This Online Companion Home page will describe the contents of these sections.

The Documents Folder

The Documents folder contain additional topics of special interest that were not covered in the main text of the book. These topics are:

HTML Tutorial 1:
The W3 Consortium and Other Sites
Variations on Bulleted Lists
Variations on Horizontal Lines
Extended Character Sets

HTML Tutorial 2:
Using FTP
Using USENET
Accessing Gophers
File Names and Case

HTML Tutorial 3:
Using the <FONT> Tag
Graphics Packages
Dithering and the Safety Palette
Image Maps
Using Transparent GIFs
Another Use of the ALT Property

HTML Tutorial 4:
Using a Background Image
Column Groups

HTML Tutorial 5:
Are Frames A Good Idea?
Using the <BASE> Tag
The <LAYER> tag

HTML Tutorial 6:
Accessing Web Page Search Forms
Form Editors
Learning about CGI

HTML Tutorial 7:
Other Selector Forms
WebFonts
Netscape's Background Blues
The Resizing Bug
Internet Explorer's Floating Bug
Controlling Printing with CSS2

HTML Tutorial 8:
JavaScript Resources on the Web
Comparison Operators
Interrupting Loops
Extending Strings with the += Operator

HTML Tutorial 9:
Creating a Web Clock
Opening Windows
Working with the Status Bar
Displaying the Date Last Modified
Creating an Object
Checking String Length
Object Classes and Instances

HTML Tutorial 10:
Using MIDI Files
Streaming Audio and Video
VRML

DHTML Tutorial 1:
Simplifying your Code
Moving an Object at a Specified Angle
Moving an Object in a Circle
Moving an Object in a Spiral
Passing arguments to the setInterval() and
setTimeout() Methods

DHTML Tutorial 2:
Creating a TextRange Object
Properties of the TextRange Object
Methods of the TextRange Object
Searching for Text on the Web Page
Formatting Text With a Mouse Click

DHTML Tutorial 3:
Calling JavaScript functions within the <A> tag
Working with the Wave Filter
Other Filters and Transitions
Creating Transition Effects in Netscape

DHTML Tutorial 4:
Displaying Character Codes
Hiding Form Elements
Canceling a Selection
Positioning with Internet Explorer Expressions

DHTML Tutorial 5:
Creating a Scrolling Status Bar
Scrolling the Browser Window
Passing Information to and from a Modal Window
Showing Help Windows

The Gallery Folder

Java Applets: the CreditRoll and Fractal applets
Background Images
Graphical Bullets
Clipart
Graphical Horizontal Lines
Photos
Sound clips (WAV and AU versions)
Video clips (AVI and QuickTime versions)

The Software Folder

	Animagic Software that allows you to create your own animated GIFs. Animagic allows you to combine several GIFs into one animated GIF. You can also enhance the GIF using one of Animagic's several transition effects. To install Animagic, open the ZIP file, anim32h.zip in the Software/Animagic folder. For more information, see the company Web page in Software/Animagic/index.html.
	Button Factory The Silicon Joy Button Factory lets you create your own Java Applet buttons to add interest to your Web page. You can configure the button applet without having to know any Java programming. The Button Factory will also write the HTML code for you, and allow you to paste the code into your Web page. To install Button Factory, run the installation utility, bf1wa.exe located in the Software/BFactory folder. For more information, see the Silicon Joy Web page in Software/BFactory/index.html.
	GifgIfgiF This program is used to quickly create simple and fast animated GIFs from screen captures. To install GifgIfgiF, open the self-installing executable program file, ggg32.exe located in the Software/Ggg folder. For more information, open the company Web page located in Software/Ggg/Welcome.html.
	GIF Construction Kit The GIF Construction Kit contains several tools to help your work with your GIFs. With the GIF Construction Kit you can create animated and transparent GIFs, convert AVI files to animated GIF format and edit your GIFs with the construction kit's set of graphical tools. To install the GIF Construction kit, download the program, gifcon32.exe located at the Alchemy Mindworks website at http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/gifconcl.html and then run the installation program. For more information, see the Alchemy Mindworks website.
	MapEdit MapEdit is a program that assists you in creating image maps. With MapEdit, you can generate HTML code for both client-side and server-side image maps. MapEdit's graphical interface allows you to create and edit the image map's hotspot using only your mouse. To install MapEdit, run the installation program, map32dst.exe, located in the Software/MapEdit folder. To learn more about the company and its products, see the Software/MapEdit/index.html Web page.
	Presentationware Presentationware is software that generates a slide show Java applet. You supply the GIF or JPEG image files, and use Presentationware to control the appearance and timing of the slide show applet. You can also include special transition effects, banner text and background sound. To install Presentationware, unzip the Software/Pware/pw022.zip file onto your hard drive. You can learn more about Presentationware by viewing the company Web located at Software/Pware/index.html.

Many of the files in the Documentation folder include links to shareware products located on the Web, which you are free to download and install on your computer.

Data Disk Files

The Reference Section

	HTML Reference Table: HTML Tags and Properties
	Appendix D: JavaScript Objects, Properties, Methods and Event Handlers
	Appendix E: JavaScript Operators, Syntactical Elements, and Keywords
	Appendix F: Cascading Style Sheets

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