- Paperback: 912 pages
- Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition (1 Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0078823978
- ISBN-13: 978-0078823978
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 19 x 6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,226,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Most HTML books don't bother to give beginners an introduction to the workings of the World Wide Web because the Web doesn't directly influence writing HTML documents. Powell provides this information because it eventually makes it easier for readers to understand why their HTML Web sites behave as they do. The result is a book well suited to beginning, intermediate, and advanced readers. Beginners learn HTML from the very basics. Intermediate users will gain the knowledge to become advanced, and even old pros will discover new details and updated information.
Powell begins the book with introductory chapters that discuss HTML and Web background and set the limits of what HTML coding alone can accomplish. From there he moves into lessons in basic HTML and progresses chapter by chapter to such high-end topics as advanced layout techniques, how to standardise Web-page presentation among browsers with style sheets, programmed Web pages, and client-side scripting and programming. The six appendices finish the book with a wealth of easy-to-use quick- reference information. --Elizabeth Lewis, Amazon.com
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This guide contains detailed information about HTML 3.2 through tutorials, theory and references. The 16 chapters include examples of why and when to use specific aspects of HTML. Tags new to HTML 3.2 are highlighted. The book also features a 300-page alphabeticized reference section to HTML and a style-sheet reference guide. Information to support both Netscape and Miscrosoft's Internet Explorer are included. In addition, the source code for the book is posted on Osborne's Web site for easy access. While it focuses on many technologies, the book is concerned with how HTML intersects with those technologies rather than attempting to discuss all aspects of the individual technologies. Both a basic introduction to HTML, and a detailed reference section of actual tags and features are provided. There is also information on WebTV, style sheets, and new Netscape 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0 tags.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"HTML: The Complete Reference, Second Edition", by Thomas A. Powell
Our NST/Engineers company reviewers found this over 1000 page compendium to be an ideal training text and desktop reference for a wide spectrum of web page designers. Individuals working to improve company intranet and extranet communications will be well-served by the examples given of code and scripting followed by what you can expect to see. Professionals seeking guidance in advanced HTML, DHTML, XML, and related internet savvy can expect to increase their understanding of these cutting-edge technologies.
We found excellent coverage of the pitfalls of page preparation without knowledge of the differences between popular browser capabilities. The browser versions expected to be in common use for the next few years of Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, WebTV, and a few others, and how to allow for their different interpreting capabilities , is covered throughout the book.
Hundreds of pages of appendixes explain what you can and can't do with HTML elements and style sheets. The function, power, and use of Java Script in its several variations are explained with examples. Author Thomas A. Powell, an expert Web consultant and Internet applications teacher at University of California at San Diego, explains the centrality of HTML while predicting changes that XML and other methods may bring in the future. He cites lots of free online Web sites, at all levels, to augment material in the book.
We found the writing style, loaded with useful examples and stabs of humor, to be an easy read. This is a body of knowledge that must be understood at higher than an entry level by industrial, academic, and small business practitioners alike who see the need for an effective Web presence.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I needed a comprehensive, intelligent guide covering HTML, DHTML, CSS etc. This book provides that and more in a easy to understand manner, that isn't too simplistic for an advanced web author. A smart layout, and nice index helps you locate what you need fast. Color charts, CSS style references, tag attributes a-plenty, DHTML overviews and in-depth information is there when you need it. If you're looking to spend on a clever guide to take you into the ever expanding world of web technologies, this book is a excellent resource!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
First things first. If you're going to build web sites you need to know HTML.
GUI development packages are all very well but an understanding of what you are doing is fundamental.
This book is fundamental to understanding.
It will work as a learning tool but excels as the reference it is intended as.
Wish that I'd bought the hard cover version 'cause this copy is going to get knackered with the amount of use it's going to get!
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a very very good one
it's always on my desk while coding
Published on 31 July 2001 by Q. Gillet
When Will They EVER Learn ???
I have had three of these Complete Reference books and all have fallen apart ... they are too damn thick. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2001 by Bob Sharp
If you want it, it's got it.
Most programmers' reference books cater for the advanced level programmer with no thought for those who want to simply want to learn HTML, however whether an entry level or an... Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2000
An excellent HTML tutorial book
Although the book is very deep in its coverage of the subject (help! detail overload) it is a bit pants as a reference book. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2000 by David Wadsworth (david.wadsworth@ccgb.co.uk)
Real HTML for people who build sites for a living
This book is simply great! If you build sites for a living you probably struggle with books that trivialize HTML and present its syntax willy-nilly. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 1999
Excellent - Very Useful
I find this book highly useful as a desktop reference for just about anything HTML/DHTML related. In addition, Powell does a great job of introducing topics that may be new to... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 1999
Omissions Diminish Usability as Reference
There are numerous problems with this book as an HTML "reference."
First, an irritation for anyone using this book as a practical reference to look up tag details is... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 1999
THE complete reference.
Simple really ... Great for beginners to advanced authors.
Published on 17 Aug 1999
Great Book For All levels of Sit Design
I've made several web sites, and I am pretty much fluent in HTML, Javascript....and have learned a great deal about producing a decent site. Read more
Published on 23 July 1999
Most complete book about HTML i've ever seen.
This is just the best HTML book I've got my hands on. Just about everything about HTML techniques you could think about is covered in this book. Read more
Published on 13 July 1999
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