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Language-wide Features in CSS 6 Aug 2013 | 03:33 pm
In addition to the unique property/value pairs that CSS offers, there are also a small handful of language-wide features that can come in handy, including a few that are brand new in the spec. These ...
The Minimum Code for a CSS Transition 30 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Here’s something interesting that you may not have realized about CSS3 transitions. Normally, you’ll see a transition declared something like this: Or maybe using longhand, like this: In both cases,...
What’s the Status of the ::selection Pseudo-element? 25 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Ever since HTML5 Boilerplate put the ::selection pseudo-element on the map, so to speak, most CSS developers nowadays have been including this selector as part of their universal styles. To get cross...
Launching Soon: Web Tools Weekly 18 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Off and on over the past few months, I’ve been planning and working on a new project that is now ready to launch: Web Tools Weekly, a (you guessed it) weekly email newsletter targeted at front-end dev...
HTML5 History API: A Syntax Primer 11 Jul 2013 | 02:55 pm
As most of us probably are aware, a significant part of the HTML5 spec is the expansion of the History API. This post will not be a super extensive discussion of this subject, especially since it’s s...
Good Code Solves Problems 28 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
It should be a coder's goal to make sure that every character in every line of code serves some purpose. The quality of code is not dependent on good form, prettiness, or theoretical benefits. Code s...
Using tabindex with :focus 24 Apr 2013 | 03:38 am
For those who have studied web site accessibility, this is probably old hat. Admittedly, I haven't spent enough time thinking about accessibility, so this is one of those things I didn't even realize ...
Fixing Backspace Back Button Functionality When Using Autofocus 2 Apr 2013 | 03:27 pm
Let's say you're viewing different pages in your browser, and in the midst of your browsing you decide to visit a Google's home page. The cursor is blinking in the search field. This means the cursor...
Quick Tip: Use HTML Comments to Indicate Pseudo-elements 26 Mar 2013 | 02:00 pm
At the recent W3Conf Nicolas Gallagher explained that although pseudo-elements have helped us add decorative content to our pages while keeping our HTML clean, this has led to some maintainability iss...
thatsNotYoChild.js — Fixing Parent-Child Opacity 20 Mar 2013 | 03:08 am
One of the posts on this website that consistently gets a significant amount of traffic (5000+ page views this month alone) is a ridiculous article I wrote that discusses how to make a child element n...
