by Chuck Musciano
O'Reilly UK
Paperback - 608 pages
(August 1998)
O'Reilly UK
For those with some HTML knowledge, HTML: The Definitive Guide is a practical text that covers HTML 3.2 syntax, semantics, and elements of style and explains each tag in detail. Using this guide, you can learn how HTML elements interact with each other, how browsers have limitations and differences,... Read more
by Danny Goodman
O'Reilly UK
Paperback - 1096 pages
(31 August, 1998)
O'Reilly UK
Danny Goodman felt that he couldn't trust any of the documentation on Dynamic HTML (DHTML) that he read (too many contradictions), so he wrote this book as a reference for working with his own clients. After testing tags and techniques on multiple releases of the main browsers, Goodman came up with... Read more
by Elizabeth Castro
Peachpit Press
Paperback - 384 pages
(October 1999)
Peachpit Press
Whether you use a high-end authoring application like Dreamweaver, or, in the most economical fashion, you write your own code out in a text file, knowing your way around HTML comes in handy. HTML 4 for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide will teach you what you need to know quickly.
The... Read more
by Paul McFedries
Que
Paperback - 380 pages
(15 January, 1998)
Que
The Upcoming new releases of Internet Explorer 4 and Netscape Communicator 4 will make it even easier for users to create their own Web pages, enabling casual users to create their own presence on the Internet and WWW. Read more
by Alex Homer
Wrox Press
Paperback - 479 pages
(June 1999)
Wrox Press
XML is creeping into the vocabulary and the arsenal of every web page author and web application programmer. Even if you haven't actually noticed it yet, XML is there and growing in influence. Some corporations have already chosen to build web-based applications that transfer data between client and... Read more
by Alex Homer, Chris Ullman
Wrox Press
Paperback - 464 pages
(December 1997)
Wrox Press
Even if you rely on online documentation for Web-page design, there's nothing like a handy, one-volume guide to the essentials of HTML and dynamic HTML (DHTML) standards. That's the idea behind Instant HTML, a much-needed reference that helps you get the most out of Web-page design and create... Read more
by Elliotte Rusty Harold, Harold
IDG Books Worldwide Inc
Paperback - 1015 pages
(June 1999)
IDG Books Worldwide Inc
The emergence of XML is having an enormous impact on Web development and scaling the learning curve of this new technology is a priority for many developers. The XML Bible offers a superb introduction to the subject and the groundwork to understand XML's future developments.
Author Elliotte Rusty... Read more
by Philip Greenspun
Morgan Kaufmann
Paperback - 500 pages
( 1 May, 1999)
Morgan Kaufmann
Computing and coffee tables go together like chalk and … artichokes, so this excellent volume comes as something of a surprise. There are no pages of closely packed type and dull screenshots here. Instead, expect amusing pictures (including ones of pig racing and Web-savvy dog Alex), well-chosen... Read more
by Joe Burns
Que
Paperback - 527 pages
(October 1998)
Que
This text is an introduction to building Web sites with HTML. It contains tutorials, techniques, and answers to the questions that are asked most about HTML. Read more
by Dick Oliver
Sams Publishing
Paperback - 492 pages
(September 1999)
Sams Publishing
Teach Yourself HTML 4 in 24 Hours is not really a guide to the latest features of HTML 4, but rather a complete HTML tutorial that happens to include lessons on Dynamic HTML and style sheets. There are 24 lessons in all--with each taking about an hour, naturally. If you're looking for a quick and... Read more
by Molly Holzschlag
Sams Publishing
Paperback - 482 pages
(September 1998)
Sams Publishing
Teach Yourself HTML 4 in 24 Hours is not really a guide to the latest features of HTML 4, but rather a complete HTML tutorial that happens to include lessons on Dynamic HTML and style sheets. There are 24 lessons in all--with each taking about an hour, naturally. If you're looking for a quick and... Read more
by Chris Russell
Computer Step
Paperback - 192 pages
(30 November, 1997)
Computer Step
Thanks to specialist software for the creation of Web pages, knowledge of HTML (the Web's very own programming language) is not compulsory for would-be Web designers. But it can be helpful to know how pages are constructed, even if only to see how other people have achieved special effects. And if... Read more
by Joseph W. Lowery
I D G Books Worldwide
Paperback - 718 pages
(September 1999)
I D G Books Worldwide
Macromedia Fireworks 2 is one of the most flexible graphics design and manipulation programs for the Web. The Fireworks 2 Bible is a definitive title that offers a one-stop tutorial and reference to the product.
