Issue 323

I'm late sending this out this week mostly due to the mess caused by working across two devices as I settle into my new role at Google. As a long-time freelancer, everything has always just been linked to my personal computer and accounts. Having a work computer means disentangling work and personal stuff. It's probably a good thing long-term to be able to close the lid on work, however getting everything where I need it to be might take a while!

This week I've also hopped onto the line-up for An Event Apart, which is happening next week. Use the code AEACSSL21 to save $100 on a multi-day pass.

Rachel Andrew

News

Safari Technology Preview 133

Loads of good stuff in this release including initial support for Cascade Layers, and the values for flexbox I describe in this post.

Learn

The CSS prefers-color-scheme user query and order of preference

A post explaining an unexpected behaviour that Sara encountered when opening a site using prefers-color-scheme through a app.

Understanding min-content, max-content, and fit-content in CSS

A long post with demos and use cases for these keyword values.

Using Modern Image Formats: AVIF and WebP

New image formats allow for high quality images at smaller filesizes. Find out more in this post.

Understanding Logical Focus Order

Via the CSS Weekly newsletter I found this excellent explanation of focus order.

Proposal for CSS @when

Chris with some notes about this new proposal.

Line length revisited

Taking a fresh look at the subject of optimal line-length for reading.

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