Thoughts on Blink
A good history lesson in rendering engines: KHTML, WebKit, and now, Blink.
Tags: webkit
Modern Web Development Part 1 – The Webkit Inspector
This is a very in-depth look at how to become a power user of the Web Inspector in Webkit browsers. I’m sitting down with a nice cup of tea to go through all of this.
iOS scale bug stays (mostly) « « David Goss David Goss
Well, this is very intriguing: it turns out that the infamous orientation/scale bug in Mobile Safari isn’t present in in-app browsers (UIWebView). Most odd.
Test page for -webkit-font-smoothing | Christoph Zillgens
This handy matrix shows the effect of different -webkit-font-smoothing setting on various text combinations (serif/san-serif light/dark, etc.).
Hyphenation arrives in Firefox and Safari | Fontdeck Blog
Finally. Hyphenation on the web.
Pretty much the only forms of Western literature that don’t use hyphenation are children’s books and websites. Until now.
Madmanimation
Andy just debuted this at An Event Apart—lovely stuff.
Surfin’ Safari - Blog Archive » The HTML5 Parsing Algorithm
The latest Webkit nightly includes the HTML5 parsing algorithm. Now it's a race between Firefox, Safari and Chrome to see which will be first (non-beta) browser to ship with the new parser.
QuirksBlog: A pixel is not a pixel is not a pixel
A clear explanation of device-width from PPK.
Doctor Who: The WebKit Implementation
A (webkit-only) CSS3/HTML5 take on the Doctor Who opening titles.
QuirksBlog: Apple is not evil. iPhone developers are stupid.
PPK offers a rebuttal to Paul Graham's attack on Apple's App Store policies by placing the blame firmly at the feet of developers who refuse to embrace web technologies.
Bug 25267 – Autobuffer on <audio /> cannot be disabled
This single issue is what's stopping me using the HTML 5 audio element on Huffduffer.
HTML5 Video + CSS Visual Effects
Experimenting with CSS3 and HTML5 features implemented in Webkit.
WebKitBits · A tumblog about the browser engine built into Safari, Chrome, iPhone, and Android.
A blog of all things webkit, itself showcasing some of the CSS niceties in the rendering engine.
How to run Safari 4 beta and Safari 3 on the same mac: BeatnikPad Journal
Neil explains how you can have your Safari cake and eat it.
Twitter / Simon Willison: javascript:(function(){var ...
Copy this bit of JavaScript code. Visit your website of choice in Safari. Paste said code into the address bar. Giggle with glee.
Update on WebKit accessibility support (Re: WebKit release cycle and dep
The last piece is falling into place. IE8 has ARIA support, Mozilla has ARIA support ...and now WebKit is getting there. Excellent!
Jeremy and Eric on the Acid 3 race - Slightly ajar - by David Storey
David has no sense of humour.
Safari CSS Reference
A comprehensive list of all the CSS properties supported in Safari including "a number of properties that are not supported for developer use."
Surfin’ Safari - Blog Archive » CSS Transforms
WebKit continues to steam ahead. Now with CSS transforms; you can scale and rotate your elements.
Surfin’ Safari - Blog Archive » WebKit Does HTML5 Client-side Database Storage
I just learned from Kelly that Webkit is supporting local storage and database queries, as proposed in HTML5. Kinda like Google Gears. Potentially excited for the iPhone/iPod Touch.
Apple Developer Connection - iPhone for Web Developers - Optimizing Web Applications and Content for iPhone
Straight from the horse's mouth, advice for web developers on how the iPhone's browser renders pages. I'm very intrigued to find out how it handles liquid designs with no set min-width.
Surfin’ Safari » Multiple Backgrounds
Multiple background images (from CSS3) is implemented in Safari.... and has been for months!
SVG in WebCore
Weep not, Ethan! SVG lives... possibly in Safari and Dashboard.