Reference
HTML sheet
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Basic Tags
<html></html>
Creates an HTML document
<head></head>
Sets off the title and other information that isn't
displayed on the Web page itself
<body></body>
Sets off the visible portion of the document
Header Tags
<title></title>
Puts the name of the document in the title bar
Body Attributes
<body bgcolor=?>
Sets the background color, using name or hex value
<body text=?>
Sets the text color, using name or hex value
<body link=?>
Sets the color of links, using name or hex value
<body vlink=?>
Sets the color of followed links, using name or
hex value
<body alink=?>
Sets the color of links on click
Text Tags
<pre></pre>
Creates preformatted text
<hl></hl>
Creates the largest headline
<h6></h6>
Creates the smallest headline
<b></b>
Creates bold text
<i></i>
Creates italic text
<tt></tt>
Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text
<cite></cite>
Creates a citation, usually italic
<em></em>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)
<strong></strong>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)
<font size=?></font>
Sets size of font, from 1 to 7)
<font color=?></font>
Sets font color, using name or hex value
Links
<a href="URL"></a>
Creates a hyperlink
<a href="mailto:EMAIL"></a>
Creates a mailto link
<a name="NAME"></a>
Creates a target location within a document
<a href="#NAME"></a>
Links to that target location from elsewhere in
the document
Formatting
<p></p>
Creates a new paragraph
<p align=?>
Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center
<br>
Inserts a line break
<blockquote>
</blockquote>
Indents text from both sides
<dl></dl>
Creates a definition list
<dt>
Precedes each definition term
<dd>
Precedes each definition
<ol></ol>
Creates a numbered list
<li></li>
Precedes each list item, and adds a number
<ul></ul>
Creates a bulleted list
<div align=?>
A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML,
also used for stylesheets
Graphical Elements
<img src="name">
Adds an image
<img src="name" align=?>
Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top,
middle
<img src="name" border=?>
Sets size of border around an image
<hr>
Inserts a horizontal rule
<hr size=?>
Sets size (height) of rule
<hr width=?>
Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value
<hr noshade>
Creates a rule without a shadow
Tables
<table></table>
Creates a table
<tr></tr>
Sets off each row in a table
<td></td>
Sets off each cell in a row
<th></th>
Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold,
centered text)
Table Attributes
<table border=#>
Sets width of border around table cells
<table cellspacing=#>
Sets amount of space between table cells
<table cellpadding=#>
Sets amount of space between a cell's border and
its contents
<table width=# or %>
Sets width of table — in pixels or as a percentage
of document width
<tr align=?> or <td align=?>
Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right)
<tr valign=?> or <td valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle,
or bottom)
<td colspan=#>
Sets number of columns a cell should span
<td rowspan=#>
Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)
<td nowrap>
Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken
to fit
Frames
<frameset></frameset>
Replaces the <body> tag in a frames document;
can also be nested in other framesets
<frameset rows="value,value">
Defines the rows within a frameset, using number
in pixels, or percentage of w idth
<frameset cols="value,value">
Defines the columns within a frameset, using number
in pixels, or percentage of width
<frame>
Defines a single frame — or region —
within a frameset
<noframes></noframes>
Defines what will appear on browsers that don't
support frames
Frames Attributes
<frame src="URL">
Specifies which HTML document should be displayed
<frame name="name">
Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted
by other frames
<frame marginwidth=#>
Defines the left and right margins for the frame;
must be equal to or greater than 1
<frame marginheight=#>
Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame;
must be equal to or greater than 1
<frame scrolling=VALUE>
Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may
equal "yes," "no," or "auto."
The default, as in ordinary documents, is auto.
<frame noresize>
Prevents the user from resizing a frame
Forms
For functional forms, you'll have to run a CGI script.
The HTML just creates the appearance of a form.
<form></form>
Creates all forms
<select multiple name="NAME" size=?></select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of
menu items visible before you need to scroll.
<option>
Sets off each menu item
<select name="NAME"></select>
Creates a pulldown menu
<option>
Sets off each menu item
<textarea name="NAME" cols=40 rows=8></textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width;
rows set the height.
<input type="checkbox" name="NAME">
Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag.
<input type="radio" name="NAME"
value="x">
Creates a radio button. Text follows tag
<input type=text name="foo" size=20>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length,
in characters.
<input type="submit" value="NAME">
Creates a Submit button
<input type="image" border=0 name="NAME"
src="name.gif">
Creates a Submit button using an image
<input type="reset">
Creates a Reset button
Photoshop
5.5
- Latest version of the classic graphics program.
It's a challenge for beginners, but once you've
got your head around it you can do anything you
like to an image. Dreamweaver
8 - Latest version of the most popular
professional editor. Download a 30 day trial or
go for some of Macromedia's recommended plug-ins.
1st
Page 2000 - A free HTML editor including
many JavaScript and Perl scripts. The interface
is similar to HomeSite. Adobe
Golive - An excellent professional editor
for Macs. There's a Windows version too.
