Aaron Gustafson
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WHAT IS PROGRESSIVE
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Graceful Degradation
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NEWER OLDER
User
Experi
ence
Browser Age
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Progressive Enhancement
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BASIC ADVANCED
User
Experi
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Browser Capabilities
it’s about service
you wouldn’t do this...
but sites do...Photo credit: dansays
but sites do...Photo credit: dansays
HOW DOESIT WORK?
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a little treat for everyone
(viewed another way)
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CSS
JavaScript
XHTML + HTTP only
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CSS
JavaScript
XHTML + HTTP only
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some JavaScript
some CSS
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BASIC ADVANCED
User
Experi
ence
Browser Capabilities
LEVELS OFSERVICE
LEVELS OFSUPPORT
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User
Experi
ence
Rise to meet needs
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XHTML & HTTP
robust JavaScript
some JavaScript
robust CSS
some CSS
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User
Experi
ence
Rise to meet needs
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XHTML & HTTP
robust JavaScript
some JavaScript
robust CSS
some CSS
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User
Experi
ence
Rise to meet needs
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XHTML & HTTP
robust JavaScript
some JavaScript
robust CSS
some CSS
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User
Experi
ence
Rise to meet needs
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XHTML & HTTP
robust JavaScript
some JavaScript
robust CSS
some CSS
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User
Experi
ence
Rise to meet needs
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XHTML & HTTP
robust JavaScript
some JavaScript
robust CSS
some CSS
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User
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XHTML & HTTP
robust JavaScript
some JavaScript
robust CSS
some CSS
Rely on your baseline
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you canstill be
creative
every key we pressa!ects user experience
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WITH CSS
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type.csslayout.csscolor.cssmain.css
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type.css
layout.css color.css
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="main.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="main.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" media="print" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" media="print" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" media="print" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" media="print" />
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@import 'screen.css';
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" media="print" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" media="print" />
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@import 'screen.css';@import 'screen.css' s; screen;
@import 'print.css' print;
@import 'mobile.css' handheld;
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
<!--[if IE lte 7]>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE lte 7]>
<![endif]-->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="type.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="layout.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="color.css" />
<!--[if IE lte 7]>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE lte 7]>
<![endif]-->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7.css" />
<!--[if IE lte 6]>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie6.css" />
<![endif]-->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie7.css" />
*:first-child+html
* html
p\roperty: value;
html>/**/body
-property: value;
_property: value;
voice-family: "\"}\"";voice-family:inherit;
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Make smart decisions
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<form id="contact-form" action="#" method="post">
<fieldset>
<legend>Contact Us</legend>
<p>Send us a message. All fields are required.</p>
<ol>
<li>
<label for="contact-name">Name</label>
<input type="text" id="contact-name" name="name" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="contact-email">Email</label>
<input type="text" id="contact-email" name="email" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="contact-message">Message</label>
<textarea id="contact-message" name="message" rows="4"
cols="30"></textarea>
</li>
</ol>
<button type="submit">Send It</button>
</fieldset>
</form>
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Make smart decisions
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<form id="contact-form" action="#" method="post">
<fieldset>
<legend>Contact Us</legend>
<p>Send us a message. All fields are required.</p>
<ol>
<li>
<label for="contact-name">Name</label>
<input type="text" id="contact-name" name="name" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="contact-email">Email</label>
<input type="text" id="contact-email" name="email" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="contact-message">Message</label>
<textarea id="contact-message" name="message" rows="4"
cols="30"></textarea>
</li>
</ol>
<button type="submit">Send It</button>
</fieldset>
</form>
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Make smart decisions
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<form id="contact-form" action="#" method="post">
<fieldset>
<legend>Contact Us</legend>
<p>Send us a message. All fields are required.</p>
<ol>
<li>
<label for="contact-name">Name</label>
<input type="text" id="contact-name" name="name" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="contact-email">Email</label>
<input type="text" id="contact-email" name="email" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="contact-message">Message</label>
<textarea id="contact-message" name="message" rows="4"
cols="30"></textarea>
</li>
</ol>
<button type="submit">Send It</button>
</fieldset>
</form>
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<label for="contact-name">Name</label>
<label for="contact-email">Email</label>
<label for="contact-message">Message</label>
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Make smart decisionslabel:after {
content: ":";
}
QUESTIONS?
inspired?
PROGRESSIVE ENHANCEMENT
WITH JAVASCRIPT
proper planning...Photo credit: andyburnfield
...can keep you from looking
foolish
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User
Experi
ence
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XHTML & HTTP
robust JavaScript
some JavaScript
robust CSS
some CSS
XHTML & HTTP
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Consider lala.com
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Without JavaScript
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And looking at the markup...
