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Archive for July, 2006

XHTML compatible markup for embeding FLASH and Video

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

It has always gotten my goat that Internet Explorer’s non-standard use of the object tag has forced standards-loving browsers to use the non-standard embed tag in order to embed movies on a web page. Even on Apple’s site, the embed tag - a Netscape extension, for Pete’s sake! - is so entrenched that it’s hard [...]

Modular CSS

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

This isn’t a new idea but looking at people’s code it doesn’t seem to be a particularly widely used practice: modular CSS. That’s a poncy name for the very simple idea of grouping related styles into separate stylesheets. The same set of tasks turn up on project after project and a little careful thought can [...]

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5 Tips for Organizing Your CSS

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

Working with CSS on freelance work, and my job made me start thinking about the best way to standardize and organize the way I write my CSS. So, I proposed the question to my 9rules friends to collect the best tips from the best designers.
1) This tip is perhaps the most useful because it [...]

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  • Jul 5th, 2006
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