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“html” News Archive (5)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
HTML Overlays (gla)260
overlays, xml, techniques
Link Relationships (lac)259
links, metadata, semantics
Quick Guide to XHTML (ann)258
guides, xhtml, conformance, mime-types, unicode
Redefining Tag Soup, by Faruk Ateş (far/ann)257
xhtml, xml, terminology
Web Standards: User Interface Makeovers256
interviews, accessibility, case-studies, standards, css
A Web Standards Checklist (rus)255
checklists, standards, css, quality, accessibility, usability
MIME Types Matter; DOCTYPEs Don’t (ann)254
mime-types, doctypes, xhtml
DOCTYPEs Not Relevant? (mho)253
doctypes, xhtml
HTML, XHTML, Semantics, and the Future of the Web (joh)252
xhtml, semantics, web, outlooks, comparisons, conformance
HTML and XHTML Frequently Answered Questions (ste/w3c)251
xhtml
Extending HTML250
standards, processes, xhtml, namespaces, extensibility, apple
Integrated Web Design: Seven Deadly Markup Sins (mho)249
design, encoding, doctypes, attributes, conformance, character-references, xhtml
Why CSS Styling Is for Tables Too248
css, tables
Trimming Form Fields (mal)247
forms, javascript
Ten Questions for Molly Holzschlag (mho+)246
interviews, xhtml, css, standards, tables, internet-explorer, browsers, web-standards-project
Using Accesskeys Is Easy245
accessibility, keyboard-navigation
Dynamically Conjuring Drop-Down Navigation (cod/ali)244
navigation, javascript
Contradictions in Accessibility—Keyboard Usage and Tabindex (der)243
accessibility, keyboard-navigation, wcag, attributes
XHTML Is Invalid HTML (ann)242
xhtml, conformance
Ampersands Matter (ann)241
xml, character-references
Fragment of HTML? (ann)240
atom
What’s in a Name (mal)239
naming, semantics, design, conventions
Tables vs. CSS—a Fight to the Death238
tables, css, layout, design, comparisons
PDF vs. HTML237
pdf, comparisons
Non-Standard Code Hurts the Bottom Line236
standards, economics
Influence of Valid Code on Screen Readers235
conformance, screen-readers, accessibility
An Objective Look at Table Based vs. CSS Based Design234
design, layout, tables, css
Blind for a Day233
accessibility
Tidy HTML232
php, tooling
Tags vs. Elements (ann)231
terminology, comparisons
Separating Behavior and Structure (ppk/dig)230
javascript, css, principles
Embedding Flash Without “<embed>”229
flash
I Laugh at Your Spacer Gifs (jon)228
tables, images, gif, css, refactoring
Accessible, Stylish Form Layout227
forms, design, accessibility
Code Is Food (pho)226
css, standards
Word to XHTML Revisited225
conversion
Fun With Forms—Customized Input Elements224
forms, css
JavaScript Navigation—Cleaner, Not Meaner (cod)223
javascript, links
Is the “head” Element Obsolete? (ann)222
http, metadata
Patagonia Finds HTML Beats Rich Media for E-Catalog221
ecommerce, comparisons, user-conversion
Error Handling and Web Language Design220
errors, standards, conformance
The Behavior Layer (ppk/dig)219
css, javascript, accessibility
Review of Macromedia Contribute as a HTML Editor218
macromedia, code-editors
Abstracting CSS (dav)217
css, complexity, maintainability
I Do Not Use Accesskeys (dav)216
accessibility, keyboard-navigation
Enhancing Structural Markup With JavaScript (sim)215
javascript
HTML Techniques for WCAG 2.0 (w3c)214
wcag, accessibility, techniques
WaSP Interviews Todd Dominey (wa)213
interviews, standards, conformance, refactoring, processes, css
More Reasons Why We Don’t Use Accesskeys (der)212
accessibility, keyboard-navigation
The Mystery of Why Only Four Properties Apply to Table Columns211
tables, css
