HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
JAVASCRIPT
LIBRARY
ROUNDUP
Yo u ' v e d of in e a l of t s of f a r i in t h e c h a p t e r i in t e r m s of f b u i l d i in g u p a t e m p l a t e y of u c a in
use to write HTML5 and CSS3 into with confidence, and going on a quick tour of
the new HTML5 elements available to you. Let's now return to further building up
your toolkit for the coming events that shall unfold as you journey through the
book. In this section you'll look at the different JavaScript libraries you'll be using
to build in support for various CSS3 features that lack support in older browsers,
most notably older IE versions. These libraries are often referred to as Polyfills.
NOTE:
I suggest that you consult the websites of these different projects,
download the libraries so they are ready for you to start experimenting with
(many of them have online copies available that can be linked to, but it
is also useful to have them available for offline experimentation), and
check out the available documentation. I won't include all of these in my
default template, because you won't need all of them in each project.
CSS3-MEDIAQUERIES-JS
css3-mediaqueries-js is a nifty little library written by Wouter van der Graaf, which
transparently adds support for Media Queries to browsers that don't have them
natively. The transition is a bit clunky when you trigger a media query by resizing
a browser window; but don't worry, users are very unlikely to ever do this or in
fact know what a browser is (or care). For information about css3-mediaqueries-js,
check out these sites:
Respond.js, written by Scott Jehl, is another library for adding in Media Query
support to nonsupporting browsers. It specifically adds support for
min-width
