Browser-Specific CSS Hacks

Browser-Specific CSS Hacks
Originally posted at: http://paulirish.com/2009/browser-specific-css-hacks/

/***** Selector Hacks ******/

/* IE6 and below */
* html #uno  { color: red }

/* IE7 */
*:first-child+html #dos { color: red } 

/* IE7, FF, Saf, Opera  */
html>body #tres { color: red }

/* IE8, FF, Saf, Opera (Everything but IE 6,7) */
html>/**/body #cuatro { color: red }

/* Opera 9.27 and below, safari 2 */
html:first-child #cinco { color: red }

/* Safari 2-3 */
html[xmlns*=""] body:last-child #seis { color: red }

/* safari 3+, chrome 1+, opera9+, ff 3.5+ */
body:nth-of-type(1) #siete { color: red }

/* safari 3+, chrome 1+, opera9+, ff 3.5+ */
body:first-of-type #ocho {  color: red }

/* saf3+, chrome1+ */
@media screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:0) {
 #diez  { color: red  }
}

/* iPhone / mobile webkit */
@media screen and (max-device-width: 480px) {
 #veintiseis { color: red  }
}


/* Safari 2 - 3.1 */
html[xmlns*=""]:root #trece  { color: red  }

/* Safari 2 - 3.1, Opera 9.25 */
*|html[xmlns*=""] #catorce { color: red  }

/* Everything but IE6-8 */
:root *> #quince { color: red  }

/* IE7 */
*+html #dieciocho {  color: red }

/* Firefox only. 1+ */
#veinticuatro,  x:-moz-any-link  { color: red }

/* Firefox 3.0+ */
#veinticinco,  x:-moz-any-link, x:default  { color: red  }

/* FF 3.5+ */
body:not(:-moz-handler-blocked) #cuarenta { color: red; }


/***** Attribute Hacks ******/

/* IE6 */
#once { _color: blue }

/* IE6, IE7 */
#doce { *color: blue; /* or #color: blue */ }

/* Everything but IE6 */
#diecisiete { color/**/: blue }

/* IE6, IE7, IE8 */
#diecinueve { color: blue\9; }

/* IE7, IE8 */
#veinte { color/*\**/: blue\9; }

/* IE6, IE7 -- acts as an !important */
#veintesiete { color: blue !ie; } /* string after ! can be anything */

/* IE8, IE9 */
#anotherone  {color: blue\0/;} /* must go at the END of all rules */

Creative endevors! w00t!

Again, it's been quite a while since I've written in my blog and a lot has happened. I've turned things around once again to be the most positive experiences and a lot of great things have come from it too! I was hired into one of the most amazing career changes that I could have ever asked for as a front-end Web Developer II at a well known national company. I can't say enough about the position and the people there. Right now I'm heading into the third week of work with no outside distractions. I thank God for guiding me to what I needed at this point in my life, for removing the distractions and for helping me to focus on what's really important. Being at my best for my family, those around me and for myself.

As for today, it was an amazing day. I was able to get some things done and my personal site is getting updated in the evenings again. Some of the new things that I've been focusing on with my site have been more Ajax, PHPx and Javascript while I'm still itching to get back into Maya and zBrush. I have some new character concepts that I can't wait to get to the computer. ;)

My goals and aspirations haven't changed and are still in focus. I renewed my lease at the end of last month for another year and I'm focused on living well within my means. A few of the things on my list are to spend more time with my family in New Hampshire and in California and to take two, one week vacations each year during the holidays. That would be the absolute best! A week with Kayla in Cali during Halloween and another during Christmas in N.H. to hit the ski slopes and snow machines!! Awwww yeah!! That would be so fun and I can't wait to get her out in the snow! ;) Lobster, steaks, crab, oysters... *sigh* Missing home already, LOL!

It's time to get back at to coding. I hope that you all have an amazing week and love ya all!

Cleaning up and getting ready for learning...

Well, the past few weeks have been pretty interesting and now things are finally getting settled. My words of advice are to not try to put too many things all in a short time period and still expect to get them all done. *smile* Although I always seem to work best on deadlines, it's not cool to place those with my personal life.

At least now the car is getting fixed and will be done tomorrow and I will be starting some new training with Jesse Sandifer from Green Grass Studios.  We had the chance to meet Jesse at the last ZBrush UG meeting and he was really a wonderful person to speak with. Very down to earth and he appeared to be an artists artist. So needless to say I have started working on some of my ZBrush work and trying to get more experience in the application. Given some time, I will be posting some images of my progress and new creations as I move forward.

In other events on the home front, I found out that one can fix a washing machine with some twine, wax and patience LOL. Yes, it seems that I'm a regular MacGyver with some of these things when it comes to being able to save $50 + parts. Seriously though, the twine cost nothing and neither did the wax. Soooo, the end result was that laundry got done and I spent nothing to repair the washing machine. Seems like a win, win situation don't you think? Now for the kicker... as I used the last of the laundry detergent on the second load I realized that the OTHER bottles were in the car (Ack!) Now I have to wait until tomorrow to finish anyway. LOL, how's that for a kick in the pants?

Enough modeling and rambling for tonight. One more smoke and a puppy run before I'm off to bed. I hope that you all have a great time and look for some updates coming when time permits.

