML to XML
• Creating documents for XML applications
• Using current XML vocabularies for multimedia, channeling, installations, and publishing

Table of contents

Part I: Introducing XML

Skill 1: Learning about XML

Skill 2: Making Sense of Markup

Skill 3: Forming a Foundation with HTML

Skill 4: Using HTML Tags to Describe Documents

Skill 5: Investigating XML

Skill 6: Understanding the Basics of XML DTDs and Documents

Skill 7: Creating Well-Formed and Valid XML Documents

Skill 8: Working with Different Types of Markup

Part II: The Building Blocks of XML

Skill 9: Engineering Elements for a DTD

Skill 10: Assigning Attributes to Elements

Skill 11: Defining Content Models for Elements

Skill 12: Employing Entities in DTDs and Documents

Skill 13: Linking Up with XLink and Xpointer

Part III: Deploying XML Documents

Skill 14: Processing XML Documents

Skill 15: Adding Style with CSS

Skill 16: Converting XML to HTML with XSL

Skill 17: Turning Existing HTML Documents into Valid XML Documents

Skill 18: Browsing XML with the Latest Web Clients

Part IV: A Guide to XML Vocabularies

Skill 19: Creating Documents for XML Applications

Skill 20: Automating Web Sites with WIDL

Skill 21: Channeling Data with CDF

Skill 22: Installing Software with OSD

Skill 23: Exchanging Money with OFX

Skill 24: Presenting Multimedia with SMIL

Part V: XML in the Real World

Skill 25: Deciding Whether XML Is the Right Solution

Skill 26: Dealing With the Implementation Realities of XML

Skill 27: Choosing the Right XML Tool

Skill 28: Finding the Best XML Resources

Glossary

Index