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Dynamic HTML gives your static site a charge without adding a burden to your server and bandwidth. By Karen Kenworthy, Windows Magazine (03/01/98) Web designers know exactly how Dr. Frankenstein felt. They, too, have struggled to bring their creations to life, resorting to ever-more complicated and dangerous experiments. And, despite enormous effort and creativity, their results have been slow and clumsy at best. But unlike Frankenstein, Web designers receive a lot of public support. As the Web's content grows, more people turn to it for information, entertainment, merchandise, and business. However, the days when surfers could be dazzled by a few hyperlinks and a static picture are long gone. Today's Web users expect quick responses, interactivity, and control over how information is presented -- and dynamic HTML is ready to deliver. DHTML provides a new set of programming technologies that promises to make Web pages almost as lively as the windows of your favorite desktop applications, instantly changing appearance and content in any way a Web designer chooses. Best of all, this can be accomplished completely on the client side, without consuming valuable bandwidth on a Web server. In the following pages, we'll take you back to the early days of the Web, show you how DHTML goes beyond traditional Web programming standards, and explain why your site needs that technology. We'll also share some practical applications of DHTML that can breathe some life into your static site. [A Look Back>>>] Page 1 of 11		In This Article: • Dynamic HTML • A Look Back • DHTML To The Rescue • Style Sheets And HTML 4.0 • The Browser Saga Rages On • Coping With Incompatibility • Dynamic Destiny • 10 Apt Apps For DHTML • WinMag's Dynamic Makeover • Getting Help • DHTML Showcase Print this story Send as e-mail BYTE's Martin Heller attended the June 1999 JavaOne conference and bagged several interesting audio interviews with important Java players. Keep track of Java news with Planet IT's Java Tools Index.
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