HTML and XHTML Step by Step comments and corrections

This article contains comments, corrections, and information about known errors relating to the Microsoft Press book HTML and XHTML Step by Step, 978-0-7356-2263-0.

The following topics are covered:

• CDROM: Several files are missing from the /References folder of the sample files
• Page xxiv: <meta http=equiv="refresh" content="n; url="url" /> should be <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="n; url=url" />
• Page 66: missing from code sample
• Page 72: 255,255,0 should be rgb(255,255,0)
• Page 249: columns should be cols
• Page 251: / should be removed from code sample
• Page 303: index.htm referenced rather than winter.htm

CDROM: Several files are missing from the /References folder of the sample files

Four files used in Chapter 4 are missing from the \Reference folder of the sample files. The missing files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

HTML_SBS.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/e/a/4ea02439-ab9f-40be-a47d-54bf949ea28b/html_sbs.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/en-us/) How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Page xxiv: <meta http=equiv="refresh" content="n; url="url" /> should be <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="n; url=url" />

On page xxiv, the meta tag for page 26 is incorrect.

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Page 66: missing from code sample

On page 66, the fourth line of the code sample in step 2 is missing a closing tag.

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Page 72: 255,255,0 should be rgb(255,255,0)

On page 72, the last line is missing a parameter.

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Page 249: columns should be cols

On page 249, the last code sample on the page is incorrect.

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Page 251: / should be removed from code sample

On page 251, the third line of the code sample in step 4 contains an extra /.

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Page 303: index.htm referenced rather than winter.htm

On page 303, the blue instructions read:

"USE the index.htm, texture.wmv, and texture-hi.avi files in the practice file folder for this topic. These files are located in the My Documents\Microsoft Press\HTML and XHTML SBS\16Multimedia\EmbeddingVideo folder and can also be accessed by clicking Start/All Programs/Microsoft Press/HTML and XHTML Step by Step.

OPEN the index file in Notepad and Internet Explorer."

They should read:

"USE the winter.htm, texture.wmv, and texture-hi.avi files in the practice file folder for this topic. These files are located in the My Documents\Microsoft Press\HTML and XHTML SBS\16Multimedia\EmbeddingVideo folder and can also be accessed by clicking Start/All Programs/Microsoft Press/HTML and XHTML Step by Step.

OPEN the winter file in Notepad and Internet Explorer."

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