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Summary: Another great O'Reilly book
Review: Really and truly the definitive guide to HTML and XHTML
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Summary: This book can not be read
Review: The organization and redundacy in this book as it attemps to be both a primer and a refercerence book make it unreadable. This latest version has just a few but apparently hastily added changes from the previous edition. If you need to know about XHTML go elsewhere...
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Summary: Read only under duress
Review: A rehash of the previous edition with very minor changes and more errors. The changes seem to have introduced a new set of errors instead of making the book better. This book is almost impossible to read because of the organization and redundancy included as it attempts to also be a reference book. Unfortunately it succeeds neither as a primer nor as a reference book.This book, is not what you want if you want to learn HTML & XHTML. [...]
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Summary: A SATISFACTORY RESOURCE
Review: First and foremost, this edition of "HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide" is a well-written book. The use of simple language throughout the chapters make them very comprehensible. I really appreciate the way it handled the cascading style sheets, tables, forms, and so on.
However, I cannot understand the reason why the authors of this book included all the tags and attributes, and then decided to exclude all the attribute values. For this reason, I would not recommend it for anyone who is still learning the basics of HTML.
Intermediate (and advanced) learners should pay closer attention to it. It simplified both the Syntax and the Semantics. Also, the extensive coverage it gave Internet Explorer 6, Netscape Navigator 6.0, JavaScript, and a host of others, are satisfactory.
Overall, this textbook will prove a useful resource for any HTML non-beginner.
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Summary: Not many faults...
Review: A great resource to add to the collection really, although nothing very special about it.
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Summary: Enhanced with screenshots & sample code
Review: Now in a completely updated and significantly expanded fifth edition, HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide by webmasters Chuck Musciano and Bill Kennedy is a straightforward, user-friendly reference to designing practical, eye-catching web pages for either business or personal websites. HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide is enhanced with screenshots, sample code, easy-to-understand instructions and more, tutoring the reader in HTML basics ranging from lists and images, to cascading style sheets, forms, frames, and executable content. HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide truly lives up to its title as being a solid introduction to the basics, and very highly recommended for beginning HTML and XHTML users.
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Summary: Covers EVERYTHING!
Review: This has to be the single most comprehensive book on HTML that I have ever seen. Completely updated, the brand new 5th edition covers IE6 and the newest versions of all other major browsers.
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Summary: Excellent reference--a *must* for serious web developers
Review: The reviews for "HTML & XHTML" by Musciano and Kennedy are already overwhelmingly positive (save a few disgruntled readers here and there). I can see why readers heap so much praise upon this book. The author's intent is to show the reader how to write clean HTML, arguing that since web surfers can always change their browsers' appearance settings, content is still more important than style. I am a rookie at making web pages, yet after tinkering with HTML for a few days, I had already found myself thumbing through the book for reference. I am not a programmer, and I think novices could still appreciate this book. However, I *strongly* recommend that potential readers have some exposure to HTML and understand how it works before purchasing. (Check out Jennifer Niederst's excellent "Learning Web Design" if you need a tutorial on the Internet and HTML.) In any case, the book is mainly geared towards experienced programmers, but I honestly believe that anyone can get the most out of this book if they are willing to experiment with HTML continually through trial and error.
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Summary: The values of each attribute shoud be added.
Review: The book has a very completed list of all of the tags and their attributes. However, no possible values for the attributes are listed. For people to learn HTML or to use this book as a reference book, this information is very important.
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Summary: This is the beginners book for learning HTML
Review: This is the beginners book for learning HTML. As a professional Web developer, I appreciate finding a book, with impact and difference, in my career; this is one of those books. Each chapter is filled with valuable technical content. The chapter information provides simple and understandable samples. Even if you know alittle about HTML and have been programming in html, its not a bad reference. For those without HTML programming experiece, you'll be programming in no time at all. HTML editors are great, but sometimes you just need to know the HTML language, to be an effective programmer. You'll find this book very useful. I don't believe any understand of HTML is necessary before purchasing this book. A novice can easily pickup the book, read the chapters, and start programming. I've use the bookly constantly to look html properties and assist in my daily programming. Occassionally, I find a tip or trick and will help me overcome a programming barrier. This is an excellent book for indepth study of HTML.
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