Comments on: HTML Altimeter Bookmarklet http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2004/04/18/html-altimeter-bookmarklet/ Refenestration Daily. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:07:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Joseph http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2004/04/18/html-altimeter-bookmarklet/#comment-2419 Joseph Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://test.handcoding.com/archives/2004/04/18/html-altimeter-bookmarklet/#comment-2419 Actually, the bookmarklet was designed to provide a better solution for aligning elements. Most people turn on element borders, but this changes the size of the elements. The trick was to find a way to vary the background colors in a way that distinguished each item--and the degree of nesting provided a useful variable. The fact that it created a height-map of the page was just a nice side-effect. Actually, the bookmarklet was designed to provide a better solution for aligning elements. Most people turn on element borders, but this changes the size of the elements.

The trick was to find a way to vary the background colors in a way that distinguished each item–and the degree of nesting provided a useful variable. The fact that it created a height-map of the page was just a nice side-effect.

]]> By: Alex http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2004/04/18/html-altimeter-bookmarklet/#comment-2420 Alex Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://test.handcoding.com/archives/2004/04/18/html-altimeter-bookmarklet/#comment-2420 Joseph: Aha! That makes much more sense -- thanks for clarifying that :). Joseph: Aha! That makes much more sense — thanks for clarifying that :).

]]> By: Josh Baugher http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2004/04/18/html-altimeter-bookmarklet/#comment-2421 Josh Baugher Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://test.handcoding.com/archives/2004/04/18/html-altimeter-bookmarklet/#comment-2421 I sent the altimeter link to a friend and he sent this in response: <a href="http://chrispederick.myacen.com/work/firefox/webdeveloper/" rel="nofollow">http://chrispederick.myacen.com/work/firefox/webdeveloper/</a> <i>(much cooler he says)</i> I sent the altimeter link to a friend and he sent this in response:

http://chrispederick.myacen.com/work/firefox/webdeveloper/

(much cooler he says)

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