Tuesday, September 15, 2009
- Tool - Exchange 2003 SP2 IMF Keyword Manager
Now I don’t have to edit raw XML and double-check that I didn’t screw it up (open in IE to verify well-formedness, wait/worry for 7513/7514 logged events).
- Picture - Computer hardware poster
Reference of over 170 different computer connectors, RAM, CPU sockets, etc. I put a giant version on my office wall.
- Article - 10 CSS properties missing in IE6
- Rounded or Curved Corners
- PNG alpha transparency
- Opacity
- Fixed Position
- Min-width & Max-width
- Hover for non anchor elements
- Min-height & Max-height
- Bicubic scaling for images
- Negative text indent for input button
- Text shadow
Good article on what most browsers offer designers these days. I would just add box-shadow.
I happily got to use about half of these features on my most recent site, thanks to some great IE shims:
- DD_roundies and DD_belatedPNG
Excellent IE shims for Rounded Corners and PNG Alpha transparency. There are tons of other IE shims for these, but after much homework, I say these are the best and you want them. (FYI, I’ve made peace with requiring Javascript for design enhancements, which these are).
Now if Drew could port box-shadow to IE, my heart would sing.
- Article - Universal Internet Explorer 6 CSS
Article lays out the basic ways to handle IE6 design in 2009, and a fascinating new suggestion. To wit, not to waste hours in time and a client's money on lengthy workarounds in an unnecessary attempt at cross-browser perfection.