Calculated values and CSS2.2

Excerpt: Andy Budd gave a talk at this year's Highland Fling web conference on the subject The Future of CSS (direct PDF download, 1.3MB). Readers of this site will be familiar with most of the content (although it's still worth reading), but two things stood out for me: First, the use of simple calcul…

Kill IE6 to let CSS3 live

Excerpt: I like to keep track of browser market share, specifically the growth of IE7, so that I can tell when its new CSS features become mainstream enough to start using. This month, I had a bit of a shock. I've based my figures on eight different websites I manage, from personal blogs to international …

CSS naked day up ahead!

Excerpt: April 5th this site will be going naked, yours too? The CSS Naked day was instated to promote Web Standards, the proper use of HTML etc. And it's a fun play on words too: we will be showing off our <body>! Join in on all the fun!…

More type control with CSS3 Fonts

Excerpt: After the issue of the overhauled CSS3 Text module recently, I wonder if the Fonts module is due for similar treatment? The current working draft states: The working group believes this draft is stable and it therefore issues a last call for comments, before requesting the status of Candidate R…

Prototype implements CSS 3 selectors

Excerpt: Developers interested in both CSS 3 and JavaScript will be interested to know that the latest release of the Prototype framework supports almost all CSS 3 selectors. Prototype is a JavaScript toolkit used as the base for libraries such as script.aculo.us and moo.fx, which add easy dynamism to web…