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What is HTML5?

July 23rd, 2010 No comments

You have probably seen the term “HTML5″ if you have read any of the recent articles about Apple and Flash. HTML5 is a new web page coding standard in advanced stages of development. Among other goals, it aims to reduce the need for proprietary plug-ins and add-ons (Flash, Silverlight, Java, etc.).

HTML4 came out more than a dozen years ago, when the web was just a toddler, and it is in serious need of spiffing up. HTML5 introduces new elements and attributes, including <nav> for navigation and <footer> for the bottom of a page. The elements <audio> and <video> will provide additional media functionality. Some old elements, including <font> and <center>, are being dropped in favor of cascading style sheets (CSS). In addition, HTML5 specifies new application programming interfaces (APIs) for drawing, offline storage of data, document editing, and drag-and-drop functionality.


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Sexy Drop Down Menu jQuery & CSS

February 9th, 2010 3 comments

Studies show that top navigations tend to get the most visual attention when a user first visits a site. Having organized and intuitive navigation is key — and while most drop down menus may look aesthetically pleasing, developing them to degrade gracefully is also essential. In this tutorial I would like to go over how to create a sexy drop down menu that can also degrade gracefully.

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5 Simple, But Useful CSS Properties

December 7th, 2009 No comments

This post is about 5 useful CSS properties that you should be very familiar with, but will most likely rarely use. I’m not talking about the new fancy CSS3 properties. I’m referring to the old CSS2 properties such as: clip, min-height, white-space, cursor, and display that are widely supported by all browsers. So, don’t miss this post because you might be surprised how useful they are.

1. CSS Clip

The clip property is like a mask. It allows you to mask the content of an element in a rectangle shape. To clip an element: you must specify the position to absolute. Then, specify the top, right, bottom, and left value relative to the element. Read more…

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The CSS Box model

November 9th, 2009 No comments

box1Designing a layout of webpage using CSS is now a most popular and challenging among the web designer. The layout Design without a table have allowed us to add more features and control over the page.

While creating the box using CSS, it is necessary to understand the four terms MARGIN , BORDER , PADDING and ACTUAL CONTENTS. Read more…

Examples of Modern Web Design

November 1st, 2009 No comments

The flexibility of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allows web developers to design stunning websites that look great and are easy to navigate.

This post features our favorite examples of beautiful and creative website designs from all over the world.

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One Line CSS Magic

September 10th, 2009 No comments

css-onelinemagicNo need to mention CSS is awesome. Here one line css magic. Its pure beauty of CSS that gives life to the website and makes it lively. Yes, it’s not simple to write CSS for newbie and even professionals sometimes gets stuck because of cross browser issues. Sometimes, One line in CSS can be more than a magic providing solutions. I reviewed some of the CSS files and came up with some one line CSS.

Below are list of one line CSS. One line CSS mentioned below may or may validate web standards and web accessibility rules. Read more…

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