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Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference, 3rd Edition

Name: Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference, 3rd Edition
Author: Danny Goodman
ISBN: 9780596527402

by Danny Goodman

December 2006

Intermediate to advanced

1328 pages

57h 13m

English

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Preface
What You Should Already KnowContents of This BookConventions Used in This BookAdditional Online ContentUsing Code ExamplesSafari® EnabledHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
I. Dynamic HTML Reference
1. HTML and XHTML Reference
1.1. Attribute Value Types1.1.1. Length1.1.2. Identifier1.1.3. URI and URL1.1.4. Language Code1.1.5. Alignment Constants1.1.5.1. Alignment outside the box1.1.5.2. Text alignment inside the containing box1.1.5.3. Horizontal alignment of a block element1.1.5.4. Horizontal text alignment in a table cell1.1.5.5. Vertical text alignment inside an element1.1.6. Colors1.2. Shared HTML Element Attributes1.2.1. Attributes1.3. Shared Event Handler Attributes1.4. Alphabetical Tag Reference
2. Document Object Model Reference
2.1. Property Value Types2.1.1. Length2.1.2. Identifier2.1.3. URI and URL2.1.4. Language Code2.1.5. Colors2.2. About client- and offset- Properties2.3. Default Property Values2.4. Events2.5. Static W3C HTML DOM Objects2.6. Shared Object Properties, Methods, and Events2.6.1. Shared Element Object Properties2.6.2. Shared Element Object Methods2.6.3. Shared Element Object Events2.7. Alphabetical Object Reference
3. Event Reference
3.1. Alphabetical Event Reference
4. Style Sheet Property Reference
4.1. Property Value Types4.1.1. Length4.1.2. URI and URL (and IRI)4.1.3. Colors4.2. Selectors4.3. Pseudo-Element and Pseudo-Class Selectors4.3.1. Pseudo-Elements4.3.2. Pseudo-Classes4.4. At-Rules4.5. Conventions4.6. Alphabetical Property Reference
5. JavaScript Core Language Reference
5.1. About Static Objects5.2. Mozilla Get and Set Methods5.3. ECMAScript for XML (E4X)5.4. ECMAScript Reserved Keywords5.5. Core Objects5.6. Operators5.7. Control Statements5.8. Miscellaneous Statements5.9. Special (Escaped) String Characters
II. Cross References
6. HTML/XHTML Attribute Index
7. DOM Property Index

