Perfection via Successive Approximation
starting from 0 ± ∞
Updated: in Basics
All modern desktop browsers now have integrated browser tools, however, there are subtle (and sometimes less subtle) differences between each. I find that Firefox has the best overall, though I do switch to Chrome for some specific debugging tasks. I personally only use Edge or Safari when trying to isolate a bug that only shows… Read More
in Basics
Let’s say we want a reall big, chunky main title for our forum skin. Here’s, I think, the simplest way to do it, I see this a lot: .maintitle { height: 160px; line-height: 160px; text-align: center; font-size: 40px; } If we add that to the stylesheet and check it on desktop, it looks great. That… Read More
in Basics
Firstly, you’ll need the svg itself. Three things to note: 1: Like empty images, empty svgs still take up some minimum space by default. If you’re borrowing a filter from an svg image that you’re actually using, that’s not an issue. If you’re just using the svg for filters, the svg itself needs to be… Read More
Updated: in Snippets and Notes
Note: I am using -webkit prefixed styles for all three relevant rules to ensure that only browsers that implement all three will load the background gradient at all. I could use a proper polyfill and/or @supports, but honestly this creates more readable code. Non-webkit browsers have started using webkit prefixes too, so this code works… Read More
Updated: in Basics
Ever been on a forum site with a really nice dark theme, but then you go to make a post, and are presented with a large blindingly white text area to type in? Maybe with tiny, hard to read font? Of course you have. But this is a 100% fixable problem.