Reviewing HTML5 for Web Designers
HTML5 for Web Designers, written by Jeremy Keith, is the first book to be published under the A Book Apart brand, founded by Mandy Brown, Jason Santa Maria, and Jeffrey Zeldman.
You can still use div
“Sorry, can you say that again?”, I hear you ask. Certainly: you can still use <div>! Despite HTML5 bringing us new elements like <article>, <section>, and <aside>, the <div> element still has its place. Let the HTML5 Doctor tell you why.
Your Questions Answered #10
The clinic is getting busy with more HTML5 ailments. This week, we’ll cover using sections within a footer, <canvas> vs. Flash security, why HTML5 elements are treated as inline, using offline with storage, and marking up block quotes.
Happy 1st Birthday us
It’s our birthday and we’ll cry if we want to, or so the song goes. Today marks HTML5 Doctors first birthday so we thought we’d let you in on the celebrations. This brief post takes us through a little recap of what we’ve done, looks at what’s to come and we’ve even got a little birthday treat for you all – the HTML5 equivalent of bringing doughnuts to work.
Video: the track element and webM codec
There are a couple of interesting developments in the world of HTML5 multimedia that you’ll be interested in—the webM video format, and a proposed solution to HTML5 multimedia accessibility.
The dl element
The <dl> element existed in HTML 4, but it’s been repurposed in HTML5. Let the Doctor explain what’s changed and how it can be used.
HTML5 Custom Data Attributes (data-*)
Have you ever found yourself using element class names or rel attributes to store arbitrary snippets of metadata for the sole purpose of making your JavaScript simpler? If you have, then I have some exciting news for you! If you haven't and you're thinking, Wow, that's a great idea!
I implore you to rid your mind of that thought immediately and continue reading.
The article element
We’ve discussed a lot of new elements here at HTML5Doctor, but the article element has somehow escaped the microscope… until now! article is one of the new sectioning elements. It is often confused with section and div but don’t worry we’ll explain the difference between them.
Your Questions Answered 9
The Doctor is in with another round of patient questions about HTML5. This week, we’ll cover offline viewing on requests, the drag-and-drop API, using href on any element, the <figure> element, and headings.
The ruby element and her hawt friends, rt and rp
The <ruby>, <rt> and <rp> elements allow us to add ‘ruby’ phonetic annotations in languages like Japanese and Chinese. Despite the terrors of internationalisation and patchy browser support — with a little fiddling and a lot of caution — this sexy threesome with adorable accents are ready to use now.