What is a .DHTML file?
A .DHTML file is a special kind of text file that has code for making web pages do cool things without needing to load a new page or click on a link. This code helps in making web pages more interactive. For example, it can make menus that drop down when you hover over them, buttons that change when you move your mouse over them, and parts of the page that move around on their own.
You can look at or use these .DHTML files in a couple of ways: 1. **View in a web browser**: This means you can open the file in an internet browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. When you do this, the browser reads the DHTML code and shows you the interactive parts working on the web page.
2. **Edit with any text editor**: If you want to change the DHTML code, you can open the file in a text editor. Text editors are simple programs that let you edit the text. Some examples are Notepad on Windows, TextEdit on Mac, or more advanced ones like VS Code or Sublime Text. When you edit the file, you're changing or adding to the code that makes the web page interactive.
It's important to know that even though we're talking about .DHTML files, a lot of the time, this dynamic HTML code is actually put inside regular .HTML files. HTML files are the standard files used to create web pages. So, when you're working on making a web page more interactive, you might be adding DHTML code directly into an .HTML file.
In summary, .DHTML files contain special code to make web pages interactive without needing to refresh them. You can view these files in a web browser to see the interactive parts in action or edit them with a text editor if you want to change how they work. Often, this kind of code is also found in regular .HTML files.
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