Is this a Safari bug?
A Core bug in Safari.
Core, Safari | Permalink
This is the monthly archive for January 2006.
31 January 2006
30 January 2006
... or why WCAG 2.0 will be useless and incomprehensible.
Accessibility, Standards/W3C | Permalink
28 January 2006
'Drag and drop on the web is rubbish.' Agreed, mostly.
JavaScript, Usability | Permalink
27 January 2006
About some of the more curious aspects of JavaScript nested functions.
Core | Permalink
26 January 2006
How to enable the Back button in Ajax applications.
Data Retrieval, Usability | Permalink
An interesting example of caching JSON requests. Just make the next request before the user actually commands it, and your application will appear to work smoother. Of course this is only possible in a linear situation.
Data Retrieval | Permalink
25 January 2006
'We know what time it is'
These people really understand Web 2.0! The time is updated every single minute via XMLHTTP, and the site even features a list of previous times!
Fun | Permalink
23 January 2006
'What you think users will do is more important than what users actually do.'
Fun | Permalink
I completely agree, but I recall there were pressing reasons why this could not be implemented.
CSS | Permalink
An updated cursor position script. It turns out that for IE's sake in Strict Mode you have to subtract clientLeft/Top.
Events | Permalink
19 January 2006
Despite the title this post is really about the problems the load event can have (takes too long), and problems in IE 5.0 and 5.5 when you directly include your JavaScript calls at the end of the body (document.body not yet available).
Events | Permalink
18 January 2006
A proposed measurement for network latency of AJAX applications. Interesting read.
Data Retrieval | Permalink
On Java-style inheritance in JavaScript. Although personally I don't really see the point of adding inheritance to JavaScript, this article gives a nice overview and has a few interesting comments.
Core | Permalink
Dan Webb studies JavaScript coding styles and gives a list of his own preferences. Might be an interesting starting point for a discussion.
JavaScript, Theory | Permalink
Safari will also get a Web Inspector. Looks useful.
CSS, Safari, Tools | Permalink
Interesting. Since prototype is the single library on my to-study list, I'll keep this reference around.
Libraries | Permalink
On the changes to the select element in IE 7. The ancient bug will finally be solved.
CSS, IE | Permalink
John Allsopp continues to search for web patterns. He asks for types of sites. What type would this site be?
Theory | Permalink
David Flanagan on the defer attribute of the script tag. Microsoft's implementation is acceptable due to a certain vagueness in the spec.
HTML, JavaScript | Permalink
17 January 2006
By Zeldman. 'It soon appeared that Web 2.0 was not only bigger than the Apocalypse but also more profitable.'
Society | Permalink
10 January 2006
Roger Johansson takes a look at new CSS 3 selectors, of which a few are already supported today.
CSS | Permalink
A useful little trick, but be sure to read Stuart's caveat in comment 3.
Core | Permalink
9 January 2006
Some useful examples of using HTTP status code in AJAX calls.
Data Retrieval | Permalink
4 January 2006
Ajax breaks the Back button. Some observations and possible solutions from Isolani.
JavaScript, Usability | Permalink
As it says. David Flanagan worries about the exact time DOM elements become available to scripts. Only onload? Or also when you include the script at the bottom of the page? Please leave a comment if you have anything useful to say.
JavaScript | Permalink
Andy Clarke discusses multi-column layouts and their typographical problems, and suggests a few extra useful column properties.
CSS | Permalink
See the December 2005 archive.
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