Just XML

Discover how much you can do with Just XML!

With technologies for the Internet developing almost as fast as the Internet itself, it's easy to be overwhelmed by all of the options. But when you strip away the frills, you'll discover that building a sophisticated website doesn't require a Ph.D. in computer science, just the right tools for the job. John E. Simpson shares the simple secrets behind XML-eXtensible Markup Language - the powerful tool that adds meaning and functionality to your website without complicated code, compilers, or develop ment kits.

Even if you've never used HTML before, Just XML will walk you through the basics of creating and maintaining your own customizable XML applications, including:

• Xlink and XPointers, the enhanced linking tools of XML
  
• Cascading Style Sheets to fine-tune your pages' appearance on any browser
  
• XSL, the eXtensible Style Language
  
• DTDs, the Document Type Definitions that underlie the presentation of XML pages

Drawing on everyday examples from daily newspapers to B movies of the 1950s, Just XML gets you started quickly. Of course you'll learn the theory along the way, but, most important, you'll be using XML hands-on from the very beginning. Before you waste time and money learning those other complicated programs, master the simple secret: you can do it with Just XML.

Table of contents :

Preface
Part 1: XML Basics

Chapter 1: Markup Laid Down
Chapter 2: Breaking the Ice
Chapter 3: Into the Root

Part 2: XML Linking

Chapter 4: Why XLink?
Chapter 5: XLink: Getting from Here to There
Chapter 6: XPointers: The "Where" of XML

Part 3: XML: Doing It In Style

Chapter 7: XML and Cascading Style Sheets
Chapter 8: A Native XML Styler: XSL

Part 4: Rolling Your Own XML Application

Chapter 9: The XML DTD

Part 5: XML Directions

Chapter 10: XML Software
Chapter 11: Whither XML?

Appendices

Appendix A: The FlixML DTD
Appendix B: Other Resources

Glossary