Comments on: The Parallax Header: How I Do It

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:16:30 +0000

Do you have a packaged version of this available?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:13:11 +0000

I’m working on a series of “Javascript Feelings” which attempt to explain complex human emotions using Javascript. I’ve used the parallax effect in my first piece entitled “Intimacy With Strangers.”

http://verytogether.com/lifestyle/play/javascript-feelings-intimacy-with-strangers.html

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:11:29 +0000

It seems to me that the header moves the wrong way – I would think having the motion of the background oppose the mouse movement would seem more natural.

By: VeoSotano

VeoSotano — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:17:37 +0000

@Kyle This brings up a question that I have since a long time ago… How many browsers which are CSS- and image-capable, but don’t do JavaScript? I know users can manually disable JS in their browsers, but my guess is those are very rare… with so many pages out there that rely on it, no normal user would do that. I guess there are those who are security obsessed, but that raises another question – how insecure is JavaScript? Is there really any danger for your computer if you leave it on?

By: Kyle Weems

Kyle Weems — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:39:26 +0000

@VeoSotano – That’s a valid solution. As Jack reminded us in the thread, though, divs have no semantic meaning. So even though they’re excessive (in that they don’t hold any content), they wouldn’t qualify (to me) as non-semantic.

All that said, the reason I chose not to insert the divs via JavaScript is that I wanted the landscape to exist if JavaScript was disabled.

By: VeoSotano

VeoSotano — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:43:02 +0000

I’d say that, ideally, only semantic content should go in the HTML file. Why not create all those divs with jQuery?

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By: mupet

mupet — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:50:49 +0000

wow, this amazing tricks, i like this

By: Kyle Weems

Kyle Weems — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:41:17 +0000

@Michael – I know they’re semantic get-out-of-jail-free cards. It doesn’t mean that filling my header up with them feels right. Too hard wired, I think. ;)

By: Michael Zed

Michael Zed — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:37:13 +0000

Div and span elements exist to group things without implying semantics. This is exactly the right use for them if semantics is important. @Jack, the semantic Web doesn’t require you to avoid things that are fun, non-textual, or just useless.