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HTML, Dynamic HTML, JavaScript
HTML
We used HTML on all the pages throughout the site. HTML, or HyperText
Markup Language, is the language used to create pages for the World Wide
Web. Many techniques and tags were employed to help us achieve the look
and layout of our page.
Dynamic HTML
Dynamic HTML is a relative newcomer to the Web scene. Introduced by Netscape
and Microsoft in the 4.0 browsers, it allows for greater interactivity
and scriptability. We used Dynamic HTML on the splash or entrance page
to our site. Layers were used to animate the elements. Dynamic HTML enabled
us to define the animation of the layers and the paths they were to follow.
Dynamic HTML allowed us to keep the file size low by using regular text
elements instead of one large animated GIF. It was also used on the Interactive page
and used to make the puzzle game.
JavaScript
JavaScript, another scripting language somewhat similar to Dynamic HTML,
allows for flashy rollover effects for graphics as well as more practical
uses in browser detection and drop-down menus. For the Astronomy Interactive
Network, JavaScript was used for all of the rollover graphics that change
from one image to another as the mouse passes over them, the drop down
menus on the home page and some of the others, as well as browser detection
to decide which version of a page to serve. On the home page, JavaScript was
used for the recommendation form for our site. JavaScript is one of the most
powerful scripting languages available for the Web and helped us greatly.
The Astronomy Interactive Network is a web site for the
1998 Thinkquest contest
created by Rand, Noah and Kim.
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