8. DOM Method Index
9. DOM Events Index
III. Appendixes
A. Color Names and RGB Values
B. HTML Character Entities
C. Keyboard Event Character Values
D. Editable Content Commands
D.1. The Command SystemD.2. Commanding an Editable DocumentD.3. TextRange Features
E. HTML/XHTML DTD Support
F. The Mozilla Browser Version Trail
Glossary
IV. Applying Dynamic HTML
ONLINE SECTION I. The State of the Art: Standards
I.1. The Standards Alphabet SoupI.2. Version HeadachesI.3. HTMLI.4. XHTMLI.4.1. XHTML 1.0/1.1I.4.2. XHTML 2.0I.4.3. HTML or XHTML?I.5. Cascading Style SheetsI.5.1. CSS RationaleI.5.2. Element Positioning and LayeringI.6. Document Object ModelI.6.1. DOM Level 0I.6.2. Microsoft IE 4 DOMI.6.3. W3C DOM ArchitectureI.7. Web APII.8. Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)I.9. Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG)I.10. ECMAScriptI.11. De Facto StandardsI.12. A Fragmenting World
ONLINE SECTION II. Cross-Platform Compromises
II.1. What Is a Platform?II.2. Standards-Compatible DHTMLII.2.1. Simple Element Object ReferencesII.2.2. Cascading Style SheetsII.2.3. Positioning and LayeringII.2.4. Dynamic ContentII.2.5. The XMLHttpRequest ObjectII.2.6. The Event ModelII.2.7. Operating System SupportII.3. Internet Explorer DHTMLII.3.1. Element Object ReferencesII.3.2. Cascading Style SheetsII.3.3. Dynamic ContentII.3.4. The XMLHttpRequest ObjectII.3.5. The Event ModelII.3.6. Transitions and FiltersII.3.7. Downloadable FontsII.3.8. Data BindingII.3.9. Additional Windows-Only FeaturesII.3.10. Macintosh VersionsII.4. Cross-Platform StrategiesII.4.1. Adding Value with DHTMLII.4.2. Serving Pages by Browser TypeII.4.3. Object Detection over Browser SniffingII.4.4. Designing for the Common DenominatorII.4.5. Custom APIsII.5. Using Third-Party APIs and Frameworks
ONLINE SECTION III. Adding Cascading Style Sheets to Documents
III.1. Observing HTML StructuresIII.2. Understanding the Box ModelIII.2.1. Box PiecesIII.2.2. Box PositioningIII.3. Two Types of ContainmentIII.3.1. InheritanceIII.3.2. The CascadeIII.4. Of Style Sheets, Elements, Properties, and ValuesIII.4.1. Style Properties—An OverviewIII.4.2. CSS Property Assignment SyntaxIII.4.3. Binding CSS Declarations to ElementsIII.5. Embedding Style SheetsIII.5.1. In-Document StylesIII.5.1.1. The <style> tagIII.5.1.2. The style attribute in element tagsIII.5.2. Importing External Style SheetsIII.5.2.1. External style sheet filesIII.5.2.2. The link elementIII.5.2.3. The @import ruleIII.5.3. Loading Browser-Specific Style SheetsIII.5.4. Selecting a Style Sheet StyleIII.6. Common Subgroup SelectorsIII.6.1. Class SelectorsIII.6.1.1. Binding a class identifier to an element typeIII.6.1.2. Defining a free-range class ruleIII.6.2. ID SelectorsIII.6.3. Descendant SelectorsIII.7. Advanced Subgroup SelectorsIII.7.1. Pseudo-Element and Pseudo-Class SelectorsIII.7.1.1. Using pseudo-elementsIII.7.1.2. Using pseudo-classesIII.7.1.3. CSS3 pseudo-classesIII.7.2. Attribute SelectorsIII.7.3. Universal SelectorsIII.7.4. Child SelectorsIII.7.5. Adjacent Sibling SelectorsIII.8. Cascade Precedence RulesIII.8.1. Making a Declaration ImportantIII.8.2. Determining a Selector’s SpecificityIII.9. Cross-Platform Style Differences
ONLINE SECTION IV. Changing Page Content and Styles
IV.1. Writing Variable ContentIV.2. Writing to Other Frames and WindowsIV.2.1. Framesets and FramesIV.2.2. Secondary WindowsIV.3. Image SwappingIV.3.1. Preparing for the InitializationIV.3.2. Defining a “Rollover” ObjectIV.3.3. Rollovers and the Status BarIV.3.4. Internet Explorer Caching IssuesIV.4. CSS-Only Image SwapsIV.5. Changing Tag Attribute ValuesIV.6. Changing Applied Style ValuesIV.6.1. The style PropertyIV.6.2. The className PropertyIV.6.3. Other TechniquesIV.7. Changing ContentIV.7.1. Changing Element TextIV.7.1.1. IE textIV.7.1.2. W3C DOM textIV.7.2. Changing Elements and Document StructureIV.7.2.1. IE HTML and elementsIV.7.2.2. W3C DOM document treeIV.8. Dynamic TablesIV.9. Blending XML Data into HTML PagesIV.9.1. Embedding XML DataIV.9.2. Retrieving the XMLIV.9.3. Parsing the XML DocumentIV.9.4. Converting XML to JavaScript ObjectsIV.10. Working with Text RangesIV.10.1. Browser SupportIV.10.2. Typical Text Range OperationsIV.11. Combining Forces: A Custom Newsletter
