HTML and WWW: Hints and Help

HTML Guidelines | XML / XSL / XSLT / DTD | HTML Tools | Graphic Elements | WWW Server

An excellent primary source of information is the W3C - the World Wide Web consortium itself. Also highly recommendable is The Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability, a semi-monthly column by Jakob Nielsen.

If not stated otherwise the links offer their information in English

HTML guidelines: elements, syntax, extensions

• HTML selfmade by Stefan Münz
• List of HTML entity encodings from Martin Ramsch (local copy)
• The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set about intelligent use of the META tag in HTML to provide a foundation for electronic bibliographic description
• HZDR WWW Project Group (site restricted access)

XML / XSL / XSLT / DTD

• Extensible Markup Language (XML) by Stefan Mintert
• XML in der Praxis - online book by Henning Behme and Stefan Mintert
• XMLwriter - a commercial XML editor under Windows
• edit-on Pro - a commercial WYSIWYG editor by ::RealObjects::
• DocBook XML - a DTD dedicated to online publishing
• DFG-Project "Dissertationen Online" (B.I.T.online Heft 2/2000, in German)

Web tools: Converters, Validators, Maintainance

• HTML Converters and Filters - List at W3
• WDG HTML Validator by Liam Quinn
• Weblint: User Interface (German mirror at TU Chemnitz)
• The official W3C Validation Service maintained by Gerald Oskoboiny

Graphic elements for webpage design

• ABTA - the Absolute Background Texture Archive

WWW Server

• Apache with its
  • Manual and FAQ
  • Server Side Includes (SSI)