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Shows Web developers how to make the transition from HTML to XHTML, an XML-based reformulation of HTML that offers greater design flexibility
Demonstrates how to work with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)-now supported by ninety percent of browsers and integral to new site-building tools from Macromedia and others-and implement a consistent style throughout and entire site
Explains how to make a site accessible to people with impaired vision, limited hand use, dyslexia, and other issues-now a legal requirement for many sites in the U.S. and the U.K.
Author(s): Jon Duckett Series: Wrox problem--design--solution Publisher: Wiley Year: 2005
Language: English Pages: 482 City: Indianapolis, IN
Cover......Page 1 Preface......Page 7 Contents......Page 9 Introduction......Page 19 Introducing the Site......Page 25 Problems with HTML Design......Page 27 Clarifying terminology......Page 28 A Little Background to HTML......Page 29 Browser issues......Page 32 Lessons from the mobile world......Page 33 Accessibility......Page 34 Separating style from content......Page 35 Putting the “X” in XHTML......Page 36 The Story Behind CSS......Page 37 Using Style Sheets......Page 38 Introducing the Sample Site......Page 40 Home page......Page 43 Product list pages......Page 51 Product details page......Page 54 Site structure......Page 58 Updating the site......Page 59 Summary......Page 61 Moving from HTML to XHTML......Page 63 Design......Page 64 Strict XHTML......Page 65 Frameset XHTML......Page 66 An example XHTML document......Page 67 Writing documents using XML syntax......Page 68 Why XML?......Page 77 Differences between Transitional and Strict XHTML 1.0......Page 80 XHTML compliance in authoring tools......Page 86 Validation......Page 87 Solution......Page 91 Home page......Page 92 Product list page......Page 101 Product details page......Page 105 Summary......Page 108 Using CSS to Style Documents......Page 111 How CSS works......Page 112 A closer look at adding CSS rules......Page 118 Selectors......Page 123 Fonts......Page 127 Text properties......Page 134 Text pseudo-elements......Page 140 Understanding the box model......Page 142 The
and elements......Page 145 Box properties......Page 147 Dimensions......Page 154 Color and background......Page 158 The home page......Page 167 The product list pages......Page 177 The product details pages......Page 179 Summary......Page 182 Adding More Style with CSS......Page 183 Pseudo-classes and pseudo-elements......Page 184 Lists......Page 199 Table properties......Page 202 Visibility of elements......Page 206 Multiple style sheets and @import......Page 209 Precedence of rules......Page 211 Validating CSS......Page 212 Improving the look of links......Page 213 Product pages table borders......Page 214 Summary......Page 218 Problem......Page 219 CSS positioning schemes......Page 220 Overlapping layers......Page 236 Common layouts......Page 239 Choices for layout......Page 255 Solution......Page 256 Summary......Page 265 Understanding Accessibility......Page 267 Design......Page 268 Assistive technology......Page 269 Additional accessibility benefits......Page 270 Introducing the guidelines......Page 271 Creating accessible Web pages......Page 273 Solution......Page 303 Checking for dynamic content, color, and contrast issues......Page 304 Adding links to skip repetitive navigation......Page 305 Summary......Page 307 Creating Accessible Tables and Forms and Testing Your Site......Page 309 Design......Page 310 Tables......Page 311 Forms......Page 323 Accessibility issues for deaf people......Page 337 Accessible frames......Page 338 Testing your site for accessibility......Page 341 Product details pages......Page 344 Testing with Bobby......Page 346 Summary......Page 347 Looking to the Future......Page 349 The situation today......Page 350 The new devices......Page 351 Lessons from the mobile world......Page 352 The abstract modules of XHTML......Page 353 XHTML 1.1......Page 354 XHTML Basic......Page 360 Hybrid documents......Page 362 XHTML on different devices......Page 367 Solution......Page 374 Summary......Page 378 Final Example Code......Page 381 Home Page......Page 382 Product List Page......Page 384 Product Details Page......Page 387 CSS Style Sheet......Page 389 XHTML Element Reference......Page 395 Core Attributes......Page 396 (all)......Page 397 (all)......Page 398 Deprecated (all)......Page 399
