CSS, DHTML, and Ajax, Fourth Edition Visual QuickStart Guide,9780321443250

CSS, DHTML, and Ajax, Fourth Edition Visual QuickStart Guide

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780321443250
ISBN10: 032144325X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-10-17
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
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Summary

The best-selling guide to DHTML and CSS is back to tackle all that's new in interactive Web design.

Author Biography

Jason Cranford Teague is a senior information architect for Lante and has designed Web sites for numerous corporations, including Virgin, WebMD, Coca-Cola, CNN, Bell South, and DuPont. He is the author of the previous editions of this guide.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi
PART 1: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
1(264)
Understanding CSS
3(20)
What Is a Style?
5(1)
What Are Cascading Style Sheets?
6(2)
Versions of CSS
8(2)
Types of CSS Rules
10(3)
CSS and Markup Languages
13(5)
Kinds of Tags
18(1)
Setting Your DTD
19(4)
CSS Basics
23(68)
Adding Styles to an HTML Tag: Inline
24(2)
Adding Styles to a Web Page: Embedded
26(3)
Adding Styles to a Web Site: External
29(7)
(Re)Defining HTML Tags
36(2)
Defining Classes for Any Tag
38(3)
Defining ID Selectors to Identify an Object
41(3)
Defining Selectors to Have the Same Styles
44(2)
Making a Declaration limportant
46(2)
Defining Selectors Based on Context
48(5)
Defining Selectors Based on Tag Attributes
53(3)
Working with Pseudo-Classes
56(11)
Working with Pseudo-Elements
67(6)
Setting Styles for Print and Other Media
73(7)
Adding Comments to CSS
80(1)
Inheriting Properties from a Parent
81(2)
Determining the Cascade Order
83(3)
Using Conditional Comments to Fix CSS in Internet Explorer
86(3)
Style Sheet Strategies
89(2)
Font Properties
91(22)
Understanding Typography on the Web
92(4)
Setting the Font-Family
96(5)
Setting the Font Size
101(3)
Making Text Italic
104(2)
Setting Bold, Bolder, Boldest
106(2)
Creating Small Caps
108(2)
Setting Multiple Font Values
110(3)
Text Properties
113(26)
Adjusting Text Spacing
114(6)
Setting Text Case
120(2)
Adding a Text Drop Shadow
122(2)
Aligning Text Horizontally
124(2)
Aligning Text Vertically
126(3)
Indenting Paragraphs
129(2)
Controlling White Space
131(2)
Decorating Text
133(3)
Setting Text Direction
136(3)
Color and Background Properties
139(20)
Choosing Your Color Palette
140(5)
Setting Text and Foreground Color
145(2)
Setting a Background Color
147(3)
Setting a Background Image
150(4)
Setting Multiple Background Values
154(5)
Box Properties
159(36)
Understanding an Element's Box
160(4)
Setting How an Element is Displayed
164(7)
Setting an Element's Margins
171(3)
Setting an Element's Border
174(7)
Setting an Element's Outline
181(3)
Setting an Element's Padding
184(3)
Setting the Width and Height of an Element
187(8)
Visual Formatting Properties
195(24)
Understanding the Window and Document
196(2)
Setting the Positioning Type
198(6)
Setting an Element's Position
204(5)
Stacking Objects (3D Positioning)
209(3)
Floating Elements in the Window
212(3)
Clearing a Floated Element
215(4)
Visual Effect and User Interface Properties
219(14)
Setting the Visibility of an Element
220(2)
Setting an Element's Visible Area (Clipping)
222(2)
Setting Where the Overflow Content Goes
224(2)
Setting an Element's Opacity
226(2)
Changing the Mouse Pointer's Appearance
228(3)
Changing the Scrollbar's Appearance (IE Windows Only)
231(2)
Table Properties
233(12)
Setting the Table Layout
234(2)
Setting the Space Between Table Cells
236(2)
Collapsing Borders Between Table Cells
238(2)
Dealing with Empty Table Cells
240(2)
Setting the Position of a Table Caption
