Downloads To download, right click on the link and choose 'Save linked file as.' And save the file on computer in a folder named 'HFHTMLCSS' (or another name of your choosing). To unzip: Macintosh computers should automatically unzip these files into the folder you created above. If not, then you can use a program like Stuffit or The Unarchiver. On Windows, if your version of Windows does not automatically unzip, try saving the file (in a folder, as above), and then right clicking on the file and choosing 'Extract all files'.
You can then select a destination for unzipping the files to (you can choose the same folder you're already in). If this doesn't work, you can try 7-Zip, WinRAR or PeaZip. Github You can also download all code from the. By Chapter. Chapter 1:.
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You want to learn HTML so you can finally create those web pages you've always wanted, so you can communicate more effectively with friends, family, fans, and fanatic customers. You also want to do it right so you can actually maintain and expand your web pages over time so they work in all browsers and mobile devices. Oh, and if you've never heard of CSS, that's okay-we won't tell anyone you're still partying like it's 1999-but if you're going to create web pages in the 21st century then you'll want to know and understand CSS. Learn the real secrets of creating web pages, and why everything your boss told you about HTML tables is probably wrong (and what to do instead). Most importantly, hold your own with your co-worker (and impress cocktail party guests) when he casually mentions how his HTML is now strict, and his CSS is in an external style sheet. With Head First HTML, you'll avoid the embarrassment of thinking web-safe colors still matter, and the foolishness of slipping a font tag into your pages.
Best of all, you'll learn HTML and CSS in a way that won't put you to sleep. If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect: a visually-rich format designed for the way your brain works. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory, this book will load HTML and CSS into your brain in a way that sticks. So what are you waiting for? Leave those other dusty books behind and come join us in Webville. Your tour is about to begin. Table of Contents.
Chapter 1 Getting to Know HTML: The Language of the Web. The Web Video killed the radio star. What does the web server do?. What does the web browser do?.
What you write (the HTML). What the browser creates. Your big break at Starbuzz Coffee.
Creating the Starbuzz web page. Creating an HTML file (Mac). Creating an HTML file (Windows). Meanwhile, back at Starbuzz Coffee. Saving your work. Opening your web page in a browser. Take your page for a test drive.
Are we there yet?. Another test drive. Tags dissected. Meet the style element.
Giving Starbuzz some style. Cruisin’ with style. Chapter 2 Going Further with Hypertext: Meeting the “HT” in HTML. Head First Lounge, new and improved. Creating the new lounge.
What did we do?. Understanding attributes. Getting organized. Organizing the lounge. Technical difficulties. Planning your paths.
Fixing those broken images. Chapter 3 Building Blocks: Web Page Construction. From journal to website, at 12 mph. The rough design sketch. From a sketch to an outline.
From the outline to a web page. Test driving Tony’s web page.
Adding some new elements. Meet the element. Looooong quotes. Adding a. The real truth behind the and mystery. Meanwhile, back at Tony’s site. Of course, you could use the element to make a list.
Constructing HTML lists in two easy steps. Taking a test drive through the cities. Putting one element inside another is called “nesting”.
To understand the nesting relationships, draw a picture. Using nesting to make sure your tags match. Chapter 4 Getting Connected: A Trip to Webville. Getting Starbuzz (or yourself) onto the Web. Finding a hosting company. HELLO, my domain name is. How can you get a domain name?.
Moving in. Getting your files to the root folder. As much FTP as you can possibly fit in two pages. Back to business.
Mainstreet, URL. What is HTTP?. What’s an absolute path?.
How default pages work. How do we link to other websites?. Linking to Caffeine Buzz. And now for the test drive. Web page fit and finish. The title test drive.
Linking into a page. Using the id attribute to create a destination for. How to link to elements with ids. Linking to a new window. Opening a new window using target. Chapter 5 Adding Images to your Pages: Meeting the Media. How the browser works with images.
How images work.: it’s not just relative links anymore. Always provide an alternative. Sizing up your images. Creating the ultimate fan site: myPod. Check out myPod’s “index.html” file. Traktor scratch pro 2 download completo gratis. Whoa!
The image is way too large. Resize the image to fit in the browser. Open the image. Resizing the image.
You’ve resized—now save. Save the image. Fixing up the myPod HTML. And now for the test drive. More photos for myPod. Taking myPod for another test drive.
