I was experimenting with my own version of the CSS3 Awesome button, when I noticed one of the commenters share the base64 encoded version of the semi-transparent PNG image they were using as a substitute for a gradient. I was using a smaller image, and want to run a conversion of my own (it saves [...]
I’ve been working on a Javascript project where it’s necessary to create input elements (radio buttons and checkboxes) dynamically. With a functional DOM, it takes only a couple of lines of code, and works fine in Firefox and Safari. Too bad IE isn’t as DOM compatible as it claims to be. After several searches, I [...]
We just resolved a series of related bugs in the web product we’re developing. I’m hoping by documenting the symptoms and solutions it may ease someone else’s fruitless search. The application has a “skin” feature allowing non-technical users to customize colors, font, and a handful of other things easily accomplished with CSS. Rather than edit [...]
I like web standards. But I think there are many standards proponents whose advocacy misses the mark when it comes to business. Being able to easily replicate presentational effects across multiple browsers, from IE or Firefox, to a PDA or cell phone is a web developer’s Utopia. The ability to use semantic markup to not [...]
Nearly a year after a rather abortive attempt at blogging, I’ve decided to try again. I’ve chosen to violate one of Jakob Nielsen’s Top Ten New Mistakes of Web Design, by removing a handful of my old posts (it’s number six on his list). They weren’t me; they lacked personality, and tended to be overly [...]
Molly Holzschlag has posted an interesting comparison of web standards as used by popular search engines. Of particular interest were the comments regarding Google, whose site does not validate, uses tables for layout, and generally violates the sensibilities of hard core standards proponents. The following comment to Molly’s post by "Frank" says it all. Google’s [...]
I have been documenting some coding best-practices to be followed by web programmers I work with. Two of the best resources on HTML accessibility that I have come across so far are: Dive Into Accessibility by Mark Pilgrim Accessible HTML/XHTML Forms found at The Web Standards Project Found on Amazon.com: Constructing Accessible Websites Designing with [...]
By way of an article at The Web Standards Project, I came across a good piece by Douglas Bowman, which he presented at Digital Design World, called "Throwing Tables Out the Window." In it he walks through the benefits of redesigning the presentation layer of a corporate web site (in this case, Microsoft.com), and not [...]
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