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Guidelines for an uncomplicated Web

Offering up some friendly advice to those who would like to see a less complicated Web.

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HTML

The Meaning of Semantics (Take I)

Nearly every web designer is guilty of forcing line breaks, creating tables that don't hold tabular data, and a host of other egregious HTML sins. Now that CSS is around, Molly E. Holzschlag slaps our hands and explains why we should pay attention to each element's content, not just its looks.

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CSS

Simple Clearing of Floats

The problem: One of the simplest and most common layout structures involves the placing of a small, set-width DIV -- perhaps navigation, a quote or a bio -- within a larger wrapping DIV that contains the remaining content.

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CSS

Setting the current menu state with CSS

Ever wondered how you can use CSS to set the current state for a menu bar? This article at 456 Berea Street has a nice simple answer for you! Read More
CSS

A simple introduction to 3 column layouts

HTML semantics are often the subject of heavy debate, this blog offers an excellent introduction to setting up a 3 column layout using pure CSS. Read More
JavaScript

Guide to Using XMLHttpRequest (with Baby Steps)

The XMLHttpRequest object is a handy dandy JavaScript object that offers a convenient way for webpages to get information from servers without refreshing themselves.

The benefit to end users is that they don't have to type as much and they don't have to wait as long. For example, having the user's city and state show up in a webpage automatically after the ZIP code has been typed in is a big time saver.

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Dreamweaver

Writing Secure Dreamweaver Applications

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX is an exciting release because it brings the ability to create dynamic web applications to a large audience. More people than ever before now have the tools they need to quickly and easily connect their web sites to databases and do everything from collect e-mail address to open fully functional storefronts.

With that power comes quite a bit of responsibility, however—both to yourself, your clients, and the users of your site. You have a responsibility to create a secure application, which for our purposes means protecting the data that you collect and store so that it doesn't fall into unauthorized hands.

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Design

Accessibility From The Ground Up

Accessibility From The Ground Up
A Primer for the Web designer

Covers: CSS and tables marked up designs, simplicity, color, JavaScript, Flash, and has great pointers in general content areas.

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JavaScript

How to Create a WYSIWYG Rich Text Editor

How to Create a WYSIWYG Rich Text Editor in JavaScript. Pt. 1 & 2

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Server Side

How to get Real IP of user that Online via Proxy with PHP

This article will show how to detect real IP from client with PHP. With this little code we can detech user real IP. Let try. Read More
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