From a web designer’s perspective, the upcoming CSS3 specification looks quite promising. Despite the fact that some new features are not widely supported by the big browsers, it will provide some joy for those who have continued waiting patiently for viable, code-based alternatives to heavy graphical page layouts.
Some nice aesthetic improvements to watch out for will be:
- Transparency/alpha channels
Put your plethora of PNG files away, folks – CSS3 now provides the ability to specify a transparency value for CSS elements. - Custom web fonts
Sick of being restricted to system fonts? Well, CSS3 looks set to improve the range of fonts available. How will it do this? By providing access to a set of additional fonts which are sourced from an online directory. - Curved borders
For those who are tired of using graphics for radiused edges in their interface designs, CSS3 provides the option for radiused borders which can even be customised for each individual corner of an element.
Let’s hope that the browser fraternity comes to the party by supporting these enhancements.
Rob
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