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Sunday, August 7th, 2011
TweetCSS allows us to move elements around the page, and even stack elements on top of each other. We can control the dimensions and positions of elements at the pixel level. This is one of the most significant advantages of using CSS for presentation rather than HTML attributes. Elements in CSS largely fall into two [...]
Tags: block elements, block level elements, boxes, bugs, css3, html attributes, inline element, inline elements, pixel level, span, stack elements, ul
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Monday, April 11th, 2011
TweetNow that CSS3 and HTML5 are well and truly here, fixing websites for Internet Explorer has become a more arduous task than most designers are prepared to undertake. Why do I say this? Well, taking a look at the web today it seems that the majority of web designers have simply given up on adding [...]
Tags: arduous task, background color, borders, bugs, chrome, chrome frame, colour, css, css3, cutting edge, design, drop shadows, gif, gradients, html, internet explorer, javascript, jQuery, png, replacements, rounded corners, safari, segments, square corners, textured background, transparent areas, trident, web designers, web today, webkit
Posted in useability, web design | 6 Comments »
Monday, February 21st, 2011
TweetFixed positioning is fairly uncommon in css, but can be a nifty little trick. However it was only implemented in Internet Explorer from IE7 onwards. It should work in IE8, but for some reason it doesn’t always behave as expected. It’s possible to get around this by forcing IE8 to emulate IE7, but a simple [...]
Tags: bugs, css, design, google, ie7, ie8, internet explorer, w3c, xhtml doctype
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Thursday, February 10th, 2011
TweetI have just been making a jQuery popover for a client’s site. I must confess, I cheated and adapted the information in this wonderful jQuery popover effects tutorial on teamtutorials.com. It’s a great timesaver for someone like me, as I’m no jQuery maven. I have had hours of fun writing programs in JavaScript, but DOM [...]
Tags: appearance, browser window, bugs, design, DHTML, internet explorer, jQuery, popover, remove(), scripting, special effects, splash, writing programs, youtube video
Posted in jQuery, web design | 4 Comments »