HTML, which stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web page design. It is often used in combination with JavaScript and CSS. Current versions of the HTML specification include HTML 5 and XHTML.
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Supporting Three Event Models at Once 
Events make the client-side JavaScript world go ‘round. After a Web page loads, the only way a script can run is in response to a system or user action. While simple events have been part of the JavaScript vocabulary since the first scriptable browsers, more recent browsers implement robust event models that allow scripts to process events more intelligently. The problem, however, is that in order to support a wide range of browsers you must contend with multiple advanced event models. Three, to be exact.
Apple Inc. (2006). Design>Web Design>DHTML
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Intermediate and advanced developers alike often face problems with tables that they didn't expect. A table may look incorrect in Netscape, things may not be working properly in IE, tables can be so complex that even the professionals forget certain aspects of their use. I shall try to cover some of the issues involved, and some of the Frequently Asked Questions about tables which we receive.
Cooper, Peter. Intranet Journal (2000). Design>Web Design>HTML
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This worked example applies styling and functionality to a basic grid of data to produce a simple form control that's a pleasure to use.
Hunt, Ben. Web Design From Scratch (2006). Design>Web Design>DHTML>Forms
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Thau's Advanced JavaScript Tutorial
This article shows you how to make cookies (Mmmmm), and you'll learn fancy string handling and associative arrays along the way. Give your JavaScript a sense of history and time (by setting timelines on your pages so that different events occur at different times), and then learn how to sense which browser your visitors are using.
Thau. Webmonkey (2001). Design>Web Design>DHTML
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Thau's Basic JavaScript Tutorial
The series starts off with a look at JavaScript fundamentals, including variables, if-then statements, link events, and image swaps. Keep following along as Thau gets down and dirty with the JavaScript Document Object Model, windows and frames, JavaScript syntax with loops, arrays, and functions, and forms. This all sound like a bunch of gobbledygook? Well, dig in and learn!
Thau. Webmonkey (2001). Design>Web Design>DHTML
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The Trouble with Web Standards
You may mistrust web standards because of bad experiences with buggy browsers. Or you might have converted a site from HTML to XHTML, only to discover that their layouts suddenly looked different in standards-compliant browsers. Don't give in to the dark side! Web standards are here to stay.
Zeldman, Jeffrey. Creative Pro (2007). Articles>Web Design>Standards>XHTML
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To Frame or Not to Frame? That is the Question
The question of whether or not to use frames within a Web site's design can be a hot topic of debate. Many people don't like framed Web sites because they 'get stuck in someone's frames,' they can't bookmark a particular page within a framed Web site, the search engines don't list their Web sites, and some browsers can't read framed Web sites at all. Clearly these are legitimate problems. This article's intent is to help clarify some of the advantages and disadvantages of using frames and provide resources for further information.
Kaiser, Shirley E. Website Tips (1999). Design>Web Design>HTML
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To HTML or Not: What Are the Questions? 
With the advent of the World Wide Web (WWW), HTML has become a viable way of putting information online. But, is it always the best way? For interactive multimedia presentations, HTML is not always the best choice. You have to consider the need for platform-specific file formats, the limits of Web browsers, and the lack of comprehensive Web-authoring environments. However, for online documentation and help, HTML is often a good choice. HTML converters help produce usable online documents, and HTML-based help systems provide similar features to those found in WinHelp.
Gerrior, Suzanne, Marianne Rodrigues, Monica E. Stein, Frances C. McGill and Stephen R. Blair. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Documentation>Online>HTML
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To Use or Not to Use: An XHTML Roadmap for Designers
The problem with XHTML 1.0 isn't a matter of strength, or of importance. XHTML is both strong and important--and not just for markup snobs and hardcore developers. It's not that XHTML 1.0 has a particularly high learning curve. It doesn't--in fact, it's quite easy to learn. And, it's not that XHTML 1.0 doesn't display in browsers both current and past. When written with awareness of cross-browser considerations--just as with HTML, it does. The problem lies in the fact that XHTML is, quite simply, misunderstood.
Holzschlag, Molly E. Digital Web Magazine (2001). Design>Web Design>Standards>XHTML
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Tools and Technology Stem Overview
Well, here it is. It's a little over one year after Netscape announced they have a tool for us to use when developing HTML help. We are all pretty well settled, right? We have determined which information we are converting to HTML first and how this new media is going to alter our development process. In fact, I’m sure that everyone is ready to make the leap and is simply waiting for all the other software vendors to release their tools so we can start comparing.
Bates, Michael P. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Documentation>HTML
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Transitional Layouts in (X)HTML and CSS: An Interview with Eric A. Meyer
In a pivotal user test a couple years ago we found out one of the secrets of great web sites: they inspire confidence in users. This article explores how to measure it and use it to your advantage.
Porter, Joshua. User Interface Engineering (2003). Articles>Web Design>XHTML
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Translating Hardcopy Documents to HTML Online Documents
The ever-increasing popularity of the World Wide Web has created another assignment for the professional writer-the need to turn hardcopy documents into HTML coded documents. This paper discusses some of the translation tools available, the problems to watch when converting documents, and the benefits of using special translation tools for converting your original hardcopy documents into HTML documents for online viewing.