Reworking the site to use thumbnails. Create the thumbnails. Rework the HTML to use the thumbnails. Take myPod for another test drive.
Turning the thumbnails into links. Create individual pages for the photos. So, how do I make links out of images?. Add the image links to “index.html”. Open the myPod logo. What format should we use?.
To be transparent, or not to be transparent? That is the question. Save the transparent PNG. Wait, what is the color of the web page background?. Set the matte color. Check out the logo with a matte.
Save the logo. Add the logo to the myPod web page. And now for the final test drive.
Chapter 6 Standards and All that Jazz: Getting Serious with HTML. A Brief History of HTML. The new, and improved, HTML5 doctype. HTML, the new “living standard”. Adding the document type definition.
The doctype test drive. Meet the W3C validator. Validating the Head First Lounge. Houston, we have a problem.
Fixing that error. We’re almost there. Adding a meta tag to specify the character encoding. Making the validator (and more than a few browsers) happy with a tag. Third time’s the charm?. Calling all HTML professionals, grab the handbook.
Chapter 7 Getting Started with CSS: Adding a Little Style. You’re not in Kansas anymore. Overheard on Webville’s “Trading Spaces”. Using CSS with HTML. Wanna add more style?.
Getting CSS into your HTML. Adding style to the lounge. Cruising with style: the test drive.
Style the heading. Let’s put a line under the welcome message too. We have the technology: specifying a second rule, just for the h1. So, how do selectors really work?.
Seeing selectors visually. Getting the lounge style into the elixirs and directions pages. Creating the “lounge.css” file. Linking from “lounge.html” to the external stylesheet. Linking from “elixir.html” and “directions.html” to the external stylesheet. Test driving the entire lounge.
It’s time to talk about your inheritance. What if we move the font up the family tree?. Test drive your new CSS. Overriding inheritance. Test drive. Adding an element to the greentea class.
Creating a class selector. A greentea test drive.
Taking classes further. The world’s smallest and fastest guide to how styles are applied. Making sure the lounge CSS validates. Chapter 8 Styling with Fonts and Colors: Expanding Your Vocabulary. Text and fonts from 30,000 feet.
What is a font family anyway?. Specifying font families using CSS. How font-family specifications work. Dusting off Tony’s journal. Getting Tony a new font-family. Test driving Tony’s new fonts.
How do I deal with everyone having different fonts?. How Web Fonts work. How to add a Web Font to your page. Test drive the Web Font in Tony’s journal. Adjusting font sizes.
So, how should I specify my font sizes?. Let’s make these changes to the font sizes in Tony’s web page. Test driving the font sizes. Changing a font’s weight. Test drive the normal-weight headings. Adding style to your fonts. Styling Tony’s quotes with a little italic.
How do web colors work?. How do I specify web colors? Let me count the ways. The two-minute guide to hex codes. How to find web colors.
Back to Tony’s page.we’re going to make the headings orange, and add an underline too. Test drive Tony’s orange headings.
Everything you ever wanted to know about text decorations in less than one page. Removing the underline. Chapter 9 The Box Model: Getting Intimate with Elements. The lounge gets an upgrade. The new and improved, ultra-stylish lounge. Setting up the new lounge. Starting with a few simple upgrades.
A very quick test drive. One more adjustment. Checking out the new line height. Getting ready for some major renovations. A closer look at the box model. What you can do to boxes. Meanwhile, back at the lounge.
Creating the guarantee style. A test drive of the paragraph border. Padding, border, and margins for the guarantee. Adding some padding. A test drive with some padding.
Now let’s add some margin. A test drive with the margin.
Adding a background image. Test driving the background image. Fixing the background image.
Another test drive of the background image. How do you add padding only on the left?. Are we there yet?. How do you increase the margin just on the right?. A two-minute guide to borders. Border fit and finish. Congratulations!.
The id attribute. But how do I use id in CSS?. Using an id in the lounge.
Remixing stylesheets. Using multiple stylesheets. Stylesheets—they’re not just for desktop browsers anymore. Add media queries right into your CSS. Chapter 10 Divs and Spans: Advanced Web Construction.
A close look at the elixirs HTML. Let’s explore how we can divide a page into logical sections. Meanwhile, back at the lounge.
