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HTMLTools, tips and techniques for creating pages with the HyperText Markup Language.ArticlesBeyond the Prisoner Perspectiveby Michael Swaine July 9, 1999 Michael Swaine and his readers wonder if cooperation leads to bigger payoffs in the technology community. Molly Holzschlag: Everything You Never Need to Know About HTML 4.0 by David Sims June 25, 1999 Sometimes what you don't know is as valuable as what you do. Listen to the interview in Real Audio. Framesets and Nested Frames by Chuck Musciano June 18, 1999 Really, it's nothing to be ashamed of ... Let's roll up our sleeves and build a few frames. Frames: Evil Incarnate or Not? by Chuck Musciano June 11, 1999 Should frames remain a tool in your HTML bag of tricks, or discarded and forever banned from your site? Feedback on Single-Pixel GIFs by Chuck Musciano June 4, 1999 Is it an instrument of the devil or the greatest thing since the inline image? Building a Multi-Frame Web Site by Chuck Musciano May 28, 1999 Last week, Chuck taught you the basics of frame design. This week he takes it one step further showing you how to design a web site with multiple frames. The Ins and Outs of Frames by Chuck Musciano May 21, 1999 The once-controversial frames feature is almost a non-issue these days. The Single Pixel GIF by Chuck Musciano May 14, 1999 Use the single pixel GIF to get HTML to do some layout tricks, as well as for creating custom rules and tables. Background Images in Tables by Chuck Musciano May 7, 1999 How to add background images to table cells, and how the two major browsers differ in how they handle them. Don't Try This At Home by Chuck Musciano Apr. 30, 1999 Background images are easy to add—too easy, in fact. Here are some rules to protect you from your worst instincts. Wrapping Text Around Images (Part 2) by Chuck Musciano Mar. 19, 1999 Chuck shows you how to use the CLEAR attribute of the break tag, and the HSPACE and VSPACE attributes of the image tag to control text wrapping. Wrapping Text Around Images by Chuck Musciano Mar. 12, 1999 See how to use the IMG tag's ALIGN attribute to allow text to flow around your images. Image Tag Q&A by Chuck Musciano Mar. 5, 1999 Having problems using absolute URLs or understanding why you can't use percentage values for the HEIGHT attribute for images? Image Borders and Alignment by Chuck Musciano Feb. 26, 1999 Learn how to align images with text and specify image borders using the image tag's BORDER and ALIGN attributes. Resizing Images by Chuck Musciano Feb. 19, 1999 Learn more about scaling and resizing images using the image tag's HEIGHT and WIDTH attributes. Basic Image Insertion by Chuck Musciano Feb. 12, 1999 See how to add a simple <IMG> tag to add images to your Web pages. Building Forms with Tables by Chuck Musciano Feb. 5, 1999 See how to use basic HTML tables to build a better, and more attractive looking form. Life Without Mice by Chuck Musciano Jan. 29, 1999 HTML 4.0 introduces the TABORDER attribute that allows you to set, what else, the tab order between form fields. So much for mice. Creating Field Sets by Chuck Musciano Jan. 22, 1999 Chuck explains how the <FIELDSET> and <LEGEND> tags from the HTML 4 spec can be used to group form elements together. Defining Explicit Labels by Chuck Musciano Jan. 15, 1999 Although a bit more complex, explicit form labels can be associated with input fields by using the FOR and ID attributes. Labeling Form Elements by Chuck Musciano Jan. 8, 1999 HTML 4.0 gives developers the ability to apply labels to form input elements, giving users more control over how they interact with forms. Creating a File Selector Element by Chuck Musciano Jan. 1, 1999 Chuck shows you how to enable users to attach and send files to you through a simple form interface using the TYPE="file" properties of the INPUT tag. Nested Menus by Chuck Musciano Dec. 18, 1998 HTML 4.0 promises many things, including the ability to nest menus in pull-down selectors in forms. Chuck shows you the possibilities of what the <optgroup> tag could do if it were supported. Creating a Scrolling List by Chuck Musciano Dec. 11, 1998 Having explored the basic pull-down menu, Chuck moves on to show you how to add scrolling lists to forms. Teach Yourself Web Publishing by Jackie Dove Dec. 4, 1998 Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 in a Week is a huge exercise/reference book that could be slimmed down. Creating Form Pull-Down Menus by Chuck Musciano Dec. 4, 1998 Another way of dealing with multiple choice options in forms, aside from checkboxes or radio buttons, is the use of pull-down menus. HTML Web Magic by Jackie Dove Nov. 27, 1998 This new book from New Riders Press offers a JavaScript orientation to Web