While the book focuses on the features of Fireworks, it also offers introductions to key... Read more
by Thomas Powell
Osborne McGraw-Hill
Paperback - 1130 pages
(March 1999)
Osborne McGraw-Hill
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... Read more
by Simon North
Sams
Paperback - 580 pages
(February 1999)
Sams
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is the slimmed-down, Web-enabled version of SGML. This text explains how to write Web page markup tags without the complexity of SGML. It covers document types, real-world document types and XML stylesheets and processing. Read more
by Elliotte Rusty Harold
IDG Books Worldwide Inc
Paperback - 426 pages
(September 1998)
IDG Books Worldwide Inc
In the crowd of XML books, this book stands out, with its specific focus on the needs of Web-page authors. Elliotte Harold handles the technical details and programming aspects as briefly as possible in order to concentrate on the pragmatic issues of producing efficient Web sites.
Harold divides... Read more
by Bud E. Smith, et al
IDG Books Worldwide Inc
Paperback - 384 pages
(February 1999)
IDG Books Worldwide Inc
An instruction manual on creating Web pages. It covers publishing strategies, HTML basics, developing full Web sites, and using authoring tools. In addition, the authors look at the tools and strategies for building speciality pages for businesses, creating Web pages with and for Web TV, hooking up... Read more
by Paul McFedries
Que
Paperback - 350 pages
(22 December, 1999)
Que
A simple, non-technical guide to creating a Web page, offering a step-by-step approach and including many examples that illustrate each new concept. This edition provides information on Web page concepts such as XML and covers techniques such as style sheets and JavaScript program. Read more
by Jeff Rule
Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Paperback - 288 pages
(November 1998)
Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Taking a non-technical approach, this book examines the influence of Dynamic HTML, a more complex scripting process than ordinary HTML. The text covers animations, drag and drop, timelines, transitions and pull down menus, as well as Netscape Communicator and Internet Explorer. Read more
by Sybex Inc.
Sybex International
Paperback - 1056 pages
(March 1999)
Sybex International
Of all areas of interest in computer hardware and software technologies in recent years, few can have had as much attention as those that embrace the Internet. While people have become increasingly familiar with "surfing the net", now many have also discovered that it is not too difficult a task to... Read more
by Brian Francis, et al
Wrox Press
Paperback - 551 pages
(18 February, 1999)
Wrox Press
This latest marvel, hot from the Wrox Press, is an example of how all technical manuals should be written. The book covers all the new additions to the Microsoft DHTML model including the latest CSS 2 implementation, native support for direct browsing of XML and XSL files as well as a feature which... Read more
by Stephen T. Mohr
Wrox Press
Paperback - 400 pages
(April 1999)
Wrox Press
Designing Distributed Applications is all about creating Cooperative Network Applications. Their aim is to promote the re-use of intranet and Internet applications and maintain the viability of applications in the face of change.
Using Stephen's 5 Principles of Cooperative Network Application... Read more
by Nigel McFarlane
Wrox Press
Paperback - 400 pages
(1997)
Wrox Press
JavaScript is a powerful way to extend HTML content and work with Java applets, but developing with this language can be tricky. With this one-volume reference, you can begin using scripts within Web pages and also learn some of JavaScript's high-end features.
Early sections treat JavaScript as... Read more
by Hakon Lie, Bert Bos
Longman Higher Education
Paperback - 432 pages
(30 June, 1999)
Longman Higher Education
For readers looking for a one-stop read for all they need to know about cascading style sheets (CSS), Cascading Style Sheets, Second Edition: Designing for the Web really hits the nail on the head. One of the authors--Hakon Wium Lie--was the originator of CSS and is in charge of the technology in... Read more