DHTML Lessons :: Technology, Informative

Dhypertext markup language LESSONSLesson 1 - IntroductionWhat you should already accreditBefore you continue you should have a basic understanding of the future(a)X     WWW, HTML and the basics of building Web pages X     Cascading panache Sheets X     JavaScript If you want to study these subjects first, go to our Home PageDHTML does not exist DHTML is an abbreviation for the term "Dynamic HTML". But DHTML is only a buzzword. DHTML does not exist. It is not a "thing" or a standard defined by the World Wide Web pond (W3C). It is not defined anywhere. It is just a fancy word. It is important that you realize this (so you dont make a fool of yourself when you are talking with the pros).So what is DHTML?To near people DHTML means a combination of HTML 4.0, Style Sheets and JavaScript. W3C at once said this"Dynamic HTML is a term used by some vendors to describe the combination of HTML, style sheets and scripts that allows documents to be animated." The Elements of DHTMLHTML 4.0HTML 4.0 introduced two important things Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and the Document Object Model (DOM). Creating kinetic HTML documents would not be viable without these two additions.Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)With CSS we got a style and layout model for HTML documents. Creating dynamic HTML documents would not be possible without CSS. Document Object ModelWith the DOM we got a document substance model for HTML documents. Creating dynamic HTML documents would not be possible without the DOM.JavaScript (and VBScript)With HTML 4.