1/13/2011 Notes

IT 130 -- 4/12/2011

What are five rules that an XHTML document must satisfy?
Ans: (1) A start tag requires a matching end tag, (2) Tags must be nested, (3) A combination start/end tag is allowed for tags that have nothing between the start and end tag, (4) Double quotes are required for the value of a tag attribute, (5) Header lines are needed to show the version of XHTML that is used.
Write an inline style for a size 1 heading that specifies purple text, Chiller font that is in bold, centered and three times as large as normal.
Ans:
<body style="font-family:Chiller; font-weight:bold;
text-align:center; font-size:300%;
color: purple">
What are the HTML special symbols used to display the following in a browser:
Ans: < > & "
For a list of all special characters, see Special Characters.
How many spaces does the browser display between a and b (see below)? Recall that the browser eliminates all but one of the normal spaces between words. Non-breaking spaces are never eliminated.
Ans: 4 spaces.
Write an inline style to indent the first line of a paragraph by 1 centimeter.
Ans: Use text-indent: 1cm; where 1cm is the distance to indent.

The permissions of posted web files and the folders that contain them must be set correctly.
To check or change the permission of files and folders, right click on the item and select Properties.
The permissions for files and folders should be set correctly when they are created with SSH. However, sometimes permissions get flipped unexpectedly.
Here are the recommended permission settings:

A hyperlink is text on a webpage that, when clicked, causes the browser to display a different page or image.
Add this tag to display a hyperlink on your page:
<p><a href="http://www.disney.com" target="new">
I want to go to Disneyland</a></p>
The hyperlink text is "I want to go to Disneyland."
You change the href address and hyperlink text to show your favorite website.
In the hyperlink tag, a means address, href means hyperlink reference and target="new" means open the page in a new browser window.