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Dynamic Text with SVG and Custom Fonts
This article delves into a novel web design technique integrated into a well-established PHP project that I initiated 15 years ago. It explores the dynamic generation of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), specifically an SVG text element where the text is not hard coded into the page but dynamically generated by PHP. This so-called dynamic SVG concept…
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The Joy of Painting
I thought CSS was supposed to make global site style editing easy. I can’t change one class to get ride of that overlay? Nope. Oh, I know. I’m doing it incorrectly. I’ll learn some day. What a pain in the ass. I guess it comes down to this. What a casual user such as myself…
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Digging in to WordPress Block Themes
Enter if you dare. This article is all kinds of disjointed and out of order. But, it’s getting there. We’re digging alright. Like Peter Gabriel. C’mon in.
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CSS Optimizer (CSSO): Eliminate the Redundant
CSS-Wow! You wouldn’t believe how long I’ve been looking for this very tool. It’s just so super cool, I love it. I’m going to go through all of my CSS files and process them through CSSO, the CSS Optimizer! Do you suffer from redundant CSS? Do you have unused CSS Selectors and duplicate CSS declaration…
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Typography Tools
Recently I’ve discovered some really nice tools for matching fonts, typeface, typography. Links inside.
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CSS Generated Content: Revisited
first you must reference the Hex code for that character, which is #. The hex value must be further interpreted however, for CSS. Using the 6 hex digit rule, that code would look like the following property, value pair: content: “Step \000023 ” counter(section);
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I Like the Style – Opera GX
I stumbled upon a nice website. I’ve been doing a lot of research in Responsive Design, so I’ve seen a lot of websites using the effects you’ll see here. But, I think this site executes it really well. Check it out! It’s Opera’s landing page for their new “Gaming” browser, Opera GX.
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What we Talk About When we Talk About CSS
May the following entertain you, assist you, or further develop your opinion. UPDATE: This isn’t working as i’d hoped. Anyone with experience in publicly editable Google spreadsheets, please lend your advice. What is it? A calculator I made using a spreadsheet, years ago, which I find is useful in determining certain calculations with efficiency, for…
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No Ice Cream until you’ve Eaten all of your Pseudo-Elements
Enjoy this very easy way of spicing up your paragraph styles.
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Choosing a DOCTYPE: XHTML vs. HTML
Aww, man! Not another lame blog entry…on the issue of HTML vs XHTML <!DOCTYPE>! Not only are there ten billion articles the same, it’s a really annoying topic, isn’t it? Ha! Well, I must admit, this most recent time I’ve come across another myself, I decided to read it, and I did gain a little insight into…
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