In my article on custom rich-text-editor (RTE) styles in SharePoint 2010, I noted that while it’s easy to add styles, or to wipe out all the default styles and replace them with your own, it’s not easy to modify the list of default styles — Remove a few but keep...
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Tag Archives: Usability
Responsive design and server-side code
Update This post has been completely re-written to describe a better way of making server-side code responsive. Instead of posting the variable through Ajax, it uses GET to load a fully-responsive page. A few code tweaks make the technique both user- and search-engine friendly. Update 2: In screensize.php, changed window.location.href...
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Custom SharePoint browser warning
SharePoint 2010 includes a helpful dialog box that warns users who are using outdated versions of Internet Explorer: As you can see, however, it’s neither particularly attractive nor very helpful. It suggests that you update your browser, but provides no assistance in doing so. The last is important, because people...
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Responsive, CSS-only faux tables
Tables are mildly responsive — the individual cells can resize as necessary. But they aren’t fully responsive without Javascript: You can’t take two TDs that are next to each other and suddenly have them stack, as that requires changing the HTML structure of the table. But you *can* do it...
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Custom text styles for Sharepoint Rich Text Editors
SharePoint’s Rich Text Editors (RTEs) are a great feature: they allow users to style text without having to know HTML and CSS. But sometimes they provide *too* many options. Users can choose any font, font size and color they wish. They can add background colors to text. Left unchecked, your...
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