Аннотация
HTML is a familiar FLA (four letter acronym) but what about XHTML? Is it
merely a typographical error or simply XML by another name? The readable
preface to this book puts us right and there is more detail in Chapter 1 which
is also an interesting potted history of the web and web technologies.
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is for controlling layout and specifying
hypertext links for documents viewed with a browser. The World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) controls its standardisation. XML (Extensible Markup
Language), also defined by the W3C, is a standard that allows structured data
to be presented in a standard way that it can be understood by many different
technologies, for example, relational database engines and web browsers. Use
of XML for the exchange of data between businesses on the Internet is
increasing rapidly. Now, finally, comes XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup
Language), which is HTML reformulated to bring it into line with the XML
standard.
The authors try to instil good habits and style considerations, as well as an
appreciation of kumquats (a recurrent theme in the examples). They revile use
of the blink tag extension that causes text to oscillate between two colour
states and blink, constantly, irritatingly and advocate visiting a wide range
of Web sites to learn what works and what doesn't.
The comprehensive coverage of the topic is divided into chapters like Text
Basics, Formatted Lists, Forms, Frames and Executable Content. \_HTML & XHTML:
The Definitive Guide\_ is a feature-driven guide to what the languages can do
rather than a guide to producing a finished item, but it should help a
beginner to make good progress nevertheless, and is written in an approachable
style. --\_Mark Whitehorn\_
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