Tag Archives: css

Honing a Cross-Browser Font Stack

It is a testament to many things that I didn’t find this problem sooner, but apparently it is more difficult to arrive at an effective cross-browser font stack than I previously thought. I have the good fortune to be working … Continue reading

Conditional Statements As A Weapon

A friend of mine recently sent me this article in defense of using inline hacks instead of conditional statements for IE-specific styles.  I disagree with a lot of things in that article (see user Alex’s comments for a good summary … Continue reading

Anatomy of a Web Page: Inline Tabs

The graphical conceit of tabs is a prevalent one on the web, and that fact is not without justification. Hyperlinks are like little doors suggesting treasure troves behind, tabs marked “top secret” in an FBI agent’s filofax. One can find unordered … Continue reading

Why the future is not yet now: The truth about @font-face

I’ve had a number of clients come to me recently claiming that — because of growing browser support for the CSS rule @font-face — the future is now and they should be able to have whatever fonts they want for body … Continue reading