Change Typo3 template depending on column content

Diesen Artikel auf deutsch Let’s assume you don’t just want to inject some HTML if there is content in a column, but you want to use a completely different layout. This isn’t hard to accomplish, see the example: (more…)

My favorite Firefox Add-ons

This is about the Firefox Add-ons I use. This really is a complete list, I like to keep my browser lean. I’m fully aware that most people will miss things like Adblock, Pixel perfect and greasemonkey, but I don’t use them. (more…)

About the nonsense of blocking and annoying IE6 users

I know why most people who do web design, JS coding etc. loathe Internet Explorer 6. I hate having to fix stuff for any IE at all, the web would be a better place if that piece of software just died. I welcome efforts to decrease the market share of IE6, I support nagging warnings for IE6 visitors. But what’s with these nonsensical ideas of making websites look worse in it or blocking it? (more…)

Opera and the <noscript> tag

When you build websites and test them in various browsers there always are some problems in some browsers. Usually it’s the one you expect who displays things incorrectly. But a few days ago I was surprised when Opera insisted on showing me the contents of a <noscript> tag (more…)

Ozh admin menu and WordPress 2.7

I was anxious to finally try out the wordpress 2.7 beta. As a happy user of Ozh’s admin drop down menu I had to realize that the menus were completely gone in the backend. (more…)

Mooified focus onload but keep backspace intact

You may have heard about Harmen Janssen’s technique to focus input fields on pageload and keep the backspace button’s history back function intact. I wanted to play with it any my first step was to mooify his ideas. (more…)

The biggest CSS annoyance

Twitter, scrollbar layout overlay

I think this is one of the biggest design flaws, and I see it all the time when I surf the net. What surprises me is that I even see it on sites that have valid code, a nice design and offer valuable services. (more…)

HTML forms and onclick/onfocus

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When you use HTML forms it is often desirable to pre-fill some input fields. Your idea could be that you want to give your visitors some clue to what they’re supposed to fill in. (more…)