242(3)
Generated Content and List Properties
245(20)
Adding Content Using CSS
246(3)
Teaching the Browser to Count
249(3)
Specifying the Quote Style
252(2)
Setting the Bullet Style
254(2)
Creating Your Own Bullets
256(2)
Setting Bullet Positions
258(2)
Setting Multiple List Styles
260(2)
Displaying an Element as a List
262(3)
PART 2: DYNAMIC HTML
265(150)
Understanding DHTML
267(16)
What Is Dynamic HTML?
268(3)
The History of DHTML
271(2)
Why Should I Use DHTML?
273(3)
Flash vs. DHTML
276(3)
Should I Use DHTML or Flash?
279(4)
DHTML Basics
283(22)
DOM: The Road Map to Your Web Page
284(4)
Setting Up an Object
288(2)
Understanding Events
290(2)
Using Event Handlers
292(2)
Getting an Element
294(4)
Passing Events to a Function
298(2)
Binding Events to Objects
300(2)
Using Feature Sensing
302(3)
Learning About the Environment
305(16)
Detecting the Operating System
306(2)
Detecting the Browser's Name
308(2)
Finding the Pages Location and Title
310(2)
Determining the Number of Colors (Bit Depth)
312(2)
Determining the Screen Dimensions
314(2)
Determining the Browser Window's Dimensions
316(2)
Determining the Page's Visible Dimensions
318(3)
Learning About an Object
321(20)
Detecting Which Object Was Clicked
322(2)
Determining an Object's Properties
324(3)
Detecting an Object's Position
327(5)
Finding an Object's Style Property Values
332(2)
Finding an Object's 3D Position
334(2)
Finding an Object's Visible Area
336(5)
Learning About an Event
341(12)
Detecting Which Event Type Fired
342(2)
Detecting Which Key Was Pressed
344(2)
Detecting Which Modifier Key Was Pressed
346(2)
Detecting Which Mouse Button Was Clicked
348(3)
Detecting Where the Mouse Was Clicked
351(2)
Basic Dynamic Techniques
353(22)
Changing CSS Property Values
354(2)
Making Objects Appear and Disappear
356(5)
Moving Objects from Point to Point
361(2)
Moving Objects by a Certain Amount
363(2)
Moving Objects in 3D
365(3)
Changing an Object's Visible Area
368(2)
Changing an Object's Content
370(2)
Controlling Objects Between Frames
372(3)
Advanced Dynamic Techniques
375(28)
Making a Function Run Again
376(3)
Animating an Object
379(5)
Using Input from a Form Field
384(2)
Following the Mouse Pointer
386(3)
Making an Object Draggable
389(3)
Opening a New Browser Window
392(4)
Moving the Browser Window
396(2)
Changing the Browser Window's Size
398(2)
Scrolling the Browser Window
400(3)
Dynamic CSS
403(12)
Finding a Style Property's Value
404(2)
Adding or Changing a Style Declaration
406(4)
Changing Classes
410(2)
Disabling or Enabling a Style Sheet
412(3)
PART 3: AJAX
415(36)
Understanding Ajax
417(16)
What Is Ajax?
418(4)
How Ajax Works
422(3)
Why Should I Use Ajax?
425(3)
What Is Web 2.0?
428(5)
Ajax Basics
433(18)
Understanding Server Requests
434(2)
Fetching Data
436(3)
Fetching a Response
439(4)
Filtering the Data
443(4)
Utilizing the AjaxBasics.js Library
447(4)
PART 4: USING CSS, DHTML, AND AJAX
451(96)
Layout
453(28)
Structuring Your Page
454(6)
Creating Multicolumn Layouts
460(3)
Styling Headers
463(2)
Styling Links and Navigation
465(2)
Styling Copy and Content
467(2)
Styling Tables
469(2)
Styling Forms
471(6)
Styling Frames
477(4)
Content
481(20)
Importing External Content
482(4)
Dynamically Controlling Form Data
486(4)
Adding Pop-Up Layers
490(5)
Dynamic Type Ahead
495(6)
Navigation
501(26)
Creating Navigation Buttons with CSS Sprites
502(3)
Creating Drop-Down Menus
505(5)
Creating Collapsible Menus
510(3)
Creating a Tab Menu
513(6)
Creating Sliding Menus
519(4)
Creating a Remote Control
523(4)
Controls
527(20)
Providing Page Controls
528(5)
Creating Scroll Bars for a Layer
533(5)
Adding Style Controls
538(4)
Putting Together a Photo Album
542(5)
Index 547

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