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DHTML

DHTML is a computer language based on HTML. Unlike HTMl, which only presents information, dHTML lets the creator add programming scripts into the code. This gives the code JAVA and VBS-like functions while still being based in HTML.

by Melissa Creech

DHTML "Dynamic HTML" is typically used to describe the combination of HTML, style sheets and scripts that allows documents to be animated. Dynamic HTML allows a web page to change after it's loaded into the browser --there doesn't have to be any communication with the web server for an update. You can think of it as 'animated' HTML. For example, a piece of text can change from one size or color to another, or a graphic can move from one location to another, in response to some kind of user action, such as clicking a button.

Dynamic HTML gives authors creative control so they can manipulate any page element and change styles, positioning, and content at any time. It provides a richer, more dynamic experience on web pages, making them more like dynamic applications and less like static content. Dynamic HTML presents richly formatted pages and lets you interact with the content on those pages without having to download additional content from the server. This means that a page can respond immediately to user actions, such as a mouse click, without having to retrieve an entire new page from the server.

DHTML or Dynamic HTML Refers to Web content that changes each time it is viewed. For example, the same URL could result in a different page depending on any number of parameters, such as:

Geographic location of the reader
Time of day
Previous pages viewed by the reader
Profile of the reader

When capitalized, Dynamic HTML refers to new HTML extensions that will enable a Web page to react to user input without sending requests to the Web server. Microsoft and Netscape have submitted competing Dynamic HTML proposals to W3C, which is producing the final specification. For a tutorial in DHTML see: http://www.wsabstract.com/howto/dhtmlguide.shtml

by John Owrey

DHTML

Dynamic HTML

DHTML is the next generation of HTML, the language that describes how text and images are displayed on a Web page. It was developed by Netscape and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is based entirely on industry-standard HTML and Java. New features of Dynamic HTML, such as absolute positioning and layers, give web designers and developers much greater control over the look and feel of Web pages.

by Paulette Sallas

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