Html 4

Hip Pocket Guide to Html 4

Format: Paperback
Author: Ed Tittel
ReleaseDate: February, 1998
Publisher: Hungry Minds
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Reference material
If you're like me and every once in a while get tripped up by a syntax nuance, then this will be just what you need. Understand HTML already? Just need to be able to look up the details of a specific tag from time to time? Then this will work well for you. The examples are occasionally unclear, and it's missing a few details here and there, but for the most part, it has exactly what you need. Its compactness also means that it doesn't waste your time trying to teach; the conciseness is a breath of fresh hair in a world of "Astrophysics for Drooling Morons" books.

Even though it's slightly flawed, I use it constantly.

Right here on my desk
It's also a book I recommended highly to customers when I sold computer books in a previous job. This is an exceptionally useful reference to HTML 4 that I keep on my desk for looking things up as I work on my web sites. If you're somewhat familiar with HTML, this is a perfect reference, and has the advantage of being comb bound so it doesn't snap shut while you're using it. If you want a book with which to learn HTML, this isn't it (Elizabeth Castro's "HTML 4 Visual Quickstart Guide" is), but if you use HTML daily, this is a necessary book to have and keep handy.

Compact reference, with errors and omissions
It's unfortunate that it has a number of errors, and some missing information. I find this book a great compact reference.

For me, The compact size is of more importance than a few small errors, which I try and mark up anyway.

Its a bit annoying that the web site is STILL NOT available (Dec 1999)

I havent found another book that comes close to being as useful as a handy reference.

What I really want though, is a book that discusses not just the standard, but what each browser actually supports at each version!.