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Toggle Our FAQs
No longer in use: We just added a new feature to this site. Specifically, we added and implemented Thierry Koblentz’s Toggle DL script. The script allows users with JavaScript or “active scripting” enabled to hide and show the answers to our FAQs. This saves space on the page and allows an easier overview of our questions, a real usability plus. As our FAQs grow over time, this feature will be even more valuable to our site’s visitors. And if scripting isn’t supported, the FAQs reveal themselves fully — and the how-to instructions disappear. All good, and fully accessible to all site users. Two words: Very cool! And two more words: Thanks Thierry!
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Accesskey Settings
No longer in use: Accesskeys are platform-specific navigational keyboard shortcuts. Need an example? If you’re using Windows, hold your Alt key and press the letter F. This should open the “File” menu on your browser. These keys can also be used on websites to aid site visitors, but due to the wide variety of user agents, UAs, or web browsing devices, platform conflicts are almost unavoidable. Thus, their real world use and value is highly questionable, and has been debated hotly at times. Offering them is a good thing to do, but implementing them can create usability problems.
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New Apple Crisp CSS
We’re happy to introduce a new Cascading Style Sheet, CSS, for our website. We’re calling the new style “Apple Crisp” because it is light, airy and, well, crisp as a design. Unlike our other styles to date, Apple Crisp doesn’t stick to our beloved handful of true web-safe fonts. This style calls for Century Gothic or Century first, then requests Gill Sans fonts before asking for web-safe Trebuchet MS. Those with the requested Century Gothic on their computers will be rewarded with a very clean, light-lined look. Please be forewarned that Apple Crisp is not a high contrast style and should perhaps not be used if you have difficulties with your vision or are using a low-quality monitor.
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Grand Opening!
After doing some grading, testing out the site’s systems, and making a few tweaks and adjustments, we’ve decided to do an official public launch of the site. This means that instead of just mentioning this project to a select group of people — folks that were kind enough to look over our collective shoulder to make sure we’re being good — we’re ready to tell the world. No doubt we’ll be continually improving the checklist and adding features, tools, and resources to this site, but for the most part we’re good to go.
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