Creating Web Sites Bible, 2nd Edition

961 Pages·2004·19.25 MB·English

by  David A. Crowder

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Creating Web
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Second Edition
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Creating Web
Sites Bible
Second Edition
David A. Crowder and Andrew Bailey
WileyPublishing,Inc.
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About the Authors
DavidA.Crowderhasauthoredorcoauthoredmorethan20books,including
popularbestsellerssuchasBuildingaWebSiteForDummiesandCliffsNotesGetting
ontheInternet.Hewassellinghypertextsystemsbackinthedayswhenyouhadto
explaintopeoplewhatthewordmeant.Hehasbeeninvolvedintheonline
communitysinceitsinceptionandistherecipientofseveralawardsforhiswork,
includingtheNetGuideMagazineGoldSiteAward.Whenheisnotwriting,hespends
histimewithhiswifeAngela,wanderingthroughvillagesintheAndesorfrolickingin
theCaribbeansurf.
AndrewBaileywasborninEnglandwherehestudiedNaturalSciencesatCambridge
University.HeworkedforCrayResearchasasystemsanalystfrom1989to1992.
ThenhemovedtoColombia,SouthAmerica.AtthepresentmomentheistheHead
ofInvestigationinComputerSciencesattheSanBuenaventuraUniversityinMedell´ın
wherehealsoteachesDistributedComputingandtheDesignofWebApplications.
HeownsHazloRealidad.com,acompanydedicatedtothedesignandhostingofWeb
sitesandthedevelopmentofcustom-builtsoftwarebasedonopenstandardsand
freelylicensedoropensourcesoftware.HazloRealidadisSpanishfor“makeitreal,”
which,accordingtoAndrew,“referstomakingyourdreamscometrue,wellatleast
theonesrelatedtosoftware”.Tocontacthimsendanemailtoandybailey@
hazlorealidad.com.
About the Contributors
BudSmithisaWebconsultant,teacher,andwriterwholearnedhistradeinSilicon
ValleyandisnowlivinginLondon,England.Hehaswrittenmorethanadozenbooks
onWebsitedesignandothercomputingtopics,withonebestsellerplacingamong
theTop10computerbooksinannualsalesrecently.Amonghisotherwork,Bud
teachesonlineclassesonWebdesign,reviewinghisstudents’Websitesasthey
progress.
DougSahlinisanauthor,graphicdesigner,andWebsitedesignerlivinginLakeland,
Florida.Heistheauthorof14booksonimageediting,Webdesign,andoffice
applications.Hisbest-sellingbookrankedashighas22ndonAmazon’sTop50
ComputerBookslist.TheauthorusesmultipleapplicationstodesignWebsitesthat
featureanimation,video,andimages.
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Contents at a Glance
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Preface............................................................................ix
Acknowledgments................................................................xiii
Part I: The Basics of Building Web Pages and Sites................1
Chapter1: PlanningYourWebPages...................................................3
Chapter2: PromotingYourSite.......................................................17
Chapter3: BasicHTMLBuildingBlocks...............................................37
Chapter4: OrganizingYourSite.......................................................65
Chapter5: PuttingItontheWeb......................................................79
Part II: Enhancing Web Pages with Fonts, Images,
and Color ................................................ 109
Chapter6: GettingFancywithText...................................................111
Chapter7: FindingImages...........................................................137
Chapter8: BlendingImagesintoYourPages.........................................145
Chapter9: CreatingandEnhancingImages...........................................173
Chapter10: AddingColorThroughoutYourSite.....................................195
Part III: Designing Web Layouts.................................209
Chapter11: HarnessingthePowerofTables.........................................211
Chapter12: OrganizingYourSitewithFrames........................................241
Chapter13: StylingWebPageswithCascadingStyleSheets..........................269
Chapter14: PositioningElementswithDIVs..........................................315
Part IV: Adding Interactivity With Flash, Forms,
and Other Tools.........................................329
Chapter15: GettingInputwithForms................................................331
Chapter16: MakingDynamicPageswithJavaScript..................................365
Chapter17: NavigatingYourWebSite................................................407
Chapter18: AddingDynamicPageElementswithDHTML............................429
Chapter19: AnimatingwithMacromediaFlash.......................................449
Chapter20: AddingMultimediaandOtherObjects...................................487
Chapter21: Blogging.................................................................507
Part V: Cashing In on E-Commerce..............................527
Chapter22: SettingUpYourStore....................................................529
Chapter23: SellingoneBay..........................................................549
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