Archived posts, April 2007
Interviewed for AppleMac.se
In an interview for the Swedish Apple blog AppleMac.se, I talk a bit about my experience of being a Mac user.
The Autistic Cuckoo returns (sort of)
Tommy Olsson temporarily resurrects his blog to inform us of some great articles he has published on other sites.
How to prevent HTML tables from becoming too wide
A rarely used CSS property comes to the rescue when dealing with oversized content in tables.
5 questions for 35 designers
Smashing Magazine asked 35 designers 5 questions each and compiled the answers into a huge article with many good design tips.
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Book review)
Andy Clarke combines technical know-how and wicked graphic design skills to create a fantastic, forward-looking book on CSS.
Unobtrusive and keyboard accessible connected select boxes
One nice approach to creating connected select boxes that are keyboard accessible and do not require JavaScript.
Poll results: 50.4% of respondents maximise windows
The results of a poll that asked respondents if they maximise their Web browser window, which OS they use, and what resolution their screen is.
Statistics help needed
I want to turn three columns of data into useful diagrams, but simply cannot figure out how to do it.
Guidelines for creating better markup
Writing good markup is a craft. Here are some guidelines that will help you improve the quality of your markup.
Adding vs. not removing accessibility
Only sites that are badly constructed to begin with or have had too many accessibility-removing additions grafted on need to be made accessible.
Lame excuses for not being a Web professional
Excuses that may be valid in some circumstances are too often used to cover up somebody’s lack of knowledge about modern Web design or development.
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML and CSS (Book review)
Patrick Griffiths transforms the HTML Dog website into a book promoting best practice XHTML and CSS.
base2.DOM is my kind of JavaScript library
Dean Edwards has created a library that is standards-based and lets JavaScript look like JavaScript.
Joining the W3C HTML Working Group
The new W3C HTML Working Group really is open to the community of Web professionals. Consider joining. I did.
WCAG 2.0 released today
Completely out of the blue, the Final Recommendation of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 was released today.
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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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