Browsers Tutorials
Firefox 3′s Internal Rendering CSS
I was poking around Firefox's file and folder structure today. I've been doing research on how each browser vendor chooses to render CSS and, more specifically, what their default CSS stylesheet looks like. After a few minutes, I found a html.css file in the C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\res directory.
My Firefox Plugins
I know that everyone and their brother creates this post but on the rare occasion that I do read a person's list, I see a good amount of the plugins that I rely on NOT in their list. Here are the plugins that I use on a daily basis.
Prevent Internet Explorer’s Default Image Dragging Action
Since the web is moving more and more toward a drag and drop world, it's important to prevent Internet Explorer's default dragging action when attempting to drag an image. JavaScript makes this possible.
How to Sniff & Disable Firebug
If you're a hardcore Web Developer like me, you're probably well aware of the excellent Firefox plugin known as Firebug. Firebug's built in tools for monitoring and debugging CSS, HTML, and JavaScript/AJAX can improve development time efficiency exponentially.
Use JavaScript to Change the Window Status Message
Though I don't normally recommend modifying the browser's default behaviors, changing the window's status bar does have its place. The window status bar can pass descriptive information about the element the user is hovering over or can hide the URL from users that don't understand source code enough to figure it out for themselves.
Multiple Homepages in Mozilla Firefox
With all of the websites I frequent at work, I'm always opening the same tabs over and over when I get on the clock. Annoying to say the least. You can imagine my joy when I figured out how to have multiple homepages in Firefox.
CSS3 and Your Browser
CSS3 has been in the works for quite a while but the "A grade" browsers have been slow to implement many of the new selectors. How is your current browser vendor doing? Use the CSS Selector test suite to find out!
The First Year of IE7 — Still Hated
The IEBlog posted The First Year of IE7 today and lets just say that the comments are anything but positive. Check out the scathing comments:
Prevent Double Margin & Padding In IE6 When Using CSS Float
My thoughts on Internet Explorer have been well documented; for those that don't already know, I think IE hinders the internet's progress and represents another embarrassment for Microsoft. That said, a majority of users still browse with Internet Explorer 6 so it's important to make sure our customers' websites look good in the browser.
Adios Means Goodbye – Browser 301 Redirects In All Languages
Browser redirects, especially 301 "permanent" redirects, are essential to all good web applications. Regardless of language, browser redirects can: