HTML5 saw the introduction of several new form input types, including range. This means that range sliders can be created in HTML itself, although initially it tended not to be used, firstly because of JavaScript alternatives already in use, and secondly because of the lack of adaptable components. In most browsers there is still no way to completely customize an input slider, but webkit browsers do provide some nice control. The demo for this article can be found here. The input ... The range input...
Since its arrival, browser support for CSS3 has been variable, making feature detection not just a good idea but best practice. Although this detection is usually done with JavaScript, ideally it would be done within CSS which is where @supports comes in. CSS @supports allows us to have simpler and cleaner feature detection that doesn't rely on other technologies, and works even if JavaScript is disabled. Browser support ... Unfortunately as with so many cool technologies, there is the issue of browser...
Everyone is talking about HTML5 games and how they are the future of mobile gaming, but where do you start? What is it you need to do to create a game? In short the answer is actually "not much", everything that I will be using in todays tutorial I've already covered in various different guises in my previous tutorials. We'll be using only pure JavaScript and CSS in this tutorial and the images I've used are from the PlanetCute image pack from Daniel Cook Apologies in advance, but this is a fairly length tutorial....
CSS3 introduced a novel concept, the ability to specify multiple, layered background images. This allows you to build up an image using smaller parts to create a more complex image. This feature allows you to have one single element instead of one for each image, it also means you don't have to worry about z-indexing as it is automatic. In this tutorial we'll be creating an animated header using layered background images. We're going to then apply an animation to position everything and add some interactive...
Hyperlinks and buttons are a functional yet in general boring aspect of a website or web application. They tend to provide very little feedback when you interact with them. This doesn't have to be the case, it's very easy to add some simple styling to let the user know that they have either interacted with or can interact with an element. Pseudo-classes And Selectors ... Pseudo-classes for links have been in CSS for many years and for the most part people just reset them all to be the same color and text-decoration....
Ever noticed if you resize your browser window with Gmail open (or Asana or a host of other sites) the various elements on screen resize automatically in a smooth animation? This can be done using JavaScript or jQuery, but can also be achieved using CSS3 transitions and @media selectors. Introduction to @media selectors ... If you already have a responsive design you'll probably be familiar with @media selectors. If you're not familiar, they are essentially a way of applying specific CSS classes to...
In HTML5 forms got a major upgrade with the addition of some simple, yet flexible validation attributes. To support these added attributes CSS3 also added several new pseudo selectors styling controls based on their validation state. Adding validation ... To illustrate the new attributes and some of the new input types, we'll be building up a simple sign up form. Every sign up form is essentially the same, you fill in your details and click submit. How many times has the form been reset on you after you've...
Last week I briefly touched on the customization possibilities of Google Maps, this week we'll be taking a more in depth look at what exactly you can customize. The options available include customization for all aspects of the map such as: Roads Points of Interest e.g. Schools, Parks and Hospitals Methods of Transport Water Landscape features e.g. Man made or Natural This covers not only custom colors, but the icons and text associated with each element. Getting Started ... This tutorial is a follow...