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Dynamic HTML

DHTML - Dynamic HTML

Dynamic HTML (DHTML) is the term used to describe HTML pages with dynamic presentation or functionality in its contents. DHTML has 3 basic components: the DOM (document object model, which provides programmable access and manipulation of the HTML document), JavaScript (programming) and CSS (styles).

• Mozilla Developer Center - DevMo
  Originated from Netscape DevEdge.
  • DevMo Documentation - DHTML
    DHTML is a shortened form of "dynamic HTML". DHTML is generally used to refer to the code behind interactive web pages not driven using plugins such as Flash or Java. The term aggregates the combined functionality available to web developers using HTML, CSS, the Document Object Model (DOM), JavaScript.
  • DevMo Documentation - AJAX
    Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is not a technology in itself, but is a term that describes a "new" approach to using a number of existing technologies together, including: HTML or XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript, the Document Object Model (DOM), XML, XSLT, and the XMLHttpRequest object.
  • Mozilla Gecko
    Gecko is a standards-based browser engine, based on Mozilla Project and embedded in Netscape 6+, Mozilla, CompuServe 7, AOL for Mac OS X, as well as other browsers.
    Gecko DOM Reference, Gecko Compatibility Handbook.
  • Client Object Cross References
    Published 2002-07-16, modified 2002-09-04. These Client Object References provide information on the common objects used in DHTML (DOM 0) for Gecko 0.9.4 (Netscape 6.2.x and CompuServe 7), Gecko 1.0.1 (Netscape 7), Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as the W3C DOM standards.
  • Netscape Standards Challenge
    W3C Standards Support in IE and the Netscape Gecko Browser Engine. Comparative tests: DOM, XML, RDF, CSS-1, HTML 4.0.
• Web developer documentation for Mozilla
  Writing for Mozilla, Document Formats (HTML, XML), Style (CSS), Scripting (JavaScript, Mozilla DOM, DOM Level 0, W3C DOM Level 1/2).
  
  • The Document Object Model in Mozilla
    Extensive Index, Maintained by Fabian Guisset.
  • Mozilla/Gecko DOM Reference
  • Using Web Standards in Your Web Pages
• MSDN Library - Web Development - HTML and CSS
  HTML and Dynamic HTML. About dynamic content and DHTML Object Model, DHTML Overviews and Tutorials, DHTML Reference, Introduction to forms, Introduction to persistence.
  Internet Development Index.
  
  • Microsoft HTML & DHTML References
    Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Object Model References: Objects, Properties, Methods, Events, Collections. HTML References, CSS References, Additional References.
  • About the DHTML Object Model
  • MSDN Online Internet Explorer Developer Center
  • MSDN Library - Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Behaviors
    ActiveX & DHTML Scriptlet Technologies, Microsoft IE DHTML Behaviors.
• DHTML Lab
  Dynamic HTML Lab by WebReference - internet.com.
  Free Dynamic HTML Tutorials, DHTML Scripts, Programming, Tools, Code, and Examples.
• JavaScript Kit
  JavaScript Kit (formerly Website Abstraction) has comprehensive JavaScript, DHTML, CSS tutorials and over 400+ free JavaScripts.
  DHTML/ CSS Tutorials.
• Dynamic HTML Guru - HTMLguru.com
  By Jeff Rouyer, author of books Dynamic HTML Web Magic (New Riders, 1998, ISBN 1568304218) and Dynamic HTML Unleashed.
• Jeff Rule's Dynamic HTML Demos
  Cross Browser Dynamic HTML by Jeff Rule, author of book Dynamic Html: The Html Developer's Guide (Addison-Wesley, 1998, ISBN: 0201379619, 288 pp).
• getElementById
  DHTML Code Samples, Scripts and Tutorials.
• DHTML Shock
  Free Dynamic HTML and JavaScript. Script Library, Articles/Tutorials, Discussion Forum, FAQs, Resources.
• ASP-RS - In Portuguese
  Brazilian portal with news and information on web development, primarily for .NET/ASP platform and DHTML. Languages: ASP, ASP.NET, C#, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript, VB.NET, Web Services, XML. Brazilian Web hostings comparision, Forum, Newsletter, News.

