Posts written by Brigitte Simard

Are your PDFs accessible?

By Brigitte Simard on 3 March 2010

We often get asked about by clients, so I thought I’d also share some thoughts on this matter in this blog post.

Accessible PDFs

PDF files have always been embedded in web pages and that’s not likely to change in the near future. The real challenge here is making sure that the information in the PDF can … Read more about ‘Are your PDFs accessible?’


Phasing out IE6 support - A late present for developers

By Brigitte Simard on 4 February 2010

The debate has been going on over the last year or so about the continual support for Internet Explorer 6 – Should it stop or shouldn’t it. Finally this weekend, Google announced that it will begin to phase out support for IE6 as it identified the browser as vulnerable in the recent cyber attacks on … Read more about ‘Phasing out IE6 support - A late present for developers’


Useful extension for simple CSS forms

By Brigitte Simard on 19 January 2010

Forms are common on a wide variety of websites and it’s important that they’re well designed and laid-out. There are many tools and extensions to help with this and one I came across recently is a free CSS form designer extension for Dreamweaver from DMXzone.

It allows you to create forms visually, using a simple drag … Read more about ‘Useful extension for simple CSS forms’


The !important CSS declaration

By Brigitte Simard on 22 December 2009

We’ve been a bit light on web development tips on the blog of late, but I had some thoughts on the !important CSS declaration that I thought I’d share.

The declaration’s been valid since CSS1 but it seems to have acquired a bad reputation over the years. But, it can be a useful and powerful command … Read more about ‘The !important CSS declaration’