Data Tables210
tables
XForms for HTML Authors (ste/w3c)209
xforms, standards
The Missing “<link>” in the World Wide Web (der)208
metadata
The Importance of Code Validation (joh)207
conformance, standards, xhtml, css
Styling Nested Lists (sim)206
lists, css
An Explorer Script With No Need for ID (cod)205
javascript
Are They Really Separated? (sto)204
principles, maintainability, content, content-management, css
On CSS Remakes (sim)203
css, refactoring
Structure Your Menus by Marking Them Up as Lists202
navigation
An Open Letter to “Tableless” Recoders201
open-letters, css, tables, refactoring, advocacy
Rounding Tab Corners (mey)200
navigation, css, techniques
Semantics, HTML, XHTML, and Structure199
xhtml, semantics, examples
HTML: More Structural Than Semantic (sim)198
semantics
Semantic Markup197
xhtml, semantics
Semantics and Bad Code (dav)196
xhtml, semantics, conformance
Standards Don’t Necessarily Have Anything to Do With Being Semantically Correct (kot)195
standards, conformance, semantics, xhtml, css
Techniques for Accessible HTML Tables194
accessibility, tables, techniques, section-508, wcag
Use Headings to Structure Your Document (w3c)193
headings
HTML and Foreign Languages (dav)192
unicode, internationalization, accessibility
HTML 4.01 or XHTML for University Web Pages?191
xhtml
The Way Forward (dav)190
xhtml
HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables189
css
Forms, Usability, and the W3C DOM (ppk/dig)188
forms, usability, dom, javascript, dhtml
Reintroduce Yourself to HTML187
wysiwyg
Defeating IE5 CSS Bugs With the Help of jwz (sim)186
internet-explorer, browsers, css, tables
The Importance of Correct Commenting185
xml, comments
XHTML 2.0 Considered Hopeful (tan)184
xhtml
An SVG Case Study: Integrated, Dynamic Avalanche Forecasting183
perl, sql, databases, svg, images, case-studies
What Is CSS, Anyway?182
css, presentational-html
An Interview With Mike Davidson of ESPN (mik+)181
interviews, standards, tables, browsers, testing, internet-explorer, netscape, mozilla
”HTML Validation” Is a Good Tool, but Just a Tool180
conformance, doctypes
Standing Up for Standards179
standards, w3c, web-standards-project
HTML Comes of Age: XHTML178
xhtml, xml, w3c, standards
HTML Tables Cookbook177
attributes, tables
The “alt” Attribute in HTML176
attributes, alt-text, images, accessibility
How Ann Navarro Killed the HTML Writer’s Guild175
community
Practical Applications: Visio or HTML for Wireframes (jef)174
prototyping, comparisons
Semantic Obsolescence (div)173
xhtml, semantics
Build Accessible Online Forms (llo)172
accessibility, forms, labels, css
XHTML Is Just Fine (sim)171
xhtml
HTML Wireframes and Prototypes: All Gain and No Pain170
prototyping, testing
Correctly Using Titles With External Stylesheets (mey)169
css
Tantek’s Markup Challenge (sim)168
semantics
A Touch of Class (tan)167
attributes, semantics, examples
Effects of CSS-Based Design (dav)166
css, conformance, performance
Understanding Web Typography—an Introduction165
introductions, typography, fonts
W3C Updates Validation Service164
xhtml, xml, conformance, tooling, w3c
Saving Bytes by Using Multiple CSS Classes on Elements163
css, performance
Markup Challenge: aaronsw.com162
code-reviews, semantics
Tag Soup: How UAs Handle “<x> <y> </x> </y>”161
parsing, browsers
Gecko’s “Almost Standards” Mode (mey)160
doctypes, gecko, browser-engines
Inline XML (ali)159
xml, namespaces
Alt and Beyond: Making Web Graphics Accessible158
images, alt-text, accessibility
What Is Tag Soup? (dav)157
terminology
The Secret Life of Markup156
sgml, xml, semantics, content
