1. Chapter 1 HTML, XHTML, and the World Wide Web

   1. The Internet, Intranets,and Extranets

   2. Talking the Internet Talk

   3. HTML: What It Is

   4. XHTML: What It Is

   5. HTML and XHTML: What They Aren't

   6. Nonstandard Extensions

   7. Tools for the Web Designer

2. Chapter 2 Quick Start

   1. Writing Tools

   2. A First HTML Document

   3. Embedded Tags

   4. HTML Skeleton

   5. The Flesh on an HTML or XHTML Document

   6. Text

   7. Hyperlinks

   8. Images Are Special

   9. Lists, Searchable Documents, and Forms

   10. Tables

   11. Frames

   12. Style Sheets and JavaScript

   13. Forging Ahead

3. Chapter 3 Anatomy of an HTML Document

   1. Appearances Can Deceive

   2. Structure of an HTML Document

   3. Tags and Attributes

   4. Well-Formed Documents and XHTML

   5. Document Content

   6. HTML Document Elements

   7. The Document Header

   8. The Document Body

   9. Editorial Markup

   10. The <bdo> Tag

4. Chapter 4 Text Basics

   1. Divisions and Paragraphs

   2. Headings

   3. Changing Text Appearance

   4. Content-Based Style Tags

   5. Physical Style Tags

   6. HTML's Expanded Font Handling

   7. Precise Spacing and Layout

   8. Block Quotes

   9. Addresses

   10. Special Character Encoding

5. Chapter 5 Rules, Images, and Multimedia

   1. Horizontal Rules

   2. Inserting Images in Your Documents

   3. Document Colors and Background Images

   4. Background Audio

   5. Animated Text

   6. Other Multimedia Content

6. Chapter 6 Links and Webs

   1. Hypertext Basics

   2. Referencing Documents: The URL

   3. Creating Hyperlinks

   4. Creating Effective Links

   5. Mouse-Sensitive Images

   6. Creating Searchable Documents

   7. Relationships

   8. Supporting Document Automation

7. Chapter 7 Formatted Lists

   1. Unordered Lists

   2. Ordered Lists

   3. The <li> Tag

   4. Nesting Lists

   5. Definition Lists

   6. Appropriate List Usage

   7. Directory Lists

   8. Menu Lists

8. Chapter 8 Cascading Style Sheets

   1. The Elements of Styles

   2. Style Syntax

   3. Style Classes

   4. Style Properties

   5. Tag-less Styles: The <span> Tag

   6. Applying Styles to Documents

9. Chapter 9 Forms

   1. Form Fundamentals

   2. The <form> Tag

   3. A Simple Form Example

   4. Using Email to Collect Form Data

   5. The <input> Tag

   6. The <button> Tag

   7. Multiline Text Areas

   8. Multiple Choice Elements

   9. General Form Control Attributes

   10. Labeling and Grouping Form Elements

   11. Creating Effective Forms

   12. Forms Programming

10. Chapter 10 Tables

    1. The Standard Table Model

    2. Table Tags

    3. Newest Table Tags

    4. Beyond Ordinary Tables

11. Chapter 11 Frames

    1. An Overview of Frames

    2. Frame Tags

    3. Frame Layout

    4. Frame Contents

    5. The <noframes> Tag

    6. Inline Frames

    7. Named Frame or Window Targets

12. Chapter 12 Executable Content

    1. Applets and Objects

    2. Embedded Content

    3. JavaScript

    4. JavaScript Style Sheets

13. Chapter 13 Dynamic Documents

    1. An Overview of Dynamic Documents

    2. Client-Pull Documents

    3. Server -Push Documents

14. Chapter 14 Netscape Layout Extensions

    1. Creating Whitespace

    2. Multicolumn Layout

    3. Layers

15. Chapter 15 XML

    1. Languages and Metalanguages

    2. Documents and DTDs

    3. Understanding XML DTDs

    4. Element Grammar

    5. Element Attributes

    6. Conditional Sections

    7. Building an XML DTD

    8. Using XML

16. Chapter 16 XHTML

    1. Why XHTML?

    2. Creating XHTML Documents

    3. HTML Versus XHTML

    4. Should You Use XHTML?

17. Chapter 17 Tips, Tricks, and Hacks

    1. Top of the Tips

    2. Trivial or Abusive?

    3. Custom Bullets

    4. Tricks with Tables

    5. Transparent Images

    6. Tricks with Windows and Frames

1. Appendix A HTML Grammar

   1. Grammatical Conventions

   2. The Grammar

2. Appendix B HTML/XHTML Tag Quick Reference

   1. Core Attributes

   2. HTML Quick Reference

3. Appendix C Cascading Style Sheet Properties Quick Reference

4. Appendix D The HTML 4.01 DTD

5. Appendix E The XHTML 1.0 DTD

6. Appendix F Character Entities

7. Appendix G Color Names and Values

   1. Color Values

   2. Color Names

   3. The Standard Color Map

8. Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animal featured on the cover of HTML: The Definitive Guide is a koala. The koala is an Australian marsupial, the only member of the Phascolarctidae family. This cuddly looking animal was the original model for teddy bears, although it actually is not related to bears. Koalas use their extremely sharp claws for climbing eucalyptus trees. They subsist almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves and bark. They are picky eaters, eating only about 20 of the approximately 350 species of eucalyptus in Australia. Since eucalyptus leaves contain the precursors to hydrocyanic acid, or cyanide, koalas also occasionally eat soil, which helps detoxify their food. Koalas in the wild rarely, if ever, drink water. Eucalyptus leaves contain approximately 67% water, and that is enough for the koala diet.

Koalas are tiny, approximately one half of a gram, when they are born. Twin births are very unusual, but a mother koala will adopt an abandoned baby if she finds one. The young koala stays in its mother's pouch for approximately seven months. Unlike most marsupials, the koala's pouch opens towards the rear, not towards the head. At the end of the seven month period, the mother begins to wean the baby off of a purely milk diet by introducing it to predigested eucalyptus leaves. After leaving the pouch, the young koala is carried on its mother's back until it is a year old. Koalas leave their mother's home range at 18 months. While trying to establish their own home range, koalas have a very high mortality rate. Koalas were once plentiful in Australia, but as a result of epidemics in 1887-1889 and 1900-1903 and unrestrained hunting throughout the 20th century, koalas came close to extinction. They are a protected species and are rebuilding their population, but at present they survive only in eastern Australia. Unix and its attendant programs can be unruly beasts. Nutshell Handbooks help you tame them.

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