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1. PRODUCTION GRAPHICS: Graphic Underworld - Behind the Pretty Pictures 2. XPLORING XML: Transforming RSS into HTML and WAP Pt. 2 3. 3D ANIMATION WORKSHOP: Skinning a Character Skeleton 4. DOC JAVASCRIPT: Submit Your Tip, Updated Design, Layout, Features 5. NEW LINKS: Java Tutorials 7. OTHER VOICES: * Palm Images for the Web * 10 ColdFusion Scripting Tips * Debugging XML Applications 8. NET NEWS: * A Milestone For SVG * Barnesandnoble.com & Microsoft Team on Digital Bookstore * IBM Stuffs Linux into Dick Tracy's Watch * Sending out an SOS to the World
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. PRODUCTION GRAPHICS: Graphic Underworld - Behind the Pretty Pictures
You asked for it, you got it! Tackling some of her most frequently asked reader questions, Wendy Peck penetrates the veil of mystery separating vector and raster graphics, and reveals practical techniques for optimizing your Web images.
http://webreference.com/graphics/column31/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. XPLORING XML: Transforming RSS into HTML and WAP Part 2
Our XML expert tackles two major aspects of XSL style sheets - parameterization of the formatting process, and creation of different output formats from the same input source. Full transformation ahead! By Michael Classen.
http://webreference.com/xml/column16/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. 3D ANIMATION WORKSHOP: Skinning a Character Skeleton
There may be more than one way to skin a cat, but what about skinning a character figure in 3D Max? No need to be squeamish - our master modeler is putting the skin on this character, not stripping it off. By Rob Polevoi.
http://webreference.com/3d/lesson98/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. DOC JAVASCRIPT: New Submit Your Tip, Updated Design, Layout, Features
>New Submit Your Tip
Want to show off your JavaScript skills? Do you have a JavaScript tip you'd like to share with the world? Submit it to the Doc, and you could see your tip featured as the JavaScript Tip of the Day. Mom will be so proud! By Dr. Yehuda and Tomer Shiran.
http://webreference.com/js/tips/submit.html
>Updated Design, Layout, Features
What kind of prescriptions is Doc writing for himself? When he's not cranking out his tip of the day or his new columns, he's busy expanding his section of Webref to make it more useful, easier to navigate, and prettier as well! By Dr. Yehuda and Tomer Shiran.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. NEW LINKS: Java Tutorials
Build an applet, serve up some beans, code a servlet or two - you can add something extra to your site with Java. The time to harness the power of this Web programming language is now, so get ready with our tasty tutorial links.
http://webreference.com/programming/java/tutorials.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. OTHER VOICES: Palm Images for the Web, 10 ColdFusion Scripting Tips, Debugging XML Applications
>Palm Images for the Web
If you're one of those designer types, a sketch program is probably one of the first things you'll seek out after you buy a Palm OS device. Learn how to take PDA doodles and make them into something Web-worthy. http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/00/32/index3a.html WebMonkey.com, 000803
>10 ColdFusion Scripting Tips
If you've gotten your feet wet with ColdFusion, these tips should clue you into some more advanced techniques that will really enhance your coding. We'll cover everything from combining variables and SQL statements to creating one form that can be processed into numerous pages, to making your Web applications secure. Read on to advance your ColdFusion skills. http://www.builder.com/Programming/ColdFusionTips/ Builder.com, 000803
>Debugging XML Applications
When developing XML applications, it's often necessary to use several technologies to manage data. Because there are so many factors in a single XML application, it's not always easy to tell where things went wrong when a document doesn't display correctly. http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/08/xml/ WebTechniques.com, 000801
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. NET NEWS: A Milestone For SVG, Barnesandnoble.com & Microsoft Team on Digital Bookstore, IBM Stuffs Linux into Dick Tracy's Watch, Sending out an SOS
>A Milestone For SVG
The Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format reached a major milestone earlier this week when the W3C released the SVG specification as a "candidate recommendation." The Web standards body is now inviting developers to implement the format and report any unforeseen issues. http://news.yahoo.com/h/mc/20000804/tc/a_milestone_for_svg_1.html 000805
>Barnesandnoble.com, Microsoft Team on Digital Bookstore
Online bookseller Barnesandnoble.com is teaming with Microsoft to open the first major Internet store selling digital books, a Barnesandnoble.com spokesman said today. The spokesman said the books would be available for downloading and reading on a screen or in single paperback copies printed on demand. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2454466.html CNet.com, 000807
>IBM Stuffs Linux into Dick Tracy's Watch
IBM said on Monday that researchers are running the Linux operating system on a prototype wristwatch device, in a research test designed to show that Linux can be used as the basic software on the smallest devices. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2612341,00.html ZDNet.com, 000807
>Sending out an SOS to the World
Who can deny the romantic notion of sending a message in a bottle? Yet, with the email overload and waves of spam that the average Internet user deals with every day, would you really want to receive mail from someone you don't know? BottleMail is hoping you will. http://www.internetnews.com/rumblings/0,1145,81,00.html InternetNews.com,000807
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Andrew King Managing Editor, WebReference.com update@webreference.com
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