I’m heading to the FCC next week for a developer event. On Monday, November 8, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission will sponsor an Open Developer Day event at FCC Headquarters in Washington, DC, to promote collaboration between Web developers in the public and private sectors, in furtherance of FCC goals to further innovation in accessible… Continue reading Preparing for the FCC
Category: JavaScript
Z-index conflict with Flash and DHTML widgets
I’m working on a project that has a Flash movie and a DHTML dropdown menu on the same page. Flash movies like to sit on top of the page and the dropdown would slide behind the movie. Since this isn’t what I wanted, I needed to find a way to make the it have a… Continue reading Z-index conflict with Flash and DHTML widgets
IE7 Beta 2 is out for developers to test
IE7 Beta 2 is now available for developers to begin testing. I’ve been suggesting on the web standards group mailing list that people need to begin looking beyond 2005 and start coding for IE7 and 2006. That doesn’t mean you design for IE7 and hack for Firefox. No, it means you can begin using more… Continue reading IE7 Beta 2 is out for developers to test
Microsoft IE7 updates the select box
Microsoft has just announced IE7 will handle the select input as a modern browser should. It will now allow developers to use z-index to avoid overlapping and perhaps more artistic forms. Søren Madsen put together the utopia of form design, something every designer should look at and dream of possibilities. SELECT element in IE7 –… Continue reading Microsoft IE7 updates the select box