Archive for the “Quick Tips” category
Blindly using CSS resets
by Mike Badgley on January 17, 2011
CSS resets are great and make life a whole lot easier as it allows front-end developers to start on a ‘clean slate’ across all browsers with all the available HTML elements. However, that does not mean that they have a (…)
Working on remote pages using wget
by Mike Badgley on January 5, 2011
Updating and fixing layout issues on sites that are hidden from the public can be a tricky process – especially when you’re unable to replicate the problem with your (normally out-of-date) version of the site. Solutions such as saving the (…)
A manageable method for creating CSS image sprites
by Mike Badgley on July 8, 2010
The technique for creating and using CSS image sprites has been around for quite some time now. However, they don’t seem to be used near enough, despite the performance bonuses they can deliver. Perhaps it is due to the fact (…)
Inline-Block whitespace workaround
by Mike Badgley on April 28, 2010
In response to an article written yesterday (April 26th, 2010) about the inline-block display property on Impressive Webs, there was some debate on unwanted whitespace that appears to the right of elements that are styled with this property. If you (…)