Taking the for a test drive. Adding a border. An over-the-border test drive. Adding some real style to the elixirs section. The game plan. Working on the elixir width.
Test driving the width. Adding the basic styles to the elixirs.
Test driving the new styles. We’re almost there. What are we trying to do?. What we need is a way to select descendants. Changing the color of the elixir headings.
A quick test drive. Fixing the line height.
Look what you’ve accomplished. It’s time to take a little shortcut. But there’s more.
And even more shorthands. Adding s in three easy steps. Steps one and two: Adding the s. Step three: Styling the s.
Test driving the spans. The element and its multiple personalities. How can you style elements based on their state?. Putting those pseudo-classes to work. Test drive the links.
Isn’t it about time we talk about the “cascade”?. The cascade. Welcome to the “What’s my specificity?” game. Putting it all together. Chapter 11 Layout and Positioning: Arranging Elements. Did you do the Super Brain Power?. Use the Flow, Luke.
What about inline elements?
I sometimes forget one of the main reasons I like programming, and that's that programming is fun. People can talk all they want about problem solving and helping others to accomplish tasks, but for me it's all about realizing that I can do it, and that's always been a fun thing. Granted, there's some code to write because some user (somewhere) needs a new feature, or there's a bug to be tracked down and squished, but the main reason I like programming is that it's, well, fun. Of course, what with everything else, I had forgotten this. Life is busy and I'd generally gotten to the point where any programming I did was to do with something that others were asking me to do: give a technical presentation, write an article, consult with a start-up, deliver a course, or start another book. I was programming, and it was OK, but I was doing it to get to some end-point, not necessarily to have fun.
I wasn't programming for the sake of programming; I was programming because I had to. And then something wonderful happened. I came across. Or to be more precise, I was pointed at Erlang by one of my past-students who wrote an about an Erlang CMS called for magazine.
The author of the article, then sent me an email together with a 'you've gotta take a look at this!' Based on this, I thought Erlang interesting enough to explore it more and I've been learning Erlang for a number of months now. In fact, I've been programming in Erlang just for the heck of it! I'd forgotten what this was like: writing code, realizing that I can do it, and then getting it to work can be so much fun! Nobody is asking me to write Erlang code. I'm also not writing the next-best killer Erlang application.
And, I've not got some darn-hard problem that needs solving in Erlang. I'm simply programming in Erlang in my spare time and it's fun.
What a lovely feeling. Of course - me being me - I couldn't resist the opportunity to tell others about my latest language 'find'. So, when O'Reilly Media asked me if I wanted to do another webcast, I jumped at the chance. Feel free to check out.
Enjoy, and have fun! Ed note: Are any of you HF readers programming in Erlang? Even if not, do you agree with Paul-if so, what is fun about programming for you?
Posted by Paul Barry on Monday, Oct 24. Well, iOS5 is out, and that means that officially needs some tweaking to work with the latest tools! First, a quick overview of the new features in iOS 5. For the OS itself, the biggest change is the addition of iCloud to the storage solutions for apps.
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Primarily Apple apps are leveraging this ability to support synching at this point, with Photo Stream, iMessage, and iTunes purchasing support, among others, but as time moves on that will expand. Newsstand support has the potential to change the publishing industry by providing a centralized place on the device and method of updating subscription type materials. You can find the Apple summary of these and other features There are lots of other bells and whistles, the new is a personal assistant app that can parse meaning from verbal messages and find out information for you, but it only really works on the new iPhone 4S.
Twitter integration is system wide now, and the new Reminders app is also really cool. It has geo-fencing for tasks, so you can set up a task that says 'remember to take my shoes home from work' and when you leave that place, iOS will send you the reminder. What does iOS5 mean for Xcode?
Xcode has two major changes. First, there is now storyboarding support. That means that instead of creating each.xib file and manually linking them together and coding the transitions, you can create a big.storyboard file that contains all of the.xibs for your app and you can graphically edit the transitions between views. The second big change is that Apple has added ARC (Automatic Reference Counting) to Xcode.
A lot of the memory management work that we teach in the book has been automated. While it is stil important to understand what is going on, all the retain/releases that we have so painstakingly put in our code are now handled automatically. What if you want to use the book with the new Xcode? Just a couple of things that you should know about. First, all the downloaded code here on headfirstlabs.com will still work, no problem. Second, when you create new projects, there are some new checkboxes to be aware of.
