There comes a time when we move from doing something because it’s fun and exciting to actually having to make some money with it. We all remember the joy of walking the DOM for the first time, challenging the first-child to a match of borders, or even playing peek-a-boo with our precious little title attribute. […]
Category Archives: CSS
Creating a Common JavaScript File
Dustin Diaz released his personal recipe for a common JavaScript file. You know the file that includes the basic functions that any web site can use. We’ve all grabbed some of these scripts from here and there and its nice to see it one-stop shopping packaging.
Expedia launches new site design
While it is no longer “stop the presses” newsworthy to see a site launch with a standards-based design, it still makes me giddy. I went to Expedia this morning to look at airfares and got a placeholder page announcing an upcoming re-launch. Mere minutes later, the site was up and running. I haven’t seen anything […]
Creating a table that scrolls with a fixed header and footer
I had a challenge today to create a table with a fixed header and foot. My first reaction was… oh no…. I pictured all sorts of hacks to make it work. I tried position: fixed, I tried extra divs, I tried this, I tried that, I even prayed to the Venus of Willendorf statue on […]