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Introduction to HTML Part 2
Outline
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
Introduction
Basic HTML Tables
Intermediate HTML Tables and Formatting
Basic HTML Forms
More Complex HTML Forms
Internal Linking
meta Elements
frameset Element
Nested framesets
Web Resources
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Objectives
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To be able to create tables with rows and columns of
data.
To be able to control table formatting.
To be able to create and use forms.
To be able to create and use image maps to aid in Webpage navigation.
To be able to make Web pages accessible to search
engines using meta elements.
To be able to use the frameset element to display
multiple Web pages in a single browser window.
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4.1 Introduction
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Tables: present information
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Forms: collect information from visitor
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Internal linking and image maps: Enhance Web page
navigation
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Frames: display multiple documents in the browser
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4.2 Basic HTML Tables
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Organize data into rows and columns
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table element:<table></table>
Attributes
Description
border
specifies the table’s border width in pixels
summary
describes the table’s contents
Caption (sub element)
describes the table’s content and helps textbased browsers interpret table data
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Head section (header cell, defined with a thead element)
 Contains header information such as column names
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Foot section (defined with a tfoot element)
Sub-elements (for thead & tfoot)
Description
tr
individual table row
th
columns in the head section
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Table body (defined with a tbody element)
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Data cells (defined with td element)
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Example1: HTML Table: table1.html
<table border = "1" width = "40%"
summary = "This table provides information about the price of fruit">
<caption><strong>Price of Fruit</strong></caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Fruit</th>
<th>Price</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<th>Total</th>
<th>$3.75</th>
</tr>
</tfoot>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Apple</td>
<td>$0.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Orange</td>
<td>$0.50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Banana</td>
<td>$1.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pineapple</td>
<td>$2.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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</table>
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4.3 Intermediate HTML Tables &Formatting
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Element colgroup: groups and formats columns
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Element col:
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attributes
Description
align
determines the alignment of text in the column
span
determines how many columns the col element formats
tr and th attributes:
attributes
Description
rowspan,colspan
specify the number of rows or columns occupied by a cell
valign
= top
= middle
= bottom
= baseline
aligns data vertically
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Example2: Complex HTML table: table2.html
<table border = "1">
<colgroup> <col align = "right" span = "1" /> </colgroup>
merge two rows
<thead>
merge four columns
<tr>
<th rowspan = "2">
<img src = "camel.gif" width = "205"
height = "167" alt = "Picture of a camel" />
</th>
<th colspan = "4" valign = "top">
<h1>Camelid comparison</h1><br />
<p>Approximate as of 9/2002</p>
</th>
</tr>
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<tr valign = "bottom">
<th># of Humps</th>
<th>Indigenous region</th>
<th>Spits?</th>
<th>Produces Wool?</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Camels (bactrian)</th>
<td>2</td>
<td>Africa/Asia</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Llamas</th>
<td>1</td>
<td>Andes Mountains</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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</table>
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4.4 Basic HTML Forms
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Element form: <form> </form>
Attributes
Description
method
method = “post”
method = “get”
specifies how the form’s data is sent to Web
server
Appends form data to the browser request
Appends form data directly to the end of the URL
action
Specifies the URL of a script on the Web server
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Sub-element: input <input />
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Sub-Element input: <input> </input>
Attributes
Description
type
type = “hidden”
type = “text”
type = “submit”
type = “reset”
Type of form’s input
‘hidden’ input passed to server-side script
Textbox with specific size
Submit button
Reset button
name
Name passed to server-side script as parameter
value
‘Visible’ name on the form
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<form method = "post" action = "/cgi-bin/formmail">
<p>
<input type = "hidden" name = "recipient“ value = "[email protected]" />
<input type = "hidden" name = "subject" value = "Feedback Form" />
<input type = "hidden" name = "redirect" value = "main.html" />
</p>
<p><label>Name:
<input name = "name" type = "text" size = "25“ maxlength = "30" />
</label></p>
<p>
<input type = "submit" value = "Submit Your Entries" />
<input type = "reset" value = "Clear Your Entries" />
</p>
</form>
Example3: Form design: form.html
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4.5 More Complex HTML Forms
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Sub-Element textarea: <textarea> </textarea>
 Inserts a multiline text box (text area)
Attributes
Description
rows
Specifies the number of rows
cols
Specifies the number columns
Sub-Element input: <input> </input>
Attributes
type
type = “password”
type = “checkbox”
type = “radio”
Description
Type of form’s input
Password box with specific size
Enable users to select from a set of options
Radio button
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Sub-Element select: <select> </select>
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Drop down list
Contains element option: <option> </option>
Sub-Element option:
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Adds items to the drop-down list
Attributes
Description
selected
Specifies which item initially is
displayed as the selected item
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Example 4: Form with text areas, a password box and checkboxes: form2.html
<form method = "post" action = "/cgi-bin/formmail">
<p><label>Comments:<br />
<textarea name = "comments" rows = "4" cols = "36">
Enter your comments here.
