HTML and CSS are the workhorses of web design, and using them together to build consistent, reliable web pages requires both skill and knowledge. The task is more difficult if you’re relying on outdated, confusing, and unnecessary HTML hacks and workarounds. Author Ben Henick shows you how to avoid those traps by going beyond the standard tips, tricks, and techniques to connect the underlying theory and design of HTML and CSS to your everyday work habits.
With this practical book, you’ll learn how to work with these tools far more effectively than is standard practice for most web developers. Whether you handcraft individual pages or build templates, HTML & CSS: The Good Parts will help you get the most out of these tools in all aspects of web page design-from layout to typography and to color.

В данном курсе автор расскажет как создавать современные и профессиональные сайты с помощью блочной CSS верстки.

Use Actionscript 3 to Develop a Flash-BAsed Content Management System Where Clients Can Update Their Own Text.
-Setup text boxes for username, passwordm abd the client`s editable information
-Write basic button functions for handling logging in, logging out and saving changes to the site text
-Setup a keypress event for making the username and password boxes visible (this is optional)
-Create a database and table in MySQL for storing the informarion that will appear in the text boxes
-Use PHP to write URL Variables for Flash to load the site text
-Create a database and table in MySQL for storing the client`s login name and password
-Use any changes the client makes to the Flash text to the MySQL database and reload the site
-All code is writen in Actionscript 3

This beginner guide shows you how to use XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create compelling Web sites. While learning these technologies, you will discover coding practices such as writing code that works on multiple browsers including mobile devices, how to use AJAX frameworks to add interactivity to your pages, and how to ensure your pages meet accessible requirements.

Packed with real-world examples, the book not only teaches you how to write Web sites using XHTML, CSS and JavaScript, but it also teaches you design principles that help you create attractive web sites and practical advice on how to make web pages more usable. In addition, special checklists and appendices review key topics and provide helpful references that re-enforce the basics you've learned.
• Serves as an ideal beginners guide to writing web pages using XHTML
• Explains how to use CSS to make pages more appealing and add interactivity to pages using JavaScript and AJAX frameworks
• Share advice on design principles and how to make pages more attractive and offers practical help with usability and accessibility
• Features checklists and appendices that review key topics
This introductory guide is essential reading for getting started with using XHTML, CSS and JavaScript to create exciting and compelling Web sites.

As the preferred technology for Web design, cascading style sheets (CSS) enable Web designers and developers to define consistent styles on multiple pages. Written by leading CSS authors who are also professional programmers and designers, this is the first book to showcase examples of high-profile, real-world Web sites created by world-famous designers using CSS.

Описывается работа в новой версии визуального Web-редактора Macromedia Dreamweaver 8. Книга организована в виде 14-ти занятий по Web-дизайну. Рассмотрены современные стандарты Интернета, интерфейс программы, создание страниц и сайтов, работа с текстами, графикой, таблицами и стилями, различные виды Web-дизайна: фреймовый, табличный и контейнерный. Освещены вопросы использования шаблонов, плавающих и свободно позиционируемых контейнеров, разработки Web-сценариев. Уже с первых страниц начинающий пользователь может быстро приступить к работе и создать простейший Web-сайт. Изучение всего материала книги позволит читателю создавать современные Web-сайты с оформлением, приближенным к полиграфическому. Особую ценность имеют полезные советы автора, маленькие хитрости и нетрадиционные приемы Web-верстки.

You’ll learn how to:

* Build interactive mobile web pages that comply with industry standards and best practices.
* Develop web sites using the markup languages of the mobile Web: XHTML-MP, Wireless CSS, and WML.
* Use Mobile JavaScript and Ajax for client-side web interactivity.
* Adapt the syntax and design of mobile web pages to target smartphone models.
* Enhance mobile web pages to target advanced features of smartphone browsers.
* Validate and compress mobile markup to optimize for network transmission and browser performance.
* Simulate smartphone browsers using emulators and development tools.

Если подходить формально, то верстка веб-страниц представляет собой процесс превращения картинки, нарисованной дизайнером, в HTML и CSS код, который и преобразуется браузером в документ, показываемый посетителям сайта. Но то, что на словах звучит просто, во многих случаях превращается в решение нетривиальных задач. Ведь необходимо не только написать валидный код, но также обеспечить его корректную работу в разных, порой устаревших, браузерах. Все эти в большинстве своем противоречивые условия заставляют искать ответ на вопрос «Как сделать...?», который вы и найдете в этой книге.
В этом сборнике рецептов во главу угла поставлено соответствие примеров спецификациям HTML и CSS, а также корректная работа во всех современных браузерах. Признаться честно, этого не везде удалось добиться. К сожалению, популярный Internet Explorer показывает наибольший на сегодняшний день уровень ошибок. Поэтому для этого браузера порой приходится искать решения, которые идут вразрез с логикой и спецификацией CSS.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a method of describing how a Web page should look in a Web browser, but a growing number of browsers do not support CSS in the same way, forcing developers to constantly play catch-up to keep their sites consistent
Bestselling author Joe Lowery eases the pain for those Web developers who aren't feeling the CSS love-he guides readers through real-world workarounds that will help a CSS-based site look and work the way it was meant to
Readers will grit their teeth, clench their fists, and roll their eyes for the last time once they learn how to craft fluid multi-column layouts, build interactive navigation, fix the Box Model, implement CSS hacks in Dreamweaver, and more cool tricks

Manage, and apply CSS to large-scale projects. Learn how to optimize your CSS for better site performance. So you think you know CSS? Take your CSS skills to the next level and learn to write organized and optimized CSS that will improve the maintainability, performance, and appearance of your work. You’ll learn how document flow and CSS positioning schemes will help you make your documents more accessible. You’ll discover the great styling possibilities of CSS paired with semantic structures like Microformats and RDFa, while enriching the self-describing semantics of XHTML content. Learn how to group logically related declarations, minify style sheets, and prevent performance bottle necks such as reflows and repaints. With support for CSS enjoying unprecedented ubiquity, you can finally use such features as generated content, complex selector chains, and CSS3’s visual properties, like box-shadow, in your projects.