CSS, DHTML, and Ajax: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fourth Edition

Introduction

Once upon a time creating Web pages was no more difficult than using a word processor. You learned a few HTML tags, created a few graphics, and presto: Web page. Now, with streaming video, JavaScript, ASP, JSP, PHP, Shockwave, Flash, and Java, the design of Web pages may seem overwhelming to anyone who doesn’t want to become a computer programmer.

Enter Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Dynamic HTML (DHTML), Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) technologies that give you the ability to take static HTML and create an interactive webbed environment.

With CSS, you can create virtually any layout you can imagine, not only adding visual interest to your content, but also creating a more compelling design.

With DHTML, you don’t have to rely ...