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Calculate text width and height with JavaScript

By David Pratt / Tags: css, javascript, ui / 2 Comments » / Published: 22-04-10

A tutorial that shows you how to measure the height and width of a text element using JavaScript.

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Get some HTML 5 mark-up involved
More CSS3!
Use micro-formats on the contact page
Properly integrate the plug-in CSS & JS
Clear up the chaff in the <head>
Write appropriate <meta> keywords and descriptions
Write the content for the permanent pages
Power this list by remember-the-milk!
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Sitemap
Sort the right nav bar out on post pages - this page is WAY too long!
Related pots
Clear up the tags
Mobile version
Use some form of syntax highlighting for the code snippets
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