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1. Re: How can I stack these items like Pinterest does?
bemdesign Feb 9, 2013 10:17 AM (in response to jyeager11)They are using Javascript to figure out the heights of elements and, likely, selectively adding/removing classes or calling in appropriate sized content. Disable jaavscript and watch Pintrest fail (poor accessibility that).
I would just go simple and ignore uneven columns. If your content is interesting and your design good, I bet most people won't even notice uneven columns.
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2. Re: How can I stack these items like Pinterest does?
jyeager11 Feb 9, 2013 10:23 AM (in response to bemdesign)Doesn't seem to be hurting Pinterest's bottom line. No offense, but sometimes I think you compatibility Nazis are doing yourselves more harm than good. There is risk/reward associated with every technology, and eliminating anything that won't work on Netscape 2 with everything disabled is a very self-destructive way of approaching building things. (IMHO, YMMV)
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3. Re: How can I stack these items like Pinterest does?
bemdesign Feb 9, 2013 10:50 AM (in response to jyeager11)That point of view is why a whole bunch of sites in the 90's had a "Made for xBrowser" and would break in any browser not "x". When you're visually impaired and using a screenreader to visit a popular site on the internet and the site doesn't work because they require Javascript...how would that make you feel? Is there a valid reason why that content can't be accessed, even if not in its best "designed state"? This isn't about making your page work for a particular browser, but making it work for *any* user agent that visits the page.
My sites may not look pretty in IE6, but the content is accessible and usable, regardless of the user agent/browser visiting the site.
So while I agree that you shouldn't neccessarily try to make the site work for old browsers and technology, there's no reason to make the site content not accessible because javascript doesn't work for that person (for whatever reason).
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4. Re: How can I stack these items like Pinterest does?
Nancy O. Feb 9, 2013 11:01 AM (in response to bemdesign)I second that!
Pinterest's arrogance is pretty shocking. JavaScript is required for lots of sites, but they don't black out the content if its disabled. That's a horrible business model. I wonder how long it will be before someone sues Pinterest.
Nancy O.





