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- HMTL blocks, lists, and preformatted text
- By Donald St. JohnPut text in a blockIf you want to indent a block of text on both sides, try the <BLOCKQUOTE> tag. (While the indentation isn't the same in all browsers, Navigator and Internet Explorer both indent the text 40 pixels on each side.) Just enclose the text you...
- Tags: Web browsers, blockquote
- Technical articles 2003-09-19
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- PHP syntax
- By David Sklar and Adam TrachtenbergPHP's basic syntax is familiar.<?phpecho "Hello, World!";?>producesHello, World!Variables are marked with a preceding $. You could write "Hello, World!" like this:<?php$message = "Hello, World!";echo $message;?> String concatenation is done with . a period; other arithmetic operators are what you would expect:<?php$greeting = "Hello ";$num =...
- Tags: Scripting languages, PHP, Hello, Hello World
- Technical articles 2003-09-29
- Learn some hands-on JavaScript
- By Emily A. Vander VeerBefore you dive into JavaScript code, you need to know the tags for embedding JavaScript into your pages.<HTML><HEAD>These are the standard tags to start an HTML page. It's good practice to put the JavaScript code between the <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags so that functions don't get...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Web browsers, Emily A. Vander Veer, JavaScript, Web browser
- Technical articles 2003-10-01
- Stupid Web Tricks: Add alerts to your site
- Click here for our complete list of Stupid Web Tricks.You may want to provide visitors to your site with extra information at each turn. Or you may want to surprise them with a clever joke or insight as they move from page to page or use a form button. Whether...
- Tags: showAlert, onClick
- Technical articles 2003-10-06
- Cookies in PHP
- By David Sklar and Adam TrachtenbergSetting and reading cookies in PHP is a piece of--dare we say it?--cake. We don't want to get into all the propaganda about cookies, but they're important and useful. Sometimes they're the right tool for the job.To create and modify a cookie, use the PHP...
- Tags: Scripting languages, cookie, PHP
- Technical articles 2003-09-29
- Define CSS styles
- By Matt Rotter, Charity Kahn, and Paul AndersonWhether you list your styles in the head of the HTML document or in a separate style sheet, you define them similarly. Give each selector a style definition using the following format:H3 { font-family: Arial }In this instance, H3 is the selector (in...
- Tags: CSS, Arial, selector, style definition, HTML, typeface
- Technical articles 2003-09-29
- Learn how to process form data
- By Emily A. Vander VeerOnce you've verified that the user has entered valid data, it's time to do something with it. In JavaScript, that's fairly easy.We'll calculate the total adoption fee with the following function:function calcTotal document.orderForm.totalPrice.value = (document.orderForm.numberOrdered.value* 15.99);}Simple, eh? The calcTotal function simply takes the number supplied by the user...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Emily A. Vander Veer, calcTotal, orderPlaced, JavaScript
- Technical articles 2003-10-01
- Position HTML elements
- By Matt Rotter, Charity Kahn, and Paul AndersonTo use positioning on an element, you must first declare its position property to be absolute or relative:H1 { position: absolute }Then you can add whatever positioning properties you like. For instance, the following code places <H1> text inside a box that's...
- Tags: Branding, HTML, positioning, pixel, Div, Paul Anderson
- Technical articles 2003-09-29
- Group and contextual styles
- By Matt Rotter, Charity Kahn, and Paul AndersonThere's more to CSS than defining styles and adding them to your HTML documents. Here are a few ways to make CSS easier and more powerful.Using contextual selectorsYou can nest elements in a selector to create more specific styles:STRONG EM { color: red...
