Tables are meant to be used for one thing and one thing only and that is the display of tabular data. Please, do not use tables for layout. It is much better left to CSS. Using tables for layout is a messy hack often used to “get pages to look the same in all browsers”.… Continue reading Do not use markup for presentation
Include a proper Doctype
You start your sentences with a capital letter; start your HTML with a DOCTYPE. It’s just basic grammar. – Mark Pilgrim from Dive Into Accessibility Using a complete doctype will switch your browser into standards mode. This will cause it to render the page exactly as you have instructed it (which may look awful but… Continue reading Include a proper Doctype
Validate
Developing a website without validating is like running around with a blindfold on. As soon as you ask for directions, don’t be surprised if the only answer you’ll get is “take your blindfold off”. – some guy named Jim Validate your markup here Validate your CSS here
Build for Firefox
Firefox is a standards aware browser. The authors are actively involved in squashing bugs and making it work the way it should. When FF is switched to standards mode with a proper doctype everything works as expected.
Hack for Internet Explorer
IE is the bane of every serious web designer. Some things you are going to want to look up are peekaboo bug line-height bug guillotine bug duplicate character bug italics bug double float margin bug three pixel jog escaping floats bug creeping text bug These are addressed at Position is Everything
Ask for help
The steps before this one are necessary. Good clean code is hard enough to debug. Code with bunk markup and presentational hacks just throws more hay on top of your needle. Taking the steps above before asking for help shows that you are at least trying. To drive that point home here is one of… Continue reading Ask for help
Prophecy through Gary Brooks 11/19/02
Father, I just thank you for Mark. I thank you for my brother. Lord, we bless him right now. The Lord says, “Son, I’ve been working in you and working on you.” And yea, the Lord says, “I’m working through you now greater than ever before.” And the Lord says, “I’m doing some finalizing in… Continue reading Prophecy through Gary Brooks 11/19/02
Prophecy through Mark Barclay 8/12/2002
Mark! Powerful name. God bless our mothers. (That your mama? Good choice mom. Praise God.) Uh, you know, I don’t know what your life has been like so much but you know some names are dangerous. You know Mark means “Mighty Hammer”, so hope you haven’t spent as many years as I have beating things… Continue reading Prophecy through Mark Barclay 8/12/2002
Prophecy through Gary Brooks 9/11/2000
Lord, I just thank you for Mark. And we bless Mark right now. And the Lord says, “Son, I’ve put a business mantle on your life.†And the Lord says, “I’m going to school you and I’m going to activate you. I’m going to season you. I’m going to have you in business association of… Continue reading Prophecy through Gary Brooks 9/11/2000
Prophecy through Mark Barclay 7/18/2000
Supernaturally, I’m going to penetrate the perimeters that Satan has built around your life. Get ready for me to break through, you’re looking for a breakthrough, but I’m telling you I’m going to break through. And I’m going to reach you right where you are at and there is not an evil spirit or all… Continue reading Prophecy through Mark Barclay 7/18/2000
Prophecy through Gary Brooks 6/11/2000
Lord, I just thank you for Mark. Lay anointed hands on this man of God. We thank you, Lord, for what you’ve accomplished in his life. And the Lord says, ‘Son, I’m giving you a financial grace. I’m giving you an economic/evangelistic anointing,’ says the Lord. ‘I’m giving you revelation and understanding in the realm… Continue reading Prophecy through Gary Brooks 6/11/2000