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June, 2008 archive

Some links for light reading (25/6/08)

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

hAccessibility redux?
Removing Microformats from bbc.co.uk/programmes
The Touch Barrier - Accessibility and usability issues around touch technologies
On A Scale of 1 to 5
CSS Editors Reviewed
Breaking Out of the Box With CSS Layouts
Nifty Navigation Tricks Using CSS
The point of “Open” in OpenID
html vs css pt2/navigation lists
10 Measures for Continuous Website Maintenance
Social Design Patterns for Reputation Systems: […]

Some links for light reading (18/6/08)

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 3
Firefox 3: What’s New, What’s Hot, and What’s Not
Opera Browser Ver: 9.50
Australian Tech events
Patrick Lauke on WCAG2
html vs css pt1/an introduction
Sketching in Code: the Magic of Prototyping
Faux Absolute Positioning
Block Quotes and Pull Quotes: Examples and Good Practices
10 Examples of beautiful css typography and how they did it
Why Do Web […]

“Checked” inputs and attribute minimization

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I was recently sent this question:
I tried to use the following code in an XHTML page. When I validated the page, this showed up as invalid. Why?
<input name=”name” type=”checkbox” checked />
Answer:
The use of “checked” in this way is referred to as “attribute minimization”. This means the author has used the attribute’s name but has not […]

Some links for light reading (11/6/08)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Download day 2008
Choosing the right tool
The Wheres and Whens of Users’ Expectations
Clean and pure CSS FORM design
International Address Fields in Web Forms
Migrating from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0
More css performance testing (pt 3)
IE8 Beta 2 Coming in August
Grandfather builds Web browser for autistic grandson
Progressive enhancement of links using the CSS attribute selector
Developing your Descriptions - […]

Some links for light reading (4/6/08)

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Writing an Interface Style Guide
Saving the Spark: Developing Creative Ideas
The Missing Link
Applying Divine Proportion To Your Web Designs
Design Rants
Why we skip Photoshop
Quick and Easy Flash Prototypes
Beyond CAPTCHA: No Bots Allowed!
How to Code HTML Email Newsletters
IE Tester
Optional Tags in HTML 4
ARIA Slider, Part 1
Announcing SquirrelFish
Roundpic
Facebook Open Source Projects
New eGovernment Activity to Help Improve Government […]