Recently, I’ve been redesigning several forms and came across a rather ugly problem in IE7 and previous versions that are affected by a problem with background color of a fieldset bleeding up into the legend associated with it.

A picture of the problem as it looks in IE7 is shown below:

This brief description of the problem is the first installment of a series of posts describing how to fix the problem, as I work through a solution.

The relative HTML:

<form class="filter" action="" method="post">
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Filter</legend>
    <label for="title">Title: <input type="text" name="title" id="title" />
  </fieldset>
</form>

The relative CSS:

form.filter fieldset {
  background-color: #eef;
  color: inherit;
}

form.filter legend {
  background-color: transparent;
  color: #059;
}

More to follow as I work through a variety of solutions…

The XMLHttpRequest Object specification defines an API that provides scripted client functionality for transferring data between a client and a server.

Documenting changes since Last Call, the Web API Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of “The XMLHttpRequest Object.” The core component of Ajax, the XMLHttpRequest object is an interface that allows scripts to perform HTTP client functions, such as submitting form data or loading data from a remote Web site. Read about the Rich Web Clients Activity.

Read more about AJAX programming from Wikipedia and Rich Web Clients page at W3C.

Head on over to streetviewr.com and browse a variety of interesting images of public (and private) life as captured by the Google camera van.

Google has released “Street View” for 5 U.S. metropolitan cities: San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver, Miami, and New York.

“Street View” gives a Google Maps user the ability to actually walk down a street and turn around virtually in a snapshot of time.

I’ve had several discussion with co-workers and family about the public display of street level photography pertaining to Google’s “Street View” on their maps interface. Most people I’ve talked with do not like the idea at first, especially when you can zoom in, turn around, and look inside someone’s window or car.

My position is relatively benign. I figure the data is out there, via satellite or security cameras, and who knows who else is photographing people on the street…so why not make it publicly available?

If the laws change, then where is the line drawn? Certainly people should still have the right to take pictures and photography in public places.