When the project starts, there are boxes to 'Use Storyboard' and 'Use Automatic Reference Counting.' In order to use our book as it is, you'll need to UNCHECK these two boxes. If you keep those two things in mind, all the examples in the book will still work without a problem. One of the things that keeps technology exciting is constant change! Fortunately, these changes are relatively minor as long as you set up the project properly and you'll have happy coding.
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In the meantime, we're busily working on updating the book, which will be out early next year. Posted by Tracey Pilone on Friday, Oct 14. I'm often asked how I came to write for the, specifically on their Python-related titles. I'd been working with Perl for years and had or two Perl-related texts, and towards the mid-to-end of the 2000s had started working with Ruby quite a bit, no more so than as a result of all the (justified) hype surrounding. As a consequence, I'd read (and own) a lot of Ruby-related books. Now, imagine my surprise when, one fine day, there I was sitting, re-reading some of the material in my well-worn copy of when - I kid you not - a big bolt of lightning shot out of the sky and buried itself in my beloved book. Take a look at the photographic evidence if you don't believe me.
I took this as a sign that my days of programming Ruby were numbered and that somebody, somewhere was trying to tell me something. OK, I'll admit that some of that story is not totally true. Actually, the bit about the lightning isn't. What actually happened was that it was my turn to cook dinner and, as had yet to be written, I didn't yet understand how important it is to actually pay attention while cooking.
You see, in one hand I had a pot which I popped on the stove-top to heat up. In the other hand, I had the Ruby book. When the pot got hot (or so I thought), I set the book down on the stove-top while I attended to the pot's contents. It was then that I noticed a rather strange burning smell. Then (very nearly) fire. The Ruby book was smoking!
Not paying attention, I'd switched on the wrong heat-ring on the stove-top and placed my book directly on top! Needless to say, dinner was delayed that evening. But, I took this as a sign that my days of programming Ruby were numbered and that somebody, somewhere was trying to tell me something. And, anyway, the contract to co-write (with David Griffiths) (which uses Python) had just arrived.
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Book Description Tired of reading HTML books that only make sense after you're an expert? Then it's about time you picked up the newly revised Head First HTML and CSS and really learned HTML. You want to learn HTML and CSS so you can finally create those web pages you've always wanted, so you can communicate more effectively with friends, family, fans, and fanatic customers. You also want to do it right, using the latest HTML5 standards, so you can actually maintain and expand your web pages over time so they work in all browsers and mobile devices. In this book, you'll learn the real secrets of creating web pages, and, most importantly, you'll learn them in a way that won't put you to sleep. If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect: a visually-rich format designed for the way your brain works.
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I credit the informal writing, cheesy pictures, “handwritten” explanatory notes, reader question sections, repetition, and visuals. The best introductory book on HTML and CSS I’ve read so far. It focuses on (X)HTML and CSS, with a short chapter on graphics and barely a mention of scripting or other web topics. So it’s not as broad as, but it covers things in much more depth, and I understood and retained more from this book.
I credit the informal writing, cheesy pictures, “handwritten” explanatory notes, reader question sections, repetition, and visuals. The book is from late 2005 and somewhat dated, but the basics of HTML and CSS presented here are essentially the same as today. The explanations of floating and positioning, which can be confusing, are very clear and understandable. I flipped through several chapters before I encountered unknown material and had to slow down, so apparently I’ve actually learned something from my recent self-training in HTML and CSS! Font sizes Specify the body font size with a keyword (such as small or medium), then specify all other font sizes as ems or percentages. Floating and positioning The HTML for floated elements must be directly below the element you want them to float below.
With absolute positioning, the order of the HTML doesn’t matter. The top and bottom adjacent margins of block elements collapse to the size of the larger margin. Floated elements are removed from normal flow and placed to the left or right. Block elements ignore floated elements, but the inline elements flow around them. Absolutely positioned elements are positioned relative to their containing element (the sides of the page, if not nested). They can be layered using a z-index. Fixed position elements are positioned relative to the browser window and don’t move when the page is scrolled.
