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JavaScript Minification Part II
Variable naming can be a source of coding angst for humans trying to understand code. Once you’re sure that a human doesn’t need to interpret your JavaScript code, variables simply become generic placeholders for values. Nicholas C. Zakas shows us how to further minify JavaScript by replacing local variable names with the YUI Compressor. SVG with a little help from Raphaël
Want to make fancy, interactive, scalable vector graphics (SVGs) that look beautiful at any resolution and degrade with grace? Brian Suda urges you to consider Raphaël for your SVG heavy lifting. Prefix or Posthack
Vendor prefixes: Threat or menace? As browser support (including in IE9) encourages more of us to dive into CSS3, vendor prefixes such as -moz-border-radius and -webkit-animation may challenge our consciences, along with our patience. But while nobody particularly enjoys writing the same thing four or five times in a row, prefixes may actually accelerate the advancement and refinement of CSS. King of CSS Eric Meyer explains why. Supersize that Background, Please!
Background images that fill the screen thrill marketers but waste bandwidth in devices with small viewports, and suffer from cropping and alignment problems in high-res and widescreen monitors. Instead of using a single fixed background size, a better solution would be to scale the image to make it fit different window sizes. And with CSS3 backgrounds and CSS3 media queries, we can do just that. Bobby van der Sluis shows how. Stop Forking with CSS3
You may remember when JavaScript was a dark art. It earned that reputation because, in order to do anything with even the teensiest bit of cross-browser consistency, you had to fork your code for various versions of Netscape and IE. Today, thanks to web standards advocacy and diligent JavaScript library authors, our code is relatively fork-free. Alas, in our rush to use some of the features available in CSS3, we’ve fallen off the wagon. Enter Aaron Gustafson’s eCSStender, a JavaScript library that lets you use CSS3 properties and selectors while keeping your code fork- and hack-free. Taking Advantage of HTML5 and CSS3 with Modernizr
Years ago, CSS browser support was patchy and buggy, and only daring web designers used CSS for layouts. Today, CSS layouts are commonplace and every browser supports them. But the same can't be said for CSS3 and HTML5. That's where Faruk Ateş’s Modernizr comes in. This open-source JavaScript library makes it easy to support different levels of experiences, based on the capabilities of each visitor’s browser. Learn how to take advantage of everything in HTML5 and CSS3 that is implemented in some browsers, without sacrificing control over the user experience in other browsers. Web Fonts at the Crossing
Everything you wanted to know about web fonts but were afraid to ask. Richard Fink summarizes the latest news in web fonts, examining formats, rules, licenses, and tools. He creates a checklist for evaluating font hosting and obfuscation services like Typekit; looks at what’s coming down the road (from problems of advanced typography being pursued by the CSS3 Fonts Module group, to the implications of Google-hosted fonts); and wraps it all up with a how-to on making web fonts work today. Quick and Dirty Remote User Testing
User research doesn’t have to be expensive and time-consuming. With online applications, you can test your designs, wireframes, and prototypes over the phone and your computer with ease and aplomb. Nate Bolt shows the way. Responsive Web Design
Designers have coveted print for its precision layouts, lamenting the varying user contexts on the web that compromise their designs. Ethan Marcotte advocates we shift our design thinking to appropriate these constraints: using fluid grids, flexible images, and media queries, he shows us how to embrace the “ebb and flow of things” with responsive web design. Habit Fields
We have the power to bestow our abilities onto the things around us. By being conscious of our tools, habits, and spaces, and actively conditioning them to help us behave the way we want to behave, maybe we can more efficiently tap into the thousands of hours of creative genius embedded in our everyday objects. Maybe we’ll be able to maximize the capabilities that new technologies afford us without being overwhelmed by the distractions. And, just maybe, we’ll remember what it feels like to be utterly engrossed in our daily work.
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Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating Normally - Wall Street Journal
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:22:38 GMT+00:00
 Moneycontrol.com | Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating Normally Wall Street Journal But a Google spokesperson said the Web site, which summarizes the accessibility to Google services from within mainland China, may have overestimated the ... Google says China Web search blocked Analysis: Google Stumbles, Again, With China Outage Report Google Says Web Search, Advertising Being Blocked in China |
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:20:30 GMT+00:00
Federal Web sites chided for accessibility, usability issues Washington Technology (blog) “The site, which is US government law with rules for Web accessibility, should itself be an example of an accessible web site,” Webaxe blog stated in a July ... |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:27:21 GMT+00:00
 People's World | Department of Justice marks 20th anniversary of the Americans with ... Lexology (registration) ... (places of public accommodation) should have to comply with two different accessibility criteria: 1) the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (Level ... Justice Department Weighs Putting Web Sites Under Disability Rules |
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:53:53 GMT+00:00
Gov 2.0, Web 2.0 clash over accessibility Computerworld Australia ... recommended the Federal Government adopt "accessible Web 2.0 tools", including compliance with the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility ... |
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:06:01 GMT+00:00
 Kansas City Star | Americans with Disabilities Act marks 20 years Washington Post (blog) (Despite progress in the last two decades, what still needs to be done when it comes to accessibility for the disabled? We welcome your thoughts in the ... Yahoo! Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities... Yahoo Extends Accessibilty to Display Ads Americans With Disabilities Act Turns 20 |
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:42:39 GMT+00:00
Network Neutrality – Overgovernance in the Digital Age CED Magazine A good example of ethical discrimination would be for a network to prioritize voice traffic over traffic for a Web page so that the phone call does not ... |
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:11:19 GMT+00:00
Accessibility Site: Not So Accessible Nextgov What was "a great opportunity to move forward in the field of web accessibility," the review says, is instead a "failed attempt." "No headings! Not one. ... |
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:33:29 GMT+00:00
Computhink, Inc.: Computhink Announces New ViewWise Web Access TMC Net Adding the Web Access client, built on top of their new ViewWise Web Services, gives ViewWise customers additional access to content whenever and wherever a ... Computhink releases web client to allow iPad and Blackberry users to access ... Computhink unveils new ViewWise Web Access Client |
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:12:53 GMT+00:00
Markey on Accessibility Bill: Today's 'Miracle Worker' Is Technology TMCnet "Two decades ago, Americans with disabilities couldn't get around if buildings weren't wheelchair accessible; today it's about being Web accessible. ... House Approves Captioning and Accessibility Bill Markey Bill to Make Technology Accessible to All Passes House, 20th ... On landmark law's 20th anniversary, House passes bill to make Internet more ... |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:32:25 GMT+00:00
Disability discrimination - home working was not reasonable adjustment Lexology (registration) The new draft BS 8878 Web Accessibility Code of Practice has been issued and it sets out a non-technical standard on web accessibility for the disabled. ... |