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Beginning HTML & CSS

Larsen, Rob2013
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Everything you need to build websites with the newest version of HTML and CSS. If you develop wesites, you know that the goal posts keep moving, especially now that your website must work on not only traditional desktops, but also on an ever-changing range of smartphones and tablets. This step-by-step book efficiently guides you through the thicket. Teaching you the very latest best practices and techniques, this practical reference walks you through how to use HTML5 and CSS3 to develop attractive, modern websites for today's multiple devices. From handling text, forms, and video, to implementing powerful JavaScript functionality, this book covers it all. Serves as the ultimate beginners guide for anyone who wants to build websites with HTML5 and CSS3, whether as a hobbyist or aspiring professional developer. Covers the basics, including the different versions of HTML and CSS and how modern websites use structure and semantics to describe their contents. Explains core processes, such as marking up text, images, lists, tables, forms, audio, and video. Delves in CSS3, teaching you how to control or change the way your pages look and offer tips on how to create attractive designs. Explores the jQuery library and how to implement powerful JavaScript features, such as tabbed content, image carousels, and more. Get up to speed on HTML5, CSS3, and today's website design with this practical guide. Then, keep it on your desk as a reference!
Main title:
Beginning HTML & CSS / Rob Larsen.
Author:
Imprint:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], c2013.
Collation:
xxviii, 633 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Structuring Documents for the Web -- A Web of Structured Documents -- Introducing HTML5 -- Tags and Elements -- Separating Heads from Bodies -- Attributes Tell You about Elements -- Learning from Others by Viewing Their Source Code -- Elements for Marking Up Text -- Attribute Groups -- Core Attributes -- The id Attribute -- The class Attribute -- The title Attribute -- The style Attribute -- Internationalization -- The dir Attribute -- The lang Attribute -- Core Elements -- About DOCTYPEs -- The <html> Element -- The <head> Element -- The <title> Element -- Links and Style Sheets -- Ensuring Backward Compatibility for HTML5 Tags -- The <body> Element -- Common Content Elements -- Basic Text Formatting -- White Space and Flow -- Creating Headings Using <hn> Elements -- Creating Paragraphs Using the <p> Element -- Creating Line Breaks Using the <br> Element -- Creating Preformatted Text Using the <pre> Element --
ISBN:
9781118340189 (pbk)1118340183 (pbk)
Dewey class:
006.74
LC class:
QA76.76.H94
Language:
English
BRN:
134078
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Kathleen Syme Carlton-Business and ITBUSIN 006.74 LARSAvailable
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