You can leave your thoughts and point-of-view below, or you can leave your answer on the original question on Answers here: Will Touchscreen devices make hover states a thing of the past?

Will Touchscreen devices make hover states a thing of the past?

This question was originally asked by Mpstud.

The best answer comes from Darrell Estabrook :

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What do you think? Is there set standards and guidelines for graphic designers in inhouse agencies? You can leave your comment below, or you can leave your answer on the original question on here: What are the best standards and guidelines for graphic designers who work for inhouse design agencies?

What are the standards and guidelines for graphic designers who work for inhouse design agencies?

This question was originally asked by an Unregistered User, and you will find the best answer below:

The Best Answer came from aPablo G:

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HTML5 Boilerplate

HTML5 Boilerplate is a professional base HTML/CSS/JS template for fast, robust and future-proof web design. It has taken more than two years to develop and build all of its awesome features: Cross-browser normalization, performance optimizations, even optional features like cross-domain ajax and flash and much, much more.
HTML5 Boilerplate

HTML5 Reset

Like a lot of developers, you probably start every HTML project with the same old set of HTML and CSS templates. You've been using these files for a long time and you've progressively added bits and pieces to them as your own personal best practices have evolved. Now that modern browsers are starting to support some of the really useful parts of HTML5 and CSS3, it's time for an update.
HTML5 Reset

jQuery Mobile

jQuery Mobile is a unified user interface system across all popular mobile device platforms, built on the rock-solid jQuery and jQuery UI foundation. Its lightweight code has been built with progressive enhancement, and has a flexible, easily themeable design.
jQuery Mobile

deviantART Muro

From start to finish, deviantART Muro allows users to create complete works of art in ways never before realized by web-based digital drawing programs. It already boasts standard and interactive brushes, full-blown layer capabilities, and the ability to upload directly to your deviantART account, but they’ve also left room for expansion. You can expect to see many more features and functions added in the coming weeks.
deviantART Muro

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboyand speckyboy@twitter).

Aloha Editor – The HTML5 Editor

Aloha Editor allows you to edit content you would never imagine you can. It is the world's first full featured Editor that allows you to edit dynamic content live and in place.
Aloha Editor – The HTML5 Editor

1dl.us – Your all-in-one tool site

1dl.us is a useful all-in-one resource, that feature URL shortening, Upload Pics, Pastebin and a Password utility.
1dl.us – Your all-in-one tool site

CSS3 PIE: CSS3 decorations for IE

PIE stands for Progressive Internet Explorer. It is an IE attached behavior which, when applied to an element, allows IE to recognize and display a number of CSS3 properties.
CSS3 PIE: CSS3 decorations for IE

FontFonter

FontFonter uses custom CSS and other techniques to temporarily replace a site’s font styles with Web FontFonts.
FontFonter

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboyand speckyboy@twitter).

I imagined where designers might discover easier ways to code, and developers would find easier ways to design, to the point where they would become synonymous with one another. I dreamed of ways that cumbersome HTML coding could be replaced with efficient and quick CSS code allowing cleaner, yet more stylistic website pages.

Web developer gurus have traditionally used PHP, JavaScript and Ruby as the languages they regularly use. Now there are some folks that are simply taking PSD and converting it to XHTML and CSS, and proudly declaring themselves web developers.

Not all dreams are good dreams. One of the fears I had is there would be designers and developers over using CSS variables and constants as found in PHP, to the point where they re actually making their style sheets longer. They also face the problem of being able to write their code that can be easily understood when reading it. As long as designers and developers make sure they are always efficient in writing their code and knowing when to use CSS variables, or when they should be using selectors.

I liked being able to use CSS to define colors as word-colors like blue, yellow, green and such. But then I noticed that during W3C validation, it would produce error warnings. W3C ants every color defines by numbers. Normally that isn’t a problem, however if you are designing a page that has extensive colors and shadings, it becomes difficult to remember what each code represents. It is very difficult to track. However, if you write your code as below, it is then a simple matter of reading your code if you need to make a change.

• $tan = “B7722D”
• $cream = “F5C350”
• $menuUp = “E9AB54”, // lite tan
• $menuDown = 473729”, // dark gray

SEO optimization is being discussed on everywhere, from individuals to design studios soliciting customers, and most of them skip over CSS as a simple and free solution. There are actually several websites that offer CSS Optimization tools. Some of them are relatively easy to use, and there are those that are fairly complex and harder to use. Most of them produce incredible results. Basically what they do is compress CSS files to allow them to load quicker, by merging similar classes, removing useless properties and whitespace, etc., will make some of the code harder for you to read. However, with larger CSS files it can condense the file that it really makes a difference in page loading times.

