With the release of IE8 RC1, I’ve realized that my supported browser testing environment is sadly lacking. The best way to create a testing environment with all the supported versions of Internet Explorer is to use the free virtual machines supplied by Microsoft themselves. In order get full use out of the virtual machines, I’ve [...]
Good old Quirks Mode. It’s like an undead being slumbering in a forgotten sarcophagus waiting for some unsuspecting designer to stumble upon it. A few weeks or so ago, I began a UI project that, over the years, was designed for Internet Explorer’s Quirks Mode rendering engine. I hadn’t worked on markup for Quirks Mode [...]
Here’s a tip to reduce clutter on a page with lots of repeating links, icons and/or elements. Say you have a list of search results on your website and each result has many action icons and links. It isn’t necessary to have to links and icons visible at all times. The non-vital content can be [...]
