Before I get started on this post, I need to be honest with two important points. First, I realize that Apple would most likely never desire to create a product like SharePoint. Apple is primarily a consumer electronics company and not as concerned with the corporate world. Secondly, I’m thoroughly an Apple user, and I do […]
Removing and Replacing Default SharePoint Ribbon Styles
SharePoint 2010 (and most likely future versions) provides default styles in the ribbon. You can see these with the “Styles” and “Markup Styles” sections of the ribbon. Here is an example of the “Markup Styles” section in action. What if a client does not want the default ones in there? You could overwrite them in […]
Using a DOCTYPE in SharePoint 2007
While SharePoint 2007 certainly moved the platform forward for its time, there is no doubt that doing UI work with the CMS is nothing short of excruciating. The reason for this is (a) really, really bad markup and (b) no DOCTYPE (SharePoint Designer doesn’t help the cause either). There is a lot you can do […]