http://www.reinholdweber.com The life, work and thoughts of Reinhold Weber, a German new media designer and developer. en-us Reinhold Weber A detailed and easy to follow analysis of the z-index property, with visual examples and practical suggestions. Read the full article at impressivewebs.com → http://poshcss.com/2009/06/18/a-detailed-look-at-the-z-index-css-property I don?t know about you but I?m not really satisfied with the level of control CSS gives me today. The feature set is just too restraining, and while I know how to use it to create anything I want, there is always plenty of code which I wish I didn?t need to duplicate, or I wish I could have written more elegantly. Read the full article at usabilitypost.com → http://poshcss.com/2009/06/17/introducing-less-a-better-css Why is it that, when it comes to CSS, we?re stuck in the past and so afraid of experimenting? Why is it that we still use inconvenient CSS hacks and JavaScript-dependent techniques for styling? Why can?t we make use of the rich CSS3 features and tools available in modern Web browsers and take the quality of our designs to the next level? Read the full article at smashingmagazine.com → http://poshcss.com/2009/06/16/take-your-design-to-the-next-level-with-css3 Print stylesheets often come as a secondary thought on many websites, after all, who prints a webpage anyway?! Despite their slightly infrequent use, a print stylesheet can really help polish the printed document for when it is used. It doesn?t take too long to create, so let?s take a look at some handy tips that you can put into practice on your own site. Read the full article at line25.com → http://poshcss.com/2009/06/15/handy-tips-for-creating-a-print-css-stylesheet Not necessarily essential, but nevertheless amusing and actually quite convincing argument about the centrality of architecture in the Ivan Reitman classic (and its sequel). “The Ghostbusters’ quest is not for recognition, but simply for the right to exist, to be weird, to have different theories and succeed. Standing in their way are several forces of the ‘establishment’ — from Dean Yeager, to Walter Peck of the Environmental Protection Agency, to the Mayor — who repeatedly try to shut the Ghostbusters down. This battle against the establishment, so central to the Ghostbusters’ story, is reflected throughout the film by architectural setting.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/subtraction/~3/QdlIn5UHheY/architecture-in-ghostbusters For the next week or so, I’m in Paris again, visiting my father along with my nephew Justin, shown here on Boulevard Voltaire in the 3rd Arrondissement. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/subtraction/~3/WV7PE-4kaiU/boulevard-voltaire Building websites by hand with all html/css pages was fine a couple years ago, but now there are tons of Content Management Systems out there that make our jobs as developers and publishers SO much easier! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cssglobe/~3/nxfPQLsvI8c/top-12-free-content-management-systems-cms A nice little menu effect, when you rollover one item of your menu, the font-size expand to 225% giving it a really "flash" feel. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cssglobe/~3/CYnD7XMn4Uc/a-jquery-flash-like-menu A detailed and easy to follow analysis of the z-index property, with visual examples and practical suggestions. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cssglobe/~3/sX94O1evwJg/a-detailed-look-at-the-zindex-css-property On improving maintainability with special focus on web development (HTML, CSS, scripting). http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cssglobe/~3/ytVZ8ELINfg/maintainability-guide-beta