Even if it only saved 10% of the standard loading time, that alone would be significant over a course of a month or a year. Any time savings is beneficial considering there is a good chance of saving a viewer from leaving the site and going else where on the net. It is recommended that the designer or developer always keep a copy of the readable CSS code so that if they ever needed to make any changes it could be done quickly and easily to find what you need to change, and then it can be re-optimized.

Many broadband users might not think this matters much, as most websites seem to load fast for them, but if each site you went to loaded even 10% faster, think of all the time it could save you over the course of a week, a month or even a year. The bandwidth savings for the website operator can also be immense. I would recommend that you always keep a copy of your human readable CSS code so that if you ever need to make any changes it does not take you a long time to figure out what you need to change, and then you can re-optimize it.

The CSS optimizer that appears to be best is “Icey’s CSS Compressor” which out performed all of the others, with the added benefit of displaying the compressed code in color making it easier to see the changes that had been done.

All in all, CSS is here to stay, and is actually only limited by our dreams. CSS can be what you want it to be, or it can be something you want to avoid. However, that would be your loss. If you are new to CSS, read and experiment with it all you can, so it is truly an amazing tool for website creation and esthetics simplification.

You can leave your answers and thoughts below in the comment section, or you can leave your answer/opinion on the original question here: What Should a Front-End Developer Know?.

What Should a Front-End Developer Know?

This question was originally asked by Desi, and you will find the favorite answers below:

Best Answer from J.J. Nold:

Second answer from an Unregistered User:

Unanswered Answers

Just one unanswered question this week, can you help?

1. Can Anyone Explain the True Difference in jQuery and jQuery UI?

Thanks again, firstly to everyone who asked a question, but most importantly thanks to everyone that took the time and effort to offer helpful and useful answers.

The HTML5 Roadmap, Past and Present

The most publicized reason for the push to build web apps in HTML5 is that Flash is not allowed on the iPhone and the iPad, but the reasons go deeper and more technical than that. This article gives an insightful overview of how HTML5 has rapidly progressed in the last few years.
The HTML5 Roadmap, Past and Present

Build a HTML5/CSS3 Website Layout Without Images

In this tutorial you will learn how to build a decent-looking HTML5 & CSS3 website that doesn't to rely on any images for the layout elements.
Build a HTML5/CSS3 Website Layout Without Images

How to Create a Drop-down Nav Menu with HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery

In this tutorial, you’ll take a look and see what you can achieve with HTML5 and CSS3 when it comes to the staple of current web sites: the humble drop-down navigation menu. You’ll also use jQuery to handle the effects and add the finishing touches.
How to Create a Drop-down Nav Menu with HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery

The State of HTML5 Apps

The State of HTML5 Apps

HTML5 Canvas Cheat Sheet

HTML5 Canvas Cheat Sheet

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboyand speckyboy@twitter).

We look forward to hearing how you prefer to code your site, you can leave your thoughts and comments below or you can leave your answer/opinion on the original question here: Do You Prefer to Code Your Site by Hand or Use a WYSIWYG Editor?.

Do You Prefer to Code Your Site by Hand or Use a WYSIWYG Editor?

This question was originally asked by Csgs, and you will find the favorite answers below:

Best Answer from Scunliffe:

Second Answer from Vinay Vidyasagar:

Unanswered Answers

Can you help with this weeks unanswered questions?

1. Are There Any Cons to Having a Return Statement In all Functions?
2. How Can I Make a Browser Window to Stay on Top and In Focus at All Times?
3. Are You Inclined More Towards the Use of Fluid Layouts? (Why or Why Not)
4. What Would Be the Preferable Time Zone to Set for a MySQL Website?
5. Is There Some Way to Parse PHP Locally Without the Use of an FTP/Local Host Server?
6. How Can I Organize My AJAX Handlers in a Secure, Logical, and Structured Manner?

Thanks again, firstly to everyone who asked a question, but most importantly thanks to everyone that took the time and effort to offer helpful and useful answers.

I would also mention some of the providers who are giving free service in my next post, but the service is not for professional web hosting. Please find the list below.

