Provides everything you need to know to install and configure HomeSite 4, simplify Web page development, and debugging applications with Studio's interactive remote debugger in 24 sessions of one hour or less. Softcover.
Allaire's Web page design program, HomeSite, takes the time and trouble out of building a site by sidestepping the process of learning HTML. In Sams Teach Yourself HomeSite 4 in 24 Hours, author Ben Forta gives you a crash course on creating and then assembling the numerous components of your Web site using this powerful online document authoring tool.
HomeSite distinguishes itself from other Web authoring tools because it provides the user with a "What You See Is What You Need" (WYSIWYN) interface rather than the more common "What You See Is What You Get" flavor of designing. Forta ably shows you how to construct many of the rudimentary pieces of your site such as text, links, images, and tables. To teach you how to manage your pages, the book discusses and demonstrates HomeSite's Tag tools as well as its support of dynamic HTML (DHMTL), JavaScript, Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL), and cascading style sheets.
While the book caters well to new users by providing step-by-step guidance through the software's composition tools, experienced Web designers working on larger scales should find the text dedicated to HomeSite's project management capabilities extremely helpful. The accompanying CD-ROM includes all of the code samples used in the book as well as a copy of HomeSite version 4. --Ryan Kuykendall
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Be careful of the title!:
When I bought HomsSite, I was having some trouble understanding part of the program so I went looking for a book and found Forta's. When I got the copy, I went to the section where I was trying to solve the problem. (It had to do with the icons in the Resource window.) I got more confused because what Forta was telling me to do didn't match with the program.
After tearing out my hair for awhile, I found the problem: I had HomeSite 4.5 and Forta was writing about 4.0 and his book didn't show the changes,... more info
Really folks, how many books do you need?:
I'm rating this book 5 stars because it does what it sets out to do. Plain and simple.
People who can't seem to find help with this book are those that can't learn unless they are in a curricular environment with its instructors.
Before purchasing HS 4.5 and this book ... , I had tried the trial version of the program from Allaire's web site. Granted I fell in love with the program and as DIY'ers do, I found my way around. But there were still questions I had so I bought this book. It pretty much... more info
My First HomeSite Book:
I borrowed this book from the local library. Actually I was looking for the HomeSite 4.5 for the dummies, but had to settle for this one since I couldn't find it. The book says teach yourself in 24 hours and I think it really meant it. I managed to digest most of them in a few days working to about 24 hours in all. It's a very simple book to teach you the fundamentals on HomeSite. I found it to be too brief in some of the topics. Just teach you the most basic stuff. It could be better if the book could give... more info
Savings of Time and Effort:
I have been a self-taught user of HomeSite for quite awhile now. I attended a HomeSite class but it was just too basic. I wanted to beef up my html pages with Image Maps and create forms which allowed for multiple selections.
I searched the web for the information but wound up going back to the HomeSite book. It was quite easy to find the answers I was looking for.
There are a few things that bother me about HomeSite such as, if I create an html file and save it into the directory, the file doesn't... more info
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