BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. Another break between IE7 and IE8 is the support for opacity. In previous versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft used its own custom filters in order to implement opacity. This has been known for some time and libraries manage opacity for old and new browsers by using code like the following, […]
Now, this is what I hoped to see when the Acid3 test was first announced. Not the macho posturing I saw yesterday. The WebKit folks published a writing at the Surfin’ Safari site that details the challenges met by Cameron McCormack associated with the last test. To me, the story is a fascinating look into browser development. I hope […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I’m in the process of proofing Painting the Web, including testing all of the examples with the new IE8 beta. Yeah, fools rush in where angels fear to tread. I was frustrated that all of my canvas examples weren’t working with IE8, even if I picked IE7 emulation mode. From […]
I was quite pleased to see all of the activity related to SVG in the HTML5 working group’s public email list. I agree with those who say that HTML5 needs to be able to work with any unknown vocabulary via namespaces, rather than try to coerce a HTMLized version of SVG and MathML. A case in point […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I don’t know that I agree with Nick Carr’s assessment that the Bebo deal is equivalent to sharecropping. Anyone who contributes anything to any social networking site should be aware that what they contribute will eventually be monetized in some way by the site owner. In other words, if you want […]