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Get insights and feedback from the 7th World Wide Web conference on the latest updates in HTML V4.0, including improvements in tables, forms, and object tags. Discover the potential transition from HTML to XML and the advancements in MathML. Available at www.ethz.ch/r_amb/.
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WELCOME TO THE GATHERING PLACE WELCOME TO THE GATHERING PLACE reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
www7, 7th World Wide Web conference held in brisbane, australia april 14 to 18, 1998 feedback from WWW7
feedback from WWW7 www7, 7th World Wide Web conference held in brisbane, australia april 14 to 18, 1998 reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 the main messages: • HTML is dead • XML is the solution for everything (better HTML, MathML, SMIL, etc.) reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 is HTML really dead ? • W3C panel: HTML will probably be around forever • HTML V4.0 has become a recommendation on 18-dec-1997 reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 what's new with HTML V4.0 ? (1) 1. almost all attributes that specify the presentation of an HTML document (e.g. colors, alignment, fonts, graphics, etc) have been deprecated in favor of style sheets reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 what's new with HTML V4.0 ? (2) 2. more control over tables, e.g. header, footer, short and full description for cells reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 what's new with HTML V4.0 ? (3) 3. additional attributes for forms, such as hidden, read-only, legends etc. plus support for "dynamic forms" (e.g. pre-processing of user input such as data validation) reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 what's new with HTML V4.0 ? (4-5) 4. OBJECT-tag to insert any type of objects including images, scripts, block of text etc. 5. ON-action attributes together with scripts add more interactivity (e.g. ONMOUSEOVER) reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 what's new with HTML V4.0 ? (6-7) 6. improvements for internationalization (UNICODE, text direction, character sets) 7. FRAMES are now part of the extended standard reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 the bad news about HTML V4.0: to my knowledge, today the current version of the populare browsers do not fully support this standard reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 demo: table with header & footer • the following slide shows the HTML source code • then i show you how Netscape, Internet Explorer and Amaya present this source code reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>table with header and footer</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY> <H1>table with header and footer</H1> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3"> <THEAD><TR><TD>ZAHLEN</TD><TD>BUCHSTABEN</TD></TR></THEAD> <TFOOT><TR><TD>zahlen</TD><TD>buchstaben</TD></TR></TFOOT> <TBODY> <TR><TD>00</TD><TD>A</TD></TR> <TR><TD>01</TD><TD>B</TD></TR> : : : <TR><TD>24</TD><TD>Y</TD></TR> <TR><TD>25</TD><TD>Z</TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> </BODY> </HTML> table with header & footer (source) reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 demo: OBJECT-tag • the following slide shows the HTML source code • then i show you how Netscape, Internet Explorer and Amaya present this source code reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>OBJECT demo</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY> <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">OBJECT demo</H1> <HR> <P ALIGN="CENTER">this is an object<BR> <OBJECT DATA="wombat_roadsign.gif" TYPE="image/gif" HEIGHT="150" WIDTH="150"> watch for wombats ! </OBJECT> </P> <HR> </BODY> </HTML> OBJECT-tag (source) reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 XML: • eXtensible Markup Language • authors can develop their own set of elements (tags) and attributes DTD • browsers must have access to the DTD in order to process the document reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 does XML replace HTML ? • tim berners lee said: "there will be a transition from HTML to XML" • others say: "it's not a replacement" • our guess: HTML will become one application of XML reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 MathML: • Mathematical Markup Language • based on XML • supported by Amaya, the experimental browser of the W3C reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 demo: MathML • the following slide shows the HTML source code • then i show you how Netscape, Internet Explorer and Amaya present this source code reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
x = 2a + b MathML (source) : <math> <mrow> <mi>x</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>2</mn> <mi>a</mi> <mo>+</mo> <mi>b</mi> </mrow> </math> : reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 conclusion: • the evolution continues • there are a lot of talks about standards, methods, tools and applications, but no talks about"what is good web-design ?" reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 therefore we raise the question:"what is good web-design ?" • what are the does ? • what are the don'ts ? reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
feedback from WWW7 sources of information: • WWW7 website • WWW7 proceedings • WWW7 trip report by reto ambühler • this presentation reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
tagebuch australienreise 1998 reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
what must a good authoring tool provide ? (1-3) 1. it must produce correct HTML 2. it must support style sheets 3. it must provide means to ensure a consistent corporate design reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
what must a good authoring tool provide ? (4-6) 4. is must make sure all (internal) links are correct 5. it must be easy to publish pages 6. it must support teamwork reto ambühler (www.ethz.ch/r_amb/)
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