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Andy Clarke suggests a great little question you can pose to clients:
What would you prefer me to do?
Spend my time hacking around issues in older technologies like Internet Explorer 6 or would you like that time spent making the site look the best that it can on better desktop browsers, as well as on the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry and a whole host of other mobile devices?
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jacob: I always have to stop and think when setting a border radius in CSS, so I built a tool for it: border-radius.com.
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We’re Ready for CSS3, but are we Ready for CSS3?:
Jonathan Christopher walks through some of his favorite CSS3 features, like border-radius, text-shadow, and multiple background images, before diving into his real thesis: The usefulness of these features when dealing with real-world clients.
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BlackBerry has demoed its upcoming WebKit browser today at Mobile World Congress. Overall, the browser appears to be quite fast, though it still uses the nubbin/cursor and there isn’t an enormous amount of screen real estate. The new browser achieves a 100/100 on ACID3 and supports HTML5 and CSS3. And yes, it supports AJAX—a big departure from BlackBerry’s current browser which doesn’t even support XMLHttpRequest.
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WebDesignerWall looks at CSS3 Examples and Best Practices, by looking at some of the best websites, like the FOWD site shown above, using CSS3 to their advantage. The general “best practice” of the article: Progressively enhance, but don’t rely.
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Remy Sharp takes a look at the current state of HTML5, and its potential to replace Flash in web development. After reviewing topics like video, SVG, WebGL, and web fonts, Remy concludes that—though HTML5 will give us incredible tools to replace many Flash instances—it will not replace the platform, especially in genres like gaming.
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“CSS3 is where things are headed, and portions of it are here now. It’s not all or nothing, either. Sprinkle CSS3 in. Don’t tell your boss or client. Have fun with it, prototype with it, embrace it. Don’t be afraid to start using CSS3 right now.”
- Dan Cederholm, Up Late with CSS3, and Loving It! -
Web Development for the iPhone: HTML, CSS & JS Support:
A very comprehensive list of selectors, CSS3 features, and HTML5 elements featured on the iPhone.
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Anthony Calzadilla has recreated an animated Star Wars AT-AT Walker purely with CSS3. Hopefully we’ll start to see things like this being integrated into games that run purely in the browser.
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Fabio Sasso has created a fantastic demo showcasing what’s possibly using CSS3 and even provides all the code as a download.
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CSS3 Box-Shadow with Inset Values:
GirlieMac takes a look at the inset flag for CSS3 box-shadows, which provides an easy way to add highlights or shadows to buttons. It unfortunately doesn’t work on Safari 4, though it is in the WebKit nightlies.
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Prices and plans design patterns:
Andy Clarke covers the design of a “Prices and Plans” page from concept to code and really demonstrates some great progressive enhancement using CSS3.
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For those who haven’t been keeping up (myself included), The League of Movable Type has released some great new open source fonts ready for CSS3 embedding. My current favorite is now “League Gothic“—A revival of Alternate Gothic No. 1. As with most of the fonts they offer, I only wish there were a few more weights in the family.
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The new beta of jQTouch is ready for download with a ton of enhancements and fixes. For those who don’t know, jQTouch is a jQuery plugin which helps create immersive experiences on the iPhone and iPod Touch. New in beta 2:
- 8 core page animations (including several 3d options) and the ability to easily add your own. See the animations running like butter in a demo video.
- Support for custom extensions, including 4 built-in sample extensions for geo location, offline support, a “floaty” menu, and automatic title creation.
- A public object now allows you to manipulate jQTouch dynamically with functions like
goTo(),goBack(), andsubmitForm(). - A “fast touch” feature is enabled by default, improving responsiveness up to 500% in some cases.
Check out the new preview on your iPhone and download a copy to play with today!
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The new beta of jQTouch is ready for download with a ton of enhancements and fixes. For those who don’t know, jQTouch is a jQuery plugin which helps create immersive experiences on the iPhone and iPod Touch. New in beta 2:
- 8 core page animations (including several 3d options) and the ability to easily add your own. See the animations running like butter in a demo video.
- Support for custom extensions, including 4 built-in sample extensions for geo location, offline support, a “floaty” menu, and automatic title creation.
- A public object now allows you to manipulate jQTouch dynamically with functions like
goTo(),goBack(), andsubmitForm(). - A “fast touch” feature is enabled by default, improving responsiveness up to 500% in some cases.
Check out the new preview on your iPhone and download a copy to play with today!