Archived posts, February 2005
Web Developer 0.9.3
Changing the keyboard shortcuts now works.
JavaScript Triggers
Using custom attributes to attach JavaScript events to elements.
Information Aversion
Dave Shea and others find combined RSS feeds annoying.
Basics of search engine optimisation
Basic tips for Search Engine Optimisation: add quality content regularly and make sure your site is well-built.
Keeping multiple Macs in sync
Some excellent tips for syncing Macs.
The Accessibility Challenge
Making sure a site stays accessible once it’s been handed over to the client is difficult.
Tipping Firefox across the chasm
When will Firefox become truly mainstream?
Invisible Information
Some thoughts on semantics and invisible information in HTML documents.
Heading Elements, Semantics and the Spec
Andy Budd on the use of heading elements.
Designing URIs
How URIs affect sustainability, perception of stability, and ease of use.
PHP Labs
An excellent introduction to XHTML and how to build modular documents with PHP.
Creating accessible bar charts
A neat way of using tables to create accessible bar charts.
Accessibility charlatans
Claims of adhering to accessibility standards are often false and nothing more than marketing.
CMS Do’s and Don’ts
Things to think about before choosing a CMS for yourself or a client.
24timmarsbloggen
A blog devoted to The 24/7 Agency, a part of Swedish government agency Statskontoret (In Swedish).
A Rant (Mostly) About Web Content
Many people don’t realise that a website needs good content to work.
A letter from Opera to Microsoft
Some suggestions on how Microsoft can achieve interoperability.
Very Dynamic Web Interfaces
A great introduction to XMLHttpRequest.
Print CSS and IE Expressions
IE/Win has problems printing documents that use certain CSS expressions.
IE 7 is coming
Looks like they changed their minds. Sort of.
The ‘lang’ Attribute
Using the lang attribute to mark up multilingual text is not always straightforward.
Building a university website
A general outline of the creation of the new website for The Faculty of Arts at Göteborg University.
Best Swedish blog
Vote for the best Swedish blog. Yes, 456 Berea Street is a nominee :-)
Understanding Color and Accessibility
What to keep in mind when choosing colours for a website.
CSS Management
Two articles that discuss managing and optimising CSS files on large sites.
Screenfont.ca
All about fonts for captions and subtitles.
Unobtrusive Javascript
A guide to the modern use of JavaScript.
A tribute to selectors
CSS attribute selectors explained.
Efficient CSS with shorthand properties
Tricks for writing more efficient CSS by using shorthand properties.
The :hover-experience
An article exploring the quirky percentages in IE6’s visual formatting model.
Making Simple Work of Complex CSS Layouts
A step by step tutorial for building a flexible CSS based layout.
Firefox 1.0.1
A security update that includes fixes for spoofing and other vulnerabilities.
Language tags in HTML and XML
How to choose the appropriate language code(s) and how to use them.
Simple Clearing of Floats
A really simple way of clearing floats without extra markup.
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