tabindex attribute
overview of, 582
using, 116
using for form accessibility, 393-394
using with image maps, 126-128
value and description of, 113
table border colors, applying, 208-209
table cells, setting pixel widths for, 203
table layouts
complex example of, 216-222
controlling page margins in, 206
jigsaw example, 217-220
<table> element
versus <pre> element, 70
explanation of, 197
overview of, 708-711
tables
aligning cells in, 207
applying layout with, 210-213
background images in, 210
basic attributes used with, 222
coloring, 207-210
example of, 201-202
laying out pages with, 202-210
nesting and coloring, 209-210
organization of, 197-199
specifications for, 222-223
stacking, 212-213
tips for use of, 222-223
using cellpadding and cellspacing attributes with, 206
using rowspan and colspan attributes with, 199-201
using stretchable layouts with, 215-217
using TLB layouts with, 213-215
tag pair, explanation of, 3
tags. See elements; individual elements; markup tags
target attribute
using, 116
using with frames, 237-238
using with image maps, 125
using with QuickTime, 258
value and description of, 113
target values for frames, table of, 237
<tbody> (table body) element, overview of, 225, 711-713
<td> (table data) element, overview of, 713-716
TDC (Tabular Data Control) object, role in databinding example, 228
technical symbols, HTML 4.0 character entities for, 817
teletype, element associated with, 81
telnet URLs
description of, 99
example of, 107
telnet, using with CGI, 409-410
templates
deriving for HTML documents, 8-9
using with HTML pages, 48
test.xsl template, code for, 555-556
text
animating with <marquee> tag, 261-263
coloring, 189
indicating insertion and deletion of, 85-86
using <blink> tag with, 260
wrapping in forms, 376
text-* extensions to CSS in Microsoft, overview of, 787
text-align CSS1 text property, overview of, 299
text alignment, performing with images, 175. See also alignment attributes
text attribute, using with body element, 190
text-decoration CSS1 text property, overview of, 298
text direction, indicating with ltr or rtl, 57-58
text fields, inserting in forms, 372-376
text, grouping without using block elements, 65
textl content type, using with CGI, 411-412
text-indent CSS1 text property, overview of, 290, 300
text layout
overview of, 172
performing with invisible images, 176-177
text, preformatting, 67-70
text samples, element associated with, 83
text-shadow property in CSS2, effect of, 341
text-transform CSS1 text property, overview of, 298
text value of cursor property in CSS2, description of, 350
<textarea> (multiline text input) element
explanation of, 19
overview of, 716-718
using for multiple-line text input in forms, 375-377
<tfoot> (table footer) element, overview of, 719-720
<th> (table header) element
overview of, 720-723
<thead> (table header) element, overview of, 723-725
this keyword in JavaScript, example of, 458
Þ (capital thorn) HTML character entity, description of, 805
þ (lowercase thorn) HTML character entity, description of, 806
ThreeD* color values in CSS2, intended rendering of, 352
ticks
advisory about, 19-20
removing, 118-119
tilde character (~)
HTML character entities for, 803-807
using with HTTP URLs, 103
title anchor attribute, value and description of, 113
title attribute
enhancing form-field accessibility with, 394-395
example of, 57
overview of, 580
using with <a> anchor tags, 114-115
using with <link> tag, 132
using with alt attribute, 155
using with image maps, 126
using with inserted and deleted text, 85
<title> (document title) element
explanation of, 6
TLB (top-left-bottom) layout, example of, 213-215
trademark (™), character entities for, 86-87
tooltips, using for form accessibility, 394-395
top-down process model, overview of, 28-29
top-level domains, examples of, 95
_top value for targets, using with frames, 237-238
top value, using with align attribute, 155-156
topmargin attribute, example of, 195
<tr> (table row) element
overview of, 725-727
TRACE method in HTTP requests, description of, 511
™ named entity, advisory about, 86
™ (trademark symbol) HTML character entity, description of, 86-87, 798-799
transparency
of GIF images, 144-145
of PNG images, 150
transparent pixels, obtaining, 177
true-color GIF, explanation of, 144
TrueDoc dynamic fonts, overview of, 187
<tt> (teletype text) element, overview of, 727-728
type attribute
setting to file value in forms, 387-388
using with <li> tags, 73
using with <ol> tag, 70
using with <ul> tags, 73
using with style sheets, 274
type codes, using with FTP URLs, 106
Typography (Microsoft) Web address, 360