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HTML: The Complete Reference
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HTML: The Complete Reference |
Author: Thomas A. Powell
Published: 2000-12-14 |
List price: $39.99
Our price: $6.00
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As of: December 02nd, 2008 09:44:17 PM
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Excellent - Good for beginners, comprehensive
Before reading this book (this was the required text for a class in HTML), I had some very basic experience with HTML. I found it easy to read and remember the concepts, as they are presented in a straight-forward way, with an emphasis on real-world scenarios. The tips the author provides are valuable... I found myself using them a lot at work and on several projects. Because my previous HTML knowledge was so scattered, reading the book put my thoughts into place and provide a more formal picture of HTML and css. This book also addresses cascading style sheets and is loading with information. At this point I use it as a reference, the css appendix is comprehensive, tho I think the layout could have been done better-- some area are tough to read.
Excellent - Good for beginners, comprehensive
Before reading this book (this was the required text for a class in HTML), I had some very basic experience with HTML. I found it easy to read and remember the concepts, as they are presented in a straight-forward way, with an emphasis on real-world scenarios. The tips the author provides are valuable... I found myself using them a lot at work and on several projects. Because my previous HTML knowledge was so scattered, reading the book put my thoughts into place and provided a more formal and structured picture of HTML and css. This book also addresses cascading style sheets and is loaded with information. After reading the 1000+ pages, I use this book as a reference, the css appendix is comprehensive, tho I think the layout could have been done better-- some areas are tough to read.
 Complete but Not Good
This is a book that contains all of the answers to your HTML questions but finding them may be a frustrating task. The index is terrible. I tried to use this book for about 2 months before giving up in frustration. I can simply never find the answer to my question!pIf you know a little about HTML, but are looking for a reference for day-to-day use, this is a very poor choice.
Not a horrible place to start.
I actually bought and read the "The Complete Reference HTML second edition". pI'm sure they are similar with some slight additions explaining some newer browser compatibility issues and possible additions to HTML and the use of style sheets.pThe Second Edition was literally a bad book. My copy broke down and all the pages were falling out in clumps of about 50 pages making it tough to use. pBut the content of the book is simple. All or most of HTML uses, concepts and tags are explained one by one in a comprehensive manual-type book. pNot a great Tutorial type book. Not really for beginners. This is definitly a great reference though. For those who know how to use HTML but need to "checkup" on some things sometimes this book is for them.
The only HTML book you'll need
My first "The Complete Reference" book was for Java 1.0. I was so happy with that book that when I went looking for an HTML manual, the first one I looked at was this one. And it's a good thing I did, because it's the only book I ever need to look at for a reference. It really does contain everything I can think I would need to write HTML code at any level of complexity or depth, and I've been writing HTML code since 1994, professionally since around 1997. If you're a beginner, the book spends some time in the beginning teaching you the basics and concepts, everything you should need to get started on your first pages. And if you're a novice or expert, the book will scale to your level of knowledge gracefully, it covers the gamut, even extending into Cascading Style Sheets, Dynamic HTML and a brief introduction to XML (if you need an XML manual you should get one dedicated only to XML, this reference is not complete for that purpose). The title couldn't be more appropriate, as inside the book, there is a complete reference of every single valid HTML tag and attribute you could use, even including explanations for what each attribute means! If you get just one HTML book, get this one.pKeep in mind that this book does not cover any WYSIWYG tools for creating HTML pages (such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver). This is just for writing the HTML yourself with a text editor, or to assist you in using the WYSIWYG tool of your choice, as most of them allow you to manipulate the HTML and attributes manually.
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