site design. Creating Radio Buttons by Chuck Musciano Nov. 27, 1998 Radio buttons allow users to select one item from a list of possible selections. Chuck shows you how to format the INPUT tag to add radio buttons to your forms. Creating Checkboxes by Chuck Musciano Nov. 20, 1998 Chuck discusses how to create a basic checkbox, and shows you how to increase its functionality by adding the NAME and VALUE attributes to interact with the server-side CGI. Handling Multi-line Text Fields by Chuck Musciano Nov. 13, 1998 Going beyond the standard text <INPUT> tags, Chuck explains how to set up text entry areas in your forms that allows users to submit multiple lines of text. Simple Text Entry Fields by Chuck Musciano Nov. 6, 1998 They're the one thing that every form on the Web has: Text entry fields. Chuck shows you how to set up text fields, including how to specify their size and the amount of text someone can enter. The Button Tag by Chuck Musciano Oct. 30, 1998 HTML 4.0's new <button> tag provides greater flexibility when creating form buttons. See how to use this new tag instead of the standard <input> tag. Creating Graphical Form Buttons by Chuck Musciano Oct. 23, 1998 Chuck shows you how to code your forms so you can use graphical buttons that match the look of your site, instead of the standard buttons generated by HTML. Form Buttons by Chuck Musciano Oct. 16, 1998 Buttons allow the user to interact with the forms you create to perform different functions. Chuck examines the HTML code used to create form buttons. Mobilizing the Web with HDML by Matthew Allum Oct. 9, 1998 Getting mobile no longer means being disconnected. See how the Handheld Devices Markup Language (HDML) promises to make the Web accessible to cellular phone users. Introduction to Forms by Chuck Musciano Oct. 9, 1998 Find out what it takes to build a form by looking at the basic <FORM> tag and its properties. Multi-Column Text by Chuck Musciano Oct. 2, 1998 Wrapping up ways to work with text, Chuck introduces us to the Netscape-specific <MULTICOL> tag, which allows text to be formatted in evenly sized and spaced columns. Java-Related HTML Tags by David Flanagan Sept. 11, 1998 This excerpt from Java in a Nutshell, 2nd edition highlights the tags required for including Java applets into HTML documents. Stylish Alignment by Chuck Musciano Sept. 11, 1998 After spending the last couple weeks learning HTML hacks to control text margins and alignment, Chuck looks at ways to use CSS to align text with style. Text Margins and Indents by Chuck Musciano Sept. 4, 1998 HTML is limited in the way it enables designers to control the margins and indentation of text. Chuck show us an easy hack to specify margins, and create realistic paragraph indents. Entities for International Characters by Chuck Toporek Aug. 28, 1998 International characters are those that have an accent over the letter. Non-Standard Character Entities by Chuck Toporek Aug. 28, 1998 There are some characters that go beyond the standard character set, which are mainly miscellaneous signs and symbols. Standard HTML Character Entities by Chuck Toporek Aug. 28, 1998 Standard character entities include letters, numbers, and some of the more commonly used letters and symbols on the Web. Giving Your Characters Character by Chuck Toporek Aug. 28, 1998 Which is correct: El Nino or El Niño? Learn all about HTML character entities to give your copy the right look, feel, and meaning. Collecting Your Font Styles by Chuck Musciano Aug. 28, 1998 One common mistake developers make with font styles is specifying each property separately. Learn how to combine lengthy font style classes into a one-line style. HTML for Information Appliances by Tomihisa Kamada, Joe Leung Aug. 21, 1998 As technologies advance, we're going to see the Web popping up in more and more places. Companies are working with existing or slightly modified versions of HTML specifications to meet this demand. One such spec, Compact HTML, promises to bring the Internet from the big screen to small information appliances. Tagset for Compact HTML Aug. 21, 1998 See which HTML 4.0 tags and attributes are Compact HTML-compliant. Line Heights and Font Styles by Chuck Musciano Aug. 21, 1998 See how CSS's line-height and font-style properties can make a difference to the appearance and readability of your site's text. Getting Personal with Font Size and Weight by Chuck Musciano Aug. 14, 1998 The gloves are off, and it's time to get personal. This week, Chuck looks at ways you can manage the size and weight of your fonts. Font Families and Styles by Chuck Musciano Aug. 7, 1998 Expanding on how to specify fonts in HTML, Chuck takes a look at font families and shows you how to specify inline font styles using CSS. Controlling