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CSS3 Transparency
November 25, 2004
CSS3 is still a work in progress but I’ve been playing aroud with it nonetheless. You can probably tell that I think that CSS3 transparency is really, really cool. When it is fully supported it is going to allow for so much design flexibilty without having to use a single image.
If you are using a Mozilla based browser or Safari then the background of this post should be a transparent red. If you are using Internet Explorer you will only see a solid red.
If you are wondering how it is done then all you need is this:
#blah
{
opacity: 0.5;
}
It is worth noting you can do the same in IE with a bit of proprietry code which only IE will see.
#blah
{
opacity: 0.5; /* everything that supports CSS3 */
filter: alpha(opacity=50); /* IE */
}
You can decide if that is a good idea or not. :)
Firefox 1.0 - Finally!
November 11, 2004
The wait is over. Get Firefox 1.0
Finally Firefox has reached its full release. Now we can officially push the use of this browser to our friends, family, workmates and even network admins.
While I love and fully support Firefox and its cause it is worth remembering that there are other browers out there that are excellent too.