I recently explained how to create a drop-down navigation menu for your web apps. Now, I’d like to build on that tutorial just a bit, and teach you some techniques to improve the overall appearance of your menu. Today, I’ll show you how to use CSS3 gradients to give your menu a polished look and … Continue reading Using CSS3 Gradients
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How to build a drop-down navigation menu with CSS
Creating a good-looking navigation menu is a great way to improve the overall look and feel of a web application. A well-designed and attractive menu will increase usability and give your application a polished feel. There are a few ways to go about creating a dropdown menu on a web app: Build a Flash-based menu … Continue reading How to build a drop-down navigation menu with CSS
Design tips to increase web application user adoption
It doesn’t matter how powerful a web application is, if it’s poorly designed, users probably won’t use it. A poorly designed user interface is a big reason many users give up on web apps. It might be confusing, overwhelming, or just plain ugly. Whatever the reason, a poor interface can ruin a perfectly good web … Continue reading Design tips to increase web application user adoption
How to add zebra striping and highlighting to table rows with jQuery
Intro A while back, I wrote up an easy way to make your data tables more readable. In that tutorial, I explained how with just a little CSS, you could do two things: 1. Make alternating table rows have different background colors 2. Make each row change color when hovered over. While that method certainly … Continue reading How to add zebra striping and highlighting to table rows with jQuery
How to add conditional formatting to your web apps with jQuery
Intro In this article, I’m going to explain how to make important data in your web reports stand out using conditional formatting. With just a little jQuery, you can make your current web reports easier to read and understand. Before I begin, here’s some quick background information for those that aren’t familiar with jQuery: It … Continue reading How to add conditional formatting to your web apps with jQuery