Geek Meet March 29th 2010 – Internet Explorer Evangelist Giorgio Sardo speaking
Time for another Geek Meet, and this time, we’l be trying something new. 
Posts in the "HTML5/HTML/XHTML" Category
CSS files downloaded twice in Internet Explorer with protocol relative URLs
I think we can all agree that performance of web sites matters a lot, and slow web sites are very annoying both for developers and, more importantly, end users. Therefore, we need to talk about a newly discovered problem: Internet Explorer, protocols and inclusion of stylesheets.
My trip to, and HTML5 presentation at, FOSDEM, Brussels, february 6th-7th 2010
Last weekend I had the pleasure of going to FOSDEM to give a presentation about HTML5 and to experience a very big open-source conference.
Speaking at FOSDEM 2010 – An Introduction to HTML
Just to let you know, I will be speaking at FOSDEM 2010 in Brussels, Belgium, next Saturday February 6th. I will talk in the Mozilla Developer Room and give an introduction to HTML5, which will be followed by HTML5 demos by Paul Rouget.
If you are attending, please come along and say hi!
Geek Meet February 8th 2010 – Christopher Blizzard of Mozilla!
I know, I know, there has definitely been some time since the last Geek Meet. But believe me, this one will make up for the wait!
The video element in HTML5 – great possibilites, but also codec and licensing problems
Man has always been inspired by things moving around and giving away noises, so it was just a matter of time before video content showed up on the web. For a number of years, Flash was the de-facto standard of showing video, but now, with HTML5, the video element has made its way into our lives.
The HTML5 syntax options problem
Usually blog posts with the words “problem, “considered harmful” and similar are just crying foul, but I would like to bring up something I actually believe is/will become a real problem: HTML5 syntax options.
A faster web with Resource Packages – Mozilla suggestion to have just one HTTP request
One of the most common problem on the web is slow web sites, wasting he time of end users. Now, perhaps, Mozilla has come up with a solution for this, which will be applicable for all web browser vendors.
An introduction to HTML5
It seems like everyone is talking about HTML5 now, but the discussion is spread out and seldom gives the background, explanation what HTML5 really is and if/when it’s usable.
Help making Firefox better – share your thoughts!
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of being invited by Mozilla to Prague to, amongst other things, discuss the future of Firefox.
Travel stories and session recaps from Mozilla Camp Europe Prague, 3-4 October 2009
Late last night I came home from the fantastic event that was Mozilla Camp Europe Prague, 3-4 October 2009, and I thought I’d tell you how my Prague visit was, what I thought of the event and my thinking about the sessions.
Geek Meet October 2009 – Molly Holzschlag will present about HTML 5 and other goodies
It’s time again, my friends! And this time, it will be even more fantastic! Are you ready? Are you READY?!
Firefinder 1.0 released – code collaboration with the FriendlyFire feature, better integration with Firebug and more
When I released Firefinder back in May, I had some ideas with what more I wanted to do with it. Now I can happily say that I have implemented those ideas!
Hi Ho Silver – I’m back!
Wow. I can’t really believe these are my first words of blogging again in almost two months. It always feels a bit funny getting back in the saddle, but once there, I’m as happy as a butterfly on a flower!
Geek Meet Charity June 4th 2009 was a success!
Yesterday we had Geek Meet Charity in Stockholm, and in my opinion, it was a great success!
The alt attribute is NOT for tooltips
I’m am so tired of the never-ending misunderstanding of the alt attribute versus the title attribute.
A heading solution you haven’t seen before
Sometimes I see such gems in my daily work, I just have to share…
How to develop a Firefox extension
Admit that you have always wanted to know how to develop a Firefox extension but never had the time to learn. Here I will walk you through and at the end of the article we will have created a fully functional Firefox extension!
This article/topic is also available as a presentation on SlideShare.
Inline Code Finder Firefox extension – find inline JavaScript events, inline styling and javascript:links
When I first coded and released Obtrusive JavaScript Checker, I had some more ideas with it, as well as some great feedback I have received and wanted to see to. The result is Inline Code Finder, which looks for inline styling as well as what the Obtrusive JavaScript Checker offered, and it comes in two versions!
Poll: Do you use access keys?
I felt it was about time to bring up the topic in one of my oldest drafts (written in May 2005) which, for some reason, never saw the light of day.
IE 6: now coming to a cell phone near you
Something was brought to my attention which, to say the least, left me a little baffled: IE 6 is coming to mobile phones…
Why inline CSS and JavaScript code is such a bad thing
Available is also a translation in French of this article.
When I review web sites, and also in my own projects with a number of different team members, I almost constantly stumble across something web developers should really refrain from: inline styling and inline JavaScript code.
Obtrusive JavaScript Checker – Greasemonkey script and Firefox extension to find inline events
In my work, part of it is analyzing both other people’s code as well as my own. Now I have created Obtrusive JavaScript Checker to help me out with that!
CSS includes with the title attribute might be ignored
Yesterday I ran into a little unexpected behavior when adding title attributes to a couple of link elements.
Do we really need Microformats?
A lot of web developers, at least over the years, seem to have fallen for Microformats. Naturally, the given question then is: do we really need Microformats?
