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    What’s Your CSS Style? (Issue No. 18)

    by Emily Lewis

    Looking beyond class and ID selectors, Emily explores how and when we can use attribute, child and sibling selectors in the real world through a reader-submitted portfolio, klvn.org.

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    Auto-detecting Credit Card Type (Issue No. 17)

    by Nicholas Zakas

    Credit cards are so common that we take internet payment forms somewhat for granted. By auto-detecting credit card types, Nicholas shows how we can give these forms more finesse.

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    Art of the Quiet Interface (Issue No. 19)

    by Nicole Jones

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  1. (Issue # 18} Do you favor id selectors over classes? How do you evaluate which selectors are best for a given project?

    Thoughts posted: 8

    Aaron Gustafson said:

    To me it really depends on the situation. For general application of style, I prefer classes, but there are specific instances where an element is unique to the page. In that case I still use id selectors, especially if I need to support IE6. If…

  2. (Issue # 17} How do you simplify form input for your users?

    Thoughts posted: 2

    Aliciawheen said:

    Its Nice One.

  3. (Issue # 14} What features do you look for in a CMS? Do you always use the same one?

    Thoughts posted: 6

    Uzo Olisemeka said:

    Wordpress is my default CMS.

    It’s very adaptive and I don’t find it too much of an issue to convert a project concept to something Wordpress can manage. Granted most of my work is for start-ups and small businesses so I guess its a…

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