January 19, 2005. There are two common ways of using JavaScript in a link: <a href=“javascript:doSomething();”>Do Something</a> <a href=”#” onclick=“doSomething();”>Do Something</a> The first one is a bit ugly, since the JavaScript shows up in the status bar. More importantly, neither example will do anything at all if JavaScript isn’t available. This may not be a major concern… Read more »
January 18, 2005. Guidelines for Accessible and Usable Web Sites: Observing Users Who Work With Screen Readers gives a great look into how people use screen readers in the real world. There’s a lot of good advice to be found here, for both site designers and developers of screen reader software. Thanks to Mike Davidson for pointing it out. Read more »
January 17, 2005. Navigation Blindness by Henrik Olsen is an interesting article on how most users ignore web site navigation tools, and what to do about it. It’s quite an eye-opener, dismissing practices that many designers consider very important, with studies to back it up. I’m really not sure I agree with all of it, but it’s a great read nonetheless. Why Primary Navigation Must Die talks about similar ideas. Read more »
January 13, 2005. After months of picking at it I’ve finally decided to put my latest site revision up. The basic look is the same, but the design has been heavily tweaked, everything under the hood has been completely redone, and I’ve added a lot of new content. The most noteworthy changes are this journal, the extras section with wallpapers and music downloads, and the style sheet switcher, allowing you to… Read more »
January 2, 2005. I ran into this issue recently (it had never shown up on my PC at home) and found it rather frustrating. I have little new to contribute, but I’ve seen a lot of conflicting reports on why it happens and how to fix it, so hopefully I can help clarify the issue for some people. The article Caching in IE by Dean Edwards explains the problem well, and the circumstances under which it happens…. Read more »