CSS B.R.A.T. is a great idea, but one that should be seriously thought about before implemented. For those Web folks responsible for supporting intranets, having to wrangle many editors, this is a great tool, but it should be avoided for anything…
Category Archives XHTML
Eliminating the IE duplication bug
5/30/2006 – 9:59 am
This site demonstrates a few ways to eliminate the duplicate characters bug, which is one of the most annoying issues in IE 6. The bug causes the last character(s) within a float to appear twice, the second instance being outside the…
Mmmm Code Snippets
5/8/2006 – 9:00 am
Code Snippets is an online resource, providing a central user-writable repository for chunks of reusable code. A stroll through the language-agnostic site provides a plethora of tasty bits and bytes from many programming languages and frameworks. Each snippet can be tagged…
Efficient WebDev Tip
4/3/2006 – 7:46 am
The post Write Stylesheets Simultaneously has a great tip for easing the initial development of a new site. Instead of manually reloading your browser each time you want to view your changes to your markup or CSS, throw a simple meta…
Anatomy of a Document
12/5/2005 – 10:47 am
Anatomy of a Document - “deconstructed, annotated XHTML document for your education and enjoyment.”
Collapsible Menus
10/15/2005 – 11:40 am
I have implemented pureDOMexplorer (pde) in the sidebar to clean up the navigation a bit. It sits upon a foundation of accessible, XHTML-compliant unordered lists and uses unobtrusive JavaScript to toggle the visibility of sub-categories. It was extremely easy to implement…
IE 7 + IE Hacks = Breakage
10/13/2005 – 1:11 pm
As expected, the introduction of IE 7 will wreak havoc on those sites that utilize CSS hacks to serve up different styles to IE browsers. The IE development team is urging developers to clean up their hacks. They recommend the use…
Tables and Dogma
4/7/2005 – 8:27 am
Dave Shea has written a great post about his misunderstanding of when to use (or not use) tables in his post Too Far. For those of you unfamiliar with Dave, he has provided a wealth of information and tools to…
Abbreviations are a Breeze
3/26/2005 – 12:01 pm
Juicy Studio: Abbreviations are a Breeze - A lengthy, and impressive post describing the differences and proper use of abbreviations and acronyms, with an eye toward correct markup.