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DHTML Utopia: Modern Web Design Using JavaScript & DOM Paperback – 1 May 2005

by Stuart Langridge (Author)
2.9 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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"Create Killer Websites Using the Power of Modern JavaScript" "DHTML Utopia" is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial that will show you how to make your websites more slick, dynamic, and usable. Add dynamic interactivity to your website with DHTML by combining the power of JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets(CSS), and the Document Object Model (DOM) to achieve bulletproof, accessible, standards-compliant, and aesthetically pleasing results that work on all browsers. Build fancy DHTML effects that can be instantly reused in any project Learn to code accessible JavaScript that won't trouble older browsers Make search engine friendly, multi-level, drop-down navigation menus Create usable forms that auto-complete, just like "Google Suggest" Build dynamic web applications using remote scripting techniques/Ajax
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  1. Print length
    318 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    SitePoint Pty Ltd
  4. Publication date
    1 May 2005
  5. Dimensions
    18.42 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0957921896
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0957921894
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DHTML Utopia is an excellent introduction to and exploration of responsible, modern JavaScript. It covers important concepts and best practices... -- Shaun Inman

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Add dynamic interactivity to your Web site with DHTML and Cascading Style Sheets!
  • Targeted to designers and content creators, not just programmers.
  • Visual, task-based format the ideal way to get up and running with DHTML.

    This edition is up-to-date on the current Web standards and browsers, and includes all new coverage of using DHTML to get information about the browser environment and adding multimedia to a site, as well as new basic and advanced dynamic techniques, such as making objects appear and disappear, moving objects in 3D, and adding dynamic content. This edition offers full cross-platform and cross-browser coverage. This book does not focus on the more complex aspects of DHTML, but focuses on practical examples of what really works with DHTML and CSS, making it useful for beginners just starting out with DHTML, as well as professional developers looking for a quick reference.|Add dynamic interactivity to your Web site with DHTML and Cascading Style Sheets!

    • Targeted to designers and content creators, not just programmers.
    • Visual, task-based format the ideal way to get up and running with DHTML.

      This edition is up-to-date on the current Web standards and browsers, and includes all new coverage of using DHTML to get information about the browser environment and adding multimedia to a site, as well as new basic and advanced dynamic techniques, such as making objects appear and disappear, moving objects in 3D, and adding dynamic content. This edition offers full cross-platform and cross-browser coverage. This book does not focus on the more complex aspects of DHTML, but focuses on practical examples of what really works with DHTML and CSS, making it useful for beginners just starting out with DHTML, as well as professional developers looking for a quick reference.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ SitePoint Pty Ltd (1 May 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 318 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0957921896
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0957921894
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.42 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer reviews:
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  • Papillon
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to DHTML - BUT...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2005
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    I'm just up to Chapter 4 of this book. Its a great introduction to modern, unobtrusive DHTML, probably the best at this moment in time - however...like so many technical books the editors need a kick up the soft bit as there are so many errors that could trip you up. See the ever expanding errata [...]
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2006
    Stuart Langridge is highly regarded in javascript circles. This book though is not for beginners.
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  • R. Boyce
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide to AJAX and other alternatives
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2005
    I'd recommend this book to anyone curious about how they can use Javascript and DHTML to improve their web development skills. It's easy to read, and thats comming from someone who rarely makes it through technical guides and gives you all you need to make a start putting the AJAX to use on your own websites.
    Like many people online, I had a very low opinion of Javascript - I always held it as something to perform cheap tricks with and spawn pop-up windows all over the place. However, by working through this book, I've come to recognise how useful JavaScript is in providing users with an ever richer experience online by making webites more dynamic and interactive.
    I picked up the book mostly because I was interested in AJAX, which the book covers very well. By working through the examples I've gone from knowing very little other than the hype behind this technology to being able to deploy it easily within websites. However the book also explains what an appropriate application for AJAX is and where it isn't appropriate because of usability issues, etc. Also covered are other remote scripting possibilities - with so much focus on AJAX right now its easy to forget these alternatives, which sometimes can provide useful alternative solutions.
    Overall I'd have to say that this is a great introduction to using Javascript and DHTML to produce dynamic websites - invaluable to anyone looking to develop interactive sites of their own.
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  • D. O'connell
    2.0 out of 5 stars OK before the advent of jQuery
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2007
    The book is OK, but I can't say that I learnt a great deal from it. For starters I was not too happy that the author dislikes XHTML, preferring standard HTML, then a lot of his examples contained non-standard HTML elements. To be fair: he does mention this where he does it, but that still doesn't excuse the crime.