</textarea>
</label></p>
<p><label>E-mail Address:
<input name = "email" type = "password" size = "25" />
</label></p>
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<p>
<strong>Things you liked:</strong><br />
<label>Site design
<input name = "thingsliked" type = "checkbox" value = "Design" /></label>
<label>Links
<input name = "thingsliked" type = "checkbox" value = "Links" /></label>
<label>Ease of use
<input name = "thingsliked" type = "checkbox" value = "Ease" /></label>
<label>Images
<input name = "thingsliked" type = "checkbox" value = "Images" /></label>
<label>Source code
<input name = "thingsliked" type = "checkbox" value = "Code" /></label>
</p>
</form>
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Example 5: Form including radio buttons and a drop-down list: form3.html
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<strong>How did you get to our site?:</strong><br />
<label>Search engine
<input name = "howtosite" type = "radio"
value = "search engine" checked = "checked" /></label>
<label>Links from another site
<input name = "howtosite" type = "radio" value = "link" /></label>
<label>Deitel.com Web site
<input name = "howtosite" type = "radio" value = "deitel.com" /></label>
<label>Reference in a book
<input name = "howtosite" type = "radio" value = "book" /></label>
<label>Other
<input name = "howtosite" type = "radio" value = "other" /></label>
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<label>Rate our site:
<select name = "rating">
<option selected = "selected">Amazing</option>
<option>10</option>
<option>9</option>
<option>8</option>
<option>7</option>
<option>6</option>
<option>5</option>
<option>4</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>1</option>
<option>Awful</option>
</select>
</label>
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4.6 Internal Linking
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Enables the user to jump between locations in the same document
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Use anchor attribute: href = #section name
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Example 6: Internal hyperlinks: links.html
<h1 id = "features">The Best Features of the Internet</h1>
<p><a href = "#bugs">Go to <em>Favorite Bugs</em></a></p>
an internal link’s
address is ‘#id’
id attribute creates an internal
hyperlink destination
<ul>
<li>You can meet people from countries around the world.</li>
<li>It is the technology of the future!</li>
</ul>
<h1 id = "bugs">My 3 Favorite Bugs</h1>
<p>
<a href = "#features">Go to <em>Favorite Features</em></a></p>
<ol>
<li>Fire Fly</li>
<li>Gal Ant</li>
<li>Roman Tic</li>
</ol>
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4.7 meta Elements
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Specify information about a document
Attributes
name
Description
Identifies the type of meta element
name
= “keywords”
name
= “description”
content
Provides
search engines with a list of words that
describe a page
Provides a description of a site
Provides the information search engine use to
catalog pages
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Example 7: meta tags provide keywords and a description: main.html
<meta> tags provide search engines with information used to catalog a site
<head>
<title>Internet and WWW How to Program - Welcome</title>
<meta name = "keywords" content = "Web page, design, XHTML, tutorial,
personal, help, index, form, contact, feedback, list, links, frame, deitel" />
<meta name = "description" content = "This Web site will help you learn the basics
of XHTML and Web page design through the use of interactive examples and
instruction." />
</head>
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4.8 frameset Element
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Allow browser display more than one document
simultaneously
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Element: frameset
Attributes
Description
cols
Specifies the frameset’s column layout
rows
Specifies the number of rows and the size of each row
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Sub-Element: frame
Specifies the documents that will be loaded
Attribute src: specifies URL of the page to display
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Example 8: XHTML frames document with navigation and content: index.html
<frameset cols = "110,*">
frame elements specify which pages
are loaded into a given frame
<frame name = "leftframe" src = "nav.html" />
<frame name = "main" src = "main.html" />
<noframes>
<body>
<p>This page uses frames, but your browser
does not support them.</p>
<p>Please, <a href = "nav.html">follow this
link to browse our site without frames</a>.
</p>
</body>
</noframes>
</frameset>
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4.9 Nested framesets
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framesets within framesets
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Example 9: Framed web site with a nested frameset: index2.html
<frameset cols = "110,*">
nested framesets are used to change the
formatting and layout of the frameset
<frame name = "leftframe" src = "nav.html" />
<frameset rows = "175,*">
<frame name = "picture" src = "picture.html" />
<frame name = "main" src = "main.html" />
</frameset>
<noframes>
<body>
<p>This page uses frames, but your browser
does not support them.</p>
</body>
</noframes>
</frameset>
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4.10 Web Resources
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www.vbxml.com/xhtml/articles/xhtml_tables
www.webreference.com/xml/reference/xhtml.html
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