Document Object Model (DOM)

The DOM (Document Object Model) refers to how browsers and other software represent documents as objects which can be used to query and modify the contents of the document.

While there are many differences between the generation 4 browsers (Netscape 4 and Internet Explorer 4), many aspects of how they treated forms, frames, etc were the same. This common behavior between Netscape 4 and Internet Explorer 4 is what is known as the DOM 0. DOM 0 (zero) is not an official standard, but refers to behavior that you can expect to be the similar (if not the same) in these two generatation 4 browsers.

Today, the term DOM usually means W3C DOM which is the standard for all modern browsers and the primary base for web development.

• W3C - Document Object Model (DOM)
  W3C User Interface domain - W3C DOM Working Group
  Document Object Model FAQ.
  Document Object Model (DOM) Technical Reports (TR) - Specifications:
  • Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1, Version 1.0, 01/Oct/1998 (errata). Second Edition (draft), 29/Sep/2000.
  • Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core, Views, Events, Style, Traversal-Range, 13/Nov/2000. HTML, 09/Jan/2003 (errata).
  • Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core, Load and Save, 05/Feb/2004. Validation, 15/Dec/2003 (errata). XPath, 31/Mar/2003.
• XML Cover Pages - W3C Document Object Model (DOM)
  By Robin Cover.
• Document Object Model
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• DOM Events
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. DOM Events allow event-driven programming languages like JavaScript, JScript, ECMAScript, VBScript and Java to register various event handlers/listeners on the element nodes inside a DOM tree, e.g. HTML, XHTML, XUL and SVG documents.
• dmoz Open Directory Project - W3C DOM
• The Document Object Model in Mozilla
  Extensive Index, Maintained by Fabian Guisset.
  Mozilla/Gecko DOM Reference.
• Mozilla Developer Center - Document Object Model (DOM)
  Documentation Category: DOM.
• Microsoft HTML and DHTML Reference
  Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Object Model References, HTML References, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) References, Additional References. MSDN Library - Web Development - HTML and CSS.
• Mozilla Object Reference
  The Mozilla Object Reference is intended as a guide to help unwary Mozilla application developers find their way through the largely undocumented Mozilla Application Object Model (AOM).
• XML User Interface Language ( XUL ) Project
  XUL Reference. By DevMo - Mozilla Developer Center.
• XUL Planet
  Everything you need to know about XUL and Mozilla objects all in one place. Tutorials, References, Forum, Downloads.
  XUL Element Reference to all XUL elements, including their attributes and script properties and methods. It also includes some JavaScript global objects and parts of the DOM.
  Scriptable Objects Reference, available from unprivileged JavaScript.
• Jeremie Tech DOM Level-1 Test Suite

AJAX - Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

The first known use of the term in public was by Jesse James Garrett in his February 2005 article “Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications”.

• AJAX
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications
  Article by Jesse James Garrett, 2005-02-18.
• Book: Ajax: The Complete Reference(654 pp.)
  Author: Thomas A. Powell / Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, February 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0-07-149216-4.
• 10 things IT needs to know about Ajax
  Web development expert says watch for security, network performance issues in new Ajax applications.
  Article by Thomas A. Powell, Network World Lab Alliance, Network World, 2008-03-28.
  10 tips for deploying Ajax applications, slides, 2008-03-28: Take the network mystery out of your Ajax apps. Ajax-based Web applications promise end users a rich interface that approaches what they are used to with desktop software. However, this promise comes with a price for the network. Here are some stepping stones on the road to Ajax enlightenment.
• Open AJAX Alliance
  The OpenAjax Alliance is an organization of leading vendors, open source projects, and companies using Ajax that are dedicated to the successful adoption of open and interoperable Ajax-based Web technologies.
• DevMo Documentation - AJAX
  Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is not a technology in itself, but is a term that describes a "new" approach to using a number of existing technologies together, including: HTML or XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript, the Document Object Model (DOM), XML, XSLT, and the XMLHttpRequest object.
• AJAX Impact
  AJAX portal. News, tutorials, articles, tools, resources.
• Ajaxian
  News and articles on AJAX and related topics.
• Sun Developer Network (SDN) - AJAX Developer Resource Center
  AJAX and Java. This is your source for Java tools, technologies and expert advice on AJAX.