Relatively positioned elements are flowed into the page, then offset to leave the space they would have occupied empty. This was assigned as a textbook for Web Development I, and it basically taught the class by itself. A hefty tome, this book intimidated me up until I opened it and found the illustrated explanation of its mission, to help readers trick their brains into thinking CSS is 'as important as a tiger.' It does a great job, too - with conversational language, straightforward explanations, and lots and lots of pictures, examples, and exercises, this book taught me oodles of new things about HTML and CSS. This was assigned as a textbook for Web Development I, and it basically taught the class by itself. A hefty tome, this book intimidated me up until I opened it and found the illustrated explanation of its mission, to help readers trick their brains into thinking CSS is 'as important as a tiger.'
It does a great job, too - with conversational language, straightforward explanations, and lots and lots of pictures, examples, and exercises, this book taught me oodles of new things about HTML and CSS. I'd recommend it to anyone who's just starting or, like me, comes to the field with some extremely rudimentary HTML skills. Also, did I mention it's hilarious? Just plain fun to read.
It looks like the series does similar books not only for other web concepts (I'm browsing the JavaScript one now), but for math. I bet they'd be great for struggling students! Let me start by saying that while I love to read, I can never EVER learn new skills from reading a book. I'm a very kinesthetic/visual learner. When I was learning to crochet, I would have my husband read and figure out the instructions and then show me how to do it. The format of this book is very visual.
There are very few pages that contain mostly text instructions. The book also has you doing something by the end of the first chapter and each chapter builds on the ones before it. I feel like Let me start by saying that while I love to read, I can never EVER learn new skills from reading a book. I'm a very kinesthetic/visual learner. When I was learning to crochet, I would have my husband read and figure out the instructions and then show me how to do it. The format of this book is very visual. There are very few pages that contain mostly text instructions.
The book also has you doing something by the end of the first chapter and each chapter builds on the ones before it. I feel like I now have a firm grasp of basic XHTML and CSS and am ready to move on to the next level. I have purchased Head First's book on web design and if I am equally impressed with that one I may go for javascript next. I bought this book after many failed attempts at building my website with paid and free builders that are offered online. It came down to me needing to have my website up and running at the end of 14 days.
I got through this book in five and build my website by hand coding in split view within dreamweaver. Met my deadline and was very happy with the result. By the way I had no prior experience coding at all before this book.
Absolutely fantastic. I have since gone on to other books in the Head F I bought this book after many failed attempts at building my website with paid and free builders that are offered online. It came down to me needing to have my website up and running at the end of 14 days. I got through this book in five and build my website by hand coding in split view within dreamweaver. Met my deadline and was very happy with the result. By the way I had no prior experience coding at all before this book. Absolutely fantastic.
I have since gone on to other books in the Head First Series and they are all on par with this one. This member of the Head First series teaches in an engaging way with every lesson providing the context and the why, not only what and how, of using HTML and CSS.
I have written web pages before, and even worked through some on-line tutorials. But having some colleagues gently remind me that my web page needed to be updated and filled out provides an opportunity to learn how to do this right. Does a better job then others. The style of teaching lends itself ver This member of the Head First series teaches in an engaging way with every lesson providing the context and the why, not only what and how, of using HTML and CSS. I have written web pages before, and even worked through some on-line tutorials. But having some colleagues gently remind me that my web page needed to be updated and filled out provides an opportunity to learn how to do this right. Does a better job then others.
The style of teaching lends itself very well. Three case studies (even if contrived) weave their way throughout the book. And having three case studies allow every new concept to be introduced in a usable context. Each chapter had several different kinds of exercises. For all of us who learn in different ways. I appreciated many sections where they take a break from teaching to explain why certain features of XHTML and CSS were the way they were. So you are not only learning a lot of syntax, but you are also learning why HTML and CSS are the way they are, and how to use them as tools as a coherent whole.
Making it easier to remember and retain what they are teaching (almost like learning from first principles in addition to the tutorial they are giving). I actually brought this book on the train with me for pleasure-reading while I was commuting. I found this book on the shelf in the library while looking for a book on PHP, and something about the look of its spine had me pull it down and browse through it. I wasn't sure about the layout of the book at first (it's full of pictures, asides, and 'handwritten' notes), but it seemed interesting enough that I thought I'd take it home with me and look through it. Now, I consider myself pretty well ver I actually brought this book on the train with me for pleasure-reading while I was commuting.
