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Performance Impact of CSS Selectors

A few months back there were some posts about the performance impact of inefficient CSS selectors. This is the kind of browser idiosyncratic behavior that merits investigation. Is it worth the time to make CSS selectors more efficient…
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Easy CSS Techniques that Simplify the Webdesigner’s Life

A collection of useful CSS code snippets, tips and tricks…
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Grid Based Design Toolbox

There are so many articles and resources on the web about grid based design. Here’s a list of the best resources/tools all in one fell swoop…
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Recreating the Button

Until some future version of HTML gives us new native controls to use in a browser, Google (StopDesign) have been playing and experimenting with controls they “custom buttons”. These buttons are used in Gmail and Google Reader. The buttons are designed to look very similar to basic HTML input buttons. But they can handle multiple […]
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CSS Shorthand Guide

Ok. Let’s set the record straight. There is no official guide for each and every CSS shorthand property value. So let’s work together and put one together. Anytime I’ve ran into a specification (besides the confusing mess at the W3C), it turns into showing off a couple of examples and you’re supposed to be set […]
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11 Useful Tools To Check, Clean & Optimize Your CSS File

Minimizing the filesize of the CSS stylesheet has been regarded by many as a good way to increase your site loading speed. Indeed, by reducing the CSS file by several kilobytes, the server will take a shorter time to load and result in a faster webpage. In the event that your articles hit the Digg […]
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Internet Explorer and the CSS box model

One of the differences between Internet Explorer and standards compliant Web browsers that cause a lot of trouble for CSS beginners is the CSS box model. Since the box model is what browsers use to calculate an element’s total width and height, it is quite understandable that different browsers producing different results can be both […]
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10 Easy Steps to Great Website Optimization

You could write a book on website optimization, in fact people already have. But, here’s 10 really easy steps to getting your sites optimized for speed. Hopefully this will get you started and you’ll want to investigate front end optimization a little further…
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Divitis: What it is and How to Avoid it

When they start designing with CSS instead of tables, many web designers fall into the same trap. Instead of putting tables around everything on a page, they use divs instead. The underlying design practices remain largely unchanged. This article will explain the problems with these habits and propose some practical solutions…
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