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Creating a clean CSS Comparison Table
with CSS flexbox
In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a responsive CSS
comparison table using nothing but UL lists and CSS flexbox.
Creating an Equal Height Pricing Table using CSS Flexbox
In my opinion, pricing tables are the effective way to quickly
capture and convey to potential customers your services and the
benefits at a glance. See how easy it is to create an equal
heights, responsive CSS pricing table using the power of CSS
Flexbox.
Introduction to CSS
Variables
A comprehensive introduction to CSS Variables, which is a new
browser feature that lets you store and reuse CSS values in your
CSS. Unlike variables in CSS Preprocessors, CSS variables are
live, and accessible using JavaScript.
Creating a slick, animated Full Screen
Search Form with CSS3 and JavaScript
The trend for search boxes these days has been bigger and
bolder. This tutorial shows how to create a slick, well
engineered full screen search form that works beautifully across
all modern browsers and devices.
Displaying
the Local Time of Any City using JavaScript and Google Time Zone
API
This tutorial looks at how to use Google Time Zone API to
reliably display the local time of any city or location in
JavaScript.
Creating a simple
page transition using CSS and JavaScript
See how to build a simple but sleek page transition using CSS3
transitions and animation that appears while a page is loading.
4 novel ways
to deal with sticky :hover effect on mobile devices
CSS's venerable :hover pseudo class presents a
bit of a conundrum on touch screen devices, where the :hover
style stays with the element the user just tapped on until
he/she taps again elsewhere in the document. This tutorial looks
at 4 creative ways to deal with "sticky hover" effects on mobile
devices.
CSS Flexbox 101- Introduction
and sample patterns
In this tutorial, I'll go over the key elements that make up
CSS Flexbox, plus show you some common Flexbox patterns to
validate its usefulness. After this leisurely read you'll wonder
how you ever went by so long without flexing.
Youtube Player API
and creating a simple Youtube lightbox
See how to create a simple Youtube video lightbox, by first
creating a responsive and vertically centered Youtube iframe,
then using Youtube URL parameters and the Youtube Player API to
control it.
Using CSS3 keyframe animation to create a swinging image
In this short tutorial, we'll see how easy it is to create an
image that swings like a pendulum continuously using CSS3
keyframes animation.
Displaying RSS feeds using YQL, a
Google Feed API alternative
This tutorial looks at how to use Yahoo's YQL service as an
alternative to Google Feed API to quickly display RSS feeds from
external sources using JavaScript only.
Creating a sticky header bar
using jQuery and CSS
A hot trend in web design these days is the use of sticky
headers, where the header becomes temporarily fixed on the page
whenever the user starts to scroll past it, keeping the element
in view. In this tutorial we'll dissect the making of a well
engineered sticky header using jQuery and CSS.
Creating an off-canvas side menu using CSS3 (and a touch of JavaScript)
In this tutorial, we'll see how to create the iconic
off-canvas side menu from scratch using CSS3 only, and with the
help of a little JavaScript, polish it off so it's fully ready
for real world use.
Overview of CSS3 multiple column layout
CSS3's multi-column module magically divvies up any piece of
content across the desired number of columns, creating that
elegant newspaper layout. In this tutorial we'll take a look at
how it all works, and also, creating responsive CSS3 columns.
A pure CSS Before and After image effect
In this tutorial we'll see how some careful stacking of two images in CSS
can make way for a quick "before" and "after" image effect,
whereby moving the mouse over the image container peels back one
image to reveal another.
Creating a basic parallax scrolling effect using CSS and JavaScript
Parallax scrolling is a visual technique where elements on the
page move or animate at different speeds as the user scrolls the
page, creating depth and visual intrigue. This tutorial walks
you through how to create a simple parallax scrolling effect
using CSS and JavaScript.
Creating a live CSS clock using CSS3 and requestAnimationFrame()
Pure CSS only interfaces are all the rage these days, so lets
explore that concept with our very own CSS3 clock, then see it
come to life using some JavaScript.
Manipulating CSS3 transitions using jQuery
In this tutorial we look at how to use jQuery to dynamically
modify CSS3 properties and react to when a transition has
completed. It's the key to injecting logic to your transitions!
Introduction to CSS
media queries
With today's challenge of building webpages that look right in
the myriad of different devices comes CSS media queries, a nifty
CSS feature that builds upon
CSS Media
types of CSS 2.1 to help you easily cater your page based on the
aforementioned factor and more.
Custom Attributes in
HTML 5
HTML 5 supports a new "data" attribute you can add inside
elements to store arbitrary bits of information, to be later
parsed using JavaScript for example. This tutorial shows you how
to utilize this new attribute.
Getting global and external style sheet values in DHTML
This useful tutorial looks at how to use DHTML to retrieve
inherited CSS property values from global and external Style
Sheets
Creating a flashy image slideshow with IE Transitions
(IE)
IE transitions is a collection of prebuilt visual effects in IE that can be applied during content state changes. A step by step tutorial on creating a cross browser image slideshow that's enhanced visually in IE by taking advantage of IE Transitions.
Overview of CSS3 Structural
pseudo-classes
Structural pseudo-classes let you select and style child
elements of a container based on a variety of generic criteria,
such as the 3rd child, even/odd child elements, or even the nth
child element of a certain type. Learn all about them here.