Is HTML on Its Way Out?155
xml, xhtml
Special Edition: Using HTML and XHTML (dig)154
books, xhtml
Building Accessible Tables153
tables, accessibility
Sending XHTML as “text/html” Considered Harmful152
xhtml, mime-types
W3C Members: What Standards? (zdn)151
w3c, conformance, quality, standards
Revisiting “Table Layouts, Revisited”150
tables, layout
99.9% of Websites Are Obsolete (zel/dig)149
css, quality
Re-Framing Content With XFrames148
xframes, frames
Table Layouts, Revisited (zel)147
tables, layout, css
Things Can Only Get Better146
standards, conformance, w3c, metrics
Describing Document Text for Accessibility145
accessibility
Valid Garbage In, Valid Garbage Out: Answers144
semantics, conformance
Language Barriers May Stifle Web Future (zdn)143
xhtml, interoperability, web-platform
New XHTML Carries a Language Barrier142
xhtml, xml, interoperability, standards
Why Web Builders Must Move to XHTML (mho)141
interviews, xhtml, code-editors, accessibility, internationalization
Will XML Kill HTML?140
xml
A Touch of Class139
attributes, css
Some Early Ideas for HTML (w3c)138
history
Web Page Reconstruction With CSS (tel/dig)137
css, refactoring
Anil Dash Does Amazon (sim)136
conformance, case-studies
Important Change to the “link” Tag (div)135
attributes
Valid Garbage In, Valid Garbage Out134
css, conformance
CSS Accessibility Problems: Is Markup Dead?133
accessibility, css, screen-readers, search
Use “<h1>” for Top-Level Heading (w3c)132
headings
Fix Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE (zel/ali)131
xhtml, doctypes
Recommended Doctype Declarations to Use in Your Web Document (kar/w3c)130
xhtml, mathml, svg, doctypes
SVG: Modularized and Mobile129
svg, images, animations
Why Avoiding Tables (for Layout) Is Important128
layout, tables, print, link-lists
Better Living Through XHTML (zel/ali)127
xhtml, conformance
The Importance of Web Standards (dbo)126
standards, xml, css, dom, ecmascript, web-platform
HTML Syntax Checker in PHP (hsi)125
conformance, php, tooling
Exchanging Information With a Server Without Reloading Your HTML Page124
performance, javascript
The Problem With Standards123
standards, xhtml, comparisons
Alternative Style: Working With Alternate Style Sheets (ali)122
css, javascript, theming
How to Use Tables to Structurize Forms in HTML121
how-tos, tables, forms
The Trouble With “em” ’n “en” (and Other Shady Characters) (ali)120
unicode, typography, character-references
Any Browser vs. WaSP—Battle of the Purists119
conformance, netscape, browsers, web-standards-project
The Fear of X (mho)118
xml, xhtml
Beginners’ HTML117
Souping Up Wireless (zdn)116
mobile, wml, hdml, chtml, xhtml
Ruby Annotation (w3c)115
ruby-markup, standards, xhtml, annotations
Converting a Page to CSS (jde/dig)114
css, conversion
Preparing for Standard-Compliant Browsers (mak/dig)113
browsers, standards, compliance, css, tables, netscape
“Forgiving” Browsers Considered Harmful (jde/ali)112
xhtml, wysiwyg, conformance, parsing
An XSLT Style Sheet and an XML Dictionary Approach to Internationalization111
internationalization, localization, xsl, xml
Back to Basics (ali)110
fundamentals, wysiwyg
This HTML Kills: Thoughts on Web Accessibility (ali)109
accessibility, outlooks, legal, xml
To Use or Not to Use: An XHTML Roadmap for Designers (mho/dig)108
xhtml, design
Will XML Replace HTML?107
xml, xhtml
HTML in Retrospect—What Can We Learn From the Great Success, and the Great Failure?106
sgml, nesting, metadata, attributes, retrospectives
Mind Your “<table>” Manners (mho)105
tables
[xml-xhtml-tips] Archives—Tactics (sim)104
xhtml, namespaces, doctypes
