Articles
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I'm loving SVG
One of the great things about HTML5 is that there is a proposal in the W3C to allow HTML5 and XHTML to include SVG inline in the documents. But what’s especially great is that if you’re using a modern …
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What is ugly HTML?
Yesterday, someone asked me the question: “What is ugly HTML?” And I realized that this isn’t necessarily an obvious thing. HTML is often ugly simply because of how it looks, this mostly centers …
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8 Ways to Get Started with HTML5 Today
HTML5 has been around for a few years now, and yet there are still a lot of people who are resistant to using it. But there are a number of aspects of HTML5 that you can start using today without any …
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HTML5 WebSocket now available on Amazon EC2
Kaazing announced today that they will be releasing their WebSockets solution on Amazon EC2. As you learned in Hour 19 of my book, WebSockets are a way to open a full-duplex connection between your …
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Learn the HTML Elements Removed from HTML5
There are several HTML 4 elements that have been removed from HTML5. In order to use HTML5 correctly, you should stop using these elements. In HTML 4 elements that removed from the specification are …
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Learn the New HTML5 Elements
One of the first things you want to learn when you start learning HTML5 are the new elements. There are several new HTML5 elements to add new features and functionality to HTML5. New HTML5 Elements …
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HTML5 can increase mobile usage
If you’ve been wondering whether or not to convert your site (or create a new site) using HTML5, then the news from Usablenet (via TechCrunch) is welcome. Apparently, just adding a few interactive …
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Does Facebook buying Instagram mean anything to HTML5 development?
I just read an article on SF Gate via Business Insider that said that because Facebook is buying Instagram for $1 billion they are backing away from HTML5. Yes, Instagram is a native app, not an HTML5 …
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Drag and Drop upload–the final step
Many tutorials on drag and drop with HTML5 do everything but the actual upload step. This is because that step requires server interaction and scripting–you can’t just use JavaScript. But the HTML5 …
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HTML5 Video Codec Wars
One of the reasons many people dislike HTML5 video is because you have to encode the video in multiple codecs to work on multiple browsers. In fact, in an article I just read that was one of the …
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Adobe Shadow a great new tool for HTML5 app development on mobile
I have seen a lot of software come and go in the past 20+ years. And most of the time, while the innovation is interesting and fun, I haven’t seen anything that really made me think “this will really …
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Slashdot review
I was very pleased to see this review on Slashdot yesterday. Michael J. Ross did a great job finding the problems and explaining what the book is about. He even commented on some things that I found …
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Linking to the code samples would help…
Sometimes I am really blind. The code samples are both up and linked to in the navigation above. I admit, it’s hard to find them when the link isn’t showing up. I am still working on getting all the …
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Examples have been indexed
All of the examples mentioned in the book have been live since July 2011, but now they are finally indexed. You can now find the examples by hour to see how they work online. I will be working on …
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The Book is Here!
The Book is Here! Do you have your copy yet? I got back from my vacation and the box was on my porch. Happy Birthday to me! Comments: Will - Jan 3, 2017 I have the book, Sams Teach Yourself HTML, CSS …
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The Galleys are Here—The Book is Nearly Ready!
I am now working on reading through the book again in paper format. I’m pleased to say that so far, it looks great! This is the exciting part as it means that the book is nearly ready and will soon be …
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The TIME Element Has Been Removed in Favor of DATA
As of October 29th there is a new element in HTML5: DATA. The DATA element is for defining content that has both human- and computer-readable data. Some examples of this are: Dates and times Numbers …
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Save 35% off HTML5 for Mobile Web Applications
There is a new resource center on Informit.com to help you learn about HTML5: Informit.com/html5. This page includes articles, chapter excerpts, and books to help you learn HTML5. My book is there, as …
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Using HTML5 Video and Audio
On my About.com site I wrote an 11-page article explaining how to add video using HTML5 with fallback options for Internet Explorer. I also have a similar (although a lot shorter) article on how to …
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Who is the HTML5 in 24 Hours Book for?
I’ve been working on editing the proof copies of the book for the last several weeks and one thing that keeps popping to mind is the audience. I wrote the book intending it for a beginner audience, …