New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages with HTML and Dynamic HTML, 2nd Edition

By Patrick Carey

Book Overview

With coverage of code updated to reflect HTML 4.01 standards, this text covers how to create Web pages using HTML and in-depth Web site development instruction in the DHTML tutorials that focuses on how to create animated text, image rollovers, menus, expandable/collaspsible outlines, and drag and drop objects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0619187190
• ISBN13: 9780619187194
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Course Technology
• Length: 1040 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great book for self-learners!!!

I didn't have to learn HTML toward my degree, but I thought it would be a good idea to know it a little. I went to the library and this was the only updated book on HTML and I just picked it. I loved it!!! It is VERY comprehensive, very easy to follow, assignments are interesting. With this book you can study HTML on your own, no need to have an instructor! It has a good introduction to CSS and JavaScript. Main ides are emphasized in tables, lots of helpful illustrations. Very helpful appendices at the end of the book. Recommended!!

Not the best HTML book, but definitely a good one.

Like other reviewers, I've used this book in a community college class, and, like the others, find the book does a good job by itself! The example tutorials are easy to follow (although the examples are kind of drab!), additional reference information is included, and being in color definitely helps. I've used this book as a reference when customizing public layouts for my own use. I would say the book is more of a "valiant attempt" at Javascript, which would require a book in itself. Likewise, I was surprised at how often the CSS section didn't help me with some CSS code I was modifying. And I'll add that, of the web technologies out there, you're better off learning Javascript and PHP than DHTML. Not the best HTML book, but definitely a good one.

Would recommend to a freind

This book was used at the local Community College as the text book for an HTML class. I thought the book did a great job of incorporating what the reader learns into real web pages. Other books just say to make text bold do this, to make a marquee do that, but the don't show you how to put that into practice. The reader can do the cases at the end of every chapter and get a solid understanding of how to really use what they've learned. I know it doesn't cover every tag you can use, but gives you a great understanding of the basics.

programming reader

The book is terrific!!! The tutorials help me to learn the programming syntax, and users can try the case problems to apply what they learned. The case problems downloaded from the book website already contain basic code segment, so users don't have to type everything. Also, excellent references of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript at end of book. As the title implied, the book is primary for learning HTML and DHTML. Reader that would like to learn JavaScript need to get another book, also recommed Beginning JavaScript from Wrox.

New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages with HTML

I used this book for an HTML class taught entirely on the Internet and got an "A"! The exercises are a bit time consuming and tedious, but well worth it for someone like me who has no programming experience. The text is straightforward using pseudo-realistic case study tutorials in a logical and sequential order. This is the comprehensive version of the New Perspectives series. There are also two other versions of this entry level text available in shorter versions.