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Code an Imageless Blog Template With HTML and CSS3

cssfactory — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:40:24 +0000

This tutorial will show you how to create a blog HTML template using CSS3 to create some nice effects, without using any image.

Learning to Love HTML5

elving — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:15:15 +0000

It seems that new resources and articles for teaching and promoting HTML5 are popping up almost daily. We’ve been given HTML5 templates in the form of the HTML5 boilerplate and HTML5 Reset (although they both go beyond just HTML5 stuff).

How to Build a Kick-Butt CSS3 Mega Drop-Down Menu

elving — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:03:52 +0000

Often used on e-commerce or large scale websites, mega menus are becoming more and more popular, as they offer an effective solution to displaying a lot of content while keeping a clean layout. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to build a cross-browser, awesome CSS-only drop-down mega menu, using nice CSS3 features.

50 New Useful CSS Techniques, Tutorials and Tools

elving — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:57:17 +0000

These are great times for front-end developers. After months of exaggerated excitement about HTML5 and CSS3, the web design community now starts coming up with CSS techniques that actually put newly available technologies to practical use instead of abusing them for pure aesthetic purposes.

10 jQuery Custom Scrollbar Plugins

NetKit — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:53:46 +0000

If you ever wanted to add some custom scrollbars to your website, to scroll the contents and the default browser scrollbars just doesn’t match up with your design, than make sure you check this list of 10 jQuery custom scrollbar plugins.

August’s Best Resources for CSS3

NetKit — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:16:16 +0000

Here are the best CSS3 coding techniques and tutorials of August 2010, 36 fresh resources to help keeping up with new technologies.

CSS3 Support in Internet Explorer 9

elving — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:32:55 +0000

If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering, amidst all the hype surrounding the release of IE9 Beta, whether or not Microsoft has finally begun to keep up with the other browser makers. Has IE9 changed Microsoft’s reputation of always lagging behind? Does the Beta realease of IE9 indicate that Microsoft is finally keeping up with the Joneses? You be the judge.

HTML5: The Facts And The Myths - Smashing Magazine

elving — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:26:32 +0000

You can’t escape it. Everyone’s talking about HTML5. it’s perhaps the most hyped technology since people started putting rounded corners on everything and using unnecessary gradients. In fact, a lot of what people call HTML5 is actually just old-fashioned DHTML or AJAX. Mixed in with all the information is a lot of misinformation, so here, JavaScript expert Remy Sharp and Opera’s Bruce Lawson look at some of the myths and sort the truth from the common misconceptions.

Enhance your web forms with new HTML5 features

elving — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:11:44 +0000

HTML5 introduces numerous new options to create more functional web forms. In this article, I’ll show you exciting new HTML5 features to improve your forms and make them more functional and user-friendly.

HTML5 and Even Fancier Forms

elving — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:45:52 +0000

Let’s take a closer look at HTML5 forms, and uncover today’s practical applications while peering into tomorrow’s bounty. There’s something for everybody, with improved usability for mobile browsers, sweet CSS, and easier ways to drive everyday form functionality like placeholder text.

Maintainable CSS3 Using PHP

elving — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:45:50 +0000

One of the primary challenges that arises when dealing with CSS3 properties is the maintenance of the different proprietary prefixes. At least one solution has been offered to help prevent the so-called “forking” that results.

JavaScript from Null: Cross-Browser Event Binding | Nettuts+

dev-guy24 — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:34:06 +0000

In chapter five of this series, we jumped into the muddy world of event listeners. In that episode, we only got our feet wet; however, today, we’ll take things a step further as we implement a far more efficient solution. Along the way, we’ll learn a plethora of new techniques.

Quick Tip: Quick and Easy JavaScript Testing with “Assert” | Nettuts+

dev-guy24 — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:19:55 +0000

Years ago, I learned a deceptively simple “assert” function from John Resig, for testing your JavaScript. Amazingly, at barely five or six lines, this code provides a great level of power and control over your code, when testing. I’ll show you how to use it in today’s video quick tip.

Considering an (x)HTML5 Methodology :: Echo Enduring Blog

elving — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:05:06 +0000

On Friday, I opened up my mailbox and was pretty stoked to find that my copy of HTML5 for Web Designers by Jeremy Keith had finally arrived, just over two weeks after having ordered it (pretty good coming from the U.S. to Canada). I immediately sat down and started reading it, and finished it up yesterday. There’s a lot of really great material packed into those few short pages and I’m not going to try to dissect it all here.

jQuery Plugin Checklist: Should You Use That jQuery Plug-In? - Smashing Magazine

elving — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:58:31 +0000

jQuery plug-ins provide an excellent way to save time and streamline development, allowing programmers to avoid having to build every component from scratch. But plug-ins are also a wild card that introduce an element of uncertainty into any code base. A good plug-in saves countless development hours; a bad plug-in leads to bug fixes that take longer than actually building the component from scratch.

How to easily create charts using jQuery and HTML5

elving — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:19:41 +0000

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For years, Flash was the only solution to display a dynamic chart on a website. But thanks to modern techniques, the dying Flash isn't needed anymore. In this tutorial, I'll show you how easy it is to transform a basic HTML table into a profesionnal looking chart using visualize.js, a very useful jQuery plugin.

PHP and MySQL Tutorial – Lesson 1 | Webmonkey | Wired.com

elving — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:23:45 +0000

In the first installment of this three-lesson tutorial, we cover everything you need to know to begin developing database hubs. You’ll get instructions for installation on both Unix and Windows, and then you’ll learn some simple scripts that will insert information into a database and display that data on a web page.

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elving — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:06:36 +0000

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10 fresh open-source scripts for your upcoming web app | Web Developer Juice

elving — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:51:26 +0000

Free and open source software is software that is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to use, study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code. Here is the list of ten fresh open source script which may force you to open new web application.

Inset Border Effect jQuery Plugin | CSS-Tricks

elving — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:21:40 +0000

By combining the effects, new effects can be achieved and I noticed, that when used with a higher “inset” value, it gives you a really nice effect on the iPhone’s web browser. Feel free to do whatever you like with this plugin.