Two things hapÂpened last week: news leaked that Opera are planÂning to launch a new browsÂer based on WebKit; and the new disÂcusÂsion tool, Branch, came out of priÂvate beta. As an experÂiÂment, I want to talk about the first on the secÂond, so I invite you to read and parÂticÂiÂpate in my branch Opera Ice: New browsÂer for Android and iPhone comÂing FebÂrua….
Inspired by Anna DebenÂham’s report on the NinÂtenÂdo DSi browsÂer, I thought I’d write a short review of the browsÂer on my Kobo Touch eReadÂer. The browsÂer is hidÂden away under SetÂtings > Extras, below a big bold note that says it’s not offiÂcialÂly supÂportÂed; but as it’s there, let’s review it.
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As I’m sure you’re aware, Opera recentÂly released a preÂview build of their browsÂer Mobile EmuÂlaÂtor which is notable largeÂly because they’ve aliased a group of -webkit-
preÂfixed propÂerÂties, effecÂtiveÂly supÂportÂing anothÂer venÂdors supÂposÂedÂly proÂpriÂetary code in their own.
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I just watched a great docÂuÂmenÂtary called The InvenÂtion of Dr. NakaÂmats*, and loved the style of the titles and credÂits (Vimeo video) by The Ronin. I thought I’d have a go at doing them in CSS, and you can see my first attempt here:
Dr. NakaÂmats in CSS3.
It uses 3D TransÂforÂmaÂtions so needs to be viewed in Safari for the full effect, but degrades quite graceÂfulÂly. I had a go at adding some aniÂmaÂtions to it but it didÂn’t feel right, so I’ve left that out for now. That aside, I’m hapÂpy with the way it looks and it was realÂly easy to make. CSS has come a long way.
* If you’re in the UK you can curÂrentÂly watch this on 4OD.
I recentÂly became the ownÂer of an Android phone* and found that, despite it being listÂed as a feaÂture of the browsÂer, the HTML5 video
eleÂment didÂn’t work for almost all of the examÂples I tried. I’ve just done some experÂiÂmenÂtaÂtion with this and think I’ve found a soluÂtion, so this post is offered in the hope that it helps anyÂone who may be tearÂing their hair out over the same problem.
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SiteÂpoint’s Web Design blog feaÂtured an artiÂcle this week called CreÂate A StuÂdio Style BackÂdrop In PhoÂtoÂshop, which proÂvides instrucÂtions for makÂing a glossy, reflecÂtive surÂface effect, simÂiÂlar to what you often see in adverts.
As the title makes clear, the tutoÂrÂiÂal is for creÂatÂing the effect in PhoÂtoÂshop — but realÂly, the same effect is fairÂly easÂiÂly achievÂable with some bleedÂing-edge CSS. That said, it won’t work in every browsÂer, so curÂrentÂly it’s just a proof-of-conÂcept piece.
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