A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 351

Authors: S: Rob Swan

Rob Swan

Rob Swan is a standards-loving web developer living and working in Somerset. Rob runs Fuelled on Coffee Limited and likes to think being an ex-videogame-functionality-tester with a philosophy degree provides the company with a unique approach.

Conflicting Absolute Positions

Issue 241July 13, 2007

All right, class. Using CSS, produce a liquid layout that contains a fixed-width, scrolling side panel and a flexible, scrolling main panel. Okay, now do it without JavaScript. By chucking an assumption about how CSS works in browsers, Rob Swan provides the way and means.

In Defense of Difficult Clients

Issue 227November 13, 2006

Challenging clients: avoidable pain or necessary stepping stone to enlightenment? Rob Swan considers the benefits of un-perfect clients.

Sliced and Diced Sandbags

Issue 222August 22, 2006

Wouldn't it be great if there were a way to get text to flow around an irregularly shaped image? Wouldn't it be even better if we could automate the process? Have no fear: Rob Swan is here to show us the way.