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WCL developer guide

By Opera Software · 21 Aug, 2008

Once you go through this developer guide, you should be able to make widgets using the WCL (Widget Chrome Library). By using the library, the widgets will be resizable and work on multiple platforms, giving the user the best possible user experience on any device.

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CSS 3 attribute selectors

By Christopher Schmitt · 21 Aug, 2008

In this article, Christopher Schmitt carries on his detailed exploration of what CSS3 has to offer us, looking at CSS3 attribute selectors that allow us to write selectors matching strings of text inside attribute values.

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CSS and opacity: methods for creating translucent elements

By Christopher Schmitt · 15 Aug, 2008

Christopher Schmitt has been playing with the CSS opacity property a lot lately, and loves what he can do with it. In this article, he shares his findings with the world.

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Grid design basics: Grids for Web page layouts

By CraigGrannell · 15 Aug, 2008

In this article, Craig Grannell builds on his previous article to take us through the basics of actually laying out pages on a grid. It is packed with essential tips.

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Setting Web type to a baseline grid

By CraigGrannell · 7 Aug, 2008

Another article in Craig Grannell's fabulous series on design basics, in this article Craig gives us the lowdown on grid design basics - how to create a baseline grid in CSS, and how to position text on screen using it, with distances measured in both pixels and ems.

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