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So, You Want to Build an @mention Autocomplete Feature?
1.11.2021
We’re all familiar with the concept of autocompletion, right? You type something into a search box and it tries to guess what you’re looking for as you type, displaying suggestions, often below the cursor. While we’re used to autocomplete on …
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Coordinating Svelte Animations With XState
7.4.2021
This post is an introduction to XState as it might be used in a Svelte project. XState is unique in the JavaScript ecosystem. It doesn’t keep your DOM synced with your application state, nor does it help you with asynchrony, …
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How to Add Lunr Search to your Gatsby Website
22.4.2020
The Jamstack way of thinking and building websites is becoming more and more popular.
Have you already tried Gatsby, Nuxt, or Gridsome (to cite only a few)? Chances are that your first contact was a “Wow!” moment — so many things are automatically set up and ready to use. 
There are some...
Better Form Inputs for Better Mobile User Experiences
17.4.2020
Here’s one simple, practical way to make apps perform better on mobile devices: always configure HTML input fields with the correct type, inputmode, and autocomplete attributes. While these three attributes are often discussed in isolation, they make the most sense in the context of mobile user...
Stop Using “Dropdown”
16.3.2020
Adrian Roselli notes that it might actually mean:
A <select> menu
An ARIA Listbox, Combobox, Menu, or Disclosure Widget
An input with a <datalist>
An input with autocomplete
A <details><summary> block
An accordion
Flyout navigation
In my own usage, I tend to mean...
Building an accessible autocomplete control
6.2.2020
Here’s a great in-depth post from Adam Silver about his journey to create an autocomplete field that’s as accessible as possible. There are so many edge cases to consider! There are old browsers and their peculiar quirks, there are accessibility best practices for screen readers, and not to mention...
Collective #587
6.2.2020
Accessible autocomplete control * Octomments * Flow Fields * Binary Search
Collective #587 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Git Branch Autocompletion
4.2.2020
Naming git branches is something most of us have down to a science. My branch naming pattern is usually {issue number}-short-feature-description, though many developers prefer to lead with the description and end with the issue. Regardless of the pattern you use, having a feature like autocomplete...
Weekly Platform News: Web Apps in Galaxy Store, Tappable Stories, CSS Subgrid
8.11.2019
In this week's roundup: Firefox gains locksmith-like powers, Samsung's Galaxy Store starts supporting Progressive Web Apps, CSS Subgrid is shipping in Firefox 70, and a new study confirms that users prefer to tap into content rather than scroll through it.
Let's get into the news.
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WDRL — Edition 263: Edged Chromium, API Linting with Spectral, AutoComplete Rules, and UI Patents.
12.4.2019
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“Ethics” and Ethics is more than a normal article to read. It’s a long essay about what the word ethics means, how its meaning changed in recent time, and the difficulty of diffusion of responsibility in companies. It makes it hard to address and fix problems in big organizations, which...
VS Code 1.32: Autocomplete in Vue Templates
7.3.2019
The VS Code 1.32 February update is out now and with it comes some great new features for Vue users.
Let's run through the list of f
Collective #469
19.11.2018
Braces to Pixels * Statusfy * Stack * Arare * The Power of Web Components * Bruck * autoComplete.js * Degreeless.design
Collective #469 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops