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Streamline CSS development with LESS

May 16, 2013 9:07am PDT

LESS is a dynamic stylesheet language that extends standard CSS. The result is leaner code that is easier to maintain.

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jQuery: How to get objects by ID, Class, Tag, and Attribute

April 3, 2012 1:24pm PDT

Ryan Boudreaux continues his tutorial on getting acquainted with jQuery by showing you how to get objects by ID and Class selectors and by Tag and Attribute.

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Try the lightweight CSS Slideshow System for your next presentation

April 23, 2013 11:43am PDT

The CSS Slideshow System, or CSSS, is a simple, lightweight presentation program featuring keyboard navigation. Take a look under the hood and learn how you can use it.

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Creating common web design icons with CSS: The NavIcon

April 24, 2013 12:44pm PDT

The NavIcon, an instantly recognizable menu icon in web design, is one of many. You can create this one and others with pure CSS.

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Creating a fixed-width layout with CSS

August 25, 2004 7:00am PDT

Columnist Michael Meadhra shares his tips for building fixed-width, CSS-based page layouts. This approach better handles content that includes lots of large images and other elements that don't...

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Customize horizontal rules to add some flair

July 5, 2012 11:11am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux shares some styling tips that will help rescue your boring horizontal rules.

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Why CSS styling is for tables too

July 7, 2004 7:00am PDT

Many Web builders feel that tables have no place on a modern, standards-based Web page. Nothing could be further from the truth--there is no better way to create columns and rows of data such as...

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CSS interview questions and answers

January 10, 2013 12:12pm PST

Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample CSS proficiency interview Q&As and code snippets useful.

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CSS3 filter effects: Grayscale, invert, sepia, and more

October 25, 2012 9:00am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux demonstrates some applications of various CSS3 filter effects, including grayscale, sepia, saturation, and combined effects.

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Use CSS floats to create a three-column page layout

March 3, 2004 8:00am PST

Creating a liquid three-column layout in CSS is a bit elusive. Here's a recipe that uses the CSS float and clear attributes to build this configuration without employing any tables.

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CSS3: New properties for text-overflow and text-wrap

October 18, 2011 9:00am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux illustrates the CSS3 text-overflow and text-wrap properties in these code examples.

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Create navigation bars with Responsive Web Design techniques

January 31, 2013 6:00am PST

Ryan Boudreaux recommends some navigation bar designs and demos as a good way to start implementing Responsive Web Design for your website.

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Experiment with CSS3 Exclusions and Shapes module

May 2, 2013 8:34am PDT

The CSS Exclusions module is still in the experimental phase, but you can start learning about it and playing with the code now.

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Build powerful web interfaces with Bootstrap

April 1, 2013 9:32am PDT

Bootstrap provides developers and designers with a straightforward way to create web interfaces. Here's how to use the open source framework's design features.

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Get a handy (code-friendly) text editor for your Android tablet

May 7, 2013 10:06am PDT

Find out why Jack Wallen thinks that DroidEdit is a great tool for any developer or admin who needs to troubleshoot code on the go.

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The Case for HTML5: Five examples

January 29, 2013 9:00am PST

Ryan Boudreaux uses five examples of cutting-edge web designs to show why HTML5 is the way to go for web pros.

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How do I... Center a Web page layout using CSS?

January 2, 2008 3:43am PST

The most common LCD monitors on the market today follow the wide-screen format. But that wide ratio can play havoc with Web site designers and their layout of Web pages. However, with a little bit...

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HTML5 and CSS3: Animation without Flash or JavaScript

November 15, 2011 12:34pm PST

Ryan Boudreaux demonstrates the @keywords property in HTML5 and CSS3 that allows you to create animations without the use of Flash or JavaScript.

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Creating a pure CSS horizontal navigation bar

February 18, 2004 8:00am PST

Now that tables are no longer recommended for positioning any nontabular page content, many Web authors are looking for ways to create navigation bars using structural XHTML markup and CSS formatting.

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How to create an image hover-preview effect using jQuery

May 31, 2012 6:00am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux includes all the code snippets you'll need in this demo of how to create an image hover-preview effect using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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