XHTML

These tutorials are about XHTML, the Extensible Hypertext Markup Language.

The complete listing of XHTML tutorials can be found below or you can use the side menu to move section by section.

1. What is XHTML?
   A discussion of the background of XHTML.
   1. Hello World
      The ubiquitous "Hello World" example.
   2. What is HTML?
      What is HTML and what is it for?
   3. HTML Syntax
      The basic syntax of HTML and relate markup languages.
   4. Types of Tags
      A look at some ways of categorizing tags, and groundwork for a look at how to best markup and structure content.
   5. What HTML is Not
      What are the problems with HTML and why would we want to change?
   6. What is XML?
      A really quick introduction to XML, the language XHTML is written in.
   7. Moving from HTML to XHTML
      What are the differences between HTML and XHTML?
2. Document Basics
   A look at how documents are parsed, both by people and by computers.
   1. Parsing Documents
      A look at how documents are parsed, both by people and by computers.
3. XHTML Basics
   A core set of techniques for creating basic XHTML documents.
   1. XHTML Documents
      The basic structure of an XHTML document.
   2. The Header
      The XHTML document header and its contents.
   3. Block Elements
      The XHTML document body and the basic block element.
   4. Inline Elements
      The basic inline elements of XHTML.
   5. XHTML Comments
      Adding comments to an XHTML document.
   6. XHTML Lists
      The different types of lists elements in XHTML.
   7. HTML Fonts
      The deprecated <font> tag and its kin.
4. Special Characters
   Dealing with white space and other special characters in XHTML documents and Web addresses.
   1. White Space
      How XHTML deals with white space.
   2. Entities
      Character entities and character values in XHTML.
5. Attributes
   XHTML attributes. Comands to modify default element features.
   1. Core Attributes
      The core attributes that are common to almost all elements.
   2. Attributes for Style and Presentation
      Attributes for modifying content presentation.
6. Hyperlinks
   XHTML Hyperlinks. How to connect documents in XHTML.
   1. Writing the URL
      The structure of the URL, the Uniform Resource Locator.
   2. Types of URL
      The types of of URL, or types of document request protocols.
   3. Relative and Absolute Addresses
      Specifying relative and absolute addresses in URLs.
   4. Using Hyperlinks
      The rules for writing and using hyperlinks.
   5. Embedding Non-XHTML Content
      Embedding non-XHMTL content in your XHTML documents.
7. Images
   The basics on using images in XHTML.
   1. Using Images
      How to include an image in an XHTML document.
   2. Aligning Images
      How to use XHTML to align images within a document.
   3. Images and CSS
      Using Cascading Style Sheets to style images.
   4. Imagemaps
      Using images to create imagemaps in XHTML.
8. Tables
   Working with tables in XHTML.
   1. What is a Table?
      The basic structure of tables in XHTML.
   2. Table Structure
      The mechanics of building a table in XHTML.
   3. Table Attributes
      Using XHTML attributes to modify tables.
   4. Table Spanning
      Spanning rows and columns in tables.
   5. Using Tables for Layout
      Using tables for page layout.
   6. Styling Tables
      Using CSS for styling tables.
   7. Good Table Design
      Issues in well designed tables.
   8. Table Examples
      Examples of tables in use.
9. Forms
   Working with forms in XHTML.
   1. Forms Basics
      The basics of XHTML forms.
   2. Text Fields
      Working with text fields in forms.
   3. Selection Fields
      Working with selection fields and menus in forms.
   4. Buttons
      Working with buttons in forms.
   5. Advanced Forms
      Some advanced topics in forms.
10. Frames
    Working with frames in XHTML.
    1. Frame Basics
       The basics of working with frames in XHTML.
    2. The Frameset Tag
       The frameset tag: defining your frame grouping.
    3. The Frame Tag
       The frame tag: defining indvidual frames.
    4. Nesting Frames
       Nesting frames for complicated frame structures.
    5. Targeting Frames
       The basics of working with frames in XHTML.
    6. The Noframes Tag
       Using the noframes tag for alternate content.
    7. Inline Frames
       Embedding frames within regular XHTML documents.
11. Meta-Content
    Meta-Content in XHTML Documents.

These pages can be found at: [http://academ.hvcc.edu/~kantopet/]
Copyright 2003 -- Peter L. Kantor[kantopet@hvcc.edu]
Last Updated August 2003