Archived posts, May 2011
Validate URL syntax with JavaScript
How to use JavaScript to verify that the path, query and fragment parts of a URL use valid syntax according to RFC 3986.
Clipping text with CSS3 text-overflow
Sometimes you may find that a design forces you to clip content. Fortunately CSS3 offers a way of indicating that text has been clipped.
iOS tip: how to zoom on web pages that have disabled user zoom
iOS has a Zoom feature that lets you zoom the entire screen and comes in handy on web sites and apps that use small text and disable user scaling.
Get element text, including alt text for images, with JavaScript
A JavaScript function that returns the text content of an element and its descendants, including alternative text for images and image map areas.
Accessibility checklists can be helpful if used right
Some people argue that checklists should not be used when evaluating accessibility. I think they work fine when used right.
Do unobtrusive, accessible social media sharing widgets exist?
No social media sharing widgets that I know of are keyboard friendly, and most use obtrusive markup. Anyone know of an accessible, unobtrusive option?
Styling ordered list numbers
How to use generated content to style the numbers of an ordered list separately from the rest of the list item.
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