I found this book on the shelf in the library while looking for a book on PHP, and something about the look of its spine had me pull it down and browse through it. I wasn't sure about the layout of the book at first (it's full of pictures, asides, and 'handwritten' notes), but it seemed interesting enough that I thought I'd take it home with me and look through it.
Now, I consider myself pretty well versed in HTML basics, but I knew I could use some brushing up, and my CSS skills are pretty weak, so I started in on it. The first half of the book was all review, but it was such an engaging review that I actually read through it all.
The second half of the book started touching on things I didn't know or was shaky on, and I felt like it explained things very well. I actually ended up buying myself a copy of the book to keep as a reference manual, becuase I felt like it had excellent breadth and does a really good job of guiding someone from absolute beginner to standards- and accessibility-savvy on a number of different topics. If you consider yourself beginner to intermediate in creating web pages, and especially if you get bored with the standard way computer manuals and reference books are written, this is a good book to look. It's published by O'Reilly, which I didn't realize at first, but it really is a serious and smart book dressed up in flashier clothing. HEAD FIRST = FUNTIMES.
Highly enjoyable introduction to HTML/CSS plus the basics of image editing. Still highly enjoyable even if you already know a lot of HTML/CSS.
It teaches you the basics, the reasons why we follow standards and it makes you think and do - a lot. This is the ultimate newbie book. Although it needs a little update: HTML 5 is almost a reality + it needs to clear up the unfortunate naming (e.g.
Apart from a few things that needs to be cleared up, this book is heaven se HEAD FIRST = FUNTIMES. Highly enjoyable introduction to HTML/CSS plus the basics of image editing.
Still highly enjoyable even if you already know a lot of HTML/CSS. It teaches you the basics, the reasons why we follow standards and it makes you think and do - a lot. This is the ultimate newbie book. Although it needs a little update: HTML 5 is almost a reality + it needs to clear up the unfortunate naming (e.g.
Apart from a few things that needs to be cleared up, this book is heaven sent. If only there was a HeadFirst Intermediate Algebra when I was younger. ETA: If you're an experienced programmer, the chapters quickly become painful and tedious though I am reminded by the little gems of knowledge - why some of the things are done a certain way and the different ways of tackling a certain problem. The last chapter is surprisingly dedicated to forms that are passed to a.php process. Bare PHP stuff, no programming. Well, onto the PHP/mysql Head First book or not.:D I still maintain it's an excellent book for beginners and the young ones who HATE books. If you desire a little less hand holding when you review or start out, try to check out other books.
Wanting to learn CSS I pulled down several books at the bookstore and began thumbing through them. Later I took a look online at reviews and thought to give it a try. Initially I was put off by the rigamarole that the Head First team goes through to explain their philosophy of pounding the material into your head. But it is good. Humor, with some real world examples and repetition do seem to work here.
The only thing lacking is that the book should have a reference instead of telling you to buy a Wanting to learn CSS I pulled down several books at the bookstore and began thumbing through them. Later I took a look online at reviews and thought to give it a try. Initially I was put off by the rigamarole that the Head First team goes through to explain their philosophy of pounding the material into your head. But it is good. Humor, with some real world examples and repetition do seem to work here. The only thing lacking is that the book should have a reference instead of telling you to buy another book so you could have a dictionary of the terms they have now struggled so diligently to teach you.
Another detraction is the 45 days online free. Once you buy it, find someway to make that always free online. Make the user stronger and the relationship between purchaser/student and author/teacher better.
Build on it, and find someway to make those tests in the book interactive on the web. A good resource and entertaining as well. Did the job for me. Great book for beginners. One thing to note is that, as IT books tend to be, it will be outdated rather soon. The book makes the statement (at least in the edition I bought, though I suspect more recent prints may have redacted) that (not verbatim) 'It will all be XHTML from now on, there will be no HTML5'.
In fact, HTML5 will be the new standard that makes everything in this book obsolete over the next few years, and every web browser except Internet Explorer has already imp Did the job for me. Great book for beginners. One thing to note is that, as IT books tend to be, it will be outdated rather soon. The book makes the statement (at least in the edition I bought, though I suspect more recent prints may have redacted) that (not verbatim) 'It will all be XHTML from now on, there will be no HTML5'. In fact, HTML5 will be the new standard that makes everything in this book obsolete over the next few years, and every web browser except Internet Explorer has already implemented it (IE is always at the tail end of the procession.