Interface Developers have to be available from start to end in a project (and work with real live code)
Having had a number of jobs and from being a consultant, getting the opportunity to see how a lot of companies and clients work over the years, I’m way too often surprised how underestimated cooperation and keeping a competence available throughout a project really is.
Styling BUTTONS, and achieving sliding doors with them
As you all know, form elements aren’t that easy to style, especially not consistently. At a first glance, the button element seems like a sure winner, but once you delve into it…
IE 8 beta 1 available for download – some quick takes
For those of you who have missed it, IE 8 beta is now available for download. Let’s take a quick look on what’s in it.
Not all values posted with a form in IE
I am, hypothetically ( ) working on an e-commerce site, and the other day I discovered that IE doesn’t post all values with a form.
MOSS should be spelt MOCKERY
Microsoft released MOSS, Microsoft Sharepoint Office Portal, which is a web-based collaboration and document management platform.
Ving.se being Sweden’s best web site? I think not
What’s in an award, really? Swedish computer magazine Internetworld has just given the Sweden’s Best Web Site 2007 award to the supposedly best web site in Sweden.
Explaining semantic mark-up
I have a strong interest in semantics in general, and when it comes to web developing, the benefits of properly marking up a document should not be neglected. One problem is that some people don’t understand the difference it makes, so therefore let me humbly make an attempt to explain why semantics is important.
When did people stop caring about application/xhtml+xml?
Remember a couple of years ago, when serving XHTML with a text/html MIME type was the worst you could do if you were serious about your trade?
Using labels in a nice semantic fashion
It is fairly easy to distinguish a developer’s knowledge level by their usage of label elements. To see how much they care about accessibility, usability and semantics.
Thoughts on HTML 5
People have asked of my opinions about HTML 5 and the road they’re taking. Basically, I feel that you need to do a lot of reading up to actually be eligible to have an opinion, so I’ll try tread lightly with mine, and only cover certain areas.
Geek Meet May 2007 summary
Wednesday night we had yet another Geek Meet in Stockholm, and this time we covered HTML 5 and XHTML.
My first web site
I don’t know how many of you who can actually do this, but for fun, I’ve kept the first web site I ever built online, and now I want to share it with you!
getElementsByClassName updated and revised
Just a small note to those of you who use my getElementsByClassName script: it has been updated for performance reasons and flexibility reasons.
“Validation isn’t important, it’s just an intranet”
As late as yesterday, I heard an argument I didn’t except to hear. Not now, not in 2007.
Geek Meet May 2007 – HTML 5 and XHTML
Time for the last Geek Meet before the summer, and it will most likely be an intense one.
Indentation of code
One thing that I’ve always taken for granted how to do is the indentation of code. Sure, people place characters like { either on the same line as the CSS rule/JavaScript function name, or on the following, and that’s just fine. But what I mean here is how to accomplish the actual indentation.
Questions I’d love to have answered about SEO
When done properly and in a serious manner, SEO is truly a fascinating field! However, I have some wonderings about how Google and other search engines treat and index certain things.
Is invalid code created through JavaScript ok?
When developing web sites with heavy interactivity, your scripting skills are really put to the test. And, sooner or later, you will be put in a situation where it’s a fine line between following web standards and what’s best from a performance and structure perspective. One question that follows that is: is it ok to apply invalid attributes via script to elements?
A HaRd challenge – styling an HR element
One of the web sites I’m currently working on has a lot of line dividers, and they had been added somewhat inconsistently. Therefore, I decided to go the semantic route and throw out all div and p elements, and replace them with one single class-free hr. Oh man, did I open up a can of worms…
In search of a good H1
I’ve always liked semantics and to choose how to properly mark up content to convey the information the best way possible. But, and I know this might sound weird, as of lately, I’ve had a harder and harder time to find the suitable content for one specific element: the H1.
“The HTML guy”
I’ve recently started on a new assignment (which is mainly the reason that I haven’t been able to muster any extra strength to blog, besides from my family being sick…), and I’m hired as a subcontractor. This means that I’ve been introduced to a lot of people the last couple of days, and it has almost exclusively been with a term that I hate:
The HTML guy.
HTML 5 or XHTML 2?
Vlad Alexander has written an article entitled X/HTML 5 Versus XHTML 2, discussing what he likes respectively dislikes.
How to write valid HTML/XHTML code to include Flash
Updated May 27th 2008
An alternative suggested solution is using FlashReplace.
Hopefully, you’re someone who cares about web standards and wants to have valid code for the sake of web browsers’ rendering and for you as a web developer, to more easily spot errors right away. Then, when including Flash content in your web page, the default code output from various tools and web sites out there is invalid (at least when it comes to using them with a strict DOCTYPE, which I’d really recommend you to go with).
So, what should a poor caring web developer do?
How to put an HTML element on top of a Flash movie
Ever been in the situation where you want to put some HTML on top of Flash movie? You’ve cursed the designers for using Flash, and stated that it is impossible? If that’s the case, I’ll advise you to reconsider.
With these web sites, would you say the web standards war is won?
Some people like to proclaim that the so-called web standards war, i.e. a wide-spread usage of web standards, is over. Let me take a couple of web sites as example why I don’t agree: