HTML The Definitive Guide (150 page)

text=
color

Set the color of regular text in the

document

topmargin=
value

Set the size, in pixels, of the

Graphic

document's top margin

vlink=
color

Set the color of visited links in the

document

Break the current text flow, resuming

*

at the beginning of the next line

class=
name

Specify a style class controlling the

appearance of this tag

clear=
margin

Break the flow and move downward

until the desired
margin
, either left, right, none, or all, is clear

id=
name

Define a name for this tag that is

unique to this document

style=
style

Specify an inline style for this tag

title=
string

Specify a title for this tag

Create a pushbutton element within a

accesskey=
char

Define the hot-key character for this

button

disabled

Disable the button, preventing the

user from clicking it

name=
name

Specify the name of the parameter to

be passed to the form-processing

application if the input element is

selected (required)

onblur=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

mouse moves into the button

onfocus=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

mouse moves out of the button

type=
type

Specify the button type, either

button, submit, or reset

tabindex=
n

Specify this element's position in the

tabbing order

value=
string

Specify the value of the parameter

sent to the form-processing

application if this form element is

selected (required)

...

Define a caption for a table

align=
position

For Netscape, set the vertical position

of the caption to either top or

bottom. For Internet Explorer, set

the horizontal alignment of the

caption to either left, center, or

right.

valign=
position

Set the vertical position of the caption

Graphic

to either top or bottom

...

Center the enclosed text

...

The enclosed text is a citation

...

The enclosed text is a code sample

Define a column within a

align=
position

Set the column alignment to left,

center, or right

char=
character

Specify the alignment character for

text in these cells

charoff=
value

Set the offset within the cell at which

the alignment character will be placed

span=
n

Define the number of columns

affected by this tag

valign=
position

Set the vertical alignment of text

within the column to either top,

middle, or bottom

width=
n

Set the width, in pixels or as a

percentage, of the column

Define a column group within a table

align=
position

Set the horizontal alignment of text

within the columns to either left,

center, or right

char=
character

Specify the alignment character for

text in these cells

charoff=
value

Set the offset within the cell at which

the alignment character will be placed

span=
n

Define the number of columns in the

group

valign=
position

Set the vertical alignment of text

within the columns to either top,

middle, or bottom

width=
n

Set the width, in pixels or as a

percentage, of each column in the

group

...

Place a comment in the document

Graphic *

(comments will be visible in all other

browsers)

...

Define the definition portion of an

element in a definition list

...

Delineate a deleted section of a

document

cite=
url

Cite a document justifying the

deletion

datetime=
date

Specify the date and time of the

deletion

...

Format the enclosed text as a

definition

...

Create a directory list containing

tags

compact

Make the list more compact if

possible

type=
bullet

Set the bullet style for this list to

Graphic

either circle, disc (default), or

Graphic

square

...

Create a division within a document

align=
type

Align the text within the division to

left, center, or right

nowrap

Suppress word wrapping within this

Graphic

division

...

Create a definition list containing

and

tags

compact

Make the list more compact if

possible

...

Define the definition term portion of

an element in a definition list

...

Format the enclosed text with

additional emphasis

Embed an application in a document

Graphic

Graphic *

align=
position

Align the applet area to either the

Graphic

top or bottom of the adjacent text,

or to the left or right margin of

the page, with subsequent text

flowing around the applet

border=
n

Specify the size, in pixels, of the

Graphic

border around the applet

height=
n

Specify the height, in pixels, of the

Graphic

applet

Graphic

hidden

If present, hide the applet on the page

Graphic

Graphic

hspace=
n

Define, in pixels, additional space to

Graphic

be placed to the left and right of the

applet

name=
name

Provide a name for the applet

Graphic

Graphic

palette=
value

In Netscape, a value of

Graphic

foreground causes the applet to

Graphic

use the foreground palette in

Windows only; background uses

the background palette. In Internet

Explorer, provides the foreground and

background colors for the applet,

specified as two color values

separated by a vertical bar (|)

pluginspage=
url

Provide the URL of the page

Graphic

containing instructions for installing

the plug-in associated with the applet

src=
url

Supply the URL of the data to be fed

Graphic

to the applet

Graphic

type=
type

Specify the MIME type of the plug-in

Graphic

to be used

units=
type

Set the units for the height and width

Graphic

attributes to either pixels (the

Graphic

default) or en (half the text point

size)

vspace=
n

Define, in pixels, additional space to

Graphic

be placed above and below the applet

width=
n

Specify the width, in pixels, of the

Graphic

applet

Graphic

...

