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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Not recommended! How can you create a web page without images? The ![]() tag has been overlooked. There are other errors as well. This "reference" may have been a little too quick.
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After being disappointed with the 1st edition of this book, I was looking forward to the 2nd edition, which I expected to be much improved. The new edition does contain improvements in some areas, but also has regressed in others.
For example, the book is updated for IE 6, but is missing information on which tags are supported in IE 5. New information on character entities was added, but all information on color names was removed. Tags missing from the 1st edition were added, but now the ![]() tag is missing. Most disappointing is the fact that most of the errata and suggestions sent to O'Reilly on the 1st edition were ignored when creating the 2nd edition.
The end result is that the 2nd edition is no more helpful than the 1st. The book contains most of the information that experienced web designers need to write HTML, but you will need a more comprehensive book handy to look up information that is missing or inaccurate. If the book were updated according to the suggestions on the O'Reilly site and many examples added, it would be far more useful on its own.
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The sample code for client-side image maps contains the following text:
USEMAP="map1"
However, this code does not produce any effect, and IE gives no hint as to why it does not work.
After about an hour of frustration, I finally noticed in another HTML book that the code should have been:
USEMAP="#map1"
It would have been faster to look in a less concise book.
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Since 1994 I've been writing HTML code occasionally for my collection of websites. Most of the time I don't need a guide, but sometimes I've forgotten some color codes or attributes of the tags. That's why I keep this pocket guide within reach - in those cases I find the answer within the minute. It's the only HTML book I need, having a lot of HTML experience, that is. If you have less HTML experience, you probably need to look elsewhere.
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This reference basically goes through every single tag you'll likely ever use in HTML and lists the attributes it will accept and whether or not it must be closed. This is a fantastic reference for people who already know HTML very well. I cannot stress this enough. If you do not know HTML, you cannot benefit from a reference, just like a Russian dictionary will not help you to speak Russian. Think of this book as an HTML pocket dictionary. Mine never leaves my desk. I only wish I could give it ten stars.
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