f you’ve been reading any of the headlines you’d think that XML is the greatest invention since auto-start coffee makers. It’s being touted as the wave of the future and

he image tag, offers several attributes that you should always include for best use of graphics: Attribute:What it does:width Specifies the width of the graphic you are inserting into the

Slicing ividing a larger graphic into smaller pieces is called slicing. It increases your perceived bandwidith.Big graphics may look great and contain lots of information?but anything covering large amounts of

Click on a particular category of tags to jump directly to it, or browse the full reference list.Note: In older versions of HTML, some tags did not require ending tags.

Bandwidth Planningncorporate an understanding of your audience’s bandwidth reality into your overall design. Bandwidth describes the size of the “pipe” through which data moves between computers. The higher the bandwidth,

TML Text or Graphical Text?You now have options for creating text: CSS or a graphic file. Select the best match for your text elements. Until recently the only way to

his section summarizes the the most common operators you might use in JavaScript scripts. They are grouped by general function. Scroll through the file or jump to the functional category

his is a table of the most commonly used JavaScript objects, with all of their properties, methods, and event handlers. For additional information on JavaScript: Visit WebReference’s Core Javascript Reference,

olor is one of your best tools?and one that needs to be used thoughtfully. Just because color is “free” doesn’t mean you should randomly throw it around. Color has a

ach of the following sub-sections concentrates on a specific aspect of sound, helping you understand sound terminology, decide what type of sound or sounds you’d like to put on your

ike any other language?be it English, Japanese, or C?JavaScript has some basic elements with which you work. In JavaScript these include: objects, variables, arrays, operators, events, event handlers, statements, and

irst, a formal description: JavaScript is an object-oriented scripting language that lets you build interactions between page content, the state of the browser, and the actions of the reader. In

eb graphics files are rectangular due to their pixel structure and file formats … yet we often see non-rectangular graphics on Web pages. There are two ways to make a

Style and Structure Guidelines clear structure for your HTML documents makes them easy to read, easy to follow, and easy to modify. If you disappeared tomorrow and other people had

Using Images in a Web Page nce you’ve got your image, the next step is to place it in your Web page. The way you insert your images depends on

ike any other language, be it English, Japanese, Pascal, or C++, JavaScript has some basic grammar rules. Understanding these helps you “read” the script and write your own scripts. The

Use Cacheache is a small temporary storage area of the hard drive where browsers keep files while they display them. Any file that is in the cache can be displayed

sing XML for Web pages is just the tip of the XML story. With XML you can store information about your documents and pieces of your document. You can then

n this section we’ve begun a dialogue with some people who are on the leading edge of XML within the Web environment. We’re profiling these people, their projects, and their

o what can behaviors do? By using XML we can link behaviors to any element in a Web page and manipulate that element. We can, for example, copy that element’s

alid XML documents follow a set of rules defined in a associated DTD. This Document Type Definition defines elements, attributes, and relationships between elements. DTDs are saved in an ascii

etting Your Hands DirtySo, now you have a basic understanding of JavaScript and what it can do. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably decided that you want to learn more

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raphics are a common way of bringing color into a Web site. Your create your images using your favorite editor, test your color palette on different browsers/platforms, and drop the

here are many sound file formats to chose from. The format you pick will depend on your what your audience can use and the types of sounds you have. You

diting your sound can be one of the most exciting parts of creating sound for the Web. Download an audio editor and start playing around with it?you’ll see fascinating options

teps for Using SoundThere are three steps to consider when you think about adding audio to your site: First, how will you create the sound? Before you add a sound

hese are some sites from around the Web that in some way make interesting use of sound. We tried to find a variety of techniques. Some require a plug-in, while