Designing with Progressive Enhancement will show you how. It's both a practical guide to understanding the principles and benefits of progressive enhancement, and a detailed exploration of examples that will teach you-whether you're a designer or a developer-how, where, and when to implement the specific coding and scripting approaches that embody progressive enhancement.
In this book, you'll learn:
Why common coding approaches leave users behind, and how progressive enhancement is a more inclusive and accessible alternative
How to analyze complex interface designs, see the underlying semantic HTML experience that will work everywhere, and layer on advanced enhancements safely
A unique browser capabilities testing suite that helps deliver enhancements only to devices that can handle them
Real-world best practices for coding HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to work with progressive enhancement, and cases where forward-looking HTML5 and CSS3 techniques can be applied effectively today
How to factor in accessibility features like WAI-ARIA and keyboard support to ensure universal access
Detailed techniques to transform semantic HTML into interactive components like sliders, tabs, tree controls, and charts, along with downloadable jQuery-based widgets to apply directly in your projects
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