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listen?
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window.onload = handleExternalLinks;
function handleExternalLinks(){
var server = document.location.hostname; var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a"); var i, href; for( i=0; i < anchors.length; i++ ){ href = anchors[i].href;
if( href.indexOf("http://" + server) == -1 && href.indexOf("https://" + server) == -1 ){ // HREF is not a file on my server anchors[i].onclick = function(){ newWin( this.href );
}; } }}
Event Listening
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delegate?or
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document.getElementsByTagName( 'body' )[0].onclick = " clickDelegator;
function clickDelegator( e ){ e = ( e ) ? e : event; var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
// external links
if( el.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'a' && el.getAttribute( 'rel' ) == 'external' ){ newWin( el.href ); }}
Event delegation
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can get out of hand
style
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Smart styles
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ul.TabInterface-tab-list { position: absolute; top: 0;
left: 0; width: 100%; border-bottom: 3px solid; margin: 0 0 3px; }
ul.TabInterface- tab-list li { border-left: 1px solid; cursor: pointer; float: left; display: inline;
width: 25%; padding-bottom: 1em; margin-right: -1px;}
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No style before its time
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<div id="main" class="tabbed">
becomes
<div id="main" class="tabbed-on">
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No style before its time
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Default Activated
add “-on” to the class .tabbed .tabbed-on
add an activation class .auto-submit .auto-submit.active
change the form of the class .replace-me .replaced
before you
LEAP
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Look for methods
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function someFunction(){ if( !document.getElementsByTagName ) return; // code that uses document.getElementsByTagName()
...}
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Look for methods
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function someFunction(){ if( !document.getElementsByTagName || !document.getElementById ) return;
/* code that uses document.getElementsByTagName() and document.getElementById() */}
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Look for elements
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function someFunction(){ if( !document.getElementsByTagName || !document.getElementsByTagName( 'p' ) ) return;
/* code that uses document.getElementsByTagName() and requires the presence of a P element */ ...}
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Look for identified elements
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function someFunction(){ if( !document.getElementById || !document.getElementById( 'content' ) ) return;
// code that requires the presence of #content ...}
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Look for objects
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function someFunction(){ if( typeof( Prototype ) == 'undefined' ) return; // code that uses Prototype
...}
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Look for object versions
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function someFunction(){ if( typeof( Prototype ) == 'undefined' || parseFloat( Prototype.Version ) < 1.5 ) return;
// code that uses Prototype 1.5 or higher ...}
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Look before you leap
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window.onload = function(){ if( document.getElementsByTagName && document.getElementById ){
someFunction(); }};
QUESTIONS?
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it’s easier than this
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Example: Tab Interface
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Goal: to create a panel-based widget
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Traditional approach
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<h1>Pumpkin Pie</h1>
<div class="container">
<div class="section">
<h2>Overview</h2>
<img src="pie.jpg" alt="">
<p>Whether you're hosting a festive party or a casual get-together with
friends, our Pumpkin Pie will make entertaining easy!</p>
...
</div>
...
<ul class="tabs">
<li><a href="#">Overview</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Ingredients</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Directions</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Nutrition</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
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Static HTML with no style
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A little typography
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Typography and color
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Static HTML with no style
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.tabbed
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The actual source
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<h1>Pumpkin Pie</h1>
<div class="tabbed">
<h2>Overview</h2>
<img src="pie.jpg" alt="" />
<p>Whether you're hosting a festive party or a casual get-together with friends,
our Pumpkin Pie will make entertaining easy!</p>
...
<h2>Ingredients</h2>
<ul>
<li>1 (9<abbr title="inch">in</abbr>) unbaked deep dish pie crust</li>
<li>! cup white sugar</li>
<li>1 <abbr title="teaspoon">tsp</abbr> ground cinnamon</li>
...
</ul>
<h2>Directions</h2>
...
</div>
<div class="tabbed">
</div>
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Understanding the flow
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The full experience
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QUESTIONS?
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Example: Collapsing Form
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Goal: to create a search form with optional advanced filters. By default the optional filters should be hidden, but users should be able to show and hide them as they need to.
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Collapsing Form as HTML
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Collapsing Form with CSS
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Collapsing Form with CSS
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Collapsing Form with CSS
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HTML hooks
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form.collapsing
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HTML hooks
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fieldset.optional
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Understanding the flow
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Collapsing Form with JS
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QUESTIONS?
Aaron Gustafson
FUNDAMENTALPROGRESSIVE
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