Posts by Peter Wilson
- 16 Jan
by Peter Wilson
1 commentCaching on the Google AJAX Libraries API
Using the Google Ajax Libraries API, there are several options for specifying the version numbers of the library you wish to use, for example the following URLs all point to the latest version – at the time of writing – of jQuery.
- 13 Jan
by Peter Wilson
No commentsResetting List Styles
I have the opportunity to use a generic reset and base stylesheet on a CDN free of charge; before jumping in, they need be evaluated. I’m not a particular fan of reset stylesheets, but if I have the chance for my pages to load faster, I’ll take it.
- 7 Jan
by Peter Wilson
7 commentsWhy I will not be dropping support for IE6
Increasingly I’m reading of web developers deciding to drop IE6 from their list of supported browsers, usually, because of its creative interpretation of CSS standards, besides IE7 is over a year old, and, IE8 about to be released.
- 24 Dec
by Peter Wilson
No commentsJavaScript Equal Height Columns
The desire for equal height columns in a CSS layout is nothing new; there are many solutions available, some use JavaScript, others use CSS with negative margins, and then, there’s the faux columns method using background images. All of these methods have their place as perfectly valid solutions, and, depending on the situation, may be the best solution available.
- 8 Dec
by Peter Wilson
1 commentBase JavaScript File
Upcoming posts on JavaScript will include references to functions in my base JavaScript file; rather than explain these functions each time, they’ll be detailed in this post for future reference.
- 14 Nov
by Peter Wilson
2 commentsReview – Everything you know about CSS is wrong!
During the week I read Rachel Andrew and Kevin Yank’s Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong! At a little over 100 pages it’s a concise explanation of CSS tables and how they will – and an argument why they should – change the way in which web developers work.
- 11 Nov
by Peter Wilson
No commentsDon’t start with a reset.css
Earlier this year, Jonathan Snook wrote an article on why he doesn’t use a reset.css in which he referred to Eric Meyer’s reset, a short time later, Eric Meyer responded with an article of his own. Unlike many discussions on the web, it wasn’t a mudslinging match, but a sincere discussion of the tools available to web developers.
- 11 Nov
by Peter Wilson
No commentsContent is King
You will notice that, at the time of writing, this blog looks very plain; I’ve decided to start posting before my design is ready. As has been said on numerous occasions, on the web, content is king.