DHTML (Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language)

Introduction:

DHTML is stand for  "dynamic HTML". DHTML is use as code behind interactive web page. It is not like Flash or Java plugins driven. It works combinly to HTML, CSS, DOM and JavaScript.DHTML is a TERM describing the art of making dynamic and interactive web pages.

Overview

DHTML is useful to create very good outlook style sidebar for any web application. It works very quickly with various browsers. It simply pass what things want to see as a sexy Outlook alike navigation and show in browser.
DHTML is a collection of technologies. By DHTML can create interactive and animated web site. DHTML allows changing variables with scripting language. DHTML has not ability to generate a unique page with each page load. It has only functions while page is viewed.

Features

• very easy to use!!
• DHTML is NOT a language.
• It is compatible with Crooo-Browser.
• It works with  Mozilla, IE4.5,IE5,IE6,NS 4.7
• Degrades Gracefully for Older Browsers
• Easily can scalable to navigation solution
• Huge quantity of reusable icon are available.
• Suports N play scripting.
• It is very synchronisation of scriptble icon selection.
• Fully skinnable (comstyle="style")
• Resizeable
• Optionally writes frameset
• Align to left or right is posible
• Inline Mode (Write Own Frameset)
• Plays click sound in IE5+ for tab selection
• Easily fitable to any  application
• Much More...

User Interface

The control uses a set of styles to provide a quick and convenient method of changing the look and feel of the component.
Pre-defined styles can be set to create easily and quickly own page.

Compatability

DHTML OutLook Style Navigation Control is compatible with the following:

• ColdFusion - CF4.5.2 , CF5.0 , CF6.1 , CF7.0
• Client Side Browsers - Internet Explorer 5.5/6+ , Mozilla / FireFox 1a+ , Netscape 7+

Difference between DHTML and the DOM

    DHTML is a combination of HTML, CSS and Scripts. There also alows documents to be animated. DHTML is a significant overlap with DOM.DHTML is backdated to DOM. Compatibility with DHTML was a motivating factor      in the development of the DOM. The DOM, however, is more than      DHTML. It is a platform- and language-neutral interface that will      allow programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the      content, structure and style of documents, both HTML and XML.DHTML allows the page author to:

• By DHTML animated text and images as well as moving elements to a point to another can be viewed.
• Can automatically refreshes of a page contents by an embed ticker.
• Ability to capture input and process then with responding corresponding data without sending them to the server.
• Include rollover buttons or drop-down menus.

Disadvantage of DHTML

·         Difficult to develop·         Difficult to debug·         Screen-size limitation for some browsers