December 2009
13 posts
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Head’s up on tag optimization (SEM 101) →
Much of what constitutes a well-architected webpage is never displayed in the page itself. The contents of the tag are what you see in a browser. But a webpage consists of two major elements, the tag only being one. The content of the tag (and for that matter, the document type declaration (DTD), which precedes the tag in the page’s code, is just as important for search engine optimization...
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Creating a custom Tumblr theme →
Tumblr lets you fully customize the appearance of your blog by editing your theme’s HTML code.
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Five Minute Argument →
A collection of articles, editorials, and tutorials about css, html, and the World Wide Web.
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Implementing a progress bar →
A recent question to the css-d mailing list raised the issue of progress bars and how they should be marked-up and styled. Specifically, the question dealt with how the progress bar could be linked whilst remaining valid.
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HTML5 Gallery →
A showcase of sites using HTML5 markup
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(X)HTML5 Tracking →
HTML5 specification tracker
How to Use Operating System Styles in CSS →
One of the lesser-known features of CSS2.1 is the ability to define fonts and colors that are in use by the underlying Operating System theme. This can be useful in situations when you require tighter OS integration, e.g. HTML help files, Adobe AIR or perhaps offline web applications.
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Styling HTML Lists with CSS →
If you’re new to CSS, this article should provide a good overview of the different types of lists available, as well as some of the browser quirks that occur in relation to HTML lists, with some helpful advice that should prevent those quirks from becoming major road blocks to good design.
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Top 15+ Best Practices for Writing Super Readable... →
Code readability is a universal subject in the world of computer programming. It’s one of the first things we learn as developers. Readable and maintainable code is something to be proud of in a finished product. We can share it with others, contribute to other projects, and reuse code from applications we wrote months or even years ago.
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Everything you need to know about HTML5 →
What’s new in HTML5 and what happened to XHTML2
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Pushing Your Buttons With Practical CSS3 →
Calls to action are critical for any website, and a compelling, attention-grabbing, clickable button goes a long way toward driving that engagement. In the past, really awesome buttons needed extra markup, sliding doors or other trickery. We’ll show you here how to create nice button styles without any hacks or cheats.