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Web Design / HTML Web Design / HTML Design Basics Learn HTML CSS XML Careers From Jennifer Kyrnin, your Guide to Web Design / HTML It's much easier to define the character encoding in HTML5. And if you're looking to make things transparent, there are CSS browser extensions that can help you do that in nearly every browser currently in use. And Darla has written an excellent article on DocBook that introduces you to this important XML specification. There are hundreds, if not thousands of different web editors available for you to use. I have a script to help you find the perfect web page editor, but sometimes it's easier to see reviews of editors by other people and decide based on their opinions. I have received several new web editor reviews from other About.com readers. For example, most people like Dreamweaver, but not everyone: Dreamweaver Dreamweaver Dreamweaver Write a review of Dreamweaver Character Encoding is Much Easier in HTML5 HTML5 takes the standard META tag for identifying the character encoding and simplifies it. And this is good because it's very important to include the character encoding of your documents to avoid XSS attacks. See More About:  character sets  character encoding  charset If You Don't Use Opacity Because of Browser Support Read On Learn how to make your images and HTML elements transparent in nearly any browser out there. You might be surprised at how versatile this can be. See More About:  opacity  transparency  css What is DocBook DocBook is one of the most commonly used XML specifications. Learn more about this XML specification from Darla Ferrara. See More About:  docbook  xml specifications  Poll: What do you call your site? People create websites in many different ways. But what's interesting to me is how many names people have for what ultimately is just a website. What do you call your website? Vote Now View Results Web Design / HTML Ads Web Design Company HTML5 CSS3 CSS Website Design XML XHTML CSS Editor WYSIWYG Featured Articles Free Web Design Class - Weekly How to Create an Ordered List - Numbered Lists HTML Forms Class The VAR Tag - variables Quick CSS Class - 5 Days readonly HTML attribute   More from About.com Best Places to Live in America One of the nicest aspects of living in the U.S. is the ability to choose from a huge variety of climates and lifestyles. More> Birth Control Myths & Facts How much do you know about birth control types, sex myths and pregnancy? Can you identify the myths verses the facts? More> This newsletter is written by: Jennifer Kyrnin Web Design / HTML Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Web Design / HTML newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Find the Perfect Web Page Editor Learn HTML Learn CSS HTML 4.01 Tags / XHTML 1.0 Elements How to Build a Website   Follow me on: Advertisement