Create a group of elements in a form

...

Set the size or color of the enclosed

*

text

class=
name

Specify a style class controlling the

appearance of this tag

color=
color

Set the color of the enclosed text to

the desired color

dir=
dir

Specify the rendering direction for

text, either left-to-right (ltr) or

right-to-left (rtl)

face=
list

Set the typeface of the enclosed text

to the first available font in the

comma-separated list of font

names

id=
name

Define a name for this tag that is

unique to this document

lang=
language

Specify the language used for this

tag's contents using a standard

two-character ISO language name

size=
value

Set the size to absolute size 1 to 7, or

relative to the size

using +n or -n (required)

style=
style

Specify an inline style for this tag

title=
string

Specify a title for this tag

...

Delimit a form

accept-charset=
list

Specify a list of character sets

accepted by the server processing this

form

action=
url

Specify the URL of the application

that will process the form (required)

enctype=
encoding

Specify how the form element values

will be encoded

method=
style

Specify the parameter-passing
style
, either get or post (required)

name=
name

Supply a name for this form for use

Graphic

by JavaScript

onreset=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

form is reset

onsubmit=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

form is submitted

target=
name

Specify the name of the frame or

window to receive the results of the

form after submission

...

Define a frame within a frameset

*

bordercolor=
color

Set the color of the frame's border to

Graphic

color

class=
name

Specify a style class controlling the

appearance of this tag

frameborder=
n

If
value
is yes (Netscape only) or 1

(Netscape and Internet Explorer),

enable frame borders. If
value
is no (Netscape only) or 0 (Netscape and

Internet Explorer), disable frame

borders.

id=
name

Define a name for this tag that is

unique to this document

longdesc=
url

Provide the URL of a document

describing the contents of the frame

marginheight=
n

Place
n
pixels of space above and below the frame contents

marginwidth=
n

Place
n
pixels of space to the left and right of the frame contents

name=
name

Define the name of the frame

noresize

Disable user resizing of the frame

scrolling=
type

Always add scrollbars (yes), never

add scrollbars (no), or for Netscape

only, add scrollbars when needed

(auto)

src=
url

Define the URL of the source

document for this frame

style=
style

Specify an inline style for this tag

title=
string

Specify a title for this tag

...

Define a collection of frames or other

framesets

border=
n

Set the thickness of the frame borders

Graphic

in this frameset

bordercolor=
color

Define the color of the borders in this

Graphic

frameset

cols=
list

Specify the number and width of

frames within a frameset

frameborder=
value

If
value
is yes (Netscape only) or 1

Graphic

(Netscape and Internet Explorer),

Graphic

enable frame borders. If
value
is no (Netscape only) or 0 (Netscape and

Internet Explorer), disable frame

borders.

framespacing=
n

Define the thickness of the frame

Graphic

borders in this frameset

onblur=
applet

Define an applet to be run when the

Graphic

mouse leaves this frameset

onfocus=
applet

Define an applet to be run when the

Graphic

mouse enters this frameset

onload=
applet

Define an applet to be run when this

frameset is loaded

onunload=
applet

Define an applet to be run when this

frameset is removed from the display

rows=
list

Specify the number and height of

frames within a frameset

n
> ... n
> The enclosed text is a level
n
header; for level
n
from 1 to 6

align=
type

Specify the heading alignment as

either left (default), center, or

right

...

Delimit the beginning and end of the

*

document head