Archived posts, May 2006
Check your site with The Scrutinizer
A service that lets you analyse and validate the quality and popularity of any web page using various tools and testers on the web.
Levels of HTML knowledge
Descriptions of a few different levels of HTML knowledge among people working in the web industry.
Explore the DOM with Firebug
A very useful Firefox extension that logs JavaScript, CSS, and XML errors to a console and makes it both easy and fun to explore the DOM.
WCAG 2 disregards Web standards
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 is confusing, difficult to understand, hard to implement, and disregards web standards.
HTML validation with Safari Tidy
A plugin which uses Tidy to automatically validate the HTML of every page you open in Safari.
Don’t customise the look and feel of form fields
Don’t fight browsers by overusing CSS hacks and changing the appearance and behaviour of form controls.
A letter from WASP-EduTF to Skolverket
An attempt to influence the Swedish National Agency for Education to update the web development methods being taught in Swedish schools.
The future of CSS hacking
Dave Shea on the history and future of CSS hacks and filters, and how to best deal with browser discrepancies in the future.
AJAX, JavaScript support and screen reader accessibility
Making websites and web based applications that use a lot of JavaScript accessible isn’t as easy as just making sure that there is a non-JavaScript fallback.
Stylegala is for sale
One of the best web design showcase sites ever is for sale. Got at least USD 30k to spend?
Say why instead of no to bad design
Next time you get a design request that you want to say no to, say why instead and start a conversation that makes both sides think.
Writing good HTML is a craft
Markup is the foundation that solid front-end architecture is built upon. Get your markup right and you will make the rest easier.
Microsoft and Internet Explorer vs. web standards
Microsoft’s new Internet Explorer 7 web browser is much improved, but many web professionals are far from enthusiastic about it. Here’s why.
ONOFF: another failed redesign
Swedish consumer electronics chain ONOFF launches a new, inaccessible, invalid website and falsely claims that it is accessible.
Skip links: visible or hidden?
Many accessibility-aware web professionals provide skip links to make in-page navigation easier. But is it ok to hide them?
Accessibility statements and site viewing options
The Glaucoma Research Foundation website has a well-written accessibility statement and site viewing widgets that are actually usable.
Opening new windows with JavaScript, version 1.1
A revised version of a previously described script that will open links that have a certain class name in a new window.
Testing in both IE 6 and IE 7
Which method does the IE Team recommend that web professionals use to test their work in both IE 6 and IE 7?
Interviewed at HTML Editor Reviews
Eric Barstad asked me a few pretty simple questions about my development environment and what software I use.
Last Call Working Draft of WCAG 2.0 published
Last chance to submit comments on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 before the document moves on to become a referenceable recommendation.
Ten deadly sins of web design
A list of ten huge mistakes no web designer or developer should be caught making.
Using JavaScript instead of target to open new windows
How to use JavaScript to make links open in new windows without using the target attribute, which is not allowed in strict doctypes.
Windows Live Shopping for IE Windows only
Microsoft’s new Web 2.0 shopping portal only accepts visitors who are using Internet Explorer for Windows.
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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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