March 2007
lalit dot lab - font detector
by 3 others (via)JavaScript code to Detect available Fonts using JavaScript and CSS. I wrote a JavaScript code which can be used to guess if a particular font is present in a machine.
February 2006
Variable fixed width layout | clagnut/blog
There’s an different approach to web page layout which is gradually getting some traction. The idea is that the layout is changed to best accommodate the window size. As you might expect, it is accomplished by using JavaScript to change the CSS of the webpage. Here are some examples:
November 2005
slayeroffice | code | cross-browser gradient backgrounds without images
by 1 otherThis experiment allows for gradient backgrounds on elements by defining a six character hex value for the start and end color as part of the class attribute. No background-images are required.
April 2005
<select> Something New Part 1
by 12 othersWe all know the <select> is just plain ugly. In fact, many try to limit its use to avoid its classic web circa 1994 inset borders. We should not avoid using the <select> though—it is an important part of the current form toolset; we should embrace it. That said, some creative thinking can improve it.
Edit in Place with JavaScript and CSS
by 30 othersEdit in place (also called in-place editing) follows the axiom Alan Cooper calls "allow input wherever you have output". The combobox – a form element unfortunately absent from HTML – demonstrates this. In the same place where the current selection is displayed, the user can enter a value directly.
Claus Wahlers » w3blog » SEFFS: To Flash Or Not To Flash
Visitors who can’t view SWF content, who have either JavaScript, CSS or the Flash Player plugin disabled or who are using a software that does not support either of those technologies are going to see the XHTML version of your site. Visitors who can view SWF content get the Flash version.
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