Articles tagged: ‘css’
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On SitePoint: An Overview of CSS Sizing Units
Sometimes people pay me to write things. Most recently, it's An Overview of CSS Sizing Units now...
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Native CSS Nesting: A Primer
Pre-processors such as Sass and Less introduced nesting to CSS development. Nesting refers to...
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CSS Logical Properties
Logical properties offer a way to create writing mode independent layouts for multi-lingual site...
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How Flexbox Works
Flexbox can be difficult to understand just by using it. In this post, I explain what the...
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CSS Selectors :nth-child and the of S clause
One of the features introduced by the level 4 selectors specification, is the of S clause used...
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Flash Is Dead.
Flash laid the conceptual groundwork for much of what we now do with native web technologies.
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Pick up the second edition of CSS Master
In 2015, I wrote my first solo book on Cascading Style Sheets: CSS Master. The book, aimed...
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CSS Variables For Fun and Profit
The idea of CSS variables has long been bandied about in web circles. Eventually it found its...
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Meet the #RRGGBBAA CSS color syntax
CSS color is about to get interesting. CSS Color Module Level 4 introduces new color spaces such...
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No seriously: Don't use @extend
Using @extend is usually a bad idea. This post explains why.
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Troubleshooting Chrome's An invalid form control is not focusable error
If your form control isn't focusable, make sure it's visible / being displayed.
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CSS stacking contexts: What they are and how they work
Stacking contexts are an aspect of CSS that trips up most developers. I don't think I fully...
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How
:nth-of-type()works … a reduxIn my post How the :nth-child() and :nth-of-type() pseudo-classes work, I tried to demystify how...
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How the
:nth-child()and:nth-of-type()pseudo-classes work10 Aug 2015: Read the follow-up post How :nth-of-type() works … a redux. It clarifies and...
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Layout-Related Specifications: A Reading List
A round-up of CSS specifications related to document layout.
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The CSS.supports() API revisited
Since its introduction in 2012, the CSS.supports API has undergone a few syntax changes. This...
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Understanding 3D Transforms
'In this article we’ll dig in to 3D transforms in detail, looking at the fundamental differences...
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@supports API lands in Firefox Nightlies
This is old(ish) news to those of you who have been paying attention: support for the @supports...
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Understanding the CSS Transforms Matrix
'In this article we explain how transform matrices work — these involve some rather complicated...
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Toggle 'blind' effect with CSS3 transitions
Transitioning between an 'open' state and a 'closed' state when the height of your content is...