Creating a Web 2.0 Button with CSS3 and Minimal Markup

The beauty of CSS3 is not just in the fancy effects, but also in the numerous ways it provides for styling your semantic, up to the point and concise markup. The solution below demonstrates how to create a imageless navigation bar with CSS3 gradients and shadows, and even apply icons by using generated content via the :before [...]

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New Version of Dialogs.JS Released Today

I am happy to announce that version 7.0 of Dialogs.JS is already available for download with lots of improvements and a new set of skins. Say goodbye to the boring default browser dialog boxes you are using on your website or online applications, here is Dialogs.JS! The component comes with custom alert, confirm and prompt [...]

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Creating a Speech Bubble With CSS3 and without Additional Markup

Here’s a quick and easy way to create speech bubbles (or tooltips) with HTML and CSS3 without using additional markup or images. The solution is elegant and simple and utilizes the pseudo-element :after (or :before, if you prefer) and the fact that the borders in CSS are met in an angle. It works with all major browsers [...]

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Using RGBA to Prevent the CSS Opacity Inheritance from Parent to Child Elements

This article is a follow up of another article of mine dealing with the same problem which was written two years earlier. Now, in the light of the increased support for CSS3 the solution I will offer is already fully supported by all major browsers. The new solution deals with RGBA CSS3 backgrounds for Mozilla FireFox, Google Chrome, [...]

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Window.JS – Fully Customizable and SEO-friendly Web 2.0 Window Component

Have you ever wanted to create your own portal website, design page wizards or put your forms into order? Ever needed a cool and lightweight component that is created entirely with JavaScript that mimics the behavior of the real windows but circumvents pop-up blockers? Window.JS has it all. And even more – it comes with [...]

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The New Killer Version of Forms.JS Form Element Skinning Component is Out

Forms.JS is a powerful component that will give you total control over the form elements on your page without any additional markup or sophisticated JavaScript. All you have to do is to add a single line of JavaScript in the head section of your webpage, define which elements will be styled, specify skinning region, set [...]

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30% Off on Single Licenses in November

Just a quick reminder – all of the components included in the Acid.JS Web 2.0 Component Library are 30% off during November 2010. As usual, every purchase comes with a free bonus component. You will save even more money if you compile and order you very own Creative Web 2.0 Bundle with your favorite controls.

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