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Summary: The clearest and most elegant Guide I have yet seen to DHTML
Review: I cannot speak too highly of this book, nor of its accompanying Web Site. I run my own Web Site and, although an amateur, I found HTML and JavaScript reasonably manageable. I confess, however, that I baulked at moving on to DHTML for 4- and 5-level Browsers. It all seemed just too daunting - until I discovered Jeff Rule's excellent 'Dynamic HTML'.The book is beautifully presented and written, and, unlike so many computer and internet textbooks, avoids jargon and that ever-so irritating teenage juvenile style! Moreover, I found it all accessible, and the concepts are built up slowly and sensibly. A key feature is the careful dissection of the Scripts as you move along. The book is absolutely superb on cross-browser and platform problems between Netscape and Internet Explorer (which are too often ignored by Web Masters) and this make the Scripting highly practical. I also found the Scripts to be of genuine value and not just 'nerdy' inventions, especially those dealing with animations, drag and drop, transitions, filters, and menus. The publishers are also to be congratulated on producing a clean, unfussy, adult text, with a simple use of bold and tables. There is a helpful Glossary and two final Chapters on 'The Future' and 'Dynamic HTML Authoring Tools', such as 'Dreamweaver'. All in all, therefore, a model text. The supporting Web Site is just as helpful and is likewise highly recommended. And it all works! Not an Alert anywhere! Thanks to Mr. Rule for a book which genuinely helps the amateur Web Page designer, but doesn't insult her/his intelligence. Philip Stott, London, UK
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Summary: Thoroughly user-friendly. Highly recommended
Review: I found this book inside my bookstore, and bought it immediately. I have to say, this was an investment well worth the (reasonable) price. Extremely user-friendly reading, with excellent examples and demonstrations throughout. A very good accompanying site enhances the examples and brings them to life. Excellent in every respect. I highly recommend this book to anybody well versed in JScript, and wishing to take their skills one step further.
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Summary: Excellent Introduction to DHTML
Review: I found this book to be a useful tool, which I think is the highest praise you can offer for a programming book. The book is not a DHTML reference but instead focuses on how to do specific things which is just what I like as a programmer. The chapters are cleanly organized into specific topics and techniques with good, cut and paste, source code. Jeff Rule clearly explains the sample source code and highlights the important pieces that make it work. He also does an excellent job with cross-platform issues by showing the reader how to implement these techniques in Explorer and Netscape. The only negative I have is not having a CD of the source code in the book but instead having to look on his web site. The web site is nice but not easy to access from home with one telephone line. A CD would have been much easier. In addition, the site makes extensive use of transitions which are extremely annoying and have no purpose other than to showcase the author's ability and make pages appear slower. All in all though, a good book.
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Summary: Cutting edge
Review: I just got this book and have already started pulling examples out of it. Very good examples, pull down menus, animations, drag and drop and mouseovers. Rule goes through the code line by line to explain what is going on. It also covers IE5.
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Summary: romeo and juliet
Review: I like it. It's very interesting about the way Romeo and Juliet, Montague and Capulet, have somewhat of a clandestine relationship with eachother that cannot be parted. The way Juliet and Romeo die at the end made me realize how strong love can be to the paramours.
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Summary: Book is very easy to use and perfect website to go along!
Review: I recently bought Dynamic Html as a starter kit for a e-commerce website for design purpouses and just to jazz it up... I found the book very helpful and it went at the "dummy to elite" rate..I now feel comfortable with something I didn't even have a clue of! Thanks Alot Jeff! Prototype
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Summary: Great Resource!!!!!!!
Review: I undertook the task of teaching myself dHTML as part of my senior thesis project. This book was a great resource to have as I was wading through and figuring out code. It's simple but complete, and it doesn't dumb anything down. Oh, and I got an 'A' on my thesis.
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Summary: Great book for the intermediate programmer!
Review: I'm an intermediate programmer and was very impressed with Mr. Rule's simple wording and easy examples. Mr. Rule covers most of the topics that we programmers have trouble with. Everything from Netscape vs. Explorer to Javascript and how it interacts with HTMl to create DHTML. Good work Jeff and I look forward to your next revision!
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Summary: Best DHTML book of its time!!
Review: In all honestly, if you know nothing about web design, do not get this book. This book provideds an excellent foundation in DHTML/CSS for people who have HTML experience and want to move their programming to a higher level. While it does not teach JavaScript (a critical component of most DHTML programming), it does provide an excellent line-by-line breakdown of each example -- more than enough to understand the code. I have seen many DHTML books. None come close to this one for examples. It covers everything you need to know from simple DHTML, to using push technology. The supporting website has really grown over the last little while to include many excellent DHTML examples.
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Summary: A TRUE discussion of browser dependencies for Dynamic HTML
Review: In my search for a Dynamic HTML book, I've found most of them concentrate on IE. This is no surprise, since IE supports more of the W3 Consortium's DOM than Netscape (4.0 browsers only). Jeff Rule's book and website are great, because they inform you about creating effects that will work for both browsers. His book is very non-intimidating, and anybody with a decent understanding of HTML, Javascript, and DOM should find this a very nice addition to their technical library. If you do not know about Javascript or DOM, you should read up on those subjects, so that you will get more from this book. In addition, Jeff provides examples that are useful, whether one has a modem connection or T1 connection to the Internet. I've already recommended this book to a colleague of mine. Good job, Mr. Rule. I hope to see future editions of this book or line of thought. More pages of information like this would be desired.
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