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  • Grunticon

    I might need to explain this tool a bit more. So this tool will take svg icons you have created and generate css for use with your svg icons, minimize their file size and create a .png fallback for older browsers. (At least that is how I read it.)…
    Comment by pkinchla March 5 permalink
  • Best CMS for a client?

    @andy_unleash I dont believe the client would have to learn markdown to be able to edit content. There is an admin panel with a GUI for editing and adding content. @ChristopherBurton yeah for a blog I would probably not use this. It seems like a vi…
    Comment by pkinchla November 2012 permalink
  • Update the css for Google Custom Search

    I am pretty sure you hava an option when you create the custom search there is a "minimal option". Then you can target the form. here is an example of a project I work on that uses custom google search that has been styled. http://www.asp…
    Comment by pkinchla November 2012 permalink
  • Best CMS for a client?

    me too. using it as a blogging platform seems like magic to me. What happens if you decide you want to migrate to another platform.
    Comment by pkinchla November 2012 permalink
  • Best CMS Choice for Starting a forum

    A coworker suggested BBpress. I think this would be a great option for us because we all are pretty big fans of wordpress. The big question is how well does it scale to support many active users. I am definitely not very knowledgeable about these …
    Comment by pkinchla November 2012 permalink
  • Best CMS for a client?

    I have been meaning to try this out. Its seems like i might be really cool for small sites. http://statamic.com/
    Comment by pkinchla November 2012 permalink
  • Best CMS Choice for Starting a forum

    I am coming to a close on the the project I started this thread for and did not have a choice for which platform we used on the project. We ended up going with vbulletin and it has been probably one the worst experience I have had developing websit…
    Comment by pkinchla November 2012 permalink
  • What is the advantage of tableless html?

    example of the power of css: Css Zen Garden why the structure of your markup matters and reasons not to use tables except for tabular data: Designing With Web Standards
    Comment by pkinchla October 2012 permalink
  • Why are these images not responsive?

    you should use max-width: 100%; and have the image scale with a percentage based container. For the footer you might try dividing it up into quarters and having each module have width of 25% . I am just guessing at the number. But you might wanna …
    Comment by pkinchla September 2012 permalink
  • what's the best program for design Slides for Presentation ?

    might wanna try out http://prezi.com/
    Comment by pkinchla September 2012 permalink
  • font-family

    font squirrel got smart and the generator will actually stop you if you try to generate a font thats not eligible for licensing
    Comment by pkinchla September 2012 permalink
  • What kind of Degree did you get in Web Dev?

    I went to Art School. Most of what I learned in terms of coding has been self taught. My advice is read, read and then read some more. Everyone is different though, I have co-workers that learned by tutorials and straight up trial and error. Start h…
    Comment by pkinchla July 2012 permalink
  • Dynamic Responsive Resize Images

    #promos .promoto figure, #listamotos .promoto figure { width: 100px; text-align: center; float: left; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 15px; } The key here is the- width : 100px your site will not be responsive with fixed width elements. media quer…
    Comment by pkinchla June 2012 permalink
  • Dynamic Responsive Resize Images

    The problem is not with your images. It's with the rest of your layout. You have a fixed width wrapper to begin with. For an image to resize it needs to be inside of a fluid layout. Because you do not have a fluid base, media will not resize be…
    Comment by pkinchla June 2012 permalink
  • Best CMS Choice for Starting a forum

    Thanks for the replies. I will definitely checkout these out and post my findings on these :)
    Comment by pkinchla June 2012 permalink
  • Parallax Scrolling!

    You might also want to check these out: http://thinkvitamin.com/design/how-to-recreate-silverbacks-parallax-effect/ http://silverbackapp.com/
    Comment by pkinchla May 2012 permalink
  • Advanced CSS

    http://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/ribbon/
    Comment by pkinchla May 2012 permalink
  • Books On Git

    It has been awhile since I looked at this post haha. Thanks for the suggestion! I have been getting more comfortable with Git and the command line for the matter since my original post but I definitely would benefit with some more reading. Thanks ag…
    Comment by pkinchla April 2012 permalink
  • Responsive design is not being responsive!

    The problem is not with media queries but mobile browsers. Pixel treament is different in mobile devices. If you place this this in your head you will see your mobile browser treat a pixel as a pixel depending on the device you are using. keep in mi…
    Comment by pkinchla February 2012 permalink
  • Happy Birthday Chris!

    Happy Birthday! Thanks for all your continued work on this kick-ass resource that is css-tricks!
    Comment by pkinchla August 2011 permalink
  • Contact form stopped working

    Yeah I have made some changes and got it too work I think here is the code again: I also changed the markup slightly: Name Email Comment It seems that…
    Comment by pkinchla March 2011 permalink
  • Simple & Free CMS solution?

    Cushy is real simple and easy to integrate. It's not the most powerful one out there but if your using for a static site it works great.
    Comment by pkinchla March 2011 permalink
  • Contact form stopped working

    Thanks for the responses, So I made the changes suggested and I get served this message when completing the form now: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';' in /home/content/p/k/i/pkinchla3345/html/contact.php on line 7 So I should as…
    Comment by pkinchla March 2011 permalink
  • My First Non Table based Site

    Cool, thanks I'll try that. Yeah I built it on pixels first then converted to ems and percentages. The plan is to make the layout completely responsive with media queries at some point.
    Comment by pkinchla February 2011 permalink
  • My First Non Table based Site

    so I reduced the size of the background image significantly and just to clarify I am using the technique I found here: perfect resizable background image It still not going to win any races but is it do-able? should I consider another technique? …
    Comment by pkinchla February 2011 permalink
  • My First Non Table based Site

    The background is huge actually: 1438x 860 I made it big to reduce pixelation when it scales. I have only done testing on my machine :/ with 0SX and xp via bootcamp
    Comment by pkinchla February 2011 permalink
  • My First Non Table based Site

    So I am now sold on my alternate version. Thanks for all the advice. @ccc630 yeah I still have a great deal of editing to do with the content. The two corrections you found I definitely missed, thanks! here is the finished navigation with a little…
    Comment by pkinchla February 2011 permalink
  • My First Non Table based Site

    So I reworked the header a bit using everyones suggestions, and I am not sure how I feel about. I am sold on the idea of fixed navigation. Again, any feedback is much appreciated. Alternate Banner and Navigation
    Comment by pkinchla February 2011 permalink
  • My First Non Table based Site

    Thanks for the feedback it is much appreciated. I have been struggling with what to do with the banner. I will try out your suggestions. Thanks Again!
    Comment by pkinchla February 2011 permalink