XUL: A good example

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I saw today a great example of using XUL (XML User interface Language). The pointer is from Digg. It's an application that searches Amazon and displays results in an elegant way. It looks like an entire seperate program. Try it, it's amazing. If you are programmer, get a look to the source of the page: In firefox CTRL-U.

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Color schemes generator

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If you are in web design, you certainly know that learning to put together colors in a harmonious fashion is one of the most important skills of a Web designer. I have seen ( done :-) ) very poor design with colors that look so painful together.

There are many theories that help to get the right combination of colors. Here are some of them:

Analogous Colors : these are the colors that sit next to each other on the color wheel. For example: red, red-orange, and orange. You can play with the hues and saturation of analogous colors to create a harmonious color scheme.

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