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Whilst Ian Graham's two excellent Wiley titles (the
XHTML 1.0 Language and Design Sourcebook and companion volume
XHTML 1.0 Web Development Sourcebook) have certainly set a high standard for books about HTML's latest incarnation, there is certainly room still left for other publications. Especially those that are accessible to the beginner and not simply masquerading as such. Books as well written as
XHTML By Example are to be particularly welcomed. Author Ann Navarro, of the W3C XHTML Working Group, has penned a clear, concise yet comprehensive introduction that is sure to be of great value to both newcomers (it takes little for granted) and the more experienced (it is detailed and thorough).
Starting with an overview of the fundamentals of XHTML's new structures, its differences from HTML 4 and then on to an introduction to its semantics, Navarro is always a steady guide with plenty of example code to help clarify the situation. The book then continues on to discuss Web essentials such as forms, tables and frames and goes on to further chapters on XHTML style, CSS and XSL, modularisation and the future of the language.
XHTML By Example comes highly recommended to those who like their computer books written with clarity and without a morass of often tedious detail. --Mark Thwaite
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XHTML by Example explains the differences in syntax between HTML and XHTML, and the concept of 'well-formedness', which is underused in HTML but crucial and required in XHTML. Further coverage includes authoring guidelines for a smooth transition to XHTML, XML DTDs and Schemas, and how they relate to XHTML, how XHTML modularization provides content to non-traditional browsers such as Palm devices, pagers, and cell phones, adding custom XHTML modules to standard XHTML, XHTML document profiling, and plans for XHTML 1.1. The final chapters cover advanced features, including Extended Forms, XHTML Basic, and Profiling content for different types of browsers.
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