Blog archives for HTML/CSS

Semantic Data Extractor

February 7, 2005

Semantic Data Extractor

The aim is to show that providing a semantically rich HTML gives much more value to your code: using a semantically rich HTML code allows a better use of CSS, makes your HTML intelligible to a wider range of user agents (especially search engines bots).

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. :)

Filed under HTML/CSS

A Web Standards Checklist

August 23, 2004

Nobody is calling it a “definitive guide” but MaxDesign’s checklist is an excellent starting point.

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March to Your Own Standard

July 7, 2004

March to your own standard really got me thinking. It raises a few points that I had not considered. I am not saying it changes everything I believe in when it comes to validation. It does however make some excellent and persuasive points that are difficult to deny.

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Random articles

Tim Berners-Lee’s vision

April 8, 2005

Tim Berners-Lee on what what the web is, what the web isn’t and what the web should/could be.
“One of the fundamental properties of the Web is the fact that it is just one space, and its a consensual space. It should be independent of the hardware you use. It should be independent of the software [...]

Working with Oxfam Australia

March 30, 2006

A few weeks ago I commenced a 3 day a week position as Front-end Web Developer with Oxfam Australia. It is a varied and challenging position that will keep me on my toes.
In the coming months I will be working on enhancing the website’s interface, web standards compliance, accessibility and information architecture. I think the [...]

Holiday snaps of the USA and Europe

October 2, 2006

I have just returned from a wonderfully exhausting trip to the USA and Europe.
Some of the colourful places I visited were Yosemite National Park, New York, Paris and the French Alps.
I photographed a healthy amount of the trip so feel free to check out some of my photos.