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Duckett HTML book Chapter 7 : Forms

The best known form on the web is probably the search box that sits right in the middle of Google’s homepage.

Form Controls

There are several types of form controls that you can use to collect information from visitors to your site:

How Forms Work

forms work

A form may have several form controls, each gathering different information. The server needs to know which piece of inputted data corresponds with which form element.

Form Structure:

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Duckett HTML book Chapter 14 : Lists, Tables & Forms

Bullet point styles

The list-style-type property allows you to control the shape or style of a bullet point (also known as a marker). It can be used on rules that apply to the <ol>, <ul>, and <li> elements.

Images For Bullet

You can specify an image to act as a bullet point using the list-style-image property. The value starts with the letters url and is followed by a pair of parentheses. Inside the parentheses, the path to the image is given inside double quotes. This property can be used on rules that apply to the <ul> and <li> elements.

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Positioning the Marker

Lists are indented into the page by default and the list-styleposition property indicates whether the marker should appear on the inside or the outside of the box containing the main points. This property can take one of two values:

Table Properties

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Duckett JavaScript book Chapter 6 : Events

HTML events are “things” that happen to HTML elements.

When JavaScript is used in HTML pages, JavaScript can “react” on these events. An HTML event can be something the browser does, or something a user does.

Here are some examples of HTML events:

Often, when events happen, you may want to do something. JavaScript lets you execute code when events are detected. HTML allows event handler attributes, with JavaScript code, to be added to HTML elements.