My advice; use Chrome or Firefox). Making such predictions in such a fast moving field of technology nearly always turns out to be a bad idea. But what is in this book should continue to be perfectly functional for a good few years as they maintain backwards compatibility (famous last words), and it is an excellent introduction to anyone just interested in how the internet works, and in gaining practical skills and knowledge in IT. Pro: Excellent use of learning styles, good reasoning behind instructions.
Con: The same material could have been presented in about 1/3 less pages. I will use this as a course outline for teaching XHTML with CSS. There is no better book than this for beginners to coding for the web. This is an update to my review above: I am currently using this book as a lesson book for Grade 12 students for the second time. The authors understand how people learn and apply it to this book.
I cannot imagine a bett Pro: Excellent use of learning styles, good reasoning behind instructions. Con: The same material could have been presented in about 1/3 less pages. I will use this as a course outline for teaching XHTML with CSS.
There is no better book than this for beginners to coding for the web. This is an update to my review above: I am currently using this book as a lesson book for Grade 12 students for the second time. The authors understand how people learn and apply it to this book. I cannot imagine a better book for learning the basics of XHTML and CSS.
Has this book fallen apart for you? The publishers seem to have used a non binding glue. No matter, it is easier now to use as separate pages.
If there are any educators out there, I am happy to share some insights on how to use this book as a lesson outline, with exercises and activities. This is an excellent book for anyone looking to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Even if you already know the basics of HTML it's a great book to refresh yourself. In this book you cover the basics of HTML, XHTML, and CSS.
You'll learn how to correctly create the form of your page with XHTML and correctly design your page with CSS. After you're done reading it you'll definitely be prepared to create your own website and read more books on more advanced techniques. The Head First series is great because This is an excellent book for anyone looking to learn HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Even if you already know the basics of HTML it's a great book to refresh yourself. In this book you cover the basics of HTML, XHTML, and CSS. You'll learn how to correctly create the form of your page with XHTML and correctly design your page with CSS.
After you're done reading it you'll definitely be prepared to create your own website and read more books on more advanced techniques. The Head First series is great because it's written in a way that makes your brain pay attention. It makes the task seem less daunting by presenting the information in different ways that we all can understand. They have pictures and puzzles to keep you thinking. If only every school book were written like this! Excellent and enjoyable introduction to html 4, css 2, and xhtml 1.
I feel very confident in my ability to use these technologies after reading this book. However, the book is a bit dated. Published in 2006, it makes the case that xhtml is of utmost importance as the emerging standard in web site data structuring, and that there will not be an HTML 5. Now, five years down the road, the XHTML 2.0 spec is languishing, while HTML 5 and CSS 3 have emerged as the current cutting edge standards.
Head F Excellent and enjoyable introduction to html 4, css 2, and xhtml 1. I feel very confident in my ability to use these technologies after reading this book. However, the book is a bit dated. Published in 2006, it makes the case that xhtml is of utmost importance as the emerging standard in web site data structuring, and that there will not be an HTML 5.
Now, five years down the road, the XHTML 2.0 spec is languishing, while HTML 5 and CSS 3 have emerged as the current cutting edge standards. Head First Books appears to have a revision in the works covering HTML 5 and CSS 3. I look forward to purchasing it. I've read two HTML books in my life now. The first was back in the early 1990s when was considered neat. This one I read to brush up on HTML but mostly to learn all about CSS. I started another book but realized I didn't have the fundamentals down so went for something easy to get started with.
This book fit the bill. It is relatively complete in its coverage of XHTML and CSS (at least at the level I was interested in) and did it in an easy to read manner. I've also read the AJAX book but didn't I've read two HTML books in my life now.
The first was back in the early 1990s when was considered neat. This one I read to brush up on HTML but mostly to learn all about CSS.
I started another book but realized I didn't have the fundamentals down so went for something easy to get started with. This book fit the bill. It is relatively complete in its coverage of XHTML and CSS (at least at the level I was interested in) and did it in an easy to read manner. I've also read the AJAX book but didn't like it nearly as much. Anyway, this is a pretty good read.
Lots of geeky examples (Buckaroo Banzai references, that sort of thing). I'd recommend it.
Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML was my second book in Head First series after. Like the 1st book, this book continues the method of simple, redundant explanations that make the content stick.
