Articles
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Dive Into HTML5 is Back
You may have noticed that one of the best websites for learning HTML5 suddenly went dark a little while ago. Apparently the author, Mark Pilgrim, decided to exit the internet and took all his writing …
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Starting to get the code samples up
I’m starting to get the code samples and figures up on the site. I’ll be adding links to them in the Table of Contents so that you can see them in the context of their chapters. I’m also adding links …
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Available for Preorder
I’m pleased to let you know that the book is now available for pre-order on Amazon: Sams Teach Yourself HTML5 Mobile Application Development in 24 Hours. Plus the Safari Rough Cuts version has all the …
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First 20 Chapters Available for Reading
You can now get the first 20 chapters on Safari Rough cuts! Here is a preview link. Feel free to subscribe, add comments to the book, and let me know what you think.
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GeoLocation versus "personalized advertising"
I’m writing about GeoLocation right now, and what interests me is that the specification requires that the browser ask permission before getting location data. That’s great. But what I find …
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Do you want to solve an HTML5 puzzle?
I’ve been working on HTML5 drag and drop this week, and I’ve created a simple puzzle that you can play with in any HTML5 browser: HTML5 Drag and Drop Puzzle Yes, it’s a pretty easy puzzle, but I do …
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The start of a simple online HTML editor with HTML5
I’ve been playing with contenteditable all day today, and let me tell you it’s been fun. I now have the workings of a simple HTML editor using contenteditable. Just type in your text in the left side, …
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Nearly half way!
I just posted Hour 11 to my editors last night. Today I start working on either video/audio or forms. I can’t decide which I want to tackle first. Hopefully soon I’ll have some information on the …
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Working on the book, but I need your help
I’ve submitted four chapters to the publisher for review and editing. 1/6th down! Yay! I also took the time to update the Table of Contents. One of the parts of each chapter that I struggle with is …
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HTML5 Speech Input Added to Chrome
The latest version of Chrome now adds support for speech input. This gives you the opportunity to let your readers actually talk to your applications and web pages, rather than be forced to type. …
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Bruce Lawson's list of HTML5 gurus on Twitter
If you’re looking for people to follow on Twitter, a great list of HTML5 people are listed on Bruce’s blog. Who do you follow for HTML5 updates?
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Borders on tables now ok in HTML5
If you use tables (not for layout, of course) it can be very tedious to get the borders to surround every cell using CSS. You need to set the border on the table and on every th and td, and then …
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YouTube delivers WebM video
The YouTube blog announced yesterday that they are now serving videos in the WebM format. They will continue to support H.264, and they are committed to continuing to develop their HTML5 player. You …
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HTML5 last call now has a date
According to IT Pro, the W3C has set a deadline of May 24, 2011 for the last issues to be delivered about the HTML5 specification. This is exciting news for the standard, as it means that browser …
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How about this table of contents?
I’ve uploaded the book’s table of contents. It’s still being written, so it may change. I would love your feedback. What do you think of the topics I’m going to cover? Is there something about HTML5 …
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Picking the Right Video Player for Your HTML5 Video
Unfortunately, while HTML5 brings us a much easier way to embed videos into your web pages, but because of many factors, it still(!) isn’t possible to just drag your video into the video tag and then …
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Welcome to my new blog about HTML5
I am excited to start working on this blog about HTML5. In it I’ll provide sample sites written in HTML5, links to tutorials on other sites, references that I use to learn HTML5 and lots more. I hope …