- Tags: CSS, STRONG EM, selector, Arial
- Technical articles 2003-09-29
- Taste ASP's power with starter scripts
- By Amy Cowen(6/29/99)Like most scripting languages, the best way to learn ASP is to dive right in. ASP is a hands-on technology, and using your own system--with a copy of PWS or IIS installed--you can test ASP commands and functions on your local server as you are learning them. To...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Microsoft ASP, Hello World
- Technical articles 2003-10-02
- Stupid Web Tricks: Create a scrolling credits pop-up window
- Click here for our complete list of Stupid Web Tricks.This scrolling credits window is not something you see every day on the Web, but we thought it was sufficiently stupid to include. Created by Builder.com producer Paul Anderson, it pops up a window with scrolling credits, just like at the...
- Tags: Construction, Scripting languages, Web browsers, onWard, window, JavaScript, pop-up window
- Technical articles 2003-10-06
- Check for JavaScript input
- By Emily A. Vander VeerBecause JavaScript is object-oriented, it treats every HTML form element--each button, selection box, text field, and even the form itself--as a separate object containing its very own data. With JavaScript, you can examine any HTML object's data right on the user's machine and make decisions based...
- Tags: Scripting languages, aCharExists, JavaScript, userEntry
- Technical articles 2003-10-01
- Find out how to look for a number
- By Emily A. Vander VeerNow we know whether the user typed in a character. But did he or she enter numbers or letters? Most of the time, it's not enough to know that the user simply entered a character. Instead, you'll want to know that the user entered the correct...
- Tags: Scripting languages, first digit, parseFloat, JavaScript, isANumber, numberOrdered
- Technical articles 2003-10-01
- SuperScripter: Navigation trees
- Trees are a great way to present hierarchical content, both to track it and to understand how it's presented. Learn about tree branches and leaves for content navigation.By Jamie JaworskiMost Web builders organize content in a hierarchical manner, with pages that display general content categories that then link to more...
- Tags: Web browsers, name argument, Node Object
- Technical articles 2003-09-30
- Use these ASP scripting techniques
- By Amy Cowen(6/29/99)In VBScript, you don't have to declare variables or explicitly define their type the way you do in other scripting languages. A variable exists the first time you use it. This feature leaves your code wide-open to typos, however. If you mistype a variable name somewhere in the...
- Tags: Scripting languages, technique, Microsoft ASP, Dim strName, Using Len, Amy Cowen, Option Explicit, Response.Write
- Technical articles 2003-10-02
- Stupid Web Tricks: Choose a background color
- Click here for our complete list of Stupid Web Tricks.One of the amazing features of Bill Gates's new house is that guests can choose what art they want to see on the walls. Your Web site can offer a similar experience to your visitors by letting them choose the background...
- Tags: Scripting languages, changeBackground, INPUT TYPE
- Technical articles 2003-10-06
- Link to external style sheets
- By Matt Rotter, Charity Kahn, and Paul AndersonDefining styles in the HTML document is useful if you want to affect only one Web page, but what if you want to use the same styles for several pages--or even a whole site? That's when it makes sense to create an external...
- Tags: style sheet, HTML, HTML document, external style sheet
- Technical articles 2003-09-29
- Stupid Web Tricks: Add the current date and time to your Web site
- Click here for our complete list of Stupid Web Tricks.One of the great powers of the Web is the ability it gives each of us to share information with the entire world. And what information could be more useful than the current date and time? This is the kind of...
- Tags: Web, Web site, The12Time, Cur12Hour, TheDate
- Technical articles 2003-10-03
- Learn how to store data in a browser
- By Emily A. Vander VeerJavaScript does more than just provide access to HTML form data. It also lets you create your own objects, which lets you create data stores on the client. You even can create objects that contain other objects. Why would you want to do that? One good...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Web browser, taxTable, new state, taxGuide, tax
- Technical articles 2003-10-01
- A simple form
- By David Sklar and Adam TrachtenbergOne of PHP's most handy features is its ability to automatically load the values of variables from forms into variables in PHP. This makes form processing a snap.So, if you submit a form that has an input field such as this:<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="name" VALUE="Glen Morris">when...
- Tags: Scripting languages, PHP, INPUT TYPE=CHECKBOX NAME
- Technical articles 2003-09-29
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