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New Image Replacement Hack Replaces the -9999px Hack

April 12, 2012August 5, 2016 Christian Watson

I was pretty interested to read about a potential replacement for the venerable -9999px image replacement hack that we’ve been using for so many years, which Zeldman has christened the “Kellum Method.”

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How to Make Data Tables Viewable On Mobile Devices

January 2, 2012August 12, 2016 Christian Watson 1 Comment

I enjoyed this well explained tutorial on how to code multi-column data tables responsively (demo) so that they display in a usable format on small screen devices. Read More

Is This New Browser-Based CSS Editor a Firebug Replacement?

July 23, 2011October 4, 2020 Christian Watson 4 Comments

When I read the words “browser-based CSS editor” recently on RedWriteWeb I got excited because it sounded like a way to be able edit CSS on the fly in browsers other than Firefox (yes, you Internet Explorer).

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Rotating Text with CSS

September 9, 2009August 2, 2016 Christian Watson 1 Comment

If you look up you’ll notice I made a small update to the way dates are presented in my headings. It’s not a big change, but I wanted to include the year without increasing the height of the date stamp.

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Future-Proof Your Web Site Design by Planning Your CSS In Advance

November 25, 2007August 14, 2016 Christian Watson 19 Comments

A web site is like a building. Over time it gets lived in. And, regardless of the initial intentions of the designer for how everything within it should be arranged, things get moved around, stuff gets added, some things get taken away, more stuff gets added, the occasional renovation takes place, and yet more stuff gets added. Read More

Create Resizable Images With CSS

May 12, 2007August 3, 2016 Christian Watson 10 Comments

I’m a big fan of layouts that still work if a user increases their browser’s text size. However, I was wondering what it would be like if any images resized along with the text rather than staying constant in size. Would everything seem more in proportion?
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Pull-quote Design Showcase

April 8, 2007August 14, 2016 Christian Watson 5 Comments

I’m a big fan of using pull-quotes (or callouts) to improve the readability of content-heavy pages. Not only do call out important content, but they can also be used to break up content on the page and provide additional visual interest. Read More

Quick Fix For IE7 Display Issues

November 27, 2006September 20, 2020 Christian Watson 5 Comments

I’m sure you’ve all been there — you install IE7; fire it up and tentatively type in your web site’s URL. You hit Enter and cross your fingers. Up comes your site. Quickly you scan the page. All looks good … no, there’s a display issue. Damn!

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CSS Rounded Corners ‘Roundup’

October 11, 2006January 15, 2021 Christian Watson 67 Comments

This collection of techniques to create boxes with rounded corners using CSS has become quite popular. The problem now is there are so many choices it’s hard to know which one to choose.

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Inline CSS Tabs with Rounded Corners

May 3, 2006December 6, 2020 Christian Watson 4 Comments

Sometimes you have a lot of information to present on a page. In certain circumstances (say, when you have a constrained space in which to present this content) I think the concept of using inline tabs to present users with choices as to what they see at any one time works really well.

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