Brightscape Blog

The following post tackles an issue I came across on a recent project with form validation. I wanted to provide a javascript:history(-1) link to return a user to the previous page whilst retaining text that was entered into the form fields (unlike simply reloading the original page which looses all the form content). However, simply providing a JavaScript link would leave users who have JavaScript disabled orphaned on the page – certainly quite unprofessional and inaccessible. Read the rest of this entry »

I recently wrote a post about using MagpieRSS to parse my Google Reader shared items atom feed. However, I have come across various bugs in the last few days – from extremely slow page loads, out-of-date cache files and character encoding issues. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2009 you’d think (and hope) that we could completely forget the problems with Internet Explorer 6. One of the issues that has caused me a lot of hassle is IE6s inability to render transparent PNG files correctly.

There are various ways to deal with IE5.5/IE6s PNG problem. I have tried several different ways of handling this situation – from using TwinHelix method, right through to serving alternative image content for IE5.5/IE6 via conditional comments and alternative stylesheets. Read the rest of this entry »