Note: This site might seem inactive… That’s because it is. Don’t worry though, I’m still coding webpages and stuff! If you’re interested, I suggest you get a translator and head over to Qiwi; or you could just check the latest site we’ve been working on: Apotheek Goethals – Debrabandere. Enjoy!
Topics: CSS
The basics of becoming a browser nazi (9)
On in what ways the world of web developers would be a better place if only IE wasn’t shit. Read more →
Online CSS compressors (6)
Dave writes in on CSS optimization. I won’t get into the discussion on whether the optimization compression of CSS files is actually worth the effort or not; instead I’ll try to make a comparison of online tools that do this. The article I linked to (well, more the comments on it) contains some good links. I went and used my current CSS as a 10,241-byte test file. Most tools allow you to set some options, such as readability (i.e. compression rate) and whether or not long hex codes should be shortened if possible. I didn’t enable options just for the sake of it — only those I would use in a real-life situation. Read more →
Highlighting alternate sorttable rows (20)
Or, a way how to highlight alternate table rows without breaking the table’s JavaScript-wise sortability. Or the other way around. Whatever. Read more →
WordPress plugin: Dunstan’s tag transformations (9)
It’s a well-known fact that Dunstan’s tag transformations move back and forth rock. Ever since that article was published, I’ve been using the code insertion script for erm… inserting code snippets in my posts. At first, I implemented the PHP functions by simply hacking the WordPress core files. Obviously — WP “Mingus” 1.2 didn’t have much of a plugin API. Those days are over now. Read more →
The World’s Longest Web Page (42)
I was flickin’ through my copy of Guinness World Records 2001 when I read the following: In March 1999, Ralf Laue (Leipzig, Germany), made a web page with a length of 563.6 kilometres and a file size of only 21,698 kB.
Say what? Let’s get a little mathematic on this. 563.6 kilometres equals 563.6 * 1000 * 100 = 56,360,000 centimetres, which is ( 56,360,000 * 72.000 ) / 2.540 = 1,597,606,299 pixels on a resolution of 72.000 pixels per inch (one inch equals 2.540 centimetres). So, to break the record basically all you need is a page with a height of 1,597,606,300 pixels. :) Read more →
- The not so off-topic commentary on Indranil’s Hyperlinks Over the Ages inspired me into making this favelet. Shout it out: Paul! I think I’m not the only one who sometimes desperately wants to see how a page would look with a little Fitts’ Law applied to body text links. My preferation goes out to
padding: 2px 1px 1px;, which works pretty good for most sites; Herr Mientjes however seems to preferpadding: 4px 0;. Enjoy. (8) ¶ - Inspired by Anne van Kesteren’s Dutch flag in CSS, which was in turn inspired by the Canadian flag in CSS linking a British flag in CSS, I created (guess what) the Belgian flag in CSS. Since the three bars aren’t quite horizontal, this is not as easy to “design” as for example the German CSS flag, but hey, I managed. Consider this a CSS stunt. (13) ¶
Obfuscating email addresses (19)
John linked Stu Nicholls’s email address hiding method through CSS a couple of days ago, and I was amazed. Amazed by the few bytes of code wherewith you can prevent your email address from being spotted by some silly spam bot. Read more →
Web Design Canon (12)
A canon is a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy.
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Colour Scheme Swapper (6)
Once again, there have been made some changes to the sidebar. What’s new? Well, this time, it’s the Colour Scheme Swapper! This new feature is powered by a slightly modified version of Alex’s fantastic WordPress Style Switcher Plugin. Read more →