HTML: Semantics of “title” Element Content

I already proposed this in October 2005 but see the need to bring it up again: It would be useful to allow other elements within the title of an HTML document. Why? You otherwise cannot mark abbreviations and other flow content elements, which means their meaning gets lost…

Published on February 26, 2007, filed under Development.

Print Style Sheets: The Basics (for No Excuses)

There are no excuses for not having at least a simple print style sheet. If you’re already on the web standards track, things are simple.

Published on February 21, 2007, filed under Development.

Weird Weekend Without Happy End: Eggebek, Flensburg, Denmark, Bremen

To be a bit more transparent to my valued readers: a brief account of a not quite optimal weekend of mine.

Published on February 18, 2007, filed under Adventure.

Word Division: On “word-break,” Soft Hyphens, and Zero-Width Spaces

Word breaks and hyphenation are sometimes a problem when it comes to little available space but long words: The longer the word and the less space available, the more a layout is at risk. English appears to be less affected than other languages, but…

Published on February 8, 2007, filed under Development.

Why “Conditional Comments” Are Bad, Repeat: Bad

“Conditional Comments” are inadvisable to use. They contradict the goal of separating structure from presentation, and because of that they will hurt you one day.

Published on February 1, 2007, filed under Development.