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Polypane 21.1
Polypane 21.1 adds scroll syncing to all scrollable areas as well as various improvements and fixes. What's Polypane ? Polypane is the web browser for ambitious web developers. It's a stand-alone browser that shows…
Polypane on the ConTejas Code Podcast
I joined Tejas on the ConTejas Code Podcast to talk about running Polypane from both a technical and strategic/business perspective. We spoke about a lot of different challenges and the trade-offs you sometimes have to…
Polypane 21
This is a boring release, primarily to fix stability issues on some Apple Silicon devices. It's also based on the latest Chromium 128 so that's why it's a major version. Actual new features in the next proper release…
Polypane 20.1: The accessibility tree
Polypane 20.1 adds a live accessibility tree and emulation for the default font-size, Lets you copy and save SVGs as easily as images, has new features in the Meta panel and the Elements panel as well as many…
Getting stuck: all the ways position:sticky can fail
CSS's position: sticky is a dream come true for web developers. It allows elements to switch between relative and fixed positioning based on the scroll position, without needing any JavaScript. It's great for…
Polypane on the JS Party Podcast
I joined the folks at Changelog to talk about all things Polypane and had a great time chatting about everything from the business side of things to nitty gritty details of new features I was working on. Listen to it…
The complete guide to CSS media queries
Media queries are what make modern responsive design possible. With them you can set different styling based on things like a users screen size, device capabilities or user preferences. But how do they work, which ones…
Polypane 20: Browser features and performance
Polypane 20 improves the features and performance of the Elements and Outline panel, as well as improving general browser features and stability. It's also running the latest version of Chromium, 126. What's Polypane…
How to find broken links with Polypane
Broken links, or "dead links", on your website are links that go to a URL that doesn't work. Sometimes this is because the site you're linking to has gone offline or has a server error, sometimes it's because there is a…
Capturing screenshots in Polypane
Sharing in-progress work, pointing out a bug, or clarifying which area you're talking about: as a developer you're sharing screenshots all the time. In Polypane, we've made it easy to capture different types of…
Polypane 19: Workflow improvements
Polypane 19 comes with updated performance tests, a live DOM view in the elements panel and tons of workflow improvements. It also runs on a new Chromium version, 124. What's Polypane ? Polypane is the web browser for…
How to check your site in different languages and writing modes
Building sites that support multiple writing modes and languages is challenging. You don't always know the language or even the script, and changing your OS to trigger certain conditions is cumbersome. Even if you're…