Writing an Interface Style Guide
by Jina Bolton
With proper documentation for clients and content editors fellow developers to follow, you have a better chance at seeing your interface stay beautiful. Future designers and developers who work on the interface will have an easier time adapting, thus making their lives easier and potentially saving time and money.
Looks to be an interesting read from A List Apart on the type of documentation I’ve been trying to write for some time.
12 most used CSS tricks
Article from StylizedWeb (Dejan Cancarevic) listing 12 most used tips and tricks with our friend CSS. There are two that never occured to me (5 and 6) which could well be useful, so my thanks to Dejan.
w3 - Interaction Domain
W3C’s Interaction Domain is responsible for developing technologies that shape the Web’s user interface. These technologies include (X)HTML, the markup language that started the Web. We also work on second-generation Web languages initiated at the W3C: CSS, MathML, SMIL and SVG and XForms all have become an integral part of the Web. Finally, we develop ways to integrate these components together into the Rich Web Clients of tomorrow.
W3C Interaction Domain technologies enable millions of people every day to browse the Web and to author Web content. Industry uses these technologies for purposes such as distributing information within an organization and creating new business opportunities.
“Combining the various XML markups and Web APIs developed by W3C into an integrated system is the next big challenge. We are already seeing the fruits of this work on both desktop and mobile platforms - and the future is even more exciting” Chris Lilley, Interaction Domain Leader
New elements in HTML 5
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) 5 introduces new elements to HTML for the first time since the last millennium. New structural elements include aside, figure, and section.
New inline elements include time, meter, and progress. New embedding elements include video and audio. New interactive elements include details, datagrid, and command.
HTML 5 is part of the future of the Web. Its new elements enable clearer, simpler markup that makes pages more obvious. Div and span still have their places, but those places are much more restricted than they used to be. Many pages will no longer need to use them.