Getting a Handle on Frames103
frames
HTML 4.01 Specification (leh+/w3c)102
standards
Markup Languages101
overviews, sgml, xml, css, xsl, xhtml, dom, dhtml, ssi
Extended ASCII Characters for HTML (nic/dig)100
character-references, ascii, overviews
Everything You Never Need to Know About HTML 4.0 (mho)99
interviews
Framesets and Nested Frames98
layout, frames
What Are Web Standards and Why Should I Use Them? (wa)97
xml, css, dom, ecmascript, accessibility, standards, craft
The Single Pixel GIF96
images, gif, techniques
Important Proclamation and Manifesto HappyWeb ’99—the New Future of the Net95
manifestos, web, presentational-html, colors
How to Spruce Up Your E-Mail With HTML (cnn)94
how-tos, email
Basic Image Insertion93
images
Purism vs. Layout—the Holy War92
layout, sgml, conformance, outlooks
Top 3 HTML Straw Man Arguments91
presentational-html, quality
Reformulating HTML in XML (w3c)90
xml, standards
Index DOT HTML: The Advanced HTML Reference89
attributes, support, browsers, overviews
HTML Crunchers Fuel Compression Obsession (tid)88
minification, performance, tooling
The Myths of Structural Markup87
sgml, semantics, myths, maintainability
Validators86
conformance, quality, tooling, link-lists
Java-Related HTML Tags (djf)85
java
Tagset for Compact HTML84
overviews
HTML Purist Revolution (cam)83
browsers, craft, career
Why Attribute Values Should Always Be Quoted in HTML82
attributes
Nesting81
concepts, nesting
Metadata: The Matchmaker of the Web (zdn)80
metadata, xml
MSNBC Makes News by Making HTML Dynamic (zdn)79
case-studies, microsoft, java, dhtml
Identifying Links With the Anchor Tag78
links
HTML Tables77
tables, layout
Compact HTML for Small Information Appliances (w3c)76
chtml, hdml, mobile
32 Ways to Build a Better Web (zdn)75
dhtml, css, browsers, internet-explorer, netscape
Unified Web Site Accessibility Guidelines (w3c)74
guidelines, accessibility, content, lists, tables, links, images, multimedia, design, frames, forms
Getting Started With Tables73
introductions, tables
W3C OKs Next Generation HTML (zdn)72
w3c
Tricks With Tables71
tables
The Web Is Ruined and I Ruined It70
css, principles
The Evolution of Web Documents (dck+)69
xml, history
Using Standard HTML (tim)68
semantics, accessibility
Frames67
frames, best-practices
[Dan’s Web Tips] Introduction66
browsers, accessibility, history, link-lists
Titles, “meta” Tags, “link” Tags, and Search Engine Robots65
metadata, robotstxt, seo
Multi-Purpose Publishing Using HTML, XML, and CSS (w3c)64
xml, css
Dynamic HTML Should Ease Web Animation, Interactivity (zdn)63
dhtml, animations
HTML Tips and Tricks (cne)62
tips-and-tricks
The History of HTML (vee)61
history
Using Frames: Some Examples of Good Frames Usage60
frames, examples
Putting HTML 3.2 to Work on Your Pages59
Hypertext Links in HTML (dck+/w3c)58
links, standards
Explanation of HTML Style Sheets57
dsssl, css
Extensible Hyper Linkage (XHL) (tim+/w3c)56
sgml
HTML 3.2 Reference Specification (w3c)55
standards
Did You Know That Constructing Your Web Pages Using Netscape Navigator or Micro$oft Internet Explorer Can Make Them Buggy?54
netscape, internet-explorer, browsers, comments
Why Frames Suck (Most of the Time) (nng)53
frames, usability, anti-patterns
Browserism52
browsers, support, internet-explorer, netscape
HTML Predefined Icon-Like Symbols (ber/w3c)51
standards
Extending the Web’s Tag Set Using SGML: The Grif Symposia Authoring Tool50
sgml, tooling
The Ten Commandments of HTML49
principles
Giving Information About Other Resources in HTML (tim/w3c)48
metadata
Hypertext Markup Language 2.0 (tim+/w3c)47
