My handwriting sucks and I am hardly capable of painting a straight line. Hence, when I got my Surface I didn’t see much use for the pen other than signing things and maybe highlighting some things in presentations. However, I…
Quick tip: using modulo to re-start loops without the need of an if statement
A few days ago Jake Archibald posted a JSBin example of five ways to center vertically in CSS to stop the meme of “CSS is too hard and useless”. What I found really interesting in this example is how he…
A quick reminder on how and why to use labels in forms to make them more accessible
Yesterday the excellent Alice Boxhall of the Google Chrome team pointed out an annoying bug to me: Seen in the wild on https://wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/257854-microsoft-edge-developer … <label for=”tos-checkbox”><input type=”checkbox” name=”tos-checkbox”>I agree</label> @codepo8 It seems the UserVoice page of Microsoft Edge has a checkbox that is inaccessible…
Quick tip: stop Powerpoint from breaking words into a new line
With my talk decks needing more re-use in the Windows/Microsoft community, I am trying to use Powerpoint more and wean myself off the beauty of Keynote (and its random crashes – yes, all software sucks). One thing I realised today…
Quick trick: using template to delay loading of images
In addition to this explanation, I also recorded a quick screencast. Feel free to check that one first. When it comes to newer elements to play with there are a few that are slightly odd. Canvas is one of them,…
Quick one: using download attribute on links to save Canvas as PNG
One of the things I always liked about Firefox is that you can right-click any canvas and select “save image as”. Chrome and others don’t do that (well, Chrome doesn’t). Instead you need to get the image data, create a…
Quick Note: Mozilla looking to survey Mobile App Developers in the Bay Area – tell us what you need
The Mozilla User Experience Research team is looking for developer who have experience writing mobile Web apps in the Bay Area to participate in a paid research study that will have a significant impact on making our developer-focused efforts even…
Quick Hack: The Mozilla Monument Name Finder
Outside the Mozilla office in San Francisco stands a beautiful monument thanking all the people who did work with Mozilla to keep the web open, secure, inviting and beautiful. Overall, this is 4536 names on four sides with two panels,…