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Firefox 3: My Selective Review
- June 30 2008
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14 days and counting - Firefox 3 has managed to surprise me on more than a few levels. When I first downloaded it, I assumed it was just going to be another of those updates you can hardly notice the changes that has taken place. Now, this is not a personal affront to those who work on making this enigmatic browser more secure than ever, but then as an interaction designer, I am usually more into how the browser works with users.
Let’s mention the inline search yet again. When I last mentioned the search capability, I was already in love with it since I never had to use my mouse even once to invoke the inline search.
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The first time you write a plugin, however simple it is, a sense of accomplishment takes over. It might last a couple hours, but those hours are precious as walking on the moon. As a person who recently got addicted to jQuery, the library has certainly lived up to its reputation in helping cutting lines of codes. Without further ado, here’s my first jQuery plugin – a stylesheet switcher.
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Making forms accessible isn’t something hard to do, but most times, it gets overlooked as developers pay more attention to parts that get noticed by users who can see visual changes. But then again, there are users out there who rely on assistive technologies and accessible forms help them tremendously in completing their tasks without unnecessary hitches.