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Html Plus!
The key to creating documents on the proliferating World Wide Web is the powerful HyperText Markup Language 3 (HTML 3). Your key to learning that language is this comprehensive, hands-on guide.
Through discussions, charts and tables, and a wealth of examples and illustrations, HTML Plus! provides a solid grounding in the "how tos" of HTML - and the underlying "whys." You'll get an in-depth perspective on the features and techniques of basic HTML and the emerging HTML 3 standard, from handling typographic elements and images to building style sheets and multilingual documents. Along the way, a variety of projects let you practice applying the techniques for yourself. Author James Powell also includes objectives, summaries, and numerous HTML code examples to reinforce your learning. You'll even find an introduction to Java and complete chapters on Virtual Reality Markup Language (VRML), Adobe Acrobat, and SGML.
The long and short of it? With HTML Plus!, you're not only close to creating Home Pages and managing collections of hypertext - you're already there.
Through discussions, charts and tables, and a wealth of examples and illustrations, HTML Plus! provides a solid grounding in the "how tos" of HTML - and the underlying "whys." You'll get an in-depth perspective on the features and techniques of basic HTML and the emerging HTML 3 standard, from handling typographic elements and images to building style sheets and multilingual documents. Along the way, a variety of projects let you practice applying the techniques for yourself. Author James Powell also includes objectives, summaries, and numerous HTML code examples to reinforce your learning. You'll even find an introduction to Java and complete chapters on Virtual Reality Markup Language (VRML), Adobe Acrobat, and SGML.
The long and short of it? With HTML Plus!, you're not only close to creating Home Pages and managing collections of hypertext - you're already there.
418 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1996
About the author
James Lawrence Powell
29 books35 followersJames Lawrence Powell is a geologist and author whose books explore the history of scientific discovery and its consequences for society. He received his Ph.D. in geochemistry from MIT, taught geology at Oberlin College, and subsequently served as president of Franklin and Marshall College and Reed College. He was a member of the U.S. National Science Board for twelve years.
His latest book, The Rise and Fall of Federal Science: From Jefferson’s Republic of Knowledge to Trump’s War on Science, traces the development of federally supported science in the United States and the political forces that now threaten it. His other recent books include The Misinformation Machine, Mysteries of the Deep, and Unlocking the Moon’s Secrets. Throughout his writing, Powell seeks to make the evidence, history, and human drama of science accessible to interested nonspecialists.
His latest book, The Rise and Fall of Federal Science: From Jefferson’s Republic of Knowledge to Trump’s War on Science, traces the development of federally supported science in the United States and the political forces that now threaten it. His other recent books include The Misinformation Machine, Mysteries of the Deep, and Unlocking the Moon’s Secrets. Throughout his writing, Powell seeks to make the evidence, history, and human drama of science accessible to interested nonspecialists.
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