Media
Cleaner - If you want to mess about converting
and compressing movies, you'll find it hard to beat
Media Cleaner Pro. It accepts most formats and works
on many platforms. It's probably the Web movie industry
standard software. There are lots of other downloadable
goodies on the Terran site too. RealSystem
G2 Beta Server - Streaming media from the
experts. The RealSystem G2 Full Beta Server, which
the company describes as open-standard, is available
for evaluation. Shoutcast
server - Broadcast streaming MP3s from your
server to Winamp users around the world. Runs on
Windows, Unix, Linux and other platforms.
Flash
4 - If Macromedia gets its way, future developers
won't even bother to learn HTML, because Web sites
will be Flash from top to bottom. It's the Web animation
standard. Here's your chance to get Flashed-up on
a 30 day free trial. Livestage
- Makes the most of the QuickTime format. Other
movie formats can be incorporated within a QuickTime
video. MovieWorks
- Create QuickTime movies on a Mac. Trial software
on 30 day approval. Analog
logfile analyser - Around 25% of the world's
logfiles are analysed using Analog. It's not as
sophisticated as some of the other logfile programs
out there, but it compensates in one very special
way - it's free.
Canoma - Take your regular photos of
a building and glue them to a wireframe model. Hey
Presto! A 3D graphic. The user interface is a joy.
FreeHand - Illustration program famed
and revered for its WYSIWYG output. Now in version
8. The trial is 30 day and fully functional.
Image Optimizer - Excellent file size
reduction system allows some parts of a graphic
to be heavily compressed while other parts retain
their detail.
Illustrator - Major-league illustration
software from Adobe. Unfortunately the tryout version
doesn’t allow saves, exports or printouts.
Topstyle
- A popular CSS editor for simple creation
of cross-browser style sheets. Actinic
Catalog - Well-known eCommerce software
with over 1300 licensees - and that’s just in the
UK! WebSpeed
Optimizer - A great little utility that
throttles back the data transfer within your computer.
Just set the controls for 56kbps and watch your
site download from your hard drive to your screen
at the same speed most of your visitors will receive
it. Drumbeat
2000 - Macromedia ASP software for sophisticated
database management. The eCommerce edition goes
all the way to the shopfront. A JSP (JavaServer
Pages) edition is also available. Homesite
- Homesite wins coveted Web Developer's Journal
Product of the Year, 1998 award with a total of
five propheads. Read the review or download
the trial version. You can also get
the 4.5 beta here. Style
Master 1.2 - Style Master is just the thing
for anyone unfamiliar with the syntax and rules
of CSS and for anyone wanting to get CSS to really
rock and roll. WS_FTP
Pro - New and Improved FTP Client. This
is the one we've been waiting for! Transit
Central and HTML Transit - Template-based
automated Web publishing. CheckOut
- Shopping cart with Java, enhanced CGI and simple
browser modes, plus a variety of other eCommerce
tools. Spirit
- "Spirit can build almost any kind
of GUI and deal with interactions. You can build
components, vector graphics, spinners, databases,
etc." Writing
Proposals that Work - Combines instructions
on Web proposal writing along with a template that
the writer can use to develop the actual proposal.
Ozzino
Studio - "Let your web pages come alive
with exciting animated interactive java applets.
Easy to use interface and no programming required.Tons
of functionality:- instant animated 3D objects from
static images; rotating applets in same location;
add interactivity to animated objects and animated
gifs; spectacular drop-down menu bars; and much
more." Texter
- Create dazzling text animation Java applets in
seconds with Ozzino's award winning Texter. Easy
to use interface and no programming required.
Calendars
for the Web - "The software creates
HTML Table and/or Image Map calendars. I've downloaded
many competing calendar programs and I think this
software is much, much better." Advanced
Template Package - If you do CGI programming
in Perl, then this is something you may have been
waiting for -- using templates in Perl scripts.
Web
Hotspots 4.0 - Imagemap editors for static
and animated imagemaps. Webber
- A little known editor called Webber. It is simple
to use, validates, and has an excellent help system.
It is not a WYSISYG but you can type or import your
text, mark and code that way. ECware
Pro Version 4.0 - Comprehensive eCommerce
solution (registration required for download).
MODPlug
Software - A different sort of program for
background music and jukeboxes on Web pages.
Paint
Shop Pro - Version 6.01 of this great value
for money graphics program. Hit
List 4.0 - Features point and click DataLink
for web mining.
Real-Time
Operating Systems and Embedded Kernels
Other
Multitasking Operating Systems In Real-Time
Applications
DOS
and Windows multitaskers / others
Commercial
Free-/Shareware
Real-Time
Languages
Some
companies selling real-time software
Research
groups
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Other
embedded systems overview pages and resources
Software
Quality, Fault-Tolerant And Safety-Critical
Computing (misc.)
Papers
and Proceedings
Online
Chip Data Sheets and Faxback Services
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