DHTML Lessons :: Technology, Informative

Dhypertext markup language LESSONSLesson 1 - IntroductionWhat you should already knowBefore you continue you should have a basic understanding of the followingX     WWW, HTML and the rudiments of building Web pages X     Cascading Style 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 " projectile HTML". But DHTML is just a buzzword. DHTML does not exist. It is not a "thing" or a standard defined by the World childlike Web Consortium (W3C). It is not defined anywhere. It is just a fancy word. It is important that you know this (so you dont make a fool of yourself when you are talking with the pros).So what is DHTML?To most people DHTML means a combination of HTML 4.0, Style Sheets and JavaScript. W3C 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 inscription Object Model (DOM). Creating dynamic HTML documents would not be possible 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 content model for HTML documents. Creating dynamic HTML documents would not be possible without the DOM.JavaScript (and VBScript)With HTML 4.