Hoess, Laurence. STC Proceedings (1997). Presentations>Web Design>HTML
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Trends in HTML-Based Help Design
Discusses some of the new and upcoming design trends in HTML-based systems. These designs are not the kinds of systems that most people will create on arrival to HTML-based help, but are experimental designs people create as they segue from Windows-based help.
Lockett-Zubak, Cheryl. Intercom (2000). Articles>Web Design>HTML
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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
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Tutorial: Introduction to JavaScript
JavaScript is an easy-to-learn programming language which can be built into Web pages, so that it executes from within the browser rather than on the web server. Intranets especially can leverage the power of JavaScript to create 'smart' Web pages which can process data and interact with the user. In this introduction we concisely look at the main programming points of the JavaScript language.
Weiss, Aaron. Intranet Journal. Resources>Tutorials>DHTML>JavaScript
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This paper introduces neophytes to Java. It starts with Java’'s beginnings as a programming language for interactive cable TV boxes and continues through the features of optimization, platform-independence, and object-orientation that make it unique. Next, it dispels the myths surrounding Java, presents solid guidelines for when and when not to use Java, and finally examines today’s practical uses of Java, including enhancing Web pages, managing a business, and delivering sophisticated training modules capable of advanced interactions.
Currie, Cynthia C. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Web Design>Programming>DHTML
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The ability to add notes and comments to your Web site can be a powerful and attractive feature for users. This tutorial demonstrates how to implement an Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)-based user annotation system in the form of yellow sticky notes that sit on top of regular Web page content. The only additional, required configuration is a back-end Perl script that stores the annotations.
Travis, Greg. IBM (2006). Articles>Web Design>DHTML>Ajax
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Using HTML as a Single Source Solution: A Case Study
This paper presents an overview of the process and toolset developed for maintaining, updating, and generating user documentation for a complex Department of Defense (DoD) vulnerability analysis model. The roles of HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and eXtensible Markup Language (XML) in developing a single source solution are examined. The additional role of the Alchemy toolset, which is a customized solution to address page layout formatting in HTML, is also examined. Finally, practical application of this process/toolset to a generic software project is discussed.
Butkiewicz, Mark and Lisa Garriques. STC Proceedings (2004). Articles>Document Design>Information Design>HTML
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Using HTML: Preparing Documents for the World Wide Web
This handout follows the seminar 'Preparing Documents for the World Wide Web,' so that students can focus on the presentations with minimal note-taking. The class and manual cover basic HTML codes as they apply to the creation of an HTML resume. However, these basic codes (called 'tags') can be applied to any HTML document. As we approach the end of the day, advanced topics will be covered as time allows. All tags available in the latest release of HTML may not be covered in this brief class. Internet or World Wide Web principles, except as they apply directly to the creation of your HTML resume, are not discussed. Students are expected to have some knowledge of the Web. Reference materials about the Internet, the use of browsers, and the Web are listed in this manual’s section.
Hellberg, Candee and Ceil Shuman. Bright Path Solutions (1998). Design>Web Design>HTML
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Using Tables and DHTML for Menus
Dynamic HTML can be used inventively in many ways. Here's a simple way in which tables and DHTML can be used together to provide a menu function. The technique may be used in a frameset, but to keep things simple, we are going to use the table to control 'targets' in an inline frame (or IFRAME).
Self, Tony. HyperWrite (2005). Design>Web Design>Interaction Design>DHTML
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Using XHTML/CSS for an Effective Search Engine Optimization Campaign
We’re going to be focusing entirely on the benefits of using XHTML and CSS to show you how to improve the readability of your code for search engine spiders, maintain a good content-to-code ratio without going beyond file-size and word-count limits, and how to use CSS to mimic common image effects.
Olejniczak, Brandon. List Apart, A (2003). Design>Web Design>Standards>XHTML
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Microformats is a term used to describe the storage of information using simple markup variations within existing markup languages. To a certain extent, microformats describes a methodology or philosophy, and comprises a set of design principles. Microformats is not a new language. It is usually a permutation of XHTML. The philosophy of microformats involves storing data in human-readable formats which are also machine-readable, but the emphasis is on the humans! Information tends to be visible, rather than hidden metadata.
Self, Tony. HyperWrite (2004). Articles>Web Design>Information Design>XHTML
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Web Design: Website Optimisation
This refers to the process by which a website's design, content, and coding are all optimised to improve its search engine ranking for specific targetted keywords and phrases. Although there is no assured way of getting your site into the Top10 ranking of all of the major search engines, there are a number of strategies that you can use to improve your ranking.
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Web Developer Foundations: Using XHTML
Web Developer Foundations provides an introduction to the skills and concepts that web developers need to know. The resources at this site are intended to aid you as you work through a related textbook.
Felke, Terry A. Scott-Jones Publishing (2002). Design>Web Design>XHTML
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Web Navigation without JavaScript and Java
Newell offers suggestions to Web designers on how to maintain some semblance of menu-based navigation for users whose browsers cannot process JavaScript or Java.
Silvert Newell, Hilary. Intercom (2003). Design>Web Design>HTML
