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Programming & Web Development

HTML5 boilerplate for sectioning tags

I’ve seen a lot of confusion on the use of the new HTML5 sectioning tags <article> <section>, <nav>, <aside> and the role left for the old <div> element we used often in previous versions of HTML specifications. After reviewing the documentation and consulting several examples of usage, a basic practical skeleton for an HTML5 document […]

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GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source Programming & Web Development

CSS3 columns in Internet Explorer and other unsupported browsers

Recently I’ve been working on a project for a client that makes use of CSS3 columns in its layout design. The problem with CSS3 columns is that it’s not supported by any stable version of Internet Explorer so far (surprised? no? good!). At the time of this writing IE9 is the latest version. Luckily there’s […]

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Bookmarks Programming & Web Development

From my reading links: HTML5 forms and Django, Google API playground and Python development tips

Making Forms fabulous with html5 Great introduction to the new HTML5 form input types and what you can do with them. HTML5 – Example Form validation and styling Form elements With the new HTML5 form input types and CSS3 properties, form validation is very quick and easy, as well as nice form element presentation. Head […]

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Programming & Web Development Tutorials & Tips

Animate your webpage fast and easy with Facebook Animation Library

Today Facebook released an animation javascript library that modifies CSS properties on the fly. You can download it and use it on your webpages. Its a very light (10.4 Kb compressed version) animation library and its very easy to use. You can chain events or animations to create the effects you want. You can download […]