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Displaying search results with PHP
posted on 30 August 2006 (03:23 PM)
In this article I will explain how I've accomplished the look of my search results when someone uses the search box on the right. I'm not talking about styling through CSS, but about formatting them on the server-side.
Nested lists bug
posted on 26 August 2006 (02:59 PM)
I found me a quirk today! When implementing my search page, I noticed an awkward bug in Internet Explorer 6 and 7. It's got to do with nested lists in the first list-item. Read on for an example and a solution.
Styling quotations
posted on 23 August 2006 (02:51 PM)
I've always liked the way most standards-compliant browsers display inline quotations (marked up with <q>). In case you don't have such a browser at your disposal; it's an easy concept to grasp, these browsers put quotation-marks around the text like this:
Image popups that fit
posted on 23 August 2006 (02:19 PM)
First of all; popup windows should not be used. They're annoying, unfriendly thingies that should only be used as a last resort. Jakob Nielsen even states it the number 2 Web Design Mistake in his Top Ten. So don't use 'em! There are much better alternatives anyway. But if you really, really want to use popups, this article provides you with a handy approach.School and the web
posted on 22 August 2006 (02:09 PM)
What has always bugged me is the way I've been educated in building web pages. I think it's great the Web Standard Project has formed a task force for improving that particular case.
Picking units
posted on 11 August 2006 (04:18 AM)
CSS provides a lot of different units to measure with. Of course there are pixel, point and centimeter (among others), which are fairly regular. Other interesting units are em and percent. The one big difference between those units is both em and percent are relative, as opposed to the absolute pixel and point. In this article I will provide some insight on the pros and cons of both groups.