Preface.
Foreword.
1. Introduction.
The Future of Web Content.Scripting Languages.A Brief Introduction
to JavaScript Syntax.Other Scripting/Programming
Languages.Standards.Desperately Seeking
Standards.Compatibility.HTML Compatibility.Style Sheets (CSS)
Compatibility.Scripting Language Compatibility.Creating
Compatibility.Backward Compatibility.Style Sheets.HTML.Script
Versions.Alternative Pages Using Browser Detection.Alternative
Scripts Using Object Detection.Links.
2. The Document Object Model (DOM).
Netscape 4.0's DOM.Internet Explorer 4.0's DOM.W3C's
DOM.Summary.Links.
3. Cascading Style Sheets: A Brief Introduction.
Cascading Style Sheet Support in Browsers.Differences Between
Internet Explorer 4 and Netscape 4.Cursors in Internet Explorer
4.Default Settings.DIV and SPAN Tags.Differences Between Layers and
Style Sheets.Linking DIV Tags and Style Sheets.Placement of Style
SheetsPositioning of Elements on the Screen.Font
Definitions.Spacing.Margins, Padding, and Borders.Width and
Height.Text Alignment.Background Color and Image.The Future:
CSS2.Media Type.Paged Media.Aural Media.Summary.Links.
4. Mouseovers.
Browser Compatibility with Mouseover Scripts.Text Rollovers.Graphic
Rollovers.Swapping the Image Object.Multiple Images Displayed on
Rollover.Summary.Links.
5. Transitions and Filters.
Transitions in Internet Explorer 4.Underlying
Technology.Between-Page Transitions (Interpage
Transitions).Same-Page Transitions (Intrapage Transitions).Other
Resources.Filters in Internet Explorer 4.Underlying
Technology.Performance Issues.Filter Application.Transitions in
Netscape.Underlying Technology.Horizontal Wipe.Other Wipe
Variations.Summary.Links.
6. Resizing Graphics.
Background.Resizing Options.Bulge.Growing a Graphic to Fill the
Screen.Show and Collapse.Disappear.Moving While Resizing.Technical
Issues.Browser Issues.Performance Issues.Practical
Resizing.Underlying Technology.Examples.Basic Resizing.Bulge
(Internet Explorer 4).Move While Resizing (Internet Explorer
4).Netscape Resizing.Summary.
7. Pull-Down and Pop-Out Menus 95
Background.Technical Limits.Underlying
Technology.Examples.Pull-Down Menu.Pop-Out Menu.Summary.Links.
8. Drag and Drop.
Background.Shopping.Children's Games.Test Taking.Controls and
Interface Design.Technical Limits.Underlying
Technology.Examples.Netscape 4.Internet Explorer
4.Summary.Links.
9. Animations.
Background.Types of Animations.Technical Limits.Underlying
Technology.Examples.Netscape 4 Point-to-Point Animation.Internet
Explorer 4 Point-to-Point Animation.Cross-Platform Path
Animation.Summary.Links.
10. Timelines and Sequencing.
Background.Underlying Technology.Cross-Browser JavaScript.Active X
and VBScript.Performance Issues.Examples.JavaScript.Active X and
VBScript.Summary.Links.
11. Internet Explorer 4's Multimedia Controls.
Background.Underlying Technology.Examples.The Sequencer Control.The
Sprite Control.The Structured Graphics Control.The Path
Control.Summary.Links.
12. Fonts.
Background.Underlying Technology.Netscape.Creating the PFR
File.Preparing the Server.Formatting Style Sheets and the FONT
Tag.Formatting with Cascading Style Sheets.Notes on Netscape 4's
Font Handling.Internet Explorer.WEFT: The Encoding Tool.Other
Issues.Compatibility Between Netscape 4 and InternetExplorer 4.W3C
Standards.Summary.Links.
13. Creating Channels.
Background.Evolution of Push Technology.Channel-Based Push
Technology.Netscape Channels.Netcaster.The Webtop.Defining Web
Pages as Channels.Creating a Channel via Netscape's
Wizard.Microsoft Channels.Underlying Technology.Active Channel
Content.Summary.Links.
14. The Version 5 Browsers.
Background.Internet Explorer 5.Netscape Communicator 5.Technical
Limits and Underlying Technology.Examples.Dynamic HTML
Behaviors.Dynamic Properties.Summary.Links.
15. The Future.
Web Designers.Allaire Cold Fusion (Sun and Windows NT).Macromedia
Backstage (Windows NT).XML: Data Just the Way You Want It.CSS2 and
XSL: Giving a Backbone to the Data.Web Users.Web
Lifestyle.Services.Technology.Balkanization.Business Will Keep Us
Together.Summary.Links.
Appendix A. Dynamic HTML Authoring Tools.
mBed Interactor.Players.Publishing.Incorporating Mbedlets into a
Web Page.Conclusion.Macromedia Dreamweaver.Palettes.RoundTrip HTML
Editing.
Glossary.
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Jeff Rule is the Senior Interactive Developer at Discovery Channel Online. He was an early pioneer with Dynamic HTML using Netscape 4 and worked as part of the Internet Explorer 4 beta team. His work at Discovery was among the first to take web content from page-based content to online storytelling. His company, RuleWeb Development, provides consulting and development services for advanced media web sites.
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