XHTML stands for EXtensible HyperText Markup Language. XHTML is a reformulation of HTML 4.0 in XML 1.0. XHTML is a new language for building web pages that has recently been proposed as a W3C Recommendation. This proposed Recommendation caused lots of debate on account of XHTML's usage of XML namespaces. In addition, we cover the following topics:

Chapter 1: Introduction to XHTML

• The Well-Formed XHTML Document
• Three Flavors of XHTML
• Understanding Markup Languages
• Origins of Markup
• Tags and Elements
• Following Rules and Establishing Structure
• Parsing Particulars
• Presenting Style Sheets and DOM
• Achieving Massive Scalability

Chapter 2: Markup Languages for the Web

• HTML
• XML

Chapter 3: Wading into XHTML

• Introducing XHTML 1.0
• Crafting Strictly Conforming Documents
• Constructing Your XHTML Documents
• Giving Your Documents a Basic Structure
• Using to Describe Your Documents with Meta Information
• XHTML Versus HTML
• Differences with HTML
• HTML Compatibility Guidelines

Chapter 4: Making XHTML Sing

• Sounding off with Audio Files
• Popular Web Audio File Formats
• Weaving Audio into XHTML Pages
• Linking to Audio Files
• Creating Background Sounds for Internet Explorer
• Embedding Audio Files

Chapter 5: Making XHTML Dance

• Weaving Images into XHTML Pages
• Linking to Image Files
• Displaying Images Inline
• Using JavaScript to Create Banner Ads and Image Rollovers
• Creating Background Images and Colors
• JPEG2000 (J2K)
• Hooking Up Video
• Entering the Third Dimension with Browser Plug-Ins and Java Applets
• Plugging in Web3D Plug-Ins
• Hooking Up 3D Java Applets

Chapter 6: Format and Present Your Pages

• Introducing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Why Bother with Style Sheets?
• CSS Versions and Browser Support
• Creating Style Sheet Rules in CSS
• Understanding the Cascade in CSS
• Linking and Importing External Style Sheets
• Creating Document-Level Styles
• Creating Element-Level Styles
• Setting Background Colors and Images
• Creating Text and Link Styles
• Setting Link Colors
• Coloring Headings, Paragraphs, and Other Text
• Customizing Fonts
• Controlling Page Formating and Layout

Chapter 7: Bring Your XHTML Pages to Life

• Introducing JavaScript
• Weaving Scripts into Web Pages
• Internal Scripts Appear Alongside Markup
• Using Comments to Hide Scripts from Older Browsers
• Placing Scripts in Document Head
• Specifying the Script Language and MIME Type
• Managing the Many Versions of JavaScript
• External Scripts Reside Outside of Your Page
• Inline Scripts Appear Inside XHTML Elements
• Ready-to-Use Scripts
• Fading Background Colors
• Creating and Image Slide Show
• Preloading Images for Smooth Image Rollover Effects
• Animating Layers to Create Background Rain
• Weaving Dynamic Sound Elements
• Creating Pop-Up Windows for Page and Site Navigation
• Enhancing Forms

Chapter 8: Using Forms and Scripts

• Combining Forms and Scripts for Smart Input
• Instant Form Field Validation
• Creating Form Controls with Input Elements
• Designing Smart and Secure Data Input Pages
• Rolling Your Own Interactive XHTML-FML Forms

Chapter 9: Using Tables to Organize Web Page Data

• Organize Data into a Grid of Rows and Columns
• Importance of Captions, Headers, and Footers
• Creating Cells That Span Multiple Rows or Columns
• Grouping Columns
• Aligning Cell Data Horizontally and Vertically
• Tweaking Cell Appearance Using Borders, Frames, and Rules
• Adding a Dash of Style to Your Tables Using CSS

Chapter 10: XHTML Development Tools

• Stand-Alone XHTML Authoring Tools
• XHTML Quick Reference

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