Cheap Linux Based Hosting

Host	Price($) / Month	WebSpace	WebTraffic	Emails	Domains Included	Technologies	Databases
Visit Site	$3.95	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	One Free for Life, Point Unlimited Domains	PHP,CGI, PERL etc	Unlimited MySQL
Visit Site	$3.88	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	One, Point Unlimited Domains and Subdomains	PHP, CGI, PERL etc	75 MySQL DB
Visit Site	$3.95	Unlimited	Unlimited	2500	One,Point Unlimited Domains	PHP,CGI,PERL	50 MySQL
Visit Site	$4.83	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	One, Point Unlimited Domains and Subdomains	PHP, CGI, PERL etc	MySQL DB
Visit Site	$4.95	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Free Domain for Life	PHP,CGI,PERL	MYSQL

Although the above mentioned hosting services are the cheapest i found, i have no experience with hosting with the above. Below mentioned are site are costlier than then above sites , i have experience with hosting in a few of those sites and was happy with those services.

Linux Based Hosting

Host	Price($) / Month	WebSpace	WebTraffic	Emails	Domains Included	Technologies	Databases
Visit Site	$3.95	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	One, Point Unlimited Domains and Subdomains	PHP, CGI, PERL etc	100 MySQL DB
Visit Site	$4.95	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	One, Point Unlimited Domains and Subdomains	PHP, CGI, PERL etc	Unlimited MySQL DB
Visit Site	$6.95	Unlimited	Unlimited	2500	Free Domain for Life	PHP,CGI,PERL etc	Unlimited MYSQL DB
Visit Site	$7.96	750	7500	500	One,Point Unlimited Domains and Sub Domains	PHP,CGI,PERL	50 MySQL
Visit Site	$6.99	150 GB	1500 GB	500	Point Unlimited Domains and Sub Domains	PHP,CGI, PERL etc	25 MySQL

Here is list of Windows Hosting Providers.

Windows Based Hosting

Host	Price($) / Month	WebSpace	WebTraffic	Emails	Domains Included	Technologies	Databases
Visit Site.	$9.99(starts at $3.99) *3 months free	120 GB	1200GB	1200	One, Point 50 Domains and 100 Subdomains	PHP, CGI, PERL etc	None
Visit Site	$9.99	5GB	400 GB	Unlimited	One, Point 1 Domains and Unlimited Subdomains	ASP.NET, PHP, CGI, PERL etc	Unlimited MySQL DB ,MSSQL
Brinkster	$10.00	350 GB	3500 GB	500	Two Free, Point 100 Domains and 100 Subdomains	ASP.NET, PHP, CGI, PERL etc	1 MYSQL DB
Visit Site	$7.96	750	7500	500	One,Point Unlimited Domains and Sub Domains	PHP, CGI, PERL	50 MySQL
Visit Site	$6.99	150 GB	1500 GB	500	Point Unlimited Domains and Sub Domains	PHP, CGI, PERL etc	25 MySQL, 2 MSSQL

Please Note that some offers mentioned above are limited time offers, so please check with the hosting provider for latest rates.

NOTE : Please leave a comment if you liked any other hosting provider. I would created an updated list with visitors choice.

If you are using IIS7 and have administrative privileges you can use Microsoft’s URL Rewrite Module , Read this for more information.

This article briefs about the technique used to make the permalinks work with IIS6.

Working with Permalinks on IIS6 (without admin privileges/ istallation)

• Option 1 (put index.php at the start of permalink)

/index.php/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/

to make this work in IIS , add the below lines to php.ini and store in the web root or download the file from here

      
 cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1
 cgi.force_redirect = 0


Option 2 (Permalinks CSS using Custom 404 Redirect)
PHP version (see here for referred article)
Save the below code as a php file (Ex: 404-handler.php) or save the file from here
$qs = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
$pos = strrpos($qs, '://');
$pos = strpos($qs, '/', $pos + 4);
$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = substr($qs, $pos);
$_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
include('index.php');
?>

- Once saved point set custom error page to the above file.
- Go to Options -> Permalinks in your Wordpress admin page, and choose an appropriate structure for your links.
ASP Version (see here for referred article)
- Download files here
- Upload htaccess.php and errorpage.asp into the root directory of your blog.
- Set the custom error page of your site to errorpage.asp.
- Change permalinks settings in the format you want. Ready to go.
If you any trouble installing the asp version you can comment here.
This article is more useful for people who use shared hosting or who donot have privileges to install any software, in case you have privileges to install softwares please use the below links
Wordpress URL Rewrite by Binary Fortress Software and Dean Lee
For more info please use this link.