Semantics (4 articles)
Regarding Semantics
Semantics (n) The meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word. Now that's out of the way, what do semantics mean in modern web design? Depending on who you ask you could get a varied response, but if anything is certain it's that the concept of semantic mark-up isn't difficult to grasp. Note: This article is about semantic mark-up, not the semantic web (which will allegedly be web ...
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Why you should be using XHTML Strict
The truth be told, there's no good reason to be using the Transitional doc type in modern web design. At least IMHO. XHTML Strict as the name suggests is a more disciplined flavour of HTML, but it has the added advantage of forcing you to separate the presentation from the structure. This is partly because a lot of the valid attributes in Transitional that some designers use for presentation a...
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Avoiding div soup
When I first made the transition from tables to divs for layout (yeah, I was that guy once upon a time!), I clearly remember being frustrated at how difficult it was to achieve my goals without over using the div tag. My main problem aside from still finding my CSS feet was I had completely ignored what the div tag was intended for. I was using <div> as if it were the holy grail of achie...
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Boycot the underline
To many people the humble underline has been used as a form of emphasis, and while once upon a time it was OK, the advent of the web browser has made this practice a usability no-no. When we're online, the underline is indicative of a link, a way to communicate to the user that this is something that is actionable - in this case being to reveal more information. How the information is revealed ...
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