ONLINE SECTION V. Adding Dynamic Positioning to Documents
V.1. Creating Positionable ElementsV.1.1. Setting an Element’s position PropertyV.1.2. Absolute Versus Relative PositioningV.1.3. Overlapping Versus Wrapping ElementsV.2. Positioning PropertiesV.2.1. The position PropertyV.2.2. top, right, bottom, and left PropertiesV.2.3. The clip PropertyV.2.4. The overflow PropertyV.2.5. The visibility PropertyV.2.6. The z-index PropertyV.3. Changing Positioning Values via ScriptingV.3.1. Referencing Position StylesV.3.2. Positionable Element PropertiesV.3.3. Reading Effective Style PropertiesV.3.3.1. IE currentStyle propertyV.3.3.2. W3C getComputedStyle( ) methodV.4. Cross-Platform Position ScriptingV.4.1. Using a Custom Positioning APIV.4.2. A Sample Positioning APIV.5. Common Positioning TasksV.5.1. Centering an ObjectV.5.2. Flying Objects
ONLINE SECTION VI. Scripting Events
VI.1. Event TypesVI.2. Event ObjectsVI.2.1. Event Objects and Event ModelsVI.2.2. Event Object PropertiesVI.3. Binding Events to ElementsVI.3.1. Events as Tag AttributesVI.3.2. Events as Object PropertiesVI.3.3. Attaching Events (IE 5 and Later for Windows)VI.3.4. W3C Event Listeners (Mozilla, Safari, Opera)VI.3.5. Binding Multiple EventsVI.4. Preventing Default Event ActionsVI.4.1. Setting the return ValueVI.4.2. The event.returnValue Property (IE 5 and Later)VI.4.3. W3C preventDefault( ) MethodVI.4.4. Cross-Browser TechniquesVI.5. Event PropagationVI.5.1. Event BubblingVI.5.2. W3C Event CaptureVI.5.3. IE/Windows Event CaptureVI.6. Understanding Keyboard Event DataVI.7. Dragging ElementsVI.8. Event Futures
ONLINE SECTION VII. XMLHttpRequest and Ajax
VII.1. A Brief History LessonVII.2. Application Design ConsiderationsVII.2.1. Ajax and the ServerVII.2.2. Browser History and the Back ButtonVII.2.3. URLs and BookmarksVII.3. Using XMLHttpRequestVII.3.1. OverviewVII.3.2. Creating a Request ObjectVII.3.3. Request Object MethodsVII.3.4. Request Object PropertiesVII.3.5. Handling the Request ResponseVII.4. Debugging XMLHttpRequest CodeVII.4.1. Inspect the readyState Property After a RequestVII.4.2. Inspect the nodeType and childNodes of the responseXML PropertyVII.4.3. Make Sure Your XML is Well-FormedVII.5. REST Versus SOAPVII.6. Using XMLHttpRequest for Other Data Types
Index
About the Author
Colophon
Copyright

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Appendix E. HTML/XHTML DTD Support

With so many flavors of HTML 4 and XHTML specified by the W3C, it’s not always easy to remember which elements and attributes are safe (i.e., validate without error) for a particular Document Type Definition that you specify in the <!DOCTYPE> header of your file. The large table in this appendix lists a union of all elements and attributes for the most common HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 DTDs from the W3C. If an attribute is required for validation, it is marked “req’d”.

The five DTDs referenced in the table can be specified at the top of your documents as follows:

HTML 4.01 Transitional

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

HTML 4.01 Strict

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

XHTML 1.0 Transitional

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

XHTML 1.0 Frameset

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">

XHTML 1.0 Strict

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

See the discussion of the <!DOCTYPE> element in Chapter 1 about the implications of DTD specifications in the most recent browsers.

Element/Attributes	HTML 4.01 Transitional	HTML 4.01 Strict	XHTML 1.0 Transitional	XHTML 1.0 Frameset	XHTML 1.0 Strict
`a`	yes ...

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