Yesterday, I upgraded three sites running SMF (Simple Machines Forum) software to v2.0RC5, upgrading them from v2.0RC4. Some of these sites are more than just a simple implementation of the base software. All of them have some modifications added, one (Melinda’s Backups forum) has a considerable degree of modification, and unlike WordPress, where plugins are pretty much stand alone, relying on well defined hooks in the software to get into the path, modifications in SMF tend to be intrusive. Despite all the modifications, I upgraded all the sites over just a few hours.

I believe that is because of the approach I have taken to managing the configurations in Git. In this post I want to explain how I do it.

Today’s confusing UX, courtesy of @Icelandair. The UI seems to disagree with itself as to whether there’s an issue,… https://t.co/LSkRXBsqLX

Three years ago, my colleagues and I in O’Reilly Media’s Production department made the decision to rearchitect our print-publishing software toolchain to support typesetting print books in HTML and CSS. Doing print layout with web technology was a fairly radical notion at the time (and still is today!), especially in traditional publishing-industry circles where commercial desktop-publishing software continues to hold sway. But we were convinced that aligning our publishing tech with the web stack would pay dividends. Short-term, we knew it would enable us to simultaneously produce print and digital media more efficiently. And long-term, we felt that placing our bets on HTML+CSS was the best way to future-proof our workflows as electronic publishing, both online and offline, continued to evolve.
Transitioning to HTML as our canonical content source format immediately allowed us to realize many benefits, including Web-based authoring and a digital-first approach to next-gen ebook development. Building print templates in CSS also proved to be surprisingly straightforward, once we got up to speed on Paged Media, and the particular dialect of it spoken by our PDF formatter software.

These four vehicles let agile programs gracefully manage scope and schedule–and changes thereto.

Displays tabs in tiled layouts in Firefox. Arrange tiles horizontally, vertically or in a grid. Resize tiles by dragging splitter bars. Tabs and links can be dragged to open in other tiles. Supports multiple tiled layouts. Works with tab groups.

In this article I’ll be taking a look at how to build a simple yet robust workflow for developing sites that require PHP and MySQL. I’ll show you how to use Vagrant to create and run a web server on your own computer, with the version of PHP your live site runs. I also demonstrate a process for using a hosted service to deploy files in a robust way to your live server.

According to the World Health Organization, 285 million people have vision impairments. As web applications have grown rich and creative, they have become less accessible to these users.

Introduction to Web Accessibility is an online course that introduces tools and techniques for web developers to easily ensure that websites are more accessible to users who are blind or have low vision.

Generate Craft CMS plugin code scaffolding that conforms to P&T’s Coding Standards, creating the bits you need to get your plugins started.

In September of last year, I decided I wanted to hear stories and comments about how screen reader users access The Web. I suspected, as a sighted web user, I made a lot of incorrect assumptions. Accordingly, I composed seven questions to find out about strategies for reading and operation. via Pocket

To be accessible, UI components need to work across multiple devices with varying screen-sizes and different kinds of input. Moreover, components should be usable by the broadest group of users, including those with disabilities. via Pocket

JavaScript library to help modern web applications with accessibility concerns by making accessibility simpler

When I’m done staring with fear-induced catalepsy at the vast array of complex and overlapping app building, testing, integration and deployment tools that are quickly amassing around me, I like to take a little break and try to solve a simple problem. The “current page” link is just such a problem.

Yvonne Rogers on embodiment

Embark on a journey that takes you all over the world.
From the most desolate roads in Australia to the busy, bustling streets of New York City.

Create, play and share fun learning games for any subject, for all ages, for free!

Between simple tweaks such as placing the findbar in the top corner, to the powerful "Find in All Tabs" tool, it has everything to make the Find Toolbar a powerful and accessible research tool!

Guerrilla usability testing on the Mac made easy

Tele2 предлагает своим частным и бизнес-клиентам, а также пользователям разговорных карт Smart возможность возвратить в наше представительство старый или неисправный телефон или планшет, или обменять работающий телефон, к примеру, на новую модель.

За выкупленное устройство выдается действующий в течение 3 месяцев скидочный купон, номинал которого преобразуется в скидку при покупке нового телефона или планшета. После окончания срока действия скидочный купон становится недействительным. При покупке нового телефона или планшета можно воспользоваться сразу несколькими купонами.

This is the sixth post in a series on accessibility from Shopify’s UX team, published biweekly. Check out the introduction here. The need for accessibility is substantial: according to surveys, 22% of the population in USA, 13. via Pocket