Archive for the “Design” category
Box-Shadow will crash us all
by drew on April 3, 2011
Box-Shadow isn’t always smart.
Advanced button theming on jQuery UI Dialog
by drew on June 10, 2010
There is a very annoying bugfeature that I have found when using jQueryUI. It’s not the themes, they work great, in fact, they are the best thing since sliced bread. But in a ‘Cupertino.esc’ way, they provide too much simplicity (…)
Bulletproof @font-face
by drew on December 7, 2009
There is quite an interesting discussion going on at Jeffrey Zeldman’s blog concerning the @font-face syntax and how to make sure that it is working in all browsers. It’s interesting to see the different ‘hacks’ that are being put together (…)
Usability and a Simple JavaScript hovering menu
by drew on December 5, 2009
Many web developers ask ‘what is usability?’. This is one of those topics that I can explain, but it may be easier to demonstrate. My this experiences have led to some principles; one of them is that if I’m going (…)
Scribd and Slide mode : Why is my height wrong?
by drew on July 29, 2009
While recently using Scribd‘s services, I came across a very nasty bug, and a nice clean fix. Scribd allows developers to tap into a great, but somewhat basic API. One of these settings allows a developer to set a default (…)
Making a better notification plugin: jQuery
by drew on July 22, 2009
I find myself at a crossroads. I really like using jQuery, and I really like not having to write my own plugins as there are some really good ones out there. But I have run into a problem when it (…)
Geedew going through some changes
by drew on June 1, 2009
So I have finally been able to spend some time on one of my own sites! Hurray for me right? For the time being, you may be seeing some weird illusions in the design… and you will notice that some (…)
Perfecting the Linux User Desktop
by drew on March 8, 2009
The linux desktop over the years has been a large struggle for many users. I hear many complaints from people that have ‘tried’ linux out and they seem to all come to the conclusion that it is difficult or even (…)