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Styling file inputs with CSS and the DOM

Filed under CSS, Design, UI / Usability on September 12th, 2007 | Leave a comment

File inputs (<input type="file" />) are the bane of beautiful form design. No rendering engine provides the granular control over their presentation designers desire.

This simple, three-part progressive enhancement provides the markup, CSS, and JavaScript to address the long-standing irritation.

This solution is known to work in:

  • IE 5.5+
  • Firefox 1.5+
  • Safari 2+

Shaun Inman, we salute you.

Styling <abbr> in IE

Filed under Side notes on September 7th, 2007 | Comments Off

Internet Explorer for Windows does not support the <abbr> element that should be used on web pages for the markup of abbreviations. Here’s a possible answer.

Dot Grid Book

Filed under Side notes on September 6th, 2007 | Comments Off

*Must remember to get some of these books to try out. The light geometric dot matrix serves as a subtle guide for notations and sketches.

Accessible News Slider

Filed under Ajax / scripting, Design on September 6th, 2007 | Comments Off

Accessible News Slider is a JavaScript plugin built for the jQuery library by Brian Reindel. It meets the accessibility requirements as outlined by WCAG 1.0.

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