Some Background on SGML for the World-Wide Web (dck/w3c)46
sgml, history
HTML Form Checker45
tools, analysis, forms
HTML Outline Extractor (gsn)44
tools, analysis, headings
HTML Validator (w3c)43
tools, analysis, conformance
HTML Size Analyzer (deb)42
tools, analysis, performance
“nofollow” Checker41
tools, analysis, seo
Social Markup Previewer and Generator (Meta Tags)40
tools, analysis, social-media, open-graph, sem
Social Markup Previewer and Generator (OpenGraph)39
tools, analysis, social-media, open-graph, sem
HTML Diff (w3c)38
tools, exploration, auditing, debugging, comparisons
HTML Table Linearizer (w3c)37
tools, exploration, auditing, debugging, tables
Unquoted Attribute Value Validator (mat)36
tools, exploration, auditing, debugging, attributes, conformance
Checkbox Generator35
tools, exploration, code-generation, forms
Contact Form Generator34
tools, exploration, code-generation, forms, css
Form Generator33
tools, exploration, code-generation, accessibility, forms
hCalendar Generator (mic)32
tools, exploration, code-generation, microformats
hCard Generator (mic)31
tools, exploration, code-generation, microformats
Hero Element Generator (sar)30
tools, exploration, code-generation, css
HTML Template Generator29
tools, exploration, code-generation
HTML/XML Character Escape Generator28
tools, exploration, code-generation, xml, escaping
Structured Data Generator27
tools, exploration, code-generation, structured-data, seo, sem
Table Generator (Accessify)26
tools, exploration, code-generation, tables
Table Generator (TablesGenerator.com)25
tools, exploration, code-generation, tables
XFN Link Generator24
tools, exploration, code-generation, metadata, microformats, xfn, links
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Formatter23
tools, exploration, optimization, css, javascript, formatting
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Minifier22
tools, exploration, optimization, css, javascript, minification
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, and XML Un-Minifier21
tools, exploration, optimization, css, javascript, json, xml, minification
HTML Formatter20
tools, exploration, optimization, formatting
HTML Nesting Checker19
tools, exploration, optimization, conformance, nesting
HTML Optimizer (HTML De-crapulator) (llo)18
tools, exploration, optimization
HTML Optimizer (HtmlWasher)17
tools, exploration, optimization
Code Converter16
tools, exploration, conversion, svg, css, json, json-ld, javascript, typescript, graphql
HTML Encoder and Decoder15
tools, exploration, conversion
HTML Tag Remover14
tools, exploration, conversion, content
HTML to PDF Converter13
tools, exploration, conversion, pdf
HTML to PHP Converter12
tools, exploration, conversion, php
HTML “hreflang” Checker (max)11
tools, analysis, internationalization
HTML to Text Email Converter10
tools, exploration, conversion
Alt Text Decision Helper9
tools, exploration, accessibility, alt-text, images
Image Breakpoints Generator8
tools, exploration, code-generation, images, responsive-design, breakpoints
HTML to Markdown Converter7
tools, exploration, conversion, markdown
Web Monetization Link Element Generator6
tools, exploration, code-generation, monetization, apis, metadata
HTML Optimizer and Minifier (j9t)5
tools, exploration, optimization, html-minifier, minification
Markdown to HTML Converter4
tools, exploration, conversion, markdown
HTML Form Checker (pol)3
tools, exploration, auditing, debugging, forms
Inline CSS Checker2
tools, analysis, css, maintainability
Meta Elements Generator1
tools, exploration, code-generation, metadata