Archived posts, December 2003
HTML - not so simple
A while back, Patrick Griffiths at HTML Dog wrote about the need to take HTML seriously. I agree with what…
Liquid layout and web standards
As a suitable follow-up to the recent debates on liquid vs fixed layout, Russ Weakley of Max Design has published…
Site news
Since things have been pretty slow on the web the past few days, I’ve spent some time tweaking things around…
HTML tables are not illegal
While the current push for web standards and tableless, CSS-based layout is great for the web, I have seen some…
Common coding problems
There’s a new article by John Gallant and Holly Bergevin up at CommunityMX. Common Coding Problems with HTML and CSS…
Recent Alertboxes
Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003 is Jakob Nielsen’s list of popular things to get wrong in 2003. Let…
XHTML and CSS Learning resources
Apple’s Web Page Development: Best Practices is a very good introduction to creating standards-conforming websites. The article brings up some…
The Great Fixed vs Fluid Debate
Over the last week or so I’ve seen several posts (with very interesting discussions going on in the comments) about…
Bits and pieces
A bunch of links to interesting reads: Web Standards for Business: François Nonnenmacher highlights the benefits of using web standards…
WaSP interviews Todd Dominey
There’s yet another great interview at The Web Standards Project. This time the WaSP interviews Todd Dominey about how he…
Ads on the Web
Ads on websites often annoy people. A lot. Some people will spend a lot of time and effort to prevent…
Website reviews
This one is for those of you who speak (well, read would be enough) Swedish. Webbplatskritik by Per Ångström of…
Trim your CSS
If you’re not careful when developing a website, you may end up with a bloated CSS file that is easy…
Multiple paragraphs in list items
It’s been a while since the last SimpleQuiz, but there’s a new one out. SimpleQuiz › Part X › Multi-Paragraph…
GAWDS
The Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS) is open for business, and is looking for new members. From the launch…
CSS Selectors explained
If you enjoyed Max Design’s Listutorial and Floatutorial, you’ll like the new Selectutorial, which is just as informative. This tutorial…
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