Web Development

Manage Maintenance on an ASP.NET Site

Create a file called app_offline.htm with an appropriate maintenance message. Just place this file in the root directory of the web application. IIS and the ASP.NET Framework will stop serving new

Using the CSS Clip Property

CSS clipping is another powerful feature. The shape’s edge is called the clip-path, and clipping shows what image area should be visible. Clipping is about hiding what normally would be

Try Using SVG for Animation

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics. As the name suggests, SVG is used to scale, so it very handy when comes to responsive

Forget Tables, Try Divs

One of the main advantage of CSS is using the to achieve total flexibility in terms of styling. In the the contents are ‘locked’ within a cell. It’s safe to

CSS Debugging Tools

It’s always a good idea to get an instant preview of the layout while optimizing your CSS code. It helps you to understand and debug CSS styles better. There are

Replace Text with Image in CSS

The snippet of code below is a common practice to replace <h1>title</h1> from a text-based title to an image: h1 {text-indent:-9999px;background:url(“title.jpg”) no-repeat;width:100px;height:50px;} Explanation: text-indent:-9999px; throws your text title off screen,

Enabling Speech Input

In HTML5 and later, you can add speech recognition to a text input, as simple as adding an attribute to your  elements. We can enable speech input by using the x-webkit-speech attribute like this: When speech input is enabled the element, you should see a small microphone icon displayed on the right of the input. Clicking on this icon will launch a small tooltip to show that your voice is now being recorded.Â