RESOURCES

This resource page collects information and links useful for the thrid course in Web Design and Programming. It contains advanced material. You may also find the WDP-I Resource page and WDP-II Resource page informative.

SMIL

• SMIL Tutorial at w3 Schools
• Linking in SMIL
• SMIL DOM Specs
• SMIL Tutorial
• SMIL Demos
• Tuturial with Working Examples
• Examples at RealNetworks
• SMIL Code Production Guide at Real Networks
• SMIL Documentation and resources at W3C
• W3C Recommendation SMIL 2.1 (13 12 2005)
• MS html+time
• SMIL authoring tool GoLive from Adobe (Mac, Windows)
• SMIL authoring tool SMILGen from RealNetworks (Linux, windows)

XML

• XML Homepage at W3C
• XML Introduction
• An Overview
• XML and XSL, a guide for designers
• XML Links
• XML Zone at IBM
• Schema
• XML Schema Tutorial
• XML FAQ
• Tutorial by example
• XLink Tutorial
• Exploring XML
• DOM Itroduction
• XML publications at W3C
• XML Namespace Specifications
• XML related technologies
• Xpath spec
• An XHTML + MathML + SVG Profile

XSL and XSLT

• Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.0 at W3C.
• Transforming XML: XSLT (overview and reference documentation)
• XSLT tutorial
• XSL Tutorial (excellent)
• The Extensible Stylesheet Language Family (XSL)
• Some XSLT Patterns
• XSL Transformations specification at W3C.
• PHP support for XSLT (toturial)
• Using XSL Templates.
• Controlling whitespace in XSL
• The XSLT/JavaScript Interface In Gecko
• Processing XML with JavaScript E4X
• Java-based XML/XSLT processing tool
• FTP: GNU XSLT tool (library and command-line tool in C)

Browser Support for XML, ECMAScript/JavaScript Interface to XML/DOM

Netscape

• XSLT in Netscape Gecko
• XSLTProcessor Interface (for NN)
• The XSLT/JavaScript Interface In Gecko
• XML data processing: XMLHTTPRequesst, XMLSerializer, DOMParser (from Mozilla)
• NN support for XML tests
• XML in mozilla
• NN support for XML

Internet Explorer

• Download and install MSXML 6.0 Overview and download
• MSXML Java API Documentation.
• XMLHTTPRequesst documentation (From Microsoft)
• Microsoft support for XML
• MS XML Document Object
• MS XML Developer Center
• MSXML 4.0 Documentation
• XMLDOMDocument/DOMDocument Members
• An Overview of MSXML 4.0
• XML in IE

PHP Support for XML

• PHP support for XML (toturial)
• XML in PHP5: An in-depth look into advanced XML features
• Parsing XML with PHP (with intro to expat)
• XML parsing with PHP
• Server-side XML processing (article: asp, php, ... )

RDF and RSS

Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript And XML)

• Introduction to Ajax
• How to Use Ajax
• Ajax Tutorials a list of 30 some tutorials.
• Google Ajax Search API Documentation
• Ajax Design Patterns
• Direct Login
• The Ultimate Ajax Object
• XAJAX, combining AJAX with PHP.
• AJAX + FLash Internet Speed Test

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

• A free SVG-based vector graphics authoring tool Inkscape
• High-end Graphics Using SVG
• SVG scripting in Perl
• SVG Animation documentation (please also refer to animation in SMIL)
• SVG Reference with examples
• Extensive SVG tutorial (pdf)
• SVG basics
• SVG introduction at Adobe (great site for element reference)
• Learning SVG
• Comparing SVG to Flash
• SVG Page at Adobe
• Visual editing
• SVG authoring tools and links
• Introduction to SVG at SUN
• SVG project at Mozilla/netscape
• SVG Homepage at W3C with links to SVG 1.1 and 1.2 Specs
• SVG Document Object Model (DOM)
• SVG Authoring Tool
• SVG Visual Editor
• Batik SVG Toolkit written in Java from the Apache Batik Project.
• Stylus SVG and XML Studio free download. A powerful integrated development environment.

Web Services

• Validation Service for US Postal Addresses
• Mozilla Web Services Support
• Using the Mozilla SOAP API for SOAP calls from the client side.
• Give SOAP a REST why REST is the way for Web Services
• Implementing REST Web Services: Best Practices and Guidelines
• Download PHP SOAP toolkit NuSOAP
• PHP SOAP example
• Publicly available web services.
• MS Web services developer center
• Web Services Acronyms, Demystified
• XML Web Services Basics (Good article)
• list of SOAP implementations
• SOAP/XMLProtocal
• WSDL
• Web Services and Javascript: Web Services, Part I: Introduction
• Javascript for web developers:
• A Web Services Primer
• A PHP Web Services Client
• PHP Web Services without SOAP
• REST
• Security Models for HTTP Requests from Javascript.

Web Security

• Introduction to ECC, Elliptic curve cryptography.
• Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI)explained at Entrust.
• CERT at Carnegie Mellon University: Center of Internet Security Expertise
• download ssh secure shell (secure telnet)
• SSL under Apache: two alternatives Apache-SSL, both free
• OpenSSL
• SSL/TSL documentation at Apache (for mod_ssl)
• Apache-SSL server (not apache + mod_ssl)
• Free Client and Server certificates from CAcert.org
• Introducing SSL and Certificates using SSLeay
• IETF Transport Layer Security Working Group
• TLS Internet Draft (a .txt file)
• Javascript implementation of MD5
• OpenSSL Homepage
• ASN.1 Homepage
• Get your own certificate from VeriSign
• openssl cookbook (client certificates)
• Client certificate for IE
• Apache Support for suEXEC
• Secure Email by S/MIME
• Getting an S/MIME certificate

• Site Usability Presentation Audio.
• E-Commerce Info center (lots of links)
• E-Commerce Links page at UC Berkeley
• E-Commerce page at Oxford University, England
• Electronic Payment Schemes at W3C
• Internet Payment Systems
• Sample Merchant Account Vendor
• PayPal
• E-Commerce Tutorial
• Inventory management systems
• Free shopping carts and more
• Free E-Commerce Software from Gnu Retail buy/sell
• Free shopping cart service for PayPal
• PHP shopping carts (many free)
• Agoracart
• Merchant Account Overview
• Fedex Rate Calculators
• UPS Rate Calculators and Tools

Tools

• Free, Java-based <oXygen/> XML Editor for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux.
• XML Tools page compiled by Microsoft.
• XML Tools
• There are several source code search engines that you can use to obtain publicly available programs, including Google Code Search, Koders, and Krugle for developers.
• User Management Package-- Perl scripts providing Web-based userid and password management for Apache sites and more.
• Mayura Draw (Windows) --A windows-based vector drawing program that supports exporting to Scalable Vector Graphics format for the Web.
• Jasc WebDraw (Windows) --Jasc Software's vector graphics and animation authoring tool based on the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) specification.
• Adobe Illustrator (Windows/Mac) --The industry standard for design and illustration professionals. Version 9 will export SVG directly.
• Sodipodi (free for Windows/Unix) /sodipodi/sodipodi-0.32.tar.gz --This vector based drawing program is distributed under the terms of the Gnu General Public License, and uses W3C SVG as its native file format.
• SVG Factory (Windows) --The SVG Factory is a free utility that allows almost any Windows drawing or graphics program to export SVG and SVGZ files. It can also be used as a metafile (WMF) to SVG converter.

Digital Wartermarking

• Watermark FAQ from Digimarc
• MS Word Document Watermarking Overview and Guide from Digimarc
• Digimarc Watermarking Guide

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