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Web Design in a Nutshell

By
Jennifer Niederst
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
November 1998
Pages:
578

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  1. Web Design in a Nutshell, Third Edition - February 2006
  2. Web Design in a Nutshell, Second Edition - September 2001
  3. Web Design in a Nutshell - November 1998
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Web Design in a Nutshell contains the nitty-gritty on everything you need to know to design Web pages. Written by veteran Web designer Jennifer Niederst, this book provides quick access to the wide range of technologies and techniques from which Web designers and authors must draw. Topics include understanding the Web environment, HTML, graphics, multimedia and interactivity, and emerging technologies.

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Table of Contents

  1. The Web Environment

    1. Chapter 1 Designing for a Variety of Browsers

      1. Browsers
      2. Design Strategies
      3. Writing Good HTML
      4. Knowing Your Audience
      5. Considering Your Site's Purpose
      6. Test! Test! Test!

    2. Chapter 2 Designing for a Variety of Displays

      1. Dealing with Unknown Monitor Resolutions
      2. Fixed versus Flexible Web Page Design
      3. Accessibility
      4. Alternative Displays

    3. Chapter 3 Web Design Principles for Print Designers

      1. Color on the Web
      2. Graphics on the Web
      3. Typography on the Web

    4. Chapter 4 A Beginner's Guide to the Server

      1. Servers 101
      2. Introduction to Unix
      3. File Naming Conventions
      4. Uploading Documents (FTP)
      5. File (MIME) Types

  2. HTML

    1. Chapter 5 HTML Overview

      1. HTML Editing Tools
      2. WYSIWYG Authoring Tools
      3. Document Structure
      4. HTML Tags
      5. Information Browsers Ignore
      6. Tips on Good HTML Style
      7. Specifying Color in HTML
      8. Character Entities
      9. HTML Resources in This Book

    2. Chapter 6 Structural HTML Tags

      1. Summary of Structural Tags
      2. Setting Up an HTML Document
      3. Global Settings with the <body> Tag
      4. Using <meta> Tags

    3. Chapter 7 Formatting Text

      1. Summary of Text Tags
      2. Working with HTML Text
      3. Inline Type Styles
      4. The <font> Tag
      5. Lists
      6. Layout Techniques with HTML

    4. Chapter 8 Creating Links

      1. Summary of Tags Related to Linking
      2. Simple Hypertext Links
      3. Linking Within a Document
      4. Affecting the Appearance of Links
      5. Targeting Windows
      6. Imagemaps
      7. Non-Web Links and Protocols

    5. Chapter 9 Adding Images and Other Page Elements

      1. Summary of Object Placement Tags
      2. Horizontal Rules
      3. Image Basics
      4. The <img> Tag and Its Attributes
      5. Adding Java Applets to the Page
      6. Adding Plug-in Media with <embed>
      7. Adding Media Files with <object>

    6. Chapter 10 Tables

      1. Summary of Table Tags
      2. Introduction to Tables
      3. Basic Table Structure
      4. Affecting Table Appearance
      5. Table Troubleshooting
      6. Tips and Tricks
      7. Standard Table Templates
      8. Multipart Images in Tables

    7. Chapter 11 Frames

      1. Summary of Frame Tags
      2. Introduction to Frames
      3. Basic Frameset Structure
      4. Frame Function and Appearance
      5. Targeting Frames
      6. Inline (Floating) Frames
      7. Frame Design Tips and Tricks

    8. Chapter 12 Forms

      1. Summary of Form Tags
      2. Introduction to Forms
      3. The Basic Form (<form>)
      4. Form Elements
      5. New Form Attributes (HTML 4.0)
      6. Affecting the Appearance of Forms
      7. Unconventional Use of Form Elements
      8. Demystifying CGI

    9. Chapter 13 Server Side Includes

      1. How SSI Is Used
      2. SSI and the Server
      3. Adding SSI Commands to a Document
      4. Using Environment Variables
      5. XSSI
      6. List of Elements
      7. Include Variables
      8. Time Formats for SSI Output

