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PNGHackThe end of 13 years PNG issues on IE
13 Years ?
13 Years ?
• PNG was introduced in 1995
13 Years ?
• PNG was introduced in 1995
• IE 5.5 was released in 2000
13 Years ?
• PNG was introduced in 1995
• IE 5.5 was released in 2000
• IE 6 one year later in July 2001
13 Years ?
• PNG was introduced in 1995
• IE 5.5 was released in 2000
• IE 6 one year later in July 2001
• We are now in 2008 and IE 6 is still the most used browser around the world
What’s the problem ?
What’s the problem ?
• IE 6 supports PNG files only by using non-valid DirectX filters, or other namespaces like VML (Vector Markup Language).
What’s the problem ?
• IE 6 supports PNG files only by using non-valid DirectX filters, or other namespaces like VML (Vector Markup Language).
• Most developers excepts IE to handle with PNG files without these deprecated technologies ...
The actual solutions ?
lacks and fails on ...
The actual solutions ?
• easy maintenance,
lacks and fails on ...
The actual solutions ?
• easy maintenance,
• cross-browser DOM compatibility,
lacks and fails on ...
The actual solutions ?
• easy maintenance,
• cross-browser DOM compatibility,
• scalability and further developments ...
lacks and fails on ...
This means ...
This means ...
• It’s every time hell when the designer comes around with an über-sexy-glossy-webdesign
This means ...
• It’s every time hell when the designer comes around with an über-sexy-glossy-webdesign
• The customer and the marketing team are pissed off.
This means ...
• It’s every time hell when the designer comes around with an über-sexy-glossy-webdesign
• The customer and the marketing team are pissed off.
• And you got frustrated once again about the blue E ...
Why PNGHack ?
More than a “quick fix”
More than a “quick fix”
• It’s a light, unobtrusive and well documented JavaScript Library, meeting the needs of front-end developers.
More than a “quick fix”
• It’s a light, unobtrusive and well documented JavaScript Library, meeting the needs of front-end developers.
• It’s evolving and supported by a bunch of developers.
More than a “quick fix”
• It’s a light, unobtrusive and well documented JavaScript Library, meeting the needs of front-end developers.
• It’s evolving and supported by a bunch of developers.
• It’s open-source and free !
Lets you handle ...
Lets you handle ...
• Namespaces : it’s not only dedicated to valid HTML,
Lets you handle ...
• Namespaces : it’s not only dedicated to valid HTML,
• Elements : you’re able to hack what ever element you want, (img, input, image, ...)
Lets you handle ...
• Namespaces : it’s not only dedicated to valid HTML,
• Elements : you’re able to hack what ever element you want, (img, input, image, ...)
• Attributes : you can define any attribute to retrieve the image source.
With many tools ...
With many tools ...
• 3 hacking methods,
With many tools ...
• 3 hacking methods,
• 2 useful properties,
With many tools ...
• 3 hacking methods,
• 2 useful properties,
• 1 storing collection,
With many tools ...
• 3 hacking methods,
• 2 useful properties,
• 1 storing collection,
• 9 optional parameters partially supporting Regular Expressions,
With many tools ...
• 3 hacking methods,
• 2 useful properties,
• 1 storing collection,
• 9 optional parameters partially supporting Regular Expressions,
• a hundred of combinations .. and solutions !
The future ?
The future ?
• PNGHack is going to support W3C CSS 2.1 background specifications in version 2.
The future ?
• PNGHack is going to support W3C CSS 2.1 background specifications in version 2.
• We will also keep up the work on PNGHack 1.0 by introducing new features.
The future ?
• PNGHack is going to support W3C CSS 2.1 background specifications in version 2.
• We will also keep up the work on PNGHack 1.0 by introducing new features.
• And more ...
Not convinced ? There still are other solutions...
The end.Feel free to join our community by reporting issues, filling demands and participate to our discussion group.
http://png-hack.googlecode.com
© 2008 Yves Van [email protected]
Distributed under MIT X11 License
