Archived posts, May 2004
Non-latin Lorem Ipsum
Get your dummy text in other languages and character encodings than the standard iso latin.
Equal height boxes with CSS
Many web designers really like the idea of being able to place two or more containers, or boxes, side by…
Budget Design
Budget Design: Increase Profit by Improving Process is an eBook from Sinelogic that offers good advice on how to make web projects profitable.
Bookmarks for standards testing
Joe Clark has posted a huge list of links to web standards and accessibility resources.
:BefTer Drop Shadows
Use the :before and :after pseudo elements to create drop shadows.
Ticked Off Visited Links
Simon Collison writes about an alternative way of styling visited links.
Municipal Web Accessibility
Alt Tags have tested 408 Californian city websites for accessibility and usability, with disappointing results. 89 % of the websites…
Onion Skinned Drop Shadows
Yet another way of creating drop shadows with CSS.
Slight Design Tweak
As you may have noticed, I’ve made some minor design changes. Except for a problem in IE5/Win where the navigation…
Mapping DTDs: making validation usable
DTD Mapper helps you decrypt Document Type Definitions.
What is RSS/XML/Atom/Syndication?
Dave Shea explains RSS, XML, Atom, syndication, news feeds etc.
Son of Suckerfish Dropdowns
Suckerfish dropdown menus with improved accessibility and compatibility.
The right tool for the right job
An interesting story about tools.
How to size text using ems
Richard Rutter (Clagnut) explains how to size text using ems.
Tables for layout?
Recently, both Andy Budd and Dave Shea have written about how they consider using tables for layout acceptable in some…
Clearing floats without a clearer
A way of clearing a floated element without having to add extra markup.
Opera 7.50
Opera 7.50 has been released, and it’s looking great, so give it a try.
Characters and Encodings
A W3C document that provides practical techniques related to character sets, encodings, and other character-specific matters.
Specifying the language of content
A W3C document on practical techniques related to specifying the language of content.
Learning Resources
A large collection of resources on HTML, XHTML, CSS, accessibility, usability, and more.
Extending XHTML: Target and Strict
How to extend XHTML to make it allow the target attribute.
Semantics vs bold and italics
In his article When Semantic Markup Goes Bad, Matthew Thomas writes about why always replacing <i> and <b> with <em>…
Navigation Matrix
Didier Hilhorst explains how to create an image-based navigation bar that uses only one image file.
SimpleQuiz Part XVI: Launching Windows
Interesting discussion on how to launch new windows when using XHTML 1.0 Strict.
Styling Form Widgets
Cameron Adams on why styling form elements is often a bad idea.
Staying valid
Simon Willison explains how he keeps the XHTML on his site valid.
Scalable Mini Tabs
Dan Cederholm has updated his mini tabs to support text resizing.
Is Microsoft listening?
Is Microsoft listening? Maybe. Robert Scoble is collecting feedback on IE. Let him know what you want fixed. Be as…
Web User Education Guidelines
Derek Featherstone presents guidelines for teaching web users about accessibility.
User Responsibility
An interesting discussion on when web accessibility becomes the responsibility of the user.
Does Microsoft Care About Web Standards?
An article on how Microsoft disregards web standards in their web browsers, authoring tools, and server software.
Mountaintop Corners
Dan Cederholm explains a technique to create boxes with rounded corners.
What Is Web Accessibility?
An overview of what web accessibility is and who you need to consider when building an accessible website.
A Roadmap to Standards
Dave Shea has posted a guide for anyone who wants to learn about and use web standards, but doesn’t know where to start.
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About the author
Roger Johansson is a Swedish web professional specialising in web standards, accessibility, and usability. More about me and this site.
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