Articles Tagged with DOM

Revisiting Progressive Enhancement in CSS
John Resig recently posted a bit on progressive CSS enhancement, which got me thinking a bit more about a post I wrote some time ago.
Web Standards Creativity Book Review
Web Standards Creativity is a great book put together by 10 of the most known Web designers and developers in the industry.
Creating Named Elements in IE via JavaScript. Impossible?
I was having a bit of an issue trying to create a new element via the DOM and provide it with a name. As it turns out, Internet Explorer doesn’t allow this to happen, but I was able to find an alternative solution that has worked out quite well.
Taking Conditional Comments Too Far
Using conditional comments to include a version specific style sheet (or a bit of JavaScript) should be all the ammo you need to solve the problem of Internet Explorer.
Is Manipulating the DOM for Presentation Acceptable?
Is manipulating the DOM to include extra markup needed to desired design elements acceptable?
Applying Progressive Enhancement to Your CSS
It is becoming more common for designers to neglect progressive enhancement once unobtrusive JavaScript is obtained. There are countless JavaScript libraries available, full of code that is designed with progressive enhancement in mind. The issue that’s becoming increasingly problematic, in my opinion, is the associated style that is required to achieve desired visual effects.
DOM Scripting - Book Review
DOM Scripting by Jeremy Keith is a great resource for any Web designer/developer.
Book Review: Sams JavaScript
If you haven’t ever come across any of the books in the Sams Teach Yourself <Insert Technology> in 24 Hours, the idea behind them is this: Each chapter can be read in one hour, and there are 24 chapters in the book. Therefore you can theoretically complete the book in a total of 24 hours. While some people may be misled into thinking that they’ll learn what they want in a day, it’s really just a clever gimmick — and for the most part, it works.
Introducing MBN DuoTone Headings
One thing that JavaScript is absolutely great for is enhancing the average browsing experience for your user. On the other hand, requiring the presence of JavaScript compatibility can be an utter disaster. In my opinion, JavaScript is great for visual or functional enhancements, but those features should not be necessary to make proper use of any particular document. If a user doesn’t arrive equipped with the ability to run JavaScript, they shouldn’t know they’re missing out on anything.
Jonathan Christopher
Monday By Noon
Albany NY 12210 USA