DD Tab Menu- incorporating 5 CSS horizontal menus

I've decided to create a 2 level Tab Menu based 5 of the CSS horizontal menus found here. Turn to this script when you need your CSS menu to support a second horizontal level. Oh yes, and if you like the script please digg it (to the right)!

CSS Equal Columns Height script (v1.01)

A common pitfall of a CSS based columns layout is that the columns do not share a common height. Unlike a table based layout where the height of the table itself dictates the height of all of its columns, CSS columns are independent of one another in that respect. Now, this can be problematic (from a design standpoint) when you wish to style one of your CSS columns in a way that should extend all the way down to the end of the layout, such as giving a side column an explicit background color, a surrounding border etc.

CSS code contest #1

I'm happy to announce the first Dynamic Drive CSS code contest, hopefully the first of many to come! Show off your CSS talents by submitting an original, CSS example to possibly be featured here. The top 3 submissions will each be awarded with a prize.

Submit a DHTML or CSS code!

The revamped code submission area is now up! As a coder submit an original DHTML or CSS code for other visitors of DD to utlilize or critique. Furthermore, through this method of submission, your code may be added to DD's DHTML or CSS Library section as we review the submissions.

Ajax rating feature added to CSS Library

Just a note that you can now rate the CSS examples within the CSS Library. This is done via an Ajax rating interface that appears on each CSS example page. Votes are on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best. Note that you can only vote once, and due to caching, the results are not updated live, but every 30 minutes.

Please vote responsibly, and enjoy! If you find any bugs or have any suggestions regarding this feature, please post here.

Updating a JavaScript to be XHTML compliant

As a webmaster you've undoubtedly noticed the increasing shift in coding practices from HTML to XHTML on the web. If you're a professional web designer, you've probably even heard it first hand from your clients who demand their web pages be XHTML compliant. I get quite a lot of emails on a monthly basis asking for help in making a webpage that contains a DHTML script to be XHTML compliant. A common misconception is that this is a difficult process, which can be no further from the truth.

CSS Library Launch!

I'm very excited to announce the launch of a new section here on Dynamic Drive- Dynamic Drive CSS Library! Since our site was first launched in 1998, we've always strived to have our two feet planted in the real world as we provide practical, usable DHTML scripts for your site. Like any technology, the definition of DHTML has been evolving over the past few years, with one component of DHTML- CSS- really maturing. What was once possible only through scripting can now sometimes be accomplished with CSS alone, especially basic menu interfaces. In these cases, it makes sense to resort to CSS to accomplish the desired task, as CSS generally translates into lighter, easier to maintain, and more search engine friendly code.

We recongize the increasing importance CSS plays in your site, and we want to be there to offer practical, usable CSS codes just as we have with DHTML scripts. And with that said, our CSS Library is born. The new section is designed with you in mind, with an emphasis on CSS menu codes, all laid out in an easy to follow, categorized fashion. Easily highlight and copy the source code, or expand it to view it in its entirety. And as always, the codes are completely free to use on both personal and commerical web sites based on similar usage terms as our DHTML scripts'.

So what's next, apart from continuing to work on the DHTML and now new CSS code libraries? Well, for the later, there are also plans to build up the new Blog Area, which includes possibily getting a few people to write for it. You can also expect CSS code contests periodically, where we'll be offering prizes to the best CSS code submitted. And then there are some crucial features we'd like to add to the CSS Library, such as the ability to rate each code etc.

We hope you find the new CSS Library useful in your web building endeavor. Please help us with the launch by letting others know about it through some social networking sites out there:

• Digg the CSS Library!
• Technorati
• del.icio.us
• BlinkList
• Spurl
• reddit
• Furl

Thanks, and enjoy!