Add dynamic interactivity to your Web site with DHTML and Cascading Style Sheets!

• Targeted to designers and content creators, not just programmers.

• Visual, task-based format the ideal way to get up and running with DHTML.

This revised and expanded second edition is up-to-date on the current Web standards and browsers, and includes all new coverage of using DHTML to get information about the browser environment and adding multimedia to a site, as well as new basic and advanced dynamic techniques, such as making objects appear and disappear, moving objects in 3D, and adding dynamic content. This edition offers full cross-platform and cross-browser coverage. This book does not focus on the more complex aspects of DHTML, but focuses on practical examples of what really works with DHTML and CSS, making it useful for beginners just starting out with DHTML, as well as professional developers looking for a quick reference.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 49 Ratings

Sloppy editing--typos all over! - 2005-12-10
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I don't know how all the mistakes in this book got past the editors. It is more than just careless typos. There are numerous inconsitancies between the CSS examples given and the web page results. Only as far as the second chapter, I've lost count of the inconsistancies--enough to make me give up on the book. I've checked out the companion web site, and the corrections are not to be found. The poor quality of the book also shakes my faith in Peachpit Press's Visual Quickstart series, which up until now I have enjoyed using.

Hard to follow - 2006-06-07
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After reading Elizabeth Castro's HTML book I thought this would be a good next step. However, this book does not stack up anywhere as readable as Castro's book. The CSS part is OK, but the javascript part is poor with hard-to-follow examples using Alice in Wonderland images.

Good Reference Material - 2007-08-13
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All the Peachpit Press Visual QuickStart books are organized well and progress in an appropriate logical manner. The index for this book helps to quickly find the information you need. I build website's regularly and this book extended my knowledge. A good buy.

Good purchase - 2006-01-31
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I am about half way through the book and like it so far. I wasn't quite sure what to expect though I have purchased Visual QuickStart books before and have been happy with them. All in all I feel like it was a good purchase that I can use.

Excellent Introduction to Dynamic Web Coding - 2005-12-05
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This book is for people who already understand programming languages and who have hand-crafted HTML before.

If you are such a person, this book will be very helpful in learning how to create dynamic web pages: CSS plus Javascript plus DOM equals Dynamic HTML.

The skills you will learn in this book will take you to the next level. It does not insult your intelligence with overviews of basic stuff but it does step you through the new material.

I liked it, it helped me and I recommend it.

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