Blog: the web, design + dev
2021
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A fiber crafts blog and JAMstack commentsStarting a new blog for my knitting, sewing, and weaving projects, and landing on a solution for comments on an Eleventy site.
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“What’s Next For HTML Controls?” on Smashing Podcast
Smashing Podcast
My first time recording a podcast episode! Had a lot of fun chatting about controls with Steph and Drew. Check it out if you're into rambly opining on controls customizability.
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Learning Log, Jan 2021Stepping away from screens to enjoy analog creative hobbies, and embarking on a kanji-studying adventure.
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Enabling Popups
Microsoft Edge Explainers
An early proposal for a new popup HTML element. This element would unlock a broad range of UI whose top-layer positioning would be managed by the browser rendering engine.
Older Favorites
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Sticky CSS Grid ItemsHow to get position sticky working on a grid item without setting a hacky height.
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Styling for Windows high contrast with new standards for forced colors
Microsoft Edge dev
Features like high contrast can help improve readability by enforcing a user’s required color scheme. Learn how browsers apply forced colors, how to optimize styles with new standards, and differences you can expect from legacy implementations.
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Semantics to Screen Readers
A List Apart
An in-depth walkthrough on the role of accessibility APIs in making web content accessible to assistive technologies.