Wempen F. - HTML5 Step by Step [2011, PDF, ENG]

Wempen F.- HTML5 Step by Step

Год: 2011
Автор: Faithe Wempen
Издательство: O’Reilly
ISBN: 978-0-735-64526-4
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Качество: Изначально компьютерное (eBook)
Количество страниц: 417
Описание: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the underlying markup language of the World
Wide Web . It’s the common thread that ties together virtually every Web site, from large-
scale corporate sites such as Microsoft’s to single-page classroom projects at the local
grade school .
Don’t let the phrase “markup language” intimidate you . A markup language annotates
or “marks up” plain text, letting a browser know how to format that text so it looks good
on a Web page . It’s easy to get started—in fact, you can create a simple Web page in just
a few minutes . While full-featured What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) tools exist
that can help speed up the process of writing Web pages, all you really need is an ordi-
nary text-editing program such as Microsoft Notepad . You don’t need special software
or extensive training .
In this introduction, you’ll learn some basics about HTML . You’ll find out how they turn
plain text into attractive formatting, how they incorporate graphics and hyperlinks, and
how anyone can create Web content in virtually any program that edits text . This intro-
duction explains what cascading style sheets (CSS) are, and how they make formatting
consistent across large Web sites . You’ll also discover the differences between HTML4,
XHTML, and HTML5, so you can make the important decision about which version of
HTML you want your code to conform to . Finally, you’ll learn about the conventions used
in this book for pointing out special helps like notes, tips, cautions, and references to the
data files .