  3. Graphics

    1. Chapter 14 GIF Format

      1. GIF87a versus GIF89a
      2. Eight-Bit Indexed Color
      3. GIF Compression
      4. When to Use GIFs
      5. Tools Overview
      6. Interlacing
      7. Transparency
      8. Minimizing GIF File Sizes

    2. Chapter 15 JPEG Format

      1. 24-bit Color
      2. JPEG Compression
      3. When to Use JPEGs
      4. Progressive JPEGs
      5. JPEGs in AOL Browsers Thanks to Max Leach for his assistance with this topic.
      6. Creating JPEGs
      7. Minimizing JPEG File Size

    3. Chapter 16 PNG Format

      1. Platform/Browser Support
      2. 8-Bit Palette, Grayscale, and Truecolor
      3. PNG Compression
      4. When to Use PNGs
      5. Special Features
      6. Creating PNG Files
      7. Optimizing PNG File Size
      8. Online PNG Resources

    4. Chapter 17 Designing Graphics with the Web Palette

      1. The Web Palette
      2. Other Palettes
      3. Image Types
      4. Designing with Web-Safe Colors
      5. Converting to the Web Palette
      6. Survey of Web Graphics Tools
      7. Color Blenders
      8. Where to Learn More

  4. Multimedia and Interactivity

    1. Chapter 18 Animated GIFs

      1. How They Work
      2. Using Animated GIFs
      3. Browser Support
      4. Tools
      5. Creating Animated GIFs
      6. Optimizing Animated GIFs

    2. Chapter 19 Audio on the Web

      1. Copyright Issues
      2. Audio Tools Overview A big thank you goes to Chris Florio for compiling this list of audio tools.
      3. Basic Digital Audio Concepts
      4. Nonstreaming versus Streaming
      5. Nonstreaming (Static) Audio
      6. Streaming Audio
      7. Bibliography

    3. Chapter 20 Video on the Web

      1. Tools Overview Thanks go to Chris Florio for compiling this tools overview.
      2. Basic Digital Video Concepts
      3. Compression
      4. Video File Formats
      5. Streaming Video Technologies
      6. Adding Video to an HTML Document
      7. Bibliography

    4. Chapter 21 Interactivity

      1. Flash
      2. Shockwave for Director
      3. Java Applets
      4. Interactive Buttons with JavaScript

    5. Chapter 22 Introduction to JavaScript

      1. JavaScript Basics
      2. Sample Scripts
      3. Handling Multiple Browsers
      4. Browser Compatibility

  5. Emerging Technologies

    1. Chapter 23 Cascading Style Sheets

      1. Introduction
      2. How Style Sheets Work
      3. Selectors
      4. Specifying Values
      5. Properties
      6. Positioning with Style Sheets
      7. What's New in CSS2
      8. Style Sheet Tips and Tricks
      9. Browser Support Charts

    2. Chapter 24 Introduction to DHTML

      1. Advantages to Using DHTML
      2. Disadvantages
      3. Learning DHTML
      4. Browser Differences
      5. The Document Object Model
      6. DHTML Examples
      7. DHTML Tools
      8. Where to Learn More

    3. Chapter 25 Introduction to XML

      1. Background
      2. Document Type Definition (DTD)
      3. XML Syntax Basics
      4. Examples of XML Technology
      5. Where to Learn More

