... standards-based designs. He is the list moderator for Babble
(
www.babblelist.com
), a mailing list community devoted to advanced Webdesign and development
topics.
On his personal Web site,
www.christopherschmitt.com
, ... interactive designer at Turner Sports Interactive, design-
ing and developing Web destinations for major PGA tournaments (including the PGA Championship and
The Ryder Cup).
Cindy Li is a graphic /Web designer ... competition, where he and five other talented developers built a fully
functional, well-designed Web site for a nonprofit organization in eight hours.
He is the author of CSS Cookbook, which has...
... subtlety
The Web Designer’s Roadmap30
Preface
Welcome to another book about web design! Well, actually, this one’s different. This book will also
delve into the creative side of designing for the Web, ... structured way to be creative when designing websites.
It’s ideal for designers who are just starting out, but is also useful for anyone looking for a different
perspective.
Furthermore, if you’ve ... individual opinions
and perception. We’re guided by our personal experiences, culture, and understanding of design.
Music is a good example for how culture and personal experience shape our opinions...
... mastering design of web
sites using web technologies like CSS, XHTML, and PHP.
When not writing for Wrox or building a website, Richard works on open source webmail applications
written for PHP ... developed for other operating sys-
tems. That translates into no more Internet Explorer for the Macintosh. Instead, Microsoft plans for
Internet Explorer to be completely integrated with its next operating ... Windows OS, Longhorn, currently projected for 2006. That
leaves a gap of several years before developers will have access to improved support for CSS and other
web standards in Microsoft’s flagship...
... process components. For more information about how to
use this
block, see Chapter 2, “Using Design Patterns in the Presentation Layer.”
Additional Information
For more information about the ... user interface
and the code that performs ancillary tasks; this approach allows you to use
the
same programming model for Windows Forms applications, Web Forms
applications,
and mobile applications. ... is weak.
14 Design and Implementation Guidelines forWeb Clients
Ultimately, you will have first-hand experience to help you identify the
patterns that
are most appropriate for your development...
... an asynchronous
operation
after which there are a limited number of steps or operations they can
perform
before the application must have the result of the asynchronous operation.
assortment ... rules
for
formatting data such as numbers, dates, and times. These issues are
described in
the “Formatting Data” section later in this chapter. For additional
information,
see “Formatting ... the performance of your
application.
For more information, see “Using the Thread Pool” later in this chapter.
● Each time you create a thread, the system consumes memory to hold
context
information...