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Summary: You wanted DHTML? You got DHTML!
Review: I've purchased several books (Javascript: the Definitive Guide, Netscape ONE Developers Guide, etc) relating to Javascript and Web development. I recently became interested in the functionality that DHTML provides and although I have several books on Javascript, I had nothing which directly references DHTML techniques. This is the book if you want to learn BOTH Javascript AND DHTML - the two are linked inextricably as you'll find if you purchase this book.On the cover, you'll see in smallish lettering "A Comprehensive Resource for HTML, CSS, DOM & JavaScript" - they're not kidding. Section one contains Applying Dynamic HTML information and covers everything from cross-platform techniques to actual scripting of dynamic events on your webpages. Section two contains all the reference sections - HTML, Document Objects, Style Sheet Attributes, and a Javascript Core Language reference. This provides everything from supporting browser versions to reference examples, properties and methods for each element - it is exhaustive. Section three provides cross references so you can find objects or HTML attributes and what elements support them. Ever want to know exactly which objects support the ONCLICK event handler? - here's where you'd go... Even the 4 appendixes are useful and include a table of color names and RGB values, HTML character entities (special characters), a listing of keyboard events and their character values (useful for initiating code when specific keys are pressed), and finally a reference area for Internet Explorer commands not specifically covered by the document object model. This is a must buy book for any HTML developer out there - even if you're not at the DHTML level yet.
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Summary: An Excellent reference
Review: This book, as the title suggests, is mostly a reference book which contains huge amount of information on HTML, Javascript, DOM, and CSS. The applying DHTML section of the book, which is about 165 pages long, will get you up to speed with DHTML and most of the common tasks that a web developer will encounter. The teaching section is well written, with good examples, detailed diagrams and screenshots so that the readers can actually get a picture of what they are learning. Overall, this is THE book for DHTML, and I strongly recommand it to everyone out there.
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Summary: Well organized reference
Review: Anyone who needs a well-organize, straight to the point reference for writing DHTML that works in both IE and Netscape would find this book very helpful...maybe a little big to carry around all the time, but still great to have!
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Summary: Absolutely the best
Review: I've been developing web pages for some time now, and have found this reference to be indespensable. Absolutely, positively the best html reference book out there. Extremely thorough coverage of HTML tags, DOM and CSS, and a decent Javascript refernce to boot. If you already know some HTML, and are looking for a difinitive reference (not a tutorial), then this is an absolute must-have.
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Summary: Most definitely definitive
Review: In scholarly works, the word definitive often gets used with the frequency and permanence of a political promise. In this case however, it should be capitalized, underlined and bolded, because it fits. Of all the hundreds of books that I own concerning web development, this one gets used as much as all the others put together. I can count on my fingers the number of times I found something in another source after failing to find it in this one. It is the only reference book that I have ever required my students to buy, and is the only book where I purchased two copies, just in case.
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Summary: Dynamic HTML The Inaccurate Reference
Review: The good point of this book is the three sections providing complete cross-referenced information on HTML, DOM, and Javascript. The big weakness is the front sections describing application of DHTML to web pages. The purpose of a book such as this is to instruct readers in how to apply DHTML to design of web pages. As such, accuracy of information presented and examples given is absolutely critical. Too often the information presented is a best misleading, and at worst just plain wrong. To cite a specific example consider Figure 4-5 and the associated HTML code on page 71. The author implies that this simple element positioning will work in both Netscape 4+ and Internet Explorer 4+. Yes in so far as it goes for that example exactly as written. But just try something as simple as duplicating the same code twice on a single web page (changing tag ids of course so the tag ids are not repeated) and see what happens in Netscape! This is just one specific example of many I found where the author states or implies that a certain procedure will work for both browsers, but in fact unpredictable problems or failures will arise. This sort of error is deadly for a book that purports to be the definitive reference.
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Summary: Best Reference for HTML out there
Review: If I could have given this book 6 stars, I would have. This is by far the best book on the subject matter. Not for use with GUI type programming of web pages, but for the serious programmer who still knows what a 'tag' is.
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Summary: Coffee stains and Spine Creases
Review: Buy this book if you need any DHTML reference. It is clear, concise, and well organized.
I have now had this book for 5 months. As a professional Web developer who writes online applications, I was amazed at the amount of information that this book has given me! Cross browser development in this non-standardized world has led to interesting and curious solutions to my DHTML problems. This book has been <b>an invaluable tool</b>! Thank you, O'Reilly, for actually publishing a Definitive Reference that truly is!
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Summary: Every Web Author Should Have One!
Review: As a *reference* book (that is, not a tutorial or manual or *dummies* book) is meant to be used by people already familiar with what they are doing and need a comprehensive source to look something up, this book is the perfect model of a great reference work and belongs on every web deleloper's desk. It offers detailed info on HTML elements, DOM, CSS, and JavaScript. As this is a DHTML reference, the Javascript section is sorely lacking, though. A great feature is that for each element, property and attribute, it tells you which versions of Netscape and IE supports that element. Descriptions and examples are also provided for each entry. It also briefly explains how to use DHTML and cross-platform problems. Another consideration is that since this is such a large reference, it takes a little time to get used to its organization and how to look things up. But this is the one web book I keep referring back to all the time.
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Summary: Every Web Author Should Have One!
Review: As a "reference" book (that is, not a tutorial or manual or *dummies* book) is meant to be used by people already familiar with what they are doing and need a comprehensive source to look something up, this book is the perfect model of a great reference work and belongs on every web deleloper's desk. It offers detailed info on HTML elements, DOM, CSS, and JavaScript. As this is a DHTML reference, the Javascript section is sorely lacking, though. A great feature is that for each element, property and attribute, it tells you which versions of Netscape and IE supports that element. Descriptions and examples are also provided for each entry. It also briefly explains how to use DHTML and cross-platform problems. Another consideration is that since this is such a large reference, it takes a little time to get used to its organization and how to look things up. But this is the one web book I keep referring back to all the time.
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