Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to the HyperText Markup Language

• Overview of HTML
• Markup Elements and Tags
• Element Attributes
• HTML as a Structured Language
• Example Documents
• References

Chapter 2: HTML and Document Design

• Appropriate Use of HTML Elements
• Heading, quotations and paragraphs
• Signatures (with ADDRESS)
• Home Page Design
• Images, Movies and Audio
• Fill-in FORMs
• Linking structure
• Tables and Backgrounds
• Example Documents
• References

Chapter 3: The Design of HTML Document Collections

• Paper and Books
• Linear Documents
• Nonlinear Media
• The Design of Web Collections
  • Linear, Treelike and Other
  • Designing a Complete Web
  • Storyboarding
• Creating an Attractive Web Site
• References

Chapter 4: HTML in Detail

• Introduction to HTML
  • Allowed characters, comments, MIME types, etc.
• HTML Specification -- the correct use of HTML 2.0, plus coverage of the HTML extensions supported by the Netscape Navigator 2.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 browsers.
• References

Chapter 5: HTML 3, Stylesheets and Applets

• Introduction to HTML 3
  • Compatibility with HTML 2
• HTML 3 Specification -- the proposed HTML extensions, including new elements and new generic attributes. Hightlights are: footnotes; tabbing; and mathematics.
• Stylesheets -- for page layout and formatting information.
• Applets -- how applets and other objects will be embedded within HTML documents.
• References

Chapter 6: Uniform Resource Locators

• Construction and Syntax of URLs
• Partial URLs
• Fragment Identifiers
• URL Specifications (FTP, Gopher, HTTP, HTTPS, mailto, news, nntp, telnet/rlogin, wais, file, prospero)
• Comming Attractions: URNs and URCs

Chapter 7:The HTTP Protocol

• Nature of the Protocol
• Example Client-Server Transactions
• User Authentication, Data Encryption and Access Control
• Proxy Servers and Server Caching
• Format Negotiation
• HTTP Methods and Header Reference
• References

Chapter 8:Communication with the Common Gateway Interface

• Sending Data to Gateway Programs
• Returning Data from Gateway Programs
• Examples
• Advantages and Disadvantages of GET vs. POST
• State Preservation
• Security Considerations
• Server API Interfaces
• References

Chapter 9:CGI Programs and Tools

• Netscape Client Pull and Server Push
  • Example Programs
• Server-Side Includes (SSI)
• CGI Examples
  • Page Access Counter
  • Inserting a Randomly selected HTML Fragment
  • WebNotice - A Web-Based System for Notice Distribution
• Client-Side Executable programs
• CGI Tools List
• General-Purpose CGI Libraries
• Database CGI Gateway Programs
• References

Chapter 10: HTML and Web Utilities and Tools

• Images in HTML Documents
• HTML Utility Programs
• Web Indexing Tools
• Robots, Wanderers and Spiders
• References

Chapter 11: Web Developer Resources

• HTML Editors and Document Translators
• Web Browsers and Helper Applications
• HTTP Servers and Server Utilities

Chapter 12: Real-World Examples

• Electronic E-Print Archive
• Oncolink
• Views of the Solar System
• NetBoy -- "Choice of an Online Generation"
• San Francisco Reservations

Appendix A: Characters and Computer Character Sets

• ISO Latin-1 Characters
• Table of HTML Entity and Character References

Appendix B: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)

• MIME Content Types
• MIME and the Web

Appendix C: Finding Software Using Archie

• Archie for Mac, PC and UNIX
• Virus Protection

Appendix D: "Listening" and "Talking" at at TCP/IP Port

Appendix E: Tags for Identifying Languages - RFC 1766

• ISO 639 Language Codes
• ISO 3166 Country Codes
• References

Appendix F: REL and REV Attributes for Hypertext Relationships

• Anchor and LINK Elements
• Meaning of REL and REV
• Suggested REL and REV Values
• References