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Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition contains the nittygritty on everything you need to know to design web pages. It`s the good stuff, without the fluff, written and organized so that answers can be found quickly. This completely revised and expanded 2nd edition is chockfull of information about the wide range of frontend technologies and techniques from which web designers and authors must draw. Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition is an excellent reference for HTML 4.01 tags (including tables, frames, forms, color, and cascading style sheets) with special attention given to browser support, platform idiosyncrasies, and standards. You`ll also find lots of updated information on using graphics, multimedia, audio and video, and advanced technologies such Dynamic HTML, Javascript, and XML, as well as new chapters on XHTML, WML, and SMIL. This book is an indispensable tool for web designers and authors of all levels. Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition includes:Discussions of the web environment including monitors and browsers, printing from the Web, accessibility, and internationalization A complete reference to HTML and Server Side Includes, including uptodate browser support (Netscape 6, IE 6.0, and Opera 5) for every tag and attribute Updated chapters on creating GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, and PNG graphics, including designing with the Web Palette Information on multimedia and interactivity, including audio, video, Flash 5 and Shockwave, and a new chapter on SMIL A revised tutorial and reference on Cascading Style Sheets Appendixes detailing HTML tags, attributes, deprecated tags, proprietary tags, CSS compatibility and support, and character entities.About the AuthorJennifer Niederst was one of the first designers for the Web. As the designer of OReillys Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first commercial Web site, she has been designing for the Web since 1993. She was the original creative director for Web Review (webreview.com) and designed the official site for MTVEuropes "Sifl and Ollie Show." She is the author of Designing for the Web (OReilly, 1996), and has taught Web design at the Massachusetts College of Art and the Interactive Factory in Boston, MA. She has spoken at major design and Internet events including the GRAFILL conference (Geilo, Norway), Seybold Seminars, and the W3c International Expo.
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