Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date submitted |
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Page 58 3rd paragraph |
div.abstract {left-margin: +0.5in; font-style: italic}) should be |
Anonymous | Dec 16, 2009 | |
Printed | Page 162 Table 6-1 |
The table omits the space character from the list of characters and their encodings. This means the table isn't as usable as it should be. You shouldn't have to look back at the previous page for the answer! |
Alan Rew | Jul 31, 2012 |
Printed | Page 178 middle of page |
Since ALIGN=CENTER is depreciated, shouldn't it be ALIGN=MIDDLE in this HTML fragment? |
Anonymous | Feb 09, 2009 |
Other Digital Version | 179 Top of page 179 |
This one's centered on the right. |
Anonymous | Feb 18, 2012 |
Printed | Page 244 Coding example at the bottom of the page |
Tested on browser Firefox 6.0.1 and Safari 5.0.2 |
Kwok Cheung | Sep 02, 2011 |
Other Digital Version | 249 second paragraph under the title 8.3.4.3 |
In the text of "Accordingly,the first paragraph in the ... ... Conversely,the second paragraph comes after a level-2 header, which is the first child of the second division.So, that second paragraph in the example gets rendered in plain text, because it is not the first child of its division(Figure 8-5):" |
Alister Chan | May 31, 2010 |
Printed | Page 324 Table 9-1 |
For "Form tag or <input> type" button, the name attribute is marked as "required", yet on page 333, Section 9.5.4.4 Push buttons, paragraph 1, sentence 3, the text reads "The name attribute, if included in the tag, causes ..." seems to express the concept that it is optional. The implementation of the more current browsers (e.g., IE 8.0.x, Firefox 3.6.x, Safari 4.x) seems to indicate that the browser implementers are interpreting that attribute as optional. |
Anonymous | Apr 12, 2010 |
Printed | Page 337 et seq Section 9.7.1.2; table describing <textarea> |
The location above refers to the 5th edition. |
Robert Gezelter | Jan 01, 2009 |
Printed | Page 482 top paragraph |
The text indicates an unlimited number of correct documents with letters A through F. Should be "A through G". |
Anonymous | Oct 02, 2010 |
Printed | Page 498 second indented text |
example reads </math:div>x2/x</div>, but this generates error in my browse. |
Anonymous | Oct 02, 2010 |
Printed | Page 558 length section, 2nd paragraph |
First sentence of the second paragraph reads: |
jazy Chas | May 03, 2010 |