Finally doing it!

Well, I've been pretty busy these past few weeks and getting things cleaned up, throwing out a lot of unwanted stuff and packing up what remains to prepare for leaving this place once and for all. Don't get me wrong, Dallas is fun. I really just can't wait to make that move to the next step in my life and to see things unfold as they have in the past month.

Wow! It's only been a month. It really seems like so much longer than that. I've considered moving to Ft. Worth and have been keeping in mind a REALLY beautiful place downtown Dallas. ( Corinthian Bed and Breakfast ) I've had plans for this place for quite some time and although I know what I would love to do, I just have to be patient. I don't know, my mind has been all over the place recently and in a good way. Just feeling my heart and spirits lift when I see her. Since I know that there's a chance she'll read this I can't say the things that I've been thinking really. ;) Suffice it to say that every time I see her I never want it to end.

A lot of people have asked me too "Do you believe that this is the right one?" Well, to that all I can say is the times we're together I feel like everything stops around us. I'm oblivious to anyone and anything else while I'm with her. The ideals we share are very much the same, our music tastes, movies (Ok, so it doesn't include the really good horror flicks LOL!) I think that being two very artistic people we share a deep passion for our varieties in self-expression and that's a huge plus! We're both very passionate, affectionate, loving and I feel as if we've known each other for years. What more can I say?

Everything couldn't be better and feel more right. I wish the best for all of those who are looking for the right one for them and hope you find that one as I was able to.

First post for the New Year of 2010

Hey, hey!!! I know it's been quite a while, but so many things have been going on that I haven't had time to blog really at all. Sooooo... LOL, let's get started on this roller-coaster and see what's been going on.

Well, most of you know that I've been working pretty hard and keeping things going great. I can't complain in the least with how things have worked out. I've learned a great deal about myself in the past few months (Awsome! SAW is on Syfy!) and I've been slowly chipping away at my animation / film short. Along the way I've wandered from the film / animation due to real life events, but I have hopes that I can get the animation going again once I get settled in to the new apartment. Yes, I've finally found that living in the place that I'm at isn't really isn't going to be a place of creativity as I had once thought. So what about this new place?

The new apartment is really quite nice and more spacious than the one I'm in with almost 400 sq ft more while almost $20.00 cheaper. It doesn't sound like much, but the new place has a fireplace and washer / dryer connections. Finally no more runs to the public laundromat and listening to strange people asking me if I know that Satan is going to steal my sole (yep, live in an awsome area LOL!)

Short of the apartment, I've also met one of the most amazing ladies that I've ever had the chance of getting to know. *sigh* I don't know what to say and that's pretty rare for me LOL.... I was getting pretty settled in for the long haul of just me, my kids and work when all of a sudden I met the most intense, passionate, giving, talented and beautiful lady. I never thought that two people could have this much in common, nor have the same level of love for art, family and friends.

Yes, I'm sitting here smiling just thinking about all the various emotions and  how I feel like everything stops when she's there. It's the most amazing feeling to be so in love with someone and still want to be consumed with every breath and touch. I'm a very lucky person to have met such a person and I'm doing my best to take it slow so we can enjoy our time together. Perhaps this is the best way to build a great friendship / relationship... LOL, I know I'm no expert on that subject by any means, but I believe that she's the best person for me.

I'll try to post after the move and see how things go!

The Asylum of The East...

What can I say? Finally there is finally a version of Ivan out! I know it's taken some time (and countless hours of tinkering), but I have finally created the little guy. Many of you will (of course) notice the influence from the Tim Burton characters. I've thought of doing at least one character in this style, but this is simply because there are so many people doing this, that it's become really absurd to do another standardized model. So, this is really done for kicks.

The current model was created with the box modeling technique in Maya 2008 and converted to Sub-D. I'll update with the poly count later, but currently the model is rigged and the normals are corrected within the skeleton. IK handles are in place for the legs and reverse foot controls are next on the list.

To-Do List

1. Add controls for feet, hips upper body and knees.
2. Model head separate and add head rig.
3. Combine head to body rig.
4. Texture model.
5. Add hair to character and eyebrows.

Keep visiting back often for updates to Ivan and the animation.

Killing time...

Well, I created some more 3D stuff and been kind of bored and withdrawn recently. I'm just trying to find some inspiration to get some things going. So far it's been wondering about creating liquids in 3D space to make some of my renders more realistic. Course, when everything except the liquid looks real, it's kind of frustrating. :) So, I'm not sure what else to do. The options have pretty much been sitting on the couch and watching tv, working on the computer or sleeping. Not sure, but it just seems that nothing is interesting anymore.

Dallas is good from what I've seen of it. Course with the way money is tight all over, there is really a limit on what we're able to do. Eh... I wish I could write something a little more upbeat, but maybe the next few months with provide that. Who knows?

I've entered a couple competitions out there and I'll see what happens with those too. One is for the Mountain Dew Bottle Design and the other is for some liquor (not sure if I'm going to do that one yet.)

I've also posted some pics of the updated render though and if you'd like to give some crits they would be welcome. The image below is the recent render...



That's about it for now. The new job rocks and doing the same old stuff other than that.

Until next time...