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I take it to mean any interface element you're making in Photoshop -- buttons, nav, etc. Now that I think about it, I stick to CSS most of the time and try to
by teye 17y ago
I take it to mean any interface element you're making in Photoshop -- buttons, nav, etc.
Now that I think about it, I stick to CSS most of the time and try to keep images to a minimum (front-end optimization is a tough habit to kick), so I may forget this by the time the next occasion arises.
- amvp 17y agoFor newer browsers (ff3.5, new safari and webkit) there are css3 commands you can use to provide this kind of eye candy simply. You can add a drop shadow to text (-moz-text-shadow, -webkit-box-shadow, or generally text-shadow), Or to elements (-moz-box-shadow, -webkit-box-shadow or generally box-shadow). Or rounded corners (border-radius). Given that these elements are only eye candy, I don't worry too much that they are invisible on IE and older browsers. Think of it as free candy.
- pmjordan 17y agoIE supports this kind of effect via the filter: CSS property. MSDN has tons of information on this. (I'm not saying this is a nice way to implement it, but it does at least work)
- trunnell 17y agoOnly eye candy? I would not underestimate the importance of an application's visual aesthetic. As the author demonstrates, even subtle details (like a 1px drop shadow) can breathe life into an interface. We developers might dismiss 1px drop shadows an unimportant; after all, the "real" application is the code we write. But users make no such distinctions. To them, the interface is the application.