Issue 318
Chrome 93, CSS Paint API, fixed backgrounds, and getting spicy with sections.
Last week I had a new garden office installed. It's basically a posh shed, but I'm hoping less spidery than my actual garden shed. In sorting out the room I currently work from I found my copy of The CSS Anthology, 1st edition. It included information about the IE6 peekaboo bug, and how to hide CSS from Netscape 4. That book was written at a time when many people still used tables for layout, and a raft of issues made CSS, for layout in particular, really hard work.
Enjoy the collection of links this week, and assuming the electrician shows up next week will come to you from the bottom of the garden.
Rachel Andrew
News
Chrome 93 is out. This release lands the new alignment values for Flexbox, explained in this post. This also marks the start of Chrome moving to a 4-week release cycle.
I was technical editor for this excellent book from Tiffany B. Brown, which gives a thorough overview of CSS in an easy-to-follow format.
Learn
Another article about the CSS Paint API, this time looking at creating an animated blob.
A dig into an issue you might have experienced with fixed backgrounds, along with some workarounds.
Tips to help in considering accessibility before beginning to design a site or application.
Interesting
Some members of the OpenUI Community Group are experimenting with the idea of tabs in HTML. Here, Hidde tries out the experimental custom element, and explains more about the aims of the proposal.