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Name: HTML5
ID: m41186
Language: English (en)
Summary: HTML5 is the fifth revision of the HTML standard. It provides various enhancements and is still work in progress. This module provides links to information about HTML5 which lead you into the topic in-depth.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: DOM access, HTML5, IE9, Internet Explorer 9, JavaScript, standard
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Hannes Hirzel (hannes.hirzel@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Hannes Hirzel (hannes.hirzel@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Hannes Hirzel (hannes.hirzel@gmail.com)
Latest version: 1.33 (history)
First publication date: Oct 4, 2011 8:10 am -0500
Last revision to module: Sep 17, 2012 9:34 am -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.35 Dec 21, 2012 1:48 pm -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to http://cnx.org/content/m45584/latest/ -- creating an XHTML file with Notepad++
Version: 1.34 Nov 16, 2012 10:38 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added two links to 'Document Object Model' cnx module
Version: 1.33 Sep 17, 2012 9:34 am -0500 by Hannes Hirzel Currently viewing this version.
Changes: 
correction in introduction. HTML5 / HTML
Version: 1.32 Jun 13, 2012 10:36 am -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to article on IBM developerWorks
Version: 1.31 Jun 1, 2012 5:45 am -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Rearrangment of links, some elaboration in the introduction section.
Version: 1.30 May 16, 2012 1:13 am -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to tutorial about how to write a game.
Version: 1.29 May 1, 2012 6:43 pm -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added note about WHATWG and reference to their spec.
Version: 1.28 Feb 20, 2012 3:35 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
fixed link to 'HTML5please' and added link to HTML5 browser test.
Version: 1.27 Feb 11, 2012 3:30 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to 'HTML5 please' website
Version: 1.26 Feb 9, 2012 7:11 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to HTML5 page of the MDN
Version: 1.25 Feb 4, 2012 6:50 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to module about local storage in HTML5
Version: 1.24 Feb 4, 2012 6:38 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
English corrections and link to module 'HTML, CSS and JavaScript' as prerequisite
Version: 1.23 Jan 26, 2012 5:42 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to module with an explanation how to create/edit an XHTML file in the Netbeans environment.
Version: 1.22 Jan 25, 2012 4:02 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
added a link in the section 'Further reading' to the module 'anonymous functions'.
Version: 1.21 Jan 24, 2012 10:07 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to http://diveinto.html5doctor.com/ (updated fork)
Version: 1.20 Jan 24, 2012 9:47 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
XHTML template: removed 'type="text/css" ' in <style> tag and 'type="text/javascript" ' in script tag.
Version: 1.19 Jan 23, 2012 8:21 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to 'CSS introduction' cnx module
Version: 1.18 Jan 23, 2012 6:38 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added more comments; added a link to a prerequisite module: 'Introduction to XML'
Version: 1.17 Jan 22, 2012 5:22 pm -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added section 'Further Reading' with a link to the article '2011 - the year HTML5 won'
Version: 1.16 Jan 21, 2012 3:11 pm -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added note about XHTML files in IE9; changed file extension of template from .xml to .xhtml
Version: 1.15 Jan 18, 2012 12:24 pm -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added keywords 'DOM access', 'JavaScript';
Added link to view the XHTML5 (CSS / JavaScript) template in the browser.
Version: 1.14 Jan 18, 2012 11:59 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
reformatted content so that three sections are used; extended the template 'HTML5 with CSS and JavaScript'; added comments and a Firefox web console screen shot.
Version: 1.13 Jan 6, 2012 3:46 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
added link to 'JavaScript resources'
Version: 1.12 Dec 31, 2011 5:04 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
added minimal template with CSS and JavaScript
Version: 1.11 Dec 21, 2011 2:56 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Addex XHTML version of the minimal template.
Version: 1.10 Nov 23, 2011 9:00 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to IE9 developer tools
Version: 1.9 Nov 15, 2011 3:47 am -0600 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added link to module 'Structural Semantic Elements in HTML5' (http://cnx.org/content/m41595/latest/)
Version: 1.8 Oct 31, 2011 1:07 pm -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Link to presentation added.
Version: 1.7 Oct 12, 2011 8:00 pm -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added featured link (CSS)
Version: 1.6 Oct 11, 2011 9:06 am -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Simple HTML5 template added.
Version: 1.5 Oct 10, 2011 12:44 am -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added paragraph about IE9.
Version: 1.4 Oct 8, 2011 3:06 pm -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Replaced http://diveintohtml5.org/ with http://diveintohtml5.info/ (the org version was no longer available)
Version: 1.3 Oct 4, 2011 8:33 am -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Shortened introduction.
Version: 1.2 Oct 4, 2011 8:31 am -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
Added author name and publisher (O'Reilly) for the cited on-line book.
Version: 1.1 Oct 4, 2011 8:26 am -0500 by Hannes Hirzel
Changes: 
First version

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