Archive for June, 2007


Safari for Windows Public Beta Download

Thursday, 14th June 2007

Apple today announced that more than 1 million copies of Safari for Windows were downloaded in the first 48 hours since the free public beta was made available on Monday. Safari 3 beta is available as a free download:

www.apple.com/uk/safari/


Yellow Form Fields?

Monday, 4th June 2007

Why do you sometimes see yellow forms fields on web sites?
What are they and why are they there?

The answer is Google Toolbar. If you have Google Toolbar installed and the AutoFill option enabled, Google will remember your personal information so that it can automatically populate form fields for you. Fields such as name, address and phone will all turn yellow if AutoFill is turned on – the default setting.

Although it is good useability for these fields to be highlighted in some way, as a web designer you may not want yellow form fields on your web page for aesthetic reasons.

So, how do you override it…?

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