Hour 20. Setting Pages in Motion with Dynamic HTML

As we all know, a word must be spelled with all capital letters and no vowels in order to qualify as genuine computer jargon. The latest unpronounceable buzzword along this line is DHTML, which stands for Dynamic HTML. Like all the best tech-talk, this term means quite a few things, depending on whom you ask.

Everyone agrees that Dynamic HTML brings a new level of power and excitement to Web pages. Everyone also agrees that it has something to do with scripting, animation, and interactivity. Unfortunately, nobody yet agrees exactly how you get to have all this fun. Microsoft, Netscape, and the World Wide Web Consortium (the folks who set the standards) still disagree about the details of what ...

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