    4. Chapter 26 Embedded Font Technology

      1. Using Embedded Fonts
      2. TrueDoc Technology ("Dynamic Fonts")
      3. OpenType (for Internet Explorer)

    5. Chapter 27 Internationalization

      1. Character Sets
      2. HTML 4.0 Language Tags
      3. For More Information

  6. Appendixes

    1. Appendix A HTML Tags and Elements

      1. Attributes Key
      2. <a>
      3. <abbr>
      4. <acronym>
      5. <address>
      6. <applet> —D
      7. <area>
      8. <b>
      9. <base>
      10. <basefont> —D
      11. <bdo>
      12. <bgsound> —IE
      13. <big>
      14. <blink> —NN
      15. <blockquote>
      16. <body>
      17. <br>
      18. <button>
      19. <caption>
      20. <center> —D
      21. <cite>
      22. <code>
      23. <col>
      24. <colgroup>
      25. <comment> —IE
      26. <dd>
      27. <del>
      28. <dfn>
      29. <dir> —D
      30. <div>
      31. <dl>
      32. <dt>
      33. <em>
      34. <embed>
      35. <fieldset>
      36. <font> —D
      37. <form>
      38. <frame>
      39. <frameset>
      40. <h1...h6>
      41. <head>
      42. <hr>
      43. <html>
      44. <i>
      45. <iframe>
      46. <img>
      47. <input>
      48. <ins>
      49. <isindex> —D
      50. <kbd>
      51. <label>
      52. <layer> —NN
      53. <legend>
      54. <li>
      55. <link>
      56. <map>
      57. <marquee> —IE
      58. <menu> —D
      59. <meta>
      60. <multicol> —NN
      61. <nobr>
      62. <noembed>
      63. <noframes>
      64. <noscript>
      65. <object>
      66. <ol>
      67. <optgroup>
      68. <option>
      69. <p>
      70. <param>
      71. <pre>
      72. <q>
      73. <s> —D
      74. <samp>
      75. <script>
      76. <select>
      77. <small>
      78. <spacer> —NN
      79. <span>
      80. <strike> —D
      81. <strong>
      82. <style>
      83. <sub>
      84. <sup>
      85. <table>
      86. <tbody>
      87. <td>
      88. <textarea>
      89. <tfoot>
      90. <th>
      91. <thead>
      92. <title>
      93. <tr>
      94. <tt>
      95. <u> —D
      96. <ul>
      97. <var>
      98. <wbr>

    2. Appendix B List of Attributes

    3. Appendix C Deprecated Tags

      1. Deprecated Elements
      2. Deprecated Attributes

    4. Appendix D Proprietary Tags

      1. Microsoft Internet Explorer Proprietary Tags
      2. Netscape Navigator Proprietary Tags

    5. Appendix E CSS Compatibility

  1. Appendix F Glossary

  2. Colophon

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Product Details
Title:
Web Design in a Nutshell
By:
Jennifer Niederst
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Formats:
  • Print
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
November 1998
Pages:
578
Print ISBN:
978-1-56592-515-1
| ISBN 10:
1-56592-515-7
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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 appearing on the cover of Web Design in a Nutshell is a least weasel (Mustela nivalis). There are 67 species of weasel, including the mink, ermine, ferret, otter, and skunk. Weasels, who are characterized by long, slender bodies and short legs, are found on all continents except Antarctica and Australia, and in a vast variety of habitats. The least weasel is the smallest of the 67 species of weasel. Weighing in at approximately two ounces and measuring less than ten inches long, the least weasel is the smallest carnivore on Earth. They are found throughout the world, in northern climates. In warm weather this weasel's coat is brown, with a white underside. In winter it turns completely white. Thanks to its camouflage abilities and its speed and agility, the least weasel is rarely caught. The diet of the least weasel is made up primarily of voles and mice, which, because of the weasels' high metabolism, they hunt constantly. One family of these little weasels can consume thousands of rodents each year, making them important in controlling pest populations. Because it is so small, the least weasel can follow mice into their burrows and eat them there. Like other weasels, they will occasionally then make their victim's home their own, lining it with the fur of the former resident when preparing to nest. Least weasels can produce two litters a year, with three to five young per litter. Clairemarie Fisher O'Leary was the production editor and copyeditor for this book; Sheryl Avruch was the production manager; Ellie Cutler and Kim Brown provided quality control. Chris Reilley created the illustrations using Adobe Photoshop 4 and Macromedia FreeHand 7. Mike Sierra provided FrameMaker technical support. Seth Maislin wrote the index. Melanie Wang, Amy Meterparel, and Jeffrey Liggett provided additional production support. Edie Freedman designed the cover of this book, using an original illustration by Lorrie LeJeune. The cover layout was produced with QuarkXPress 3.32 using the ITC Garamond font. Whenever possible, our books use RepKover, a durable and flexible lay-flat binding. If the page count exceeds RepKover's limit, perfect binding is used. The inside layout was designed by Nancy Priest and implemented in FrameMaker 5.0by Mike Sierra. The text and heading fonts are ITC Garamond Light and Garamond Book. This colophon was written by Clairemarie Fisher O'Leary.

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