Special Edition Using XHTML

by Molly E. Holzschlag

Molly Holzschlag brings her trademark style and and enthusiasm to Special Edition Using XHTML, including comprehensive information that will help web professionals to get the most from XHTML. The book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789724316
• ISBN13: 9780789724311
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Que
• Length: 900 Pages
• Weight: 3.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great resource for creating Web standards Web sites

I admit I judged the book by the cover and thought it would focus solely on XHTML. Not so. There are references to SMIL, multimedia, visual design, style sheets, and scripting.Author Molly E. Holzschlag explains, "The best way to read the book will be determined by you!" Each chapter stands alone. It is organized to be a resource for you to pick and choose what you need. Special Edition Using XHTML begins with the basics of what is XHTML and how it came to be. Moving deeper into the book, Holzschlag guides you from creating Web pages with XHTML to adding scripts and style to XHTML documents.Books, especially those of a technical nature, written with a personal touch are easier to read and understand. Here, Holzschlag hits the bullseye.Although the book qualifies as a genuine doorstop with 900 plus pages, you'll find it easy to use. Holzschlag makes sure she covers everything. While reading a section about formatting XHTML, I briefly disagreed with a statement. Less than a page later, she explained why the statement is not entirely true. She is honest in her commentary about HTML and design issues. If you want to know why you should bother moving from HTML to XHTML, she tells you. Or why HTML is still going strong and why XHTML has not killed it. Yep, it's there, too.She provides details on XHTML modularization and DTDs (Document Type Definition). There are plenty of examples, screen shots, and step-by-step instructions to help you. If you're like me and forget a few things about writing code, she is there to gently refreshen your memory. Finding specific topics is not a chore with the book's thorough index as well as its single page of the table of contents next to the cover of the book.This book targets intermediate readers, but readers who are learning HTML will be able to use this book. Holzschlag covers all the basics of file naming conventions, clean coding, and wireless programming to name a few. In other words, she gives you much more than you ask for when you pick up this book. Special Edition Using XHTML is a welcome addition to a budding Web development library.

Simply the Best

This is an outstanding book on XHTML. It provide simply, easy-to-understand, in depth, and extremely powerful instruction on XHTML. There are plenty of excellent examples, which are clearly explained. It not only shows how, but explains why, all in a extremely clear, understandable and interesting manner. The book explains the basics, and is great for a beginner, but also deals with integrating XHTML with some other very useful technology, including CSS, XML, XSL, JavaScript, Macromedia Flash, WML and alternative devices (Cell Phones, PDAs, Mobile Computers, Smart Pagers and Phones, etc.), SMIL, downloadable and streaming multimedia (including Real), SVG, and more. It also has useful advice for effective page design, color concepts, graphics, including optimization, splicing, and covers tools from companies like Adobe (PhotoShop, Illustrator, ImageReady, LiveMotion, etc) Corel (CorelDRAW, PHOTO-PAINT), Microsoft, ULEAD, Jasc, and Macromedia. I can't say enough good things about it.