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Summary: Great Reference
Review: This is a great reference manual. It is definately not a how-to book. A must for anyone that needs to generate multi browser support for DHTML pages.
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Summary: Great reference for Javascript, CSS, and HTML
Review: This is not for true beginners, but it is a handy reference for those pesky HTML attributes or javascript functions that are so unforgiving if a comma, quote, or case is wrong. I refer to this very often. Do not buy this if you are looking for examples of complete code; this is just for reference.
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Summary: One Complete source
Review: If i needed to choose just one HTML-DHTML book to use as a reference and as a guide this would definitely be it. The book is complete very accurate and very through. Also extremely helpful was the comparison of IE and NN throughout the reference.
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Summary: Very Good But Dated
Review: This is a very good reference for HTML, DOM, CSS, and JavaScript. I find the indications about which browsers each entry were introduced in particularly useful. The first sections have a good, brief explanation of the components of DHTML. Two flaws, though: 1) it only covers through IE4 and NN4, leaving me looking for a similar but newer reference that covers IE 5.5 and NN6; and 2) it needs more in the way of even short examples illustrating the entries.
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Summary: A reference for serious web developers
Review: This book is magnificant reference work that combines lucid explanation with comprehensive reference. However, as one previous review mentioned, this is not a Dummies book. This book is for someone already familar with HTML and web design. It will take your skills to the next level, incorporating the latest javascript, DHTML, and CSS technology. The book's greatest advantage is that it can function as a total reference book--it has a complete listing of commands and functions--but also as a introduction to these topics; the beginning chapters on the various technologies are excellent overviews of key ideas. Overall, a must-have book for the intermediate web developer.
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Summary: Mission Accomplished!
Review: In the Preface, Danny Goodman says that he wrote this book for selfish reasons, because (I'm paraphrasing) he was tired of having to go to several different sources to find information that should have been compiled together, and that he couldn't keep track of all of the contradictions and exceptions and browser specific features that were out there. He wanted...he needed...a book that had it all together in one handy package. So he set out to make that one handy package.To that, I say "Mission Accomplished!" I couldn't begin to count the times I have had to find the appropriate reference to see if a particular attribute could be used in a particular tag. Once I found what I was looking for, seldom would there be any additional information, like what other attributes I could use as well. The DOM Model was a dark mystery to me. Finding objects my workmates had used was the extent of "useful" information I had found in bulk. Mr. Goodman's book has changed all of that. It is the closest I've found to a "definitive" reference on any programming topic. It covers HTML, the DOM, and CSS very well, including browser-specific information for both IE and Netscape. It includes the versions of said browsers compatibility with specific tags, attributes, etc. It also includes a JavaScript reference. The last four chapters of the book contain Cross References for HTML Attributes (look up an attribute to see what tags it can be used in), and DOM Properties, Methods, and Events. One thing to note: This book is NOT going to teach you HTML/DHTML. It is strictly a reference, and the author makes no bones about that. Most examples in the book are one-liners, focusing on correct syntax as opposed to actual usability. If you have an understanding of HTML, this book can be useful for formatting, etc. To get much out of the DOM section, I believe you have to have a very good understanding of web page scripting in the first place. Overall, I can say I'm certain that this is one book that will travel with me to every worksite I go to.
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Summary: DHTML and Much, Much More!
Review: Before reading this book I had a basic knowledge of HTML, but beyond that, I was clueless. I bought this book because I was getting more involved in web design and needed to know more than just a little HTML. This book has met every expectation I had of it and more. The title is a bit deceiving, it is much more than just a reference for DHTML. It is a book with extremely thorough reference sections on HTML(292 pages to be exact), DOM (375 pages), CSS (72 pages), and JavaScript (68 pages), each of which is cross referenced. A reference book must have a good index, and this book certainly does. The author does a great job in the first section on applying DHTML at introducing you to the concept of DHTML and how to apply it to your web pages. It does a great job at distinguishing between the two major browsers (IE and Netscape) and how to program around their differences. I found this book to truly be the "definitive reference" for all my web design needs. - Count
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Summary: The title says it all: THE Definitive Reference
Review: If you're looking for a beginner's guide to HTML, JavaScript or CSS, this is NOT the book for you. It's not a tutorial, or a "how to" book. If, on the other hand, you're a journeyman web developer, this is *the* reference for client-side technologies. It covers HTML (through HTML 4), JavaScript (through IE & NS 4), the Document Object Model (DOM Level 1) and CSS (including CSS-P and CSS2) in exhaustive detail, with syntax, usage, DOM references, and browser/platform support notes for every tag, attribute, property and function, all in one book. My only complaints are: A) the layout is dense, so it takes a little time to learn how to make full use of it; B) there are a few minor editorial errors in this edition; C) it's a 1998 edition, so it doesn't specifically cover IE5 or Netscape 6. All in all, a remarkable reference work. I use it literally every day. I just hope my current copy doesn't fall apart until the 2nd edition is available!
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Summary: Not suitable as an introduction, but a good reference.
Review: This is not the book for you, if you are new to dynamic HTML and scripting (JavaScript or VB Script). I made the mistake of buying it too soon, before I learned the basics. This book seems like a good reference, but I suspect it will become out-of-date soon, due to the nature of browser wars.
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Summary: "Definitive" is the operative word...
Review: Anytime I ventured into DHTML territory, I ended up spending hours searching online to find the answers to my questions, which usually related to the differing DOM implementations in NS and IE. I finally got so sick of it, that I decided I'd shell out money for a reference book, if such a book existed. Well, that book exists, and it's exactly what I wanted. It is a comprehensive, definitive guide to DHTML...or, more accurately, the technologies that combine to form this concept we call DHTML. HTML, CSS, DOM, and JavaScript are all in here in detail. It is not a book for beginners, mind you, but if you spend a lot of time coding, and you're sick of beating your head against a wall because you can't get your cross-browser DHTML to work right, then this is the book to buy. Danny Goodman, thanks for doing all the work so we don't have to!
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