Text with the <FONT> Tag by Chuck Musciano July 31, 1998 A late entry to the HTML specification, the tag quickly became the method of choice for text and font control for the Web. Chuck examines various uses for the tag, including changing sizes, colors, and typefaces. HTML 4 for the World Wide Web by Jackie Dove July 24, 1998 Peachpit Press' HTML 4 for the World Wide Web demonstrates the latest tags for building fourth-generation Web sites, and much more. Adding Context to Your Tags by Chuck Musciano July 24, 1998 Contextual style tags give control over how something will appear on screen back to the browser. Chuck exlains reasons why developers should use contextual style tags, and lists which ones are currently available. Getting Physical with HTML Text Styles by Chuck Musciano July 17, 1998 Chuck shows you how to get physical with the text on your site by using basic HTML tagging, or combinations of tags, to set various style elements. Definition Lists by Chuck Musciano July 10, 1998 Unlike ordered and unordered lists, the definition list can be used to create entries similar to those found in a dictionary or encyclopedia. You'll learn how to set up definition lists, as well as how to incorporate CSS to stylize your list entries. Contextual Selection with Styles by Chuck Musciano June 26, 1998 Contextual selection is a way to control the look and feel of text using CSS on a specific sequence of tags. This week, Chuck shows us how to use contextual selection methods and apply them to nested ordered and unordered lists. Creating Lists with Style by Chuck Musciano June 12, 1998 See how adding a simple style sheet can change the way you look at bulleted and numbered lists. Beyond List Basics by Chuck Musciano June 5, 1998 Looking beyond the elements of ordered and unordered lists, Chuck shows you how to change the style of bullets and numbers. Making Sense of Unordered Lists by Chuck Musciano May 22, 1998 Unordered lists help you to organize specific, bulleted information that has something in common. We'll show you the basics of unordered lists, and how to create nested lists as well. Giving Status to your Links by Chuck Musciano May 15, 1998 Communicate what's behind your links to readers by adding a simple line of JavaScript to place messages in the status bar. Styling Your Links -- Part 2 by Chuck Musciano May 1, 1998 Use CSS to go beyond simple link colors and really make your links stand out. Styling Your Links by Chuck Musciano Apr. 24, 1998 Using CSS properties to specify the colors of links on your site can be an easy solution to speccing them in the <BODY> tag. Coloring Your Links by Chuck Musciano Apr. 17, 1998 Why let users view links on your site that don't match your site's color scheme? Chuck explains the LINK, VLINK, and ALINK attributes of the BODY tag to show you how to add color to the links on your Web site. Titling Your Tags by Chuck Musciano Apr. 3, 1998 With HTML 4.0, the title attribute can be added to any tag, allowing you to place descriptive messages to anything on your page, including links, images and text. Identifying Links with the Anchor Tag by Chuck Musciano Mar. 27, 1998 In the continuing tutorial on anchor tags, Chuck shows us how to create links to different locations of a document by utilizing identifiers. Making Hypertext Hyper by Chuck Musciano Mar. 20, 1998 The <A> tag is what makes the Web work the way that it does. Get to know the tag that makes hypertext hyper by starting out with linking basics. Specifying Table Columns and Groups with HTML 4.0 by Chuck Musciano Mar. 13, 1998 Exploring the new features available in HTML 4.0, Chuck examines the ability to specify table columns and groups for tables. Which Do You Find Harder to Code? Mar. 6, 1998 Which do you find harder to code: forms, tables or frames? Tables and HTML 4.0 by Chuck Musciano Mar. 6, 1998 HTML 4.0's new features make tables more user-friendly by enabling developers to specify headers, footers, and sections in their tables. Table Captions by Chuck Musciano Feb. 27, 1998 Continuing on our series of how to build better tables, Chuck takes a look at how to add captions to tables. BBEdit Gotchas by Chuck Toporek Feb. 20, 1998 There are a few unexpected and unwanted surprises in BBEdit. Customizing HomeSite by Dale Dougherty Feb. 20, 1998 How to create a custom editing environment in HomeSite 3.0. Hardcore Coding by Dale Dougherty, Chuck Toporek Feb. 20, 1998 A look at HomeSite and BBEdit, two of the most powerful and popular HTML editors for the hardcore coder. Are You a Hardcore Coder? Feb. 20, 1998 A poll that asks what type of HTML coder are you. HomeSite's A Smart Editor by Dale Dougherty Feb. 20, 1998 HomeSite 3.0 offers you a wide variety of methods for creating or