"...this is not a skimpy overview of XML, but rather a complete introduction to Extensible Markup Language that quickly provides the web developer with a grounding in both how to use it, and what to use it for. The beginner will appreciate the outlining of markup elements, the demystification of concepts, and the code examples aplenty to play with. Those with a basic understanding will like the lack of bloat, and will still find it a useful reference to dip back into when hit by an attack of 'what the heck to I do now', which we all know only too well. Whether you need to get to grips with core concepts, top up your knowledge of Xlink and Xpointer specs, go back to language syntax basics or investigate schemas such as W3C Schema, Schmatron and RELAX-NG, you'll find it all here." Davey Winder, PC Plus, March (7/10)

• 1. Introduction What Is XML? Where Did XML Come From? What Can I Do with XML? How Do I Get Started? 2. Markup and Core Concepts Tags Documents The Document Prolog Elements Entities Miscellaneous Markup 3. Modelling Information Simple Data Storage Narrative Documents Complex Data Documents Describing Documents 4. Quality Control with Schemas Basic Concepts DTDs W3C XML Schema RELAXNG S chematron Schemas Compared 5. Presentation Part I: CSS Stylesheets CSS Basics Rule Matching Properties Examples 6. XPath and XPointer Nodes and Trees Finding Nodes XPath Expressions XPointer 7. Transformation with XSLT History Concepts Running Transformations The stylesheet Element Templates Formatting 8. Presentation Part II: XSL-FO How It Works A Quick Example The Area Model Formatting Objects An Example: TEI A Bigger Example : DocBook 9. Internationalization Character Encodings MIME and Media Types Specifying Human Languages 10. Programming Limitations Streams and Events Trees and Objects Pull Parsing Standard APIs Choosing a Parser PYX SAX DOM Other Options A. Resources B. A Taxonomy of Standards.

"...this is not a skimpy overview of XML, but rather a complete introduction to Extensible Markup Language that quickly provides the web developer with a grounding in both how to use it, and what to use it for. The beginner will appreciate the outlining of markup elements, the demystification of concepts, and the code examples aplenty to play with. Those with a basic understanding will like the lack of bloat, and will still find it a useful reference to dip back into when hit by an attack of 'what the heck to I do now', which we all know only too well. Whether you need to get to grips with core concepts, top up your knowledge of Xlink and Xpointer specs, go back to language syntax basics or investigate schemas such as W3C Schema, Schmatron and RELAX-NG, you'll find it all here." Davey Winder, PC Plus, March (7/10)

• 1. Introduction What Is XML? Where Did XML Come From? What Can I Do with XML? How Do I Get Started? 2. Markup and Core Concepts Tags Documents The Document Prolog Elements Entities Miscellaneous Markup 3. Modelling Information Simple Data Storage Narrative Documents Complex Data Documents Describing Documents 4. Quality Control with Schemas Basic Concepts DTDs W3C XML Schema RELAXNG S chematron Schemas Compared 5. Presentation Part I: CSS Stylesheets CSS Basics Rule Matching Properties Examples 6. XPath and XPointer Nodes and Trees Finding Nodes XPath Expressions XPointer 7. Transformation with XSLT History Concepts Running Transformations The stylesheet Element Templates Formatting 8. Presentation Part II: XSL-FO How It Works A Quick Example The Area Model Formatting Objects An Example: TEI A Bigger Example : DocBook 9. Internationalization Character Encodings MIME and Media Types Specifying Human Languages 10. Programming Limitations Streams and Events Trees and Objects Pull Parsing Standard APIs Choosing a Parser PYX SAX DOM Other Options A. Resources B. A Taxonomy of Standards.

"...this is not a skimpy overview of XML, but rather a complete introduction to Extensible Markup Language that quickly provides the web developer with a grounding in both how to use it, and what to use it for. The beginner will appreciate the outlining of markup elements, the demystification of concepts, and the code examples aplenty to play with. Those with a basic understanding will like the lack of bloat, and will still find it a useful reference to dip back into when hit by an attack of 'what the heck to I do now', which we all know only too well. Whether you need to get to grips with core concepts, top up your knowledge of Xlink and Xpointer specs, go back to language syntax basics or investigate schemas such as W3C Schema, Schmatron and RELAX-NG, you'll find it all here." Davey Winder, PC Plus, March (7/10)

• 1. Introduction What Is XML? Where Did XML Come From? What Can I Do with XML? How Do I Get Started? 2. Markup and Core Concepts Tags Documents The Document Prolog Elements Entities Miscellaneous Markup 3. Modelling Information Simple Data Storage Narrative Documents Complex Data Documents Describing Documents 4. Quality Control with Schemas Basic Concepts DTDs W3C XML Schema RELAXNG S chematron Schemas Compared 5. Presentation Part I: CSS Stylesheets CSS Basics Rule Matching Properties Examples 6. XPath and XPointer Nodes and Trees Finding Nodes XPath Expressions XPointer 7. Transformation with XSLT History Concepts Running Transformations The stylesheet Element Templates Formatting 8. Presentation Part II: XSL-FO How It Works A Quick Example The Area Model Formatting Objects An Example: TEI A Bigger Example : DocBook 9. Internationalization Character Encodings MIME and Media Types Specifying Human Languages 10. Programming Limitations Streams and Events Trees and Objects Pull Parsing Standard APIs Choosing a Parser PYX SAX DOM Other Options A. Resources B. A Taxonomy of Standards.