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. (more…)

With the increasing trend for frameworks, including frameworks like Ruby on Rails and JavaScript frameworks such as Prototype and jQuery – we have also seen the advent of CSS frameworks.

Yahoo where the first on the band wagon with the release of YUI Grids CSS which offers an easy to use interface that doesn’t need to be downloaded onto your computer. (more…)

By using CSS, a web developer can give users a useful and professional way to print-out pages from their website.

By using CSS media selectors, modern browsers can pick-up a different stylesheet for handheld devices, screen readers and print-layouts.

Now we will look at producing a Print CSS file (the CSS could be placed in the head of the page, however, it is good practice to use external CSS files, therefore we will look at external CSS for this article). (more…)