In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes are back with part 2 of Tales from Web Dev Past — this time looking at iFrames, layout trends, icon fonts, web rings, and more!
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Show Notes
03:00 - iFrames
05:42 - JavaScript image hovers
08:24 - CSS Pie
09:42 - Animated gifs of people and construction
11:20 - CSS Zoom 1 / IE CSS Hacks
- Forced IE 7 to redraw floats
13:42 - Layout trends
16:26 - Sprite maps
18:40 - Firebug and Firebug Lite
20:14 - Image maps / Background gradients
25:53 - Web rings
27:41 - Glossy buttons
28:09 - Flaming text
30:01 - Marquee tags
- Staggered
- Speed attribute
31:26 - Spacer gifs
34:30 - AngelFire / GeoCities
36:11 - Xanga / LiveJournal
37:29 - Above the fold content
39:36 - Homestar Runner
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