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Update to my post reviewing 10 online photoshop style image editing applications: Photoshop.com, Aviary, Sumopaint, splashup, pixlr, 72photos and simpler touchup style tools: FotoFlexer, pixer.us, PicMagick, Picnik. +1 more photoshop like online tools In addition to the tools mentioned in the previous review we now have Pixlr Express which, as the name suggests, is a [...]

Fotowall is a graphics application for creating simple mixes from multiple images with text manipulation and easy image transformation and combination; these post shows how to compile and install on [K]Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic).

List of 10 online photoshop style image editing applications with screenshots and links to the free versions for testing.

a quick Enveloping text in Inkscape, SVG tutorial file (works for any path) in Inkscape

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My review of CSS image replacement lead me to this CSS image replacement method, JIR, which uses CSS2 :before to insert a replacement image for a header. It allows transparent images, displays a header with CSS and/or image off, uses proper semantic code with no extra elements, presents text to search engines, is easy to do, doesn’t need any assistive technology .. but there’s a nice surprise, and it’s not totally what I expected.

Review of CSS image replacement techniques as of 2009. I’ve discussed what I think are the 6 most common CSS techniques for image replacement along with their pros and cons. Some history and links for demos are given too along with code and example sites.




  • admin: It is very easy, even I could do it! Virtually no learning curve to produce something (see my example). Something good on the other hand ...
  • GW!NEG!ON: interesting development with this PaulStretch thing, but i've been breaking music for months using AnalogX Autotune, XMPlay, and Sound Recorder from X
  • admin: @bob, @Ben, Thanks for your comments, guess I've been too long on Ubu' but now so long as it works I'm not too bothered if it's through WINE or wha

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