xhtml and css
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XHTML and CSS. Overview. Hypertext Markup Language. A set of markup tags and associated syntax rules Unlike a programming language, you cannot describe actions or logic You can only describe information structure and context Markup tags also called elements - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
XHTML and CSSXHTML and CSSOverview
Hypertext Markup Hypertext Markup LanguageLanguageA set of markup tags and
associated syntax rulesUnlike a programming language,
you cannot describe actions or logicYou can only describe information
structure and contextMarkup tags also called
elements <element>Data goes
here</element>
Cascading Style SheetsCascading Style SheetsUsed to define attributes of elements in HTML and XML◦Common attributes: height, width,
font-size, alignment, color, etc.Documents can have multiple
style sheets with overlapping and sometimes conflicting definitions
Cascading refers to the set of rules for resolving conflicts.
CascadingCascadingPriority is given to the most specific definitions and then the definitions or rules cascade down to the less specific rules.
Priority is also given to definitions that are “closer” to the content, i.e., embedded and inline styles can be used to override global or attached styles.
XHTML & CSS syntaxXHTML & CSS syntax
General Structure Example
<element>Content</element>
element {
attribute: value;
attribute: value;
…
}
<h1>ESPN</h1>
h1 {
font-size: 10pt;
color: red;
}
Extensible HTML Extensible HTML XHTML XHTMLXHTML is a reformulation of HTML
according to XML standards.
Only four differences1. Inclusion of an XML header2. Single tags end with />, instead of
just >3. Attribute values must have quotes:
“value”4. Tags must be in lowercase
Why use XHTML?Why use XHTML?It is the recommended standard
(W3C) since 2000◦HTML 4.01 (1999)◦XHTML 1.0 (2000)
Allows your web page to be parsed by a general XML parser.◦Lots of applications support XML
parsing.
Web’s 4 CommandmentsWeb’s 4 Commandments1. Make sure your code validates as
XHTML2. Use Semantic Markup
• Use tags that describe the content, not the content’s appearance
3. Structure Documents Logically• The HTML code should be in a logical
order; Style sheets can reposition items for presentation
4. Use CSS, not <font> or <table> to layout and decorate your pages.
XHTML RulesXHTML Rules<elementname> Content content
</elementname>
In XHTML all element names must be lower case.◦ In HTML tag case didn’t matter.
In XHTML all element must have a closing tag◦ Most web browsers are forgiving about closing
tags, which makes it possible to forget about them
◦ Example <p>Here is paragraph with no ending tag<p>Here is another paragraph</p>
HTML single tagsHTML single tagsHTML has a few tags that are
standalone, i.e., no closing tag.
Image: <img src=“imagename.jpg”>
Line break: <br>Link: <link type="text/css”>
◦Used to link/insert a Cascading Style Sheet
XHTML single tagsXHTML single tagsTo meet XML guidelines HTML single
tags must to closed with a />
1.Image: <img src=“imagename.jpg” />
2.Line break: <br />3.Link: <link type="text/css" />
Note the space before the />
AttributesAttributes<element attribute=“value”> content
</element>
XHTML requires that all attribute values be enclosed in quotes.
HTML: <img src=tiger.jpg>XHTML: <img src=“tiger.jpg” />
Forgiving browsers don’t care about the quotes (Follow XHTML; quotes matter to us)
Browsers ignore Browsers ignore whitespacewhitespaceAn XHTML document is an ASCII Text
document.XHTML renderers ignores, tabs, spaces
and line breaks◦ Allows a web designer to format XHTML
code without having an effect on the web page’s rendered appearance.
To render tabs, spaces, and line breaks requires using tags and style sheets.
Basic XHTML documentBasic XHTML document<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
Strict//EN…
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<title> Title Displays in Browser’s Top Bar </title>
<link type="text/css" href="part5.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
</head>
<body>
Page content here
</body>
</html>
Text Structure (blocks)Text Structure (blocks)
<h1>Most Important Header</h1>
<p>A paragraph in the literal sense.</p>
<h2>Sub-heading</h2><h3>Smaller Sub-heading</h3>…<h6>Smallest Sub-heading</h6>
ListsLists
Ordered Lists (ol) Unordered Lists (ul)
<ol>
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>Item 2</li>
<li>Item 3</li>
<li>Item 4</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>Item 2</li>
<li>Item 3</li>
<li>Item 4</li>
</ul>
Terms and DefinitionsTerms and Definitions
Example Meaning
<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
<dd>black hot drink</dd>
<dt>Milk</dt>
<dd>white cold drink</dd>
</dl>
dl – definition list
dt – definition term
dd – definition description
Used heavily in early HTML documents which were most scientific papers with lost of definitions and terms
Text Formatting (style)Text Formatting (style)
<tt> Teletype text </tt><i> Italic text </i><b> Bold text </b>
<big> Big text </big>
<small> Small text </small>
Text identity (semantic)Text identity (semantic)
<em> Emphasized text </em><strong> Strong text </strong><dfn> Definition term </dfn><code> Computer code text </code><samp> Sample computer code
</samp><kbd> Keyboard text </kbd><var> Variable </var><cite> Citation </cite>
HyperlinksHyperlinksCalled the anchor tag<a
href=“http://www.espn.com”>ESPN</a>
href stands for hypertext referenceWhat is the element name?What is the attribute?What is the attribute’s valueWhat is the content?
Elements we’ll learn about Elements we’ll learn about laterlater
Tables
<table><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr>
</table>
DeprecationDeprecationRemoved from the standardMost browsers will still render
deprecated tagsHowever, there are no
guaranteesDo not use deprecated tags
unless you have no choice
Divisions and SpansDivisions and SpansDivisions <div> used to break your
webpage into logical blocks or boxesSpans <span> used to create
custom in-line tags, i.e., within the flow of a paragraph of text.
Example: This is paragraph with a table
reference. <span class=“tableref”>Table 2.4</span> is a lovely table.
CSS AttributesCSS Attributes
TEXT BOXES (usually <div> elements)
Font family, size, alignment, weight, sytle, variant, line-height, indent, spacing, direction
Height, width, margins, padding, borders, border color, border styles, background color, background image.
CSSCSSBest way to learn is by example.
Let’s take a peak at the lab.