Monthly Archives: February 2007

For several recent projects, I’ve seen increased requests for a hidden div of content to be revealed when someone clicks a link. For example, in Basecamp, if you want to write a message, you can just start typing in the … Continue reading →

PIMMY writes: Can you hyperlink a background image set inside stylesheet? Or can we set hyperlink location inside style sheet? No, you cannot hyperlink a CSS background image. Anything you would want to hyperlink, I would suggest be part of … Continue reading →

Jason B. writes: In Dan Cederholm’s book Bulletproof Web Design, chapter 2 gives a method for creating a horizontal nav system much like you see on his simplebits.com site. I’ve determined that the example he gives has a flaw (I … Continue reading →

It’s easy to get caught up in positioning divs, spans, and list items. After you’ve figure out that three-column layout and cleared your floats, it feels good to give yourself a pat on the back and call it day. But … Continue reading →

I used to work for a bank, where checking a box to agree to a mile-long scrolling box of terms that go unread are a staple to all web forms. We used to put all those in a <textarea> tag, … Continue reading →