Construct Web

Ever since the we all went table-less there have been varied ways to creates layouts. The purpose of this blog will be to point out ways that I have used and highlight some of the common resources online.

Here’s what I have been using on FF lately to help in my front-end development:

The semantic thing to do for lists is to use unordered list (ul) or ordered list (ol). Afterall we lovers of semantics should think ol or ul whenever there is any kind of list, yet what is a good way (best way) of making a two or three columns of lists using the ol or ul code. Just as divs are floated to create columns we do the same thing with the ul’s (ol’s) and the li’s.

We want to create something like below:

It was interesting to read on webcredible the article 10 common errors when implementing accessibility. Not only were some fairly obvious items listed but it’s always best to remember that we read a lot and can be unaware of what actually happens. I read an article (I have to find it) recently about how a lot of what is on the web is fairly accessible at this time, even if the website gets a failing grade on accessibility.

My Web Site is in the midst of a Drupal Re-design - The basic info is here though - hope to have it all together sometime soon!