8 Links tips, tutorials, techniques & resources
Optimize Your Links For Print Using CSS — Show The URL
"Providing URLs for links in the print version of your page can be extremely helpful to the reader. Using a small snippet of CSS code, you can get printouts to display link URLs right next to the link text."
4 Uber Cool Css Techniques For Links
"I thought of writing a series of tutorials for various link techniques. When I start writing I realized that they are pretty simple (yet effective :) ) and it might be better to have them summarized."
MooTools 1.2 OpenLinks Class
"One of the tips I tell my customer is "whenever you create links to PDFs, Excel XLS', Word DOCs, or JPG/GIF/PNG images, make the link open in a new window." Unfortunately, my customers don't always follow this guideline. In an effort to correct their mistakes, I've created a MooTools class that analyzes links on the page and adds a target attribute when necessary."
Links with background images - three simple fixes for IE
"Applying a small background image to a link, indicating that the user will be taken to an external site is an option that enhances usability and accessibility."
Why and How: Styling Text Links
"Text link styling is a design issue impacted by all of the very same issues that affect the overall site design. Poorly styled text links can detract from or ruin an otherwise well-designed page, while appropriately styled text links can add significant support to the brand and enhance the user experience. Since text links are a significant feature of the online experience, it’s an element of design worth getting right."
Accessible Pop-up Links
"Sometimes we have to use pop-ups — so we might as well do them right. This article will show you how to make them more accessible and reliable while simplifying their implementation."
Slash Forward (Some URLs are Better Than Others)
"Some URLs are better than others: easier for visitors to remember, easier for designers and developers when it comes time to change the technology that drives the site. Waferbaby neatly and briefly considers the effect of web addresses on usability, design, and ease of maintenance and technological transition."
Improving Link Display for Print
"It seemed my zeal for linkage had come into conflict with my desire to improve print usability."