Errata

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Errata for Learning Web Design, Sixth Edition

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Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Page Page 147
Between Step 7, Step 8

There is an image covering the text/instructions for Exercise 7-2.
Remark: You have given a solution for the file, where you could move the figure. However in the printed edition moving Figure 7-9 is not that easy. Could you provide the "hidden" text?

Note from the Author or Editor:
My sincere apologies! I usually use errata as instructions for what to fix for reprints, but it didn't occur to me that I could provide information right here instantly! Here are steps 7 and 8 from Exercise 7-2 (I'm not able to format the code, but it should be clear):

7. Try seeing what happens when you make the SVG logo really
big. Change the width and height to 500 pixels, save the file, and
reload the page in the browser. It should be big and sharp! No
blurry edges like the PNG. OK, now put the size back to 200 ×
200 or whatever looks nice to you.

Part II: Adding icons

8. Next, we’re going to create a footer at the bottom of the page
for social media icons. Below the “Location and Hours” section,
add the following markup (the unordered list is where we’ll add
the logos):

<footer>
<p>Visit us on social media!</p>
<ul>
<li></li>
<li></li>
<li></li>
</ul>
</footer>

 Ton Milatz  Oct 30, 2025  Oct 09, 2025
Printed
Page Chapter 13
all pages

In Chapter 13, all of the figure numbers (Figure Label character style) are blue. They should be changed to Orange to match the other chapters. I found it in the print edition, but may be that way in the PDF as well. Thanks!

 Jennifer Robbins  Nov 02, 2025  Mar 06, 2026
Page 147
Between Step 7, Step 8

There is an image covering the text/instructions for Exercise 7-2.

Note from the Author or Editor:
This is a pretty serious layout issue. Move Figure 7-9 to the right column at the same position.

Patti Lund  Oct 07, 2025  Oct 09, 2025
Page 178
Figure 9-4

"Figure shows [...] AFTER the user enter input[...]" But in the figure there is no input. Though even the Figure description says there should be "bullets".

Note from the Author or Editor:
Confirmed. Figure 9-4: I forgot to type something in the input field before taking the screenshot of this element, so the bullets representing characters are missing.

I will submit a replacement image for the figure.

razokudan no danchou  Feb 13, 2026  Mar 06, 2026
Page 187
Exercise 9-3 1.

The name for the menu should be 'name="pizzas"', as stated in the "pizza_final.html". With 'name="number"' the number of pizzas will not show up on the order confirmation.

Note from the Author or Editor:
Confirmed. In Exercise 9-3, the select element in the code example should read:

<select name="pizzas" size="1"><option>1</option>

(value of name is "pizzas" not "number")

 razokudan no danchou  Feb 13, 2026  Mar 06, 2026
Page 213 - Adding Audio to a Page
Code at the bottom of the page

The correct MIME type of an MP3 file is "audio/mpeg". The "audio/mp3" MIME type was for older browsers, I believe. The third line of code at the bottom of page 213 should be:
<source src="percussiongun.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">

Note from the Author or Editor:
Confirmed. Make the change as described by the reader:
(third line of code at the bottom of page 213 should be:)

<source src="percussiongun.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">

 Anonymous  Nov 26, 2025  Mar 06, 2026