Comments on: My Favorite CSS Techniques http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/ Adam Darowski is a daddy of two and User Experience Designer for BatchBlue Software. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:29:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-178681 David Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:13:59 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-178681 Great post! Just thought I'd point out that, as an SEO consultant, it seems that and other tags are not nearly as important an SEO ranking factor as was thought. The tag, of course, is absolutely vital. Great post!

Just thought I’d point out that, as an SEO consultant, it seems that and other tags are not nearly as important an SEO ranking factor as was thought. The tag, of course, is absolutely vital.

]]> By: Adam Darowski http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-165201 Adam Darowski Fri, 22 May 2009 21:00:30 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-165201 Hey Adam. Thanks for the tip. I've gradually started putting this in. Because of the width involved and the varying overflow attributes, tough to do it all at once. But it's certainly a start. Thanks! Hey Adam. Thanks for the tip. I’ve gradually started putting this in. Because of the width involved and the varying overflow attributes, tough to do it all at once. But it’s certainly a start. Thanks!

]]> By: Adam Luikart http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-164909 Adam Luikart Sat, 16 May 2009 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-164909 Hey Adam! I found this post while researching that Mobile Safari text size adjust issue, but my comment is related to clearing float containers. I used to use that exact same clearfix class all the time, but it turns out there's a way easier, no-hacks-needed way to do it: by setting the overflow property on the container to auto (or hidden, for the edge cases where auto gives you unwanted scrollbars). For more info, check out the great writeup on PPK's site: http://www.quirksmode.org/css/clearing.html Changed my life. Hey Adam!

I found this post while researching that Mobile Safari text size adjust issue, but my comment is related to clearing float containers.

I used to use that exact same clearfix class all the time, but it turns out there’s a way easier, no-hacks-needed way to do it: by setting the overflow property on the container to auto (or hidden, for the edge cases where auto gives you unwanted scrollbars).

For more info, check out the great writeup on PPK’s site:
http://www.quirksmode.org/css/clearing.html

Changed my life.

]]> By: Chris Bloom http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-158608 Chris Bloom Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:19:07 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-158608 Some very cool examples. Nice work. Some very cool examples. Nice work.

]]> By: Danny Chapman » Blog Archive » Top Five Web Design Tools I Can’t Live Without http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-156691 Danny Chapman » Blog Archive » Top Five Web Design Tools I Can’t Live Without Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:41:08 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-156691 [...] by Adam Darowski’s Top 10 CSS tricks, here are my top five design tools I can’t live without. Hope you find it [...] [...] by Adam Darowski’s Top 10 CSS tricks, here are my top five design tools I can’t live without. Hope you find it [...]

]]> By: Barry Menard http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-150567 Barry Menard Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:49:09 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-150567 Great post, very informative! Great post, very informative!

]]> By: Adam Darowski http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-150167 Adam Darowski Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:48:55 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-150167 Hi Dean... Oh yes, I certainly use full Microformats. That example didn't focus on creating the entire Microformat, though... just showing how to use the less-used "type" class with some CSS. Perhaps a full Microformats post can come in the future, though. Thanks! Hi Dean… Oh yes, I certainly use full Microformats. That example didn’t focus on creating the entire Microformat, though… just showing how to use the less-used “type” class with some CSS. Perhaps a full Microformats post can come in the future, though. Thanks!

]]> By: Dean Landolt http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-150140 Dean Landolt Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:22:03 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-150140 I hate to be pedantic (sometimes I just can't help it), but what you're using are not microformats as much as microformat design patterns (which are plenty good in and of themselves). But you should probably wrap your contact microformats in a vcard class per the hcard microformat. I hate to be pedantic (sometimes I just can’t help it), but what you’re using are not microformats as much as microformat design patterns (which are plenty good in and of themselves). But you should probably wrap your contact microformats in a vcard class per the hcard microformat.

]]> By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive Clearing The Cache « http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-149683 WebWorkerDaily » Archive Clearing The Cache « Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:01:02 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-149683 [...] BatchBlue designer Adam Darowski shares his Favorite CSS Techniques [...] [...] BatchBlue designer Adam Darowski shares his Favorite CSS Techniques [...]

]]> By: Adam Darowski http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-148938 Adam Darowski Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:40:19 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-148938 Thanks Lorin! Yes, in BatchBook definition lists are for contact info. They work nicely with Microformats. So, the <code>dl</code> gets the "email" class, the <code>dt</code> (populated with Home/Work/etc.) gets the "type" class and the <code>dd</code> (populated with the email address) gets the "value" class. Like a charm! Brian, Mark, Scott... you guys rock. Thanks! Thanks Lorin!

Yes, in BatchBook definition lists are for contact info. They work nicely with Microformats. So, the dl gets the “email” class, the dt (populated with Home/Work/etc.) gets the “type” class and the dd (populated with the email address) gets the “value” class. Like a charm!

Brian, Mark, Scott… you guys rock. Thanks!

]]> By: Lorin Rivers http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-148937 Lorin Rivers Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:33:44 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-148937 One of the places I like to use DLs is for addresses and the like. I use DT for the label (e.g., "Phone:") and DD for the value. Semantic markup FTW! Thanks for the pointers here! One of the places I like to use DLs is for addresses and the like. I use DT for the label (e.g., “Phone:”) and DD for the value. Semantic markup FTW!

Thanks for the pointers here!

]]> By: Scott McCracken http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-148934 Scott McCracken Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:48:14 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-148934 Excellent breakdown and well-written, lots of good tips in here -- long live the definition list! Excellent breakdown and well-written, lots of good tips in here — long live the definition list!

]]> By: Marc Amos http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-148933 Marc Amos Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:45:49 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-148933 This should be required reading for everyone. Yes, I said EVERYONE. This should be required reading for everyone. Yes, I said EVERYONE.

]]> By: Brian Christiansen http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-148930 Brian Christiansen Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:39:59 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-148930 Adam, thanks for this post. Some excellent examples. Adam, thanks for this post. Some excellent examples.

]]> By: Adam’s Favorite CSS Techniques | BatchBlue: Blog http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/2008/11/14/my-favorite-css-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-148929 Adam’s Favorite CSS Techniques | BatchBlue: Blog Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:17:55 +0000 http://www.darowski.com/tracesofinspiration/?p=267#comment-148929 [...] Designing with CSS can be a bit tricky, and I’ve helped quite a few people get started over the past couple of years. I finally decided to collect all of my favorite CSS techniques and record them in one place—which I’ve done in a post on my personal blog appropriately called “My Favorite CSS Techniques“. [...] [...] Designing with CSS can be a bit tricky, and I’ve helped quite a few people get started over the past couple of years. I finally decided to collect all of my favorite CSS techniques and record them in one place—which I’ve done in a post on my personal blog appropriately called “My Favorite CSS Techniques“. [...]

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