February 2012
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httpstatus.es →
Database of HTTP status codes with their IETF and Wikipedia descriptions.
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normalize.css →
Normalize.css is a customisable CSS file that makes browsers render all elements more consistently and in line with modern standards. We researched the differences between default browser styles in order to precisely target only the styles that need normalizing.
Read more about normalize.css.
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Designing dropdowns in Bootstrap →
In Bootstrap, we use a mix of both hover and click though–hover for tooltips and popovers, clicks for dropdowns and more. What it really boils down to is user intent. The purpose of a hover state is to indicate something is clickable (underlined text) or to provide some quick information (full URL in a tooltip). The purpose of a click is to actually do something, to take an explicit action....
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The Yahoo! Style Guide →
Learn how to write and edit for a global audience through best practices from Yahoo!
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Nine Best Practices For Optimized < title > Tags →
Good clean SEO fun.
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Not Pinterested →
Pinterest have created their own meta-tag so site owners can discorage users of that site from pinning their content.
<meta name="pinterest" content="nopin" />
When a user tries to pin from your site, they will see this message:
“This site doesn’t allow pinning to Pinterest. Please contact the owner with any questions. Thanks for visiting!”
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JSHint →
JSHint is a tool to detect errors and potential problems in JavaScript code.
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WrapBootstrap →
WrapBootstrap is a marketplace for premium Bootstrap themes and templates. Impress your clients and visitors while using a single, rock-solid foundation.
Brand new, with only one theme at time of writing. Hopefully they will host some non-premium themes also.
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jQuery Collapse →
A lightweight jQuery plugin that enables expanding and collapsing content.
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Keep-in-View.js →
Don’t allow elements to scroll out of view by having them stick to the top or bottom of a window.
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Pears →
Collect, test, and experiment with interface pattern pairings of CSS & HTML. Pears is an open source WordPress theme, enabling people like you to get your own pattern library up and running quickly.
Grab the theme at Github.
Install the theme.
Create markup & style patterns.
Learn.
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Why tabs are clearly superior →
Because:
Tabs take up less space
Tabs can be personalized
Tabs are better for collaboration
You don’t depend on certain tools
Tabs are easy to select
Code indented with tabs is easier to copy & paste
But what about the web? Tabs are super wide there!
Are spaces always evil?
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Say hello to Bootstrap 2.0 →
Here’s a look at some of the most prominent changes:
Completely overhauled documentation for nearly every component
A brand new Customize page to tailor your Bootstrap experience
New 12-column, responsive grid system
New table styles with a common base class for improved compatibility with other tools
New form styles with smarter defaults, requiring less HTML
Icons, graciously...