Several months ago, a post at WRD (CSS Tooltips Pointers With No Images) was sharing a technique which e as
As elements in HTML are square/rectangle shaped, creating a triangle using pure HTML/CSS may not seem to be possible.
However, as browsers draw borders at angles, it is possible to create an illusion which Jon Rohan is sharing in detail.
The technique simply uses a colored border with large pixels for one side of an element with leaving other sides transparent.
As expected, IE6 doesn't support this trick by default but Jon Rohan shows how to "hack" this with few CSS rules.
P.S. You may also want to check CSS Tooltips Pointers With No Images post at WRD which uses a similar technique.
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
It is mostly challenging to build table-less, semantic forms that look good & work cross-browser.
RMSforms is a CSS framework for making this process easier.
Considering forms are a list of elements, the framework uses unordered lists for grouping items & style them accordingly.
The layout of the forms & how labels are displayed can be set to be horizontal or vertical by simply updating CSS classes used.
The demo shows outputs of multiple combinations to better see what can be accomplished with RMSforms CSS framework.
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
Easy is a front-end (CSS/JS/HTML) framework, by Alen Grakalic of CSS Globe, for converting design into HTML faster & providing a solid base for future development.
The CSS part includes definitions to style common elements, clearing/hiding/erasing margins & controlling the layout.
The JavaScript part is based on jQuery & offers ready-to-use functions for:
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tooltips
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dropdown navigation
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applying show/hide
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modal box (Lightbox-like)
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form validation
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& more..
Easy includes a library of precoded content blocks that you can simply copy/paste into your document & save time.
Besides a demo that presents most of the features, there is a detailed documentation provided.
Requirements: jQuery (included in the download package)
CSS-Tricks, inspired from the succesful invoicing application Freshbooks, is sharing an editable/printable HTML invoice template.
The template uses textarea elements for the parts that display data which would make further improvements easier (like posting the form).
This invoice template can be useful for freelancers who send their own invoices or applications that send an invoice after a purchase.
There are also few other free HTML invoice templates you may want to check:
Simply-Buttons v2 is a technique to create good-looking & cross-browser buttons that is inspired from:
The buttons are created with pure CSS and, optionally, improved with JavaScript (code is provided).
They fit to any text & come with 3 states: inactive, active and hover.
P.S. Their compatibility is tested on IE6 IE7 FF(PC/MAC) Safari SafariMobile Opera(PC/MAC).
Requirements: No Requirements
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
The Fluid Grid System is a CSS framework which combines the principals of the typographic & baseline grid into a resolution-independent one.
It has a comprehensive logic. The classes are mentioned like: six_column section or three column which makes it easier to use & understand.
With the simple layout & use of CSS, the Fluid Grid System degrades well in both older web browsers, scales with text nicely & presents content to screen readers in a logical manner as well.
The framework is also great for rapid prototyping besides final production layouts as designers can quickly design complex layouts.
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
eCSStender is an open source JavaScript library, created by Aaron Gustafson, that helps browsers (including IE6) pay attention to the CSS code you write.
It aims to prevent the usage of browser-specific properties & hacks but make leaner & meaner CSS possible.
eCSStender is an extendible library with its API support & has ready-to-use extensions like CSS3 selectors, @font-face, rotation & more.
How does it work?
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it loops through the document's stylesheets and begins collecting information
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parses the rules it understands
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checks if the parsed rules are supported by the extensions
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applies the supported rules to the document via JavaScript
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CSScaffold is a PHP-powered CSS framework which will improve the development time by extending the CSS language.
A great thing about the framework is, "it is written exactly like CSS", so, no need to learn a new syntax.
How it works?
CSScaffold sits in your CSS directory, & uses .htaccess files to automatically pass any CSS file through itself first for processing/caching which all happens in the background.
Some Features:
Like mentioned, CSScaffold improves the language itself. This happens by making the usage of:
- constants
- mixins
- nested Selectors
- expressions
- caching and gzipping
possible.
It has a plugin architecture which makes adding new features possible & easier.
Requirements: PHP 5+
xCSS is a CSS framework that makes developing complex style structures easier within an object-oriented workflow.
Using xCSS can save a lot of development time by:
- using variables
- having a intuitive overview of the overall CSS structure
- re-using existing style cascades
- & more..
xCSS requires PHP 5 to run & can be configured very quickly by inserting few lines to the webpages + the stylesheet.
The framework is lightweight, can seamlessly integrate into any existing workflow & well-documented which lowers the learning curve.
Also, besides minimizing the CSS overhead, it still keeps (X)HTML attributes semantic.
Requirements: PHP 5
Web-kreation is sharing a beautifully-crafted sliding login panel that is very handy to be used in websites with limited spaces.
It has 2 versions:
The panel works by overlapping the content rather than pushing it & can be easily converted to be used for any other functionality (like navigation, search, contact form, etc.)
It is also converted into Wordpress plugins:
P.S. It comes only the HTML-CSS-JavaScript part of the code & doesn’t have an integrated login system. Such a function needs to be adapted while using the code.
Requirements: jQuery or MooTools
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
