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Why use a style sheet? In the past, formatting instructions were embedded in HTML. So a block of text to be shown in 16 point red Times Roman ended up being surrounded by the tags <FONT FACE=”Times”> <FONT COLOR=”red” > <FONT SIZE=”16pt”> (before the text) and </FONT></FONT></FONT> (after it). This takes a lot [...]

Previous discussions have identified that using a CAPTCHA may not be the best method of preventing spam comments while allowing accessibility. While the W3.org comments on the subject may have been valid a few years ago, even the most out of the way blog today risks being inundated with spam comments, which in turn can [...]

What are the disadvantages of using AJAX techniques? In practice, AJAX applications are subject to the effects of latency, often leading to baffling delays for the end-user.
AJAX is not well integrated with any browsers; so again, users may experience unexplained effects, such as failure of the back button, incapacity to bookmark pages. Search engines may [...]

What are the advantages of using AJAX techniques? The combination of Javascript, XML, css, HTTPRequest / i-frame can add a degree of interactivity that greatly enriches the user’s experience. At the same time, less bandwidth is used when server requests are limited to be sent only on-demand.
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What is AJAX? AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Javascript had increasingly lost popularity among web designers until it was revived with the development of AJAX. The objective of AJAX technologies is to add interactivity through a combination of techniques. Frequent small exchanges of amounts of data between client and server mean that the [...]

What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?

In response to a few emails we have received over the last couple of days, it seemed worthwhile to clear up the matter of the FAQs posted here.
It may seem like this are often simplistic answers to what can be very complicated questions, and this is pretty much the case. The idea behind posting these [...]

What’s wrong with Javascript? Javascript is often irritating to users. Scripts can be slow to run. They are prone to crashing. They are associated with actions that users hate – opening pop-up windows; disabling the back button; taking over the user’s browser; setting aware cookies; adding novelty effects such as cursor trails [...]

What can I do to make my sure my site is accessible?

Is it better to write HTML or use a program like Dreamweaver? (FAQ)