It was expected that Internet Explorer 8 will support the standard “opacity” property of CSS, but it seems that its developers have decided not drop the support for filters yet, which is not that bad, though, as it still lacks support for <canvas> scripting.
However, there is a great difference between the filter support in IE8 and its [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Setting Opacity and Other Filters in Internet Explorer 8
Posted in Browsers, CSS, CSS Hacks, Tips and Tricks, tagged css opacity, css transparency, DX filter, IE8 CSS filters, IE8 CSS opacity, IE8 DX filters, internet explorer 8 opacity, set internet explorer 8 opacity, set opacity to internet explorer 8 on November 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The 32 External CSS Files Limitation of Internet Explorer and More
Posted in Browsers, CSS, Tips and Tricks, Web Development, tagged 32 css files, 32 stylesheets, cannot load css files in IE, cannot load css files in internet explorer, internet explorer max css files, internet explorer max number of css files, max css files ie, max number of css files on November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Recently, a client of mine complained that certain css files included in his webpage do not load in Internet Explorer. I took a look at his code and noticed that he had tried to register more than 40 external stylesheets in the <head>…</head> section of his webpage, which reminded me of a less known limitation in [...]
JavaScript Routines – Three New Script Additions
Posted in JavaScript, Web Development, tagged everyday javascript, javascript collection, javascript library, javascript routine, most used javascript functions, must have javascript functions, popular javascript functions, useful javascript on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just added three new scripts to the JavaScript Routines library – detachDomEvent.js (remove element listener from an object), loadScript.js (load an external JavaScript (.js) file on demand) and loadStylesheet.js (load and external CSS (.css) file on demand).
These scripts are included in the latest version of Acid.JS – The AJAX Tools and Widgets Library as well.
JavaScript Routines is a collection of [...]
UX – Abuses, Misuses and Misinterpretations of the Term
Posted in Thoughts, UX, Web Development, tagged accessibility, semantics, usability, user experience, UX, ux abuse, ux misinterpretation, ux misuse, web-standards, what is user experience, what is ux on November 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
* This post does not aim to offend real UX engineers, it is just my personal view as a professional developer, based on a 7+ years of experience in the field of web development.
In the era of the highly misused and rather vague term Web 2.0, being a UX engineer (also – expert, guru, developer or [...]
Acid Machine Band Logo Contest (Take 2)
Posted in News, tagged acid machine, acidmachine, band logo design on November 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A month ago, the band I play for announced a contest for the design of band logo, in which the submission deadline was October 18, 2008. Unfortunately, although we received a number of logo designs (a big thank you to the submitters) we did not come to unanimous decision of which one to take, and now we [...]