W3C CSS Selectors API- The querySelector() and querySelectorAll()
methods
The querySelector() and querySelectorAll()
methods let you enter a CSS selector as a parameter and return
the selected elements as DOM elements. Think of them as
document.getElementById() on steriods.
Performing GET and POST
requests using Ajax
Ajax, once stripped of all its fanciness, basically describes
just two things- performing "GET" and
"POST" requests asynchronously. This tutorial explains
Ajax frankly and gently, while also covering the important
topics of fetching XML and JSON files using Ajax.
 Displaying RSS feeds
easily using Google Ajax Feed API
Displaying RSS feeds from other sites on your own
is a nice way to show constantly updated content automatically.
In this tutorial, we show you how to use Google Ajax Feed API to
display RSS feeds from other sites on your own easily and
without hosting the files on your own server.
Relying on DOM readiness to invoke a function (instead of window.onload)
In this tutorial I'll show you how to call a function as soon as
the document's DOM is ready for manipulation, versus via the
often slower window.onload event handler.
Fixed Content using CSS/
Dynamic Expressions
See how to use CSS's "fixed" positioning to render content that
doesn't move on the screen, plus how to simulate the effect in
legacy IE browsers (5 and 6) using dynamic expressions.
CSS Hacks- the good, the bad, and
the ugly
David provides a detailed look at your various options when it
comes to CSS hacks to fix those browser inconsistency woes, even
in IE7. The good and the bad aren't the only players in town!
Introduction to the TreeWalker object
of DOM
The TreeWalker object is a
powerful DOM2 object that lets you easily filter through and
create custom collections out of nodes in the document. This is
a comprehensive tutorial on how to utilize this object.
 RSS
Ajax JavaScript ticker
In this tutorial,
I'll show you how to combine RSS, Ajax, and JavaScript to create a live RSS
ticker.
Including the contents of an external page using Ajax
This tutorial looks at how to use Ajax to dynamically include
the contents of an external page onto the current one
automatically each time the page is requested. Think of it as
SSI client side!
Changing external style sheets using the DOM
Using the DOM, you can access and manipulate external style
sheets on the page, from adding/deleting rules to modifying
existing ones. This comprehensive tutorial shows you how.
Applying border & opacity to images onMouseover in CSS
Learn how to spruce up images on your webpage with a border or
opacity effect onMouseover, using CSS only.
Useful CSS shorthand properties
This tutorial looks at some commonly used CSS shorthand
properties that can save you both time and coding.
Custom CSS cursors
A comprehensive tutorial on all the available cursors at your
disposal in CSS (as of CSS2.1), plus using JavaScript to
manipulate the cursor.
Rotating regular HTML content using DHTML
One of the great nuisances of using JavaScript to display
content on demand is the requirement that everything be
contained in variables. See how DHTML can help shatter that
limitation, so regular HTML content can be dynamically rotated
and shown just the same.
Adding Generated Content in CSS2
Generated Content is an exciting new feature in CSS2 that lets
you insert string and image content, among other types of
content, onto the page dynamically using CSS. Learn all about
it in this tutorial.
Introduction
to Dynamic Properties (IE)
Dynamic Properties is a relatively unknown feature of IE5+
that allows you to substitute static values in your HTML with
dynamic expressions instead. Now that's what we call DHTML!
Rotating regular HTML content using DHTML
One of the great nuisances of using JavaScript to display
content on demand is the requirement that everything be
contained in variables. See how DHTML can help shatter that
limitation, so regular HTML content can be dynamically rotated
and shown just the same.
Manipulating
a XML file using DHTML
In this tutorial, we look at using DHTML
to retrieve and display a XML
file. This is useful when you need a client side method of including XML
files on your webpages.
Fading in text using the
DOM
Here we'll
learn to do with scripting what Java and Flash have
"been there done that" with- fade text gradually into view Brought to you by the new DOM
of IE5 and NS6.
Accessing HTML
attributes using the DOM
Among the many talents of the DOM is its ability to retrieve and modify
attributes inside HTML elements. Using just a small set of methods, you can
intuitively get the width of a DIV, change the src of an image, or even
remove the background image of the document!
Adding motion blur
to objects in IE5.5
A lot of DHTML effects these days involve objects animating around the page in some fashion. In, IE5.5+, you can increase the
realism of such events, by adding a motion blur to the object as it moves.
Manipulating image
opacity in browsers
See how to change the opacity of elements on the page such as an
image, and create a script that fades an image in and out!
CSS
Media types and printer friendly pages
Learn about media types in CSS-2, and how it can be used to
easily produce printer friendly pages.
Comprehensive CSS Guide
This tutorial by will guide you, from the ground up, how to
code CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). Learn everything from the various ways of
defining style, to how to use them to manipulate font, background, margins,
and more. [Corresponding CSS reference sheet]
Specifying
page breaks for printing
With CSS (level 2), the grip webmasters have over their
webpages extends to the printer. This tutorial reveals how to insert
artificial page breaks for printing of your page in IE5 and NS6.
Scrollbar
coloring in IE 5.5+
Developers have long whined for the ability to alter the
browser's scrollbar colors, and in IE 5.5 (the latest version of IE as of
Nov 2000), that wish is granted. See how in this tutorial.
Adding drop caps effects to
your paragraphs using CSS
Learn to deploy the age-old drop caps effect of traditional print to your
paragraphs, in our latest web building tutorial!
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