An Introduction to Dynamic HTML (DHTML)

The intranet and Internet is an ever evolving environment, and Web pages themselves are steadily blooming from static displays of data to interactive applications. 'Dynamic HTML' is an umbrella term encompassing several ways in which Web developers can breathe life into pages which have traditionally been still portraits of information.

Weiss, Aaron. Intranet Journal. Design>Web Design>Standards>DHTML

Object Detection

The pace of new browser releases may be slower than it was in the early days, but developers must still confront a bemusing array of browser versions and brands that support some JavaScript features but not others. To combat the problem, scripters commonly provide two or more code branches so that a browser follows an execution path containing statements that it supports. Browser sniffing — the task of inspecting navigator object properties for version information — has become largely unmanageable given the browser version permutations available today. This article presents details on an alternative solution — object detection — that frees JavaScript developers from most of this versioning mess.

Apple Inc. (2006). Design>Web Design>Standards>DHTML

A Tutorial in Cross-Browser DHTML

In this article we will look at several techniques, some general, some specific, for constructing Dynamic HTML code which bridges the gap between Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape's Navigator-- specifically, the gap between Netscape 4.x and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 and 5.

Weiss, Aaron. Intranet Journal. Design>Web Design>Standards>DHTML

Writing DHTML that Meets the Cross-Platform Challenge  

DHTML coders have had to overcome many obstacles to writing clean, portable code, including specific browser requirements. See how some straightforward coding tenets can help you sidestep such challenges.

Robinson, Scott. TechRepublic (2003). Design>Web Design>Standards>DHTML