Errata for HTML and XHTML Step by Step
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
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Date submitted |
Date corrected |
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Page xxiv
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should be
On page xxiv, the meta tag for page 26 is incorrect.
Change:
To:
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Jul 13, 2010 |
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Page 72
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On page 72, the last line is missing a parameter.
255,255,0 should be rgb(255,255,0)
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Jul 13, 2010 |
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Page 251
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On page 251, the third line of the code sample in step 4 contains an extra /.
Change the third line of the code sample in step 4 to:
<td><textarea name="comments" rows="6" cols="50"></textarea></td>
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Jul 13, 2010 |
Jul 29, 2010 |
| Printed |
Page CDROM
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Several files are missing from the /References folder of the sample files
Four files used in Chapter 4 are missing from the Reference folder of the sample files. The missing files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
HTML_SBS.exe
http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/e/a/4ea02439-ab9f-40be-a47d-54bf949ea28b/html_sbs.exe
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May 06, 2010 |
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Page 66
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missing from code sample
On page 66, the fourth line of the code sample in step 2 is missing a closing tag.
Change:
calcium in the soil. The opposite of acidic soil is alkaline soil.
to:
calcium in the soil. The opposite of acidic soil is alkaline soil.</dd>
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May 06, 2010 |
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Page 249
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On page 249, the last code sample on the page is incorrect.
columns should be cols
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May 06, 2010 |
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Page 303
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index.htm referenced rather than winter.htm
On page 303, the blue instructions read:
"USE the index.htm, texture.wmv, and texture-hi.avi files in the practice file folder for this topic. These files are located in the My DocumentsMicrosoft PressHTML and XHTML SBS16MultimediaEmbeddingVideo folder and can also be accessed by clicking Start/All Programs/Microsoft Press/HTML and XHTML Step by Step.
OPEN the index file in Notepad and Internet Explorer."
They should read:
"USE the winter.htm, texture.wmv, and texture-hi.avi files in the practice file folder for this topic. These files are located in the My DocumentsMicrosoft PressHTML and XHTML SBS16MultimediaEmbeddingVideo folder and can also be accessed by clicking Start/All Programs/Microsoft Press/HTML and XHTML Step by Step.
OPEN the winter file in Notepad and Internet Explorer."
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