tl;dr: Be careful when using multi-column layout. Today I was finishing up a small portion of a project which involves generating PDFs with a multi-column layout from web content. Since we’re using the Prince formatter for the PDFs, there are no worries there, as Prince is one of the finest rendering engines out there, especially […]
Learn You a Flexbox for Great Good!
This article is outdated and no longer accurate. Find up-to-date information about flexbox at HTML5 Please. Yet Another Note (2012-05-13): It might be obvious that the flexbox spec is changing often, but a kind commenter suggested I add a note here regarding the fact that in the spec, the flex() function has been replaced by […]
Are flashy HTML5/CSS3 “demos” helping?
The lack of forward movement in front-end web development by government agencies may be our own fault, says Chris Heilmann. And I agree. Completely. I’ve been increasingly biting in my reactions to many admittedly fun but practically useless “demos”, “experiments” and other assorted HTML5 and CSS3 nonsense like CSS3 icons. I always get flack for […]