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dynamic HTML Last modified: Tuesday, January 21, 2003

(1) Refers to Web content that changes each time it is viewed. For example, the same URL could result in a different page depending on any number of parameters, such as: Geographic location of the reader Time of day Previous pages viewed by the reader Profile of the reader There are many technologies for producing dynamic HTML, including CGI scripts, Server-Side Includes (SSI), cookies, Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX. (2) When capitalized, Dynamic HTML refers to new HTML extensions that will enable a Web page to react to user input without sending requests to the Web server. Microsoft and Netscape have submitted competing Dynamic HTML proposals to W3C, which is producing the final specification.

Cascading Style Sheets and Dynamic HTML An article from the National Library of Canada. WebReference's DHTML Links Newly updated, the DHTML links page gets a major overhaul, including improved outline code. Yahoo!'s Dynamic HTML page Yahoo!'s directory of Dynamic HTML. Dynamic HTML: The Mystery Revealed HotWired Webmonkey article (October 1997) on client-side scripting, the document object model, and cascading style sheets as the ingredients to Dynamic HTML. Using Dynamic HTML From WebDeveloper.com, this article provides examples and instructions for creating and using Dynamic HTML with Netscape 4.0. WebDeveloper.com's Guide to XML Gives examples and instructions for creating and using dynamic HTML with Netscape 4.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0.