editing HTML. Here are four different ways it helps you remember the details of HTML. Aligning Tables with Content by Chuck Musciano Feb. 20, 1998 Flowing content around tables can add a nice effect to your Web pages. Chuck shows you some HTML tricks to get your text and tables to flow just right. Table Alignment Properties by Chuck Musciano Feb. 13, 1998 Alignment properties for tables offer Web developers many choices for placing cell contents, and aligning text and graphics. Spanning Columns and Rows with HTML Tables by Chuck Musciano Feb. 6, 1998 Why limit your tables to simple rows and cells? Learn how to use the colspan and rowspan attributes of the table tag to create complex tables. Example 5: Creating Browser-Generated Graphics with Tables by J. Scott Hamlin Jan. 30, 1998 Source code for Animated Nested tables Example 4: Creating Browser-Generated Graphics with Tables by J. Scott Hamlin Jan. 30, 1998 Source code for Nested Beveled tables Example 3: Creating Browser-Generated Graphics with Tables by J. Scott Hamlin Jan. 30, 1998 Source code for Checker Bar 2 Example 2: Creating Browser-Generated Graphics with Tables by J. Scott Hamlin Jan. 30, 1998 Source code for Checker Bar Example 1: Creating Browser-Generated Graphics with Tables by J. Scott Hamlin Jan. 30, 1998 Source code for RoboBoy Creating Browser-Generated Graphics with Tables by J. Scott Hamlin Jan. 30, 1998 How do you create simple graphics for your site if you don't have a graphics application? Simple: Draw them with HTML tables. Scott shows us how to take advantage of the various table attributes to create low-bandwidth images using background colors and simple HTML tags. Coloring Tables by Chuck Musciano Jan. 30, 1998 Learn how to specify colors and add images to tables and cells. Tackling Tables by Chuck Musciano Jan. 23, 1998 Explanations of the table attributes BORDER, CELLSPACING, and CELLPADDING and how to use them to enhance your table layout. Getting Started with Tables by Chuck Musciano Jan. 16, 1998 How to create a basic table. Giving Single Pixel Images a Workout by J. Scott Hamlin Jan. 2, 1998 How John Chastain used the single pixel GIF trick and tables to create a complex Web page for the Herron School of Art. Using FrontPage 98 with Microsoft Office by Wes Thomas Nov. 28, 1997 The benefits of using FrontPage 98 and Microsoft Office 97 in conjunction to create Web pages, along with tips to get the most out of their pairing. FrontPage 98 Design Tips by Wes Thomas Nov. 28, 1997 How to create irregular tables using FrontPage 98. Opening a New FrontPage by Wes Thomas Nov. 28, 1997 An overview of Microsoft's FrontPage 98, including what's new as compared to FrontPage 97. FrontPad by Bruce Stewart Oct. 31, 1997 Windows 98 includes the WYSIWYG HTML editor FrontPad. Dreamweaver Survey Results Oct. 24, 1997 Entries from: Dreamweaver Survey Rate Dreamweaver by Wes Thomas Oct. 24, 1997 Once you've had a chance to download and test Dreamweaver, why not share your thoughts about Macromedia's latest creation with other Web Review readers. Using Layers for Precise Positioning by Wes Thomas Oct. 24, 1997 This example shows how to precisely position an object on a Web page without using tables and hand-coding. Dreamweaver Resources by Wes Thomas Oct. 24, 1997 Listing of Web resources for Dreamweaver, JavaScript, and DHTML. Dreamweaver, The User's Perspective by Wes Thomas Oct. 24, 1997 Dreamweaver User Reactions.Best of the Dreamweaver newsgroup. The Definitive Guide by Bill Kennedy, Chuck Musciano, Stephen Spainhour Oct. 24, 1997 By design, HTML tables let authors create appealing, accessible tables of information. But the HTML table tags also can be exploited to create innovative, attractive page designs that are otherwise unobtainable in standard HTML. Preloading with Shockwave for Director and Flash2 by J. Scott Hamlin Oct. 17, 1997 Part 3: The Black Art of Preloading. Using Shockwave and Flash 2 to preload images. Preloading Images with Basic HTML by J. Scott Hamlin Oct. 17, 1997 Part 1: The Black Art of Preloading. How to preload images using basic HTML. Dynamic Channels by Wes Thomas Sept. 26, 1997 In a perfect world, there would be a Dynamic HTML authoring tool with a channel construction tool built in. Flyover Highlight Example Sept. 26, 1997 vbscript example for Dynamic Channels Instant Channels by Wes Thomas Sept. 12, 1997 Now there are some authoring tools to help you develop content for push-oriented channels such as PointCast and Netscape Netcaster Style Sheets Explained Sept. 5, 1997 Lemay explains how to build your first style sheet. This is not a very good example, however, since the style sheet she produces will only work for Netscape 3.0. |
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