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Opera Dragonfly sets out to catch bugs
Opera has released Dragonfly — a set of Web development tools for debugging Web pages. Read more »
IE8: are you sure you want standards mode?
The next version of IE8 will render identically to IE7 unless instructed otherwise. Read more »
Opera mobile gets Symbian support
There's been a lot of activity recently in the world of mobile browsers. Read more »
Microsoft discloses some IE 7 plans
Microsoft finally told Web developers what they've wanted to hear for years, promising support for graphics and style sheet standards. Read more »
New site technology for visually impaired surfers
A Queensland Web design company is using technology that is said to make it easier for blind and visually impaired people to use the Internet. Read more »
Pocket PC handhelds get a trip to the Opera
PDAs running Windows Mobile Pocket PC can now have the same level of web browsing as desktop PCs, thanks to a beta from the Norwegian browser company. Read more »
Safari 3.1 update fixes 13 security flaws
Apple has released Safari 3.1 for users on Mac OS X and Windows. Along with new features are 13 security updates, most of the fixes address cross-site scripting flaws. Read more »
Making the Web fit for mobile
The World Wide Web Consortium last week published a first public working draft of Device Independent Authoring Language, which is aimed at making it easy to present content on a wide variety of mobile devices. Read more »
Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari
Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up. Read more »
Adobe to take wraps off Creative Suite 3
Adobe Systems has launched Creative Suite 3, a showcase for the company's merger with rival Macromedia that is designed to smoothly combine Web design with content creation. Read more »
Features (57)
Laying out elements with the CSS box model
The CSS2 specification uses the box model as the basis for describing everything displayed on a Web page. This concept will require some rethinking by developers, but the flexibility of the design will pay off in the end. Read more »
Add meaning to Web pages with microformats
A technology that has gathered steam the past couple years is microformats. Microformats allow you to add context to existing information contained within a Web page. Read more »
Integrating CSS techniques into ASP.NET 2.0 applications
CSS is now the accepted approach to styling Web interfaces, and ASP.NET makes it easy to integrate CSS into your solutions. Read more »
Moving to CSS-based layouts with the YUI Library
This tutorial walks you through the steps of how to move from a table-based design to a CSS-based layout with the help of the YUI Library. Read more »
Different types of Dreamweaver CS3 layouts
At this year's WebDU conference, Stephanie Sullivan, founder and principal of W3Conversions and Adobe community expert gave a thorough presentation named "CSS Layouts & Dreamweaver CS3". Read more »
Text-size switching with PHP and CSS
This tutorial will show you how to add such a text size switcher to your Web pages using PHP and CSS. Read more »
Control element placement with CSS stacking
Positioning elements on a Web page with CSS has many caveats. One interesting scenario crops up when you need one element to appear where another element is already located. The issue is easily resolved using the z-index CSS feature to control the stacking of elements. Read more »
Is CSS ready for prime time?
The focus on designing Web sites using CSS rather than tables for layout is increasing. This trend could be a sign that CSS has finally been accepted by mainstream Web developers. Read more »
Prevent the flash of unstyled content
Have you ever seen a brief glimpse of unstyled text appear as a CSS-styled Web page loads in the browser window? Our usability expert Michael Meadhra shows you how to avoid this little quirk. Read more »
Build a better Web site by understanding floated elements in CSS
One of the most important concepts a Web developer can understand about CSS are floated elements, which serve a valuable function in aligning and positioning elements relative to each other. Read more »
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What's new in CSS 3?
-- At the Web Directions South conference in Sydney on Friday, Jina Bolton presented "Creating Sexy Style Sheets", which gave an insight into some of the new features in CSS 3. Read more »
Opera's MAMA offers search to web developers
-- Opera has created a new search engine letting web developers discover how web pages are structured. Read more »
Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 developer features
-- The latest Firefox alpha release -- 3.1 alpha 2 is more significant for developers than end-users. Read more »
What's new in Dreamweaver CS4?
-- Let's look at some of the new features we can expect to see in Dreamweaver CS4. Read more »
Adobe previews new Web dev tools
-- Want to see what's in store for Adobe CS4? Public betas of Dreamweaver and Fireworks are available for download at Adobe Labs. Read more »
Firefox 3 add-ons to make you a better Web developer
-- Firefox might be a fast browser but it's extensions can transform it into a powerful development tool for Web developers and designers. Here are 10 of the best to get you started. Read more »
Hope you are seated
-- With projects winding down for the year, have you accidently found yourself fulfilling promises you never thought you'd keep in 2007? Funnily enough, this week has been full of news of projects we thought had retired to the beach house for the summer. Read more »
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