CSS Menu Writer
Thu, 15/05/2008 - 10:16amThe nice people at WebAssist.com are letting me try out their new CSS Menu Writer extension for Dreamweaver. I got a demonstration of it yesterday, and I've been putting it...
View ArticleWeb Design Tools - The Site Test
Wed, 03/09/2008 - 11:14pmIf you are a site designer, or a site owner, you will at some point need to evaluate a site. Do the bones of the site stand up, or it is a screaming wreck hidden behind a...
View ArticleCSS Menu Writer Rides Again
Sat, 13/09/2008 - 9:42pmI'm still using the CSS Menu Writer that I got to evaluate. I have to say it's very slick. I'm working on a WordPress site that I hope to reveal soon, and it came in very handy....
View ArticleWeb Design Resources - Updated
Sat, 29/11/2008 - 7:10amI was putting together a list of resources that I regularly use for someone, and I thought it might be helpful for someone else. Firefox ResourcesWeb Developer - all purpose...
View ArticleTest Driven
Mon, 05/01/2009 - 7:23amTest-Driven CSS (sorta) at zahnsterWhen starting this task, I knew that we'd have to come up with an at-a-glance method for our developers to take the newly re-factored CSS and...
View ArticleSkip Links
Tue, 06/01/2009 - 7:30amUnlike many others, our recommended method of implementing skip links ensures that all keyboard users ’see’ the skip link, as it appears visually on screen when a user tabs to...
View ArticleIE6
Tue, 06/01/2009 - 10:15pmIE PNG Fix - TwinHelixThis script adds near-native PNG support with alpha opacity to IE 5.5 and 6. Now you can have full translucency and no more ugly grey borders! It requires...
View ArticleWhy IE?
Mon, 02/02/2009 - 6:59pmI've logged close to thirty hours in Internet Explorer (IE) 8 in the last few weeks doing browser testing. The more I use it, the more I think to myself "why would you use...
View ArticleVisible or Invisible Links
Wed, 11/02/2009 - 11:21pmWebsite's in general, and blogs in particular, are all about links. Sending people where you want, to content that they want. Are your links easy to find? How about if your...
View ArticleInternet Explorer 8, or is it 7?
Fri, 13/02/2009 - 7:50pmMore bad news from Microsoft. Despite the uproar caused when they originally suggested making developers opt in, to get standards compliance mode in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8)...
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Accessible Recovery?
Fri, 20/02/2009 - 8:01amI was asked by a friend to take a look at recovery.gov yesterday. To be honest, I was disappointed. While it is a pretty site, it isn't nearly as accessible as it should...
View ArticleNY Senate, Drupal, and Accessibility
Tue, 12/05/2009 - 1:21pmI just noticed at Dries Buytaert's site that New York State Senate is using Drupal. It's now a very stylish looking Drupal site. Its' visual style is quite nice, but what lurks...
View ArticleSelective Enough?
Wed, 20/01/2010 - 5:56amAre you being selective enough with your CSS? Maybe too much? CSS Selectors are the basis of good CSS. Inappropriate Selector choice is one of the most common sources of...
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North Dakota's www.nd.gov
Thu, 01/07/2010 - 1:00amAs part of my work with North Dakota Government's Information Technology Department (ITD) I with a team of people maintaining www.nd.gov. We've recently launched a series of...
View ArticleA Link of a Different Color
Thu, 23/09/2010 - 8:03pmI've been spending a lot of time reviewing websites lately. I keep seeing the same few mistakes over and over. Some of them may be intentional design choices, but for the most...
View ArticleWeb Image File Types
November 15, 2007 - 7:09amWhat type of image should I use online, JPG, GIF, or PNG? Simple question, but the obvious reply is another question. How are you going to use the image? One of my favorite...
View ArticleSizing Text in CSS
November 20, 2007 - 7:32amA List Apart has a great article on How to Size Text in CSSIn this article, we will reconcile the designer's requirement for accuracy with the user's need to resize text on...
View ArticleIE6 bugs, defined
April 24, 2008 - 8:41amIE 6 actually had the best CSS support of any browser when it first came out... SEVEN YEARS AGO. - CSS-TricksChris Coyier at CSS Tricks has written a very nice piece on IE6 CSS...
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