The book doesn't cover all the topics but really makes sure that the reader has completely understood the topics being taught. The conversational tone of the book is great if you are learning XHTML and CSS on your own. If you are getting started with web-designing, this boo Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML was my second book in Head First series after. Like the 1st book, this book continues the method of simple, redundant explanations that make the content stick. The book doesn't cover all the topics but really makes sure that the reader has completely understood the topics being taught. The conversational tone of the book is great if you are learning XHTML and CSS on your own. If you are getting started with web-designing, this book is highly recommended.
Absolute must read for people who want to learn HTML and CSS to start their own webpage/site and who have no idea how to do that. The book is designed for absolute beginner, and covers almost all aspects of building a webpage/site using HTML, and explains it in a really understandable way without any high-tech terms. Also gives a lot of exercises after each chapter which help to learn a subject really well. I would diffidently recommend this book for my friends who are not familiar with any of web Absolute must read for people who want to learn HTML and CSS to start their own webpage/site and who have no idea how to do that. The book is designed for absolute beginner, and covers almost all aspects of building a webpage/site using HTML, and explains it in a really understandable way without any high-tech terms. Also gives a lot of exercises after each chapter which help to learn a subject really well.
I would diffidently recommend this book for my friends who are not familiar with any of web-development stuff. Great tutorial in XHMTL and CSS. Very practical. I'm a big fan of Head First books. They're not references, but give you a foundation to dive into a technical area with some confidence and knowledge of resources required to further pursue that area. How HTML and CSS are used has changed over the years and this book will give you a contemporary viewpoint as well as the history and insight into why other ways of using HTML/CSS didn't work. There're many sample exercises you can do on your own and Great tutorial in XHMTL and CSS.
Very practical. I'm a big fan of Head First books. They're not references, but give you a foundation to dive into a technical area with some confidence and knowledge of resources required to further pursue that area. How HTML and CSS are used has changed over the years and this book will give you a contemporary viewpoint as well as the history and insight into why other ways of using HTML/CSS didn't work. There're many sample exercises you can do on your own and it's a quick read.
Well worth reading even if you're already pretty familiar with HTML and CSS. The first few chapters may seem a bit remedial but it quickly develops depth and does a great job explaining the right way to apply style to web pages. If you still find yourself reaching for a table to layout a page then definitely read this book. If you're just getting started, or need to recommend a book to a beginner then this should be at the top of the list - read this book and then get a good reference (l Superb. Well worth reading even if you're already pretty familiar with HTML and CSS. The first few chapters may seem a bit remedial but it quickly develops depth and does a great job explaining the right way to apply style to web pages.
If you still find yourself reaching for a table to layout a page then definitely read this book. If you're just getting started, or need to recommend a book to a beginner then this should be at the top of the list - read this book and then get a good reference (like O'Reilly's Dynamic HTML).
This is a great first book for someone new to web development. The unique writing style is geared toward you actually learning the material. This book is the antithesis of a dry, technical tome that will put you to sleep. Lots of exercises and comical illustrations help to keep you engaged with the topic and also aid retention. The weakness is that you will eventually need other resources - but they tell you that right there on the book. Overall a unique and very effective take on a complex subj This is a great first book for someone new to web development.
The unique writing style is geared toward you actually learning the material. This book is the antithesis of a dry, technical tome that will put you to sleep. Lots of exercises and comical illustrations help to keep you engaged with the topic and also aid retention. The weakness is that you will eventually need other resources - but they tell you that right there on the book. Overall a unique and very effective take on a complex subject. Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML by Elisabeth Robson is a great book for anyone needing to know more about HTML, CSS, and XHTML. This book is designed with activities, pictures, mini-tutorials, and special features that will help you learn how to design websites.
I found the book to be very engaging and entertaining, and I quickly learned more about CSS formatting. I had been looking for an easy tutorial for web design, and this is the book! Overall, I rated this book a four out of five star Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML by Elisabeth Robson is a great book for anyone needing to know more about HTML, CSS, and XHTML. This book is designed with activities, pictures, mini-tutorials, and special features that will help you learn how to design websites. I found the book to be very engaging and entertaining, and I quickly learned more about CSS formatting.
I had been looking for an easy tutorial for web design, and this is the book! Overall, I rated this book a four out of five stars.