Aloe Studios

As we rely more and more on CSS3 properties we can rely less and less on overflow as a clearing method. Dust off the old clearfix…

Just a quick note. I’ve updated my post about customizing CSSEdit’s AutoCompletion.plist file to include a download of the modified AutoCompletion.plist file. You can grab the file here or on the original page with all the gory details.

Designed by Mark Aplet with HTML/CSS and jQuery by yours truly.

My preferred method for ordering properties within a CSS declaration block.

A look up table for converting pixels to EMs.

By applying just 2 classes to the HTML element, you can place a design mockup behind a webpage to aid pixel precise development.

Editing the Auto Completion plist file in CSSEdit for more properties and custom values.

A few weeks ago I was looking at making some improvements to my default stylesheet with regards to nested unordered lists and nested ordered lists. I didn’t want the same bullet style (list-style) for each successively nested list.
So for unordered lists (UL) I went with disc, circle, square. And for ordered lists (OL), I went [...]

Changing the default comment style for groups in CSSEdit.

Note – At some point in 2008, I stopped using this approach. I think if your CSS file is logically organized, then there is no need to waste time dinking around with indenting to show parent/child relationships. -Andy
Smashing Magazine just put together a nice list of css tips
It’s loaded with some really clever tricks and [...]

I’ve just entered the apparently crowded marketplace of xhtml/css coding services. While researching the field, I ran across about 5 or 6 services – mostly because they were running ads on various other websites. Then I started looking on the search engines and the list grew to about a dozen. As time has progressed [...]

These are sites that I didn’t submit to, so I’m stoked about that. I’m not getting great ratings (5/10, 3/5, etc), but I am getting some traffic.
mostinspired.com
cssmania.com
screenalicio.us
CORRECTION: Thanks to GaBuBu, who  pointed out that I submitted to CSS Mania which is absolutely true.  The other 2 were not from my submissions as I’m only [...]

I’ll be the first to admit that I submitted Aloe to these sites myself, but it’s cool to see my new site in these showcase galleries. CSS Based gave me a 7 out of 10, which I really can’t disagree with – my humble little site looks a bit plain next to all the others, [...]

Interesting timing for my first post.
Ahmed at TechSoapBox has reported that CSSVault.com was sold to HostGator for one hundred thousand dollars. Not a bad deal for the seller. CSS Vault has a PR of 9 and an Alexa rank of 22214 at the time of writing – so this could be a good buy for [...]