Examples of CSS gradients are cropping up in the wild, and with good reason. CSS gradients: don’t require the additional HTTP request of an image file. are easier to modify than image files. “weigh less” than most image files. That’s the ideal, at least. In their current state, gradients are actually a hot mess. The [...]
[6 Apr 2011]
The most important aspect of HTML5 isn’t the new stuff like video and canvas (which Safari and Firefox have both been shipping for years) it’s actually the honest-to-god promise of interoperability. Even stodgy old Microsoft, who has been doing their best to hold back the web for nearly a decade, understands this and you’ll see [...]
[12 Jul 2010]
So Apple announced the iPad, and it won’t support Flash. That shouldn’t be a surprise. Neither the iPhone nor iPod Touch support Flash. Indeed most mobile platforms don’t (yet) support Flash. Even the smartest of smart phones have limited processing power and storage space compared to laptops and desktops. According to Steve Jobs, Apple doesn’t [...]
[4 Feb 2010]
Peter-Paul Koch responds to recent claims that Apple is damaging its brand with its archaic iPhone App Store approval process. He says, quite plainly, iPhone developers are stupid. Why? In order to release an iPhone application without having to submit it to Apple’s insane App Store process, developers could just use Web technologies and create [...]
[23 Nov 2009]
John Resig of jQuery fame, has a post about a huge performance boost coming to Firefox 3.1: TraceMonkey. TraceMonkey, Resig explains, uses a computing technique known as trace trees (PDF) which adds just-in-time native code compilation to SpiderMonkey, Firefox’s current rendering engine. What does this mean? As Resig explains: It means that JavaScript is no [...]
[24 Aug 2008]
The Pencil Project extension brings the power of prototyping and simple GUI development to Firefox 3. It takes advantage of Firefox’s Gecko rendering engine for an easy-to-use application for making layouts. You can import bitmap images, add rich text or plain text, and when you’re done, export your drawing as a PNG file. One downside: [...]
[24 Jul 2008]
Three years after the Acid2 test was released, the WaSP has developed Acid3. What’s Acid? It’s a reference test designed to help browser developers determine whether they are complying with W3C specifications, and how well they handle invalid code. Acid1 and Acid2 tested for compliance with CSS 1 and CSS 2 specifications. Acid3 also tests [...]
[3 Mar 2008]
I’m a big fan of conditional comments. I agree with Jens Meiert that they are non-standard, and don’t adequately separate content and presentation. However, I think they’re the best option we’ve got for one huge reason: it is the only reliable workaround for Internet Explorer that does not also affect other browsers. The LitePacific hack [...]
[29 Jun 2007]
PPK gave the Safari 3.0 beta a test drive on Windows. In this article, he outlines some of what’s changed. May I also suggest giving Shiira a whirl? Built on WebKit — the same rendering engine behind Safari — but with some nifty features. Related: Thoughts on Safari 3 for Windows
[12 Jun 2007]
Heh, you may see this as October 10 in your readers. That’s because I never know what date it is … unless it’s payday . Some stuff I missed from last week, and a few tidbits from this morning. IE7 Is Coming This Month…Are you Ready? Unless you’re using some serious CSS ninjitsu, you’re ready. [...]
[9 Oct 2006]