Peachpit Press - Visual Quickstart Guide CSS, DHTML, and Ajax, Fourth Edition
Visual Quickstart Guide CSS, DHTML, and Ajax, Fourth Edition
Table of Contents
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Introduction
What Is this Book About?
Who Is this Book for?
Why Standards (Still) Matter
Values and Units Used in this Book
Reading this Book
What Tools Do You Need for this Book?
Using the Web Site for this Book
Part 1: Cascading Style Sheets
Chapter 1. Understanding CSS
What Is a Style?
What are Cascading Style Sheets?
Versions of CSS
Types of CSS Rules
CSS and Markup Languages
Kinds of Tags
Setting Your DTD
Chapter 2. CSS Basics
Adding Styles to an HTML Tag: Inline
Adding Styles to a Web Page: Embedded
Adding Styles to a Web Site: External
(Re)Defining HTML Tags
Defining Classes for Any Tag
Defining ID Selectors to Identify an Object
Defining Selectors to Have the Same Styles
Making a Declaration !important
Defining Selectors Based on Context
Defining Selectors Based on Tag Attributes
Working with Pseudo-Classes
Working with Pseudo-Elements
Setting Styles for Print and Other Media
Adding Comments to CSS
Inheriting Properties from a Parent
Determining the Cascade Order
Using Conditional Comments to Fix CSS in Internet Explorer
Style Sheet Strategies
Chapter 3. Font Properties
Understanding Typography on the Web
Setting the Font-Family
Setting the Font Size
Making Text Italic
Setting Bold, Bolder, Boldest
Creating Small Caps
Setting Multiple Font Values
Chapter 4. Text Properties
Adjusting Text Spacing
Setting Text Case
Adding a Text Drop Shadow
Aligning Text Horizontally
Aligning Text Vertically
Indenting Paragraphs
Controlling White Space
Decorating Text
Setting Text Direction
Chapter 5. Color and Background Properties
Choosing Your Color Palette
Setting Text and Foreground Color
Setting a Background Color
Setting a Background Image
Setting Multiple Background Values
Chapter 6. Box Properties
Understanding an Element's Box
Setting How an Element Is Displayed
Setting an Element's Margins
Setting an Element's Border
Setting an Element's Outline
Setting an Element's Padding
Setting the Width and Height of an Element
Chapter 7. Visual Formatting Properties
Understanding the Window and Document
Setting the Positioning Type
Setting an Element's Position
Stacking Objects (3D Positioning)
Floating Elements in the Window
Clearing a Floated Element
Chapter 8. Visual Effect and User Interface Properties
Setting the Visibility of an Element
Setting an Element's Visible Area (Clipping)
Setting Where the Overflow Content Goes
Setting an Element's Opacity
Changing the Mouse Pointer's Appearance
Changing the Scrollbar's Appearance (IE Windows Only)
Chapter 9. Table Properties
Setting the Table Layout
Setting the Space Between Table Cells
Collapsing Borders Between Table Cells
Dealing with Empty Table Cells
Setting the Position of a Table Caption
Chapter 10. Generated Content and List Properties
Adding Content Using CSS
Teaching the Browser to Count
Specifying the Quote Style
Setting the Bullet Style
Creating Your Own Bullets
Setting Bullet Positions
Setting Multiple List Styles
Displaying an Element as a List
Part 2: Dynamic HTML
Chapter 11. Understanding DHTML
What Is Dynamic HTML?
The History of DHTML
Why Should I Use DHTML?
Flash vs. DHTML
Should I Use DHTML or Flash?
Chapter 12. DHTML Basics
DOM: The Road Map to Your Web Page
Setting Up an Object
Understanding Events
Using Event Handlers
Getting an Element
Passing Events to a Function
Binding Events to Objects
Using Feature Sensing
Chapter 13. Learning About the Environment
Detecting the Operating System
Detecting the Browser's Name
Finding the Page's Location and Title
Determining the Number of Colors (Bit Depth)
Determining the Screen Dimensions
Determining the Browser Window's Dimensions
Determining the Page's Visible Dimensions
Chapter 14. Learning About an Object
Detecting Which Object Was Clicked
Determining an Object's Properties
Detecting an Object's Position
Finding an Object's Style Property Values
Finding an Object's 3D Position
Finding an Object's Visible Area
Chapter 15. Learning About an Event
Detecting Which Event Type Fired
Detecting Which Key Was Pressed
Detecting Which Modifier Key Was Pressed
Detecting Which Mouse Button Was Clicked
Detecting Where the Mouse Was Clicked
Chapter 16. Basic Dynamic Techniques
Changing CSS Property Values
Making Objects Appear and Disappear
Moving Objects From Point to Point
Moving Objects by a Certain Amount
Moving Objects in 3D
Changing an Object's Visible Area
Changing an Object's Content
Controlling Objects Between Frames
Chapter 17. Advanced Dynamic Techniques
Making a Function Run Again
Animating an Object
Using Input From a Form Field
Following the Mouse Pointer
Making an Object Draggable
Opening a New Browser Window
Moving the Browser Window
Changing the Browser Window's Size
Scrolling the Browser Window
Chapter 18. Dynamic CSS
Finding a Style Property's Value
Adding or Changing a Style Declaration
Changing Classes
Disabling or Enabling a Style Sheet
Part 3: Ajax
Chapter 19. Understanding Ajax
What Is Ajax?
How Ajax Works
Why Should I Use Ajax?
What Is Web 2.0?
Chapter 20. Ajax Basics
Understanding Server Requests
Fetching Data
Fetching a Response
Filtering the Data
Utilizing the AjaxBasics.js Library
Part 4: Using CSS, DHTML, and Ajax
Chapter 21. Layout
Structuring Your Page
Creating Multicolumn Layouts
Styling Headers
Styling Links and Navigation
Styling Copy and Content
Styling Tables
Styling Forms
Styling Frames
Chapter 22. Content
Importing External Content
Dynamically Controlling Form Data
Adding Pop-Up Layers
Dynamic Type Ahead
Chapter 23. Navigation
Creating Navigation Buttons with CSS Sprites
Creating Drop-Down Menus
Creating Collapsible Menus
Creating a Tab Menu
Creating Sliding Menus
Creating a Remote Control
Chapter 24. Controls
Providing Page Controls
Creating Scroll Bars for a Layer
Adding Style Controls
Putting Together a Photo Album
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