    Seems like there's a lot of places where the chapters could have factored-out some of the repetive sections (duplication) of code, as well.

    Personally, I'd just use jQuery for most of what can be achieved with this book.
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  • Garwin Stormblade
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good but Antiquated
    Reviewed in the United States on 28 July 2013
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    This book is well written, and at the time it was written albeit a 5 star, but some techniques are antiquated. It will still give you useful knowledge for DOM scripting with Javascript, but like most of the older programming books they get a bit outdated. I think a better choice would be Simply Javascript, a more modern approach to DOM scripting and what DHTML has evolved into. Nothing against this book, its still a decent resource and most of the practices inside are useful.
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  • Michael Bodily
    4.0 out of 5 stars Learn some cool techniques
    Reviewed in the United States on 2 September 2005
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    Like a lot of the other reviewers, I found the first few chapters the most helpful. If you are willing to completely ignore non-DOM compliant browsers (which we should all be migrating to anyway) then there are some cool techniques that you can learn here.

    The only bit I don't like about this book is that you often get yourself into something without really learning much about it. If you've never been exposed to regular expressions before, then you might find it difficult to adapt his cool rollover techniques to other uses... for example using regular expressions to dynamically change the className of a div tag, for example.

    Same thing with objects. After he introduces them, he doesn't do to much to explain to you how to use them to your full advantage. He gives you a quick overview and you say to yourself "this is cool stuff", but it would be hard if you've never been exposed to objects in javascript to adapt this knowlege towards other applications within javascript.

    The book isn't tremendously long, and so part of the reason for all this might be the target length of the book. Nonetheless, he throws you a bone with a bit of gravy, but if you're trying to find the steak, you're outta luck.

    BUT! If you can grasp onto the concepts, then this book is a definate eye opener. I have been able to leverage his examples in many pages at my work thus easing my overall programming burdon. I have found that many of his scripts take a bit of set up to get working, but they all fulfill the promise that after you get them up and running you can geniunely plop them onto any other page and they will work. Pretty cool stuff.

    Michael Bodily

    Mission Viejo, CA
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  • Jon Hanlon
    1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this like the plague
    Reviewed in the United States on 20 February 2006
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    This is without doubt the worst book on DHTML/Javascript that I've ever read. The author tries to be cute, funny and authorative but ends up just plain painful. The examples are over-long and artificial, and would be difficult to incorporate into a real world application. The author peppers the book with snazzy shots like "It's the modern way!" but rarely explains the benefits of the methodology he's pushing, and glosses over any shortcomings.

    For instance, in discussing regular expressions he provides a simple expression for a telephone number, then points out that it's seriously flawed. But it's "suitable for our discussion" so onward we press, and a correct solution is never provided. Bad luck if you were after such a beast. (Footnotes abound - often just URLs to now broken links - so you have to wonder why he couldn't have provided the solution at the bottom of the page.) The part on Ajax is a joke - he just plugs in an out-of-date version of the Sarissa library and never scratches below the surface.

    Beware.
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  • MD
    2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely NOT a book for beginners
    Reviewed in the United States on 11 March 2006
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    As a developer with no prior JavaScript experience, I've been very disappointed with this book. In the Introduction section, the author says "Some experience with JavaScript might also be useful, but it is by no means critical" (Page VIII) which isn't true.

    Throughout the book, the author will keep assuming (implicitly) that you already have a good programming background (he uses a more complex logic in his code),and will leave many things unexplained or explained too late. This alone will easily guarantee frustration. NO BOOK EVER frustrated me that much.

    Another issue is that the book uses some very complicated examples with complex logic. Unlike other decent coding books, instead of starting with simple functional examples and developing them\it as you read a chapter, the author uses one big example and "tries" to explain it part by part throughout the chapter. This might force you to "memorize" the script(s) since they contain too much code to understand (which is not the point). To make sure if the examples of the book suit you or not, download the free sample chapters from Sitepoint.com and check the "table highlight" example at the end of chapter 3. That's how most of the examples will be presented. (with more code of course)

    Now don't get me wrong, the topics covered in this book are great, but it seems that the only people who will really appreciate it are those who already have a good background in JavaScript (logic,functions,methods...etc) NOT beginners like myself. So if you're trying to learn JavaScript\DOM, then go find a better book (such as "DOM scripting").
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