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Mambo to the beat of the internet
31744 days
by Adam
in miscellaneous
A few years ago I looked into using a Content Management System (CMS) to develop a site for a friend. At the time there were a few choices including Mambo, Joomla, Drupal, and about a hundred more which you can test at Open Source CMS. Mambo was really the only player that had the needed feature set which included forum/gallery/blogs/etc all in one user based interface (thanks to the many extensions). The only issue was that the system was horribly unfriendly to the internet and its standards. Each control/plugin box on the page was wrapped in a table inside another table and finally another table. Doing any template work was nightmare-ish especially if you wanted to use proper XHTML and CSS; and don’t even get me started on accessibility. I didn’t end up doing the project because my recommendation was to write it all myself. (more…)
ASP.Net CheckBoxes should be able to have values
151769 days
by Adam
in miscellaneous
The ASP.Net CheckBox and CheckBoxList control don’t allow for the use of the full W3C HTML standard. For some reason Microsoft decided to implement a reduced functionality version that creates more work for the programmer. Come on Microsoft why can’t you follow even the simplest of standards? In this case it would make coding the .Net framework easier for you not to mention us! (more…)
ASP.Net Dynamic Controls (Part 3)
51974 days
by Adam
in miscellaneous
I have received a few requests via email and in comments for more detail on how to get your data back after postback with dynamic controls. This evening I started to put together some code examples and mulled over the details of the article in my head. The first step was to re-read my previous two articles so I could get my bearings on where to start. Part 1 of this series is an initial outline of how to create dynamic controls and use Request.Form to collect the data after postback. Part 2 went into detail on how to figure out which button was clicked to cause postback using a JavaScript technique. In the middle of re-reading the second article I had an epiphany. There is a better way to do that! The proper method is standards compliant, accessible and is outlined in the W3C HTML specifications. So I will put the original article on hold and explain this technique. (more…)
Ban Comic Sans
21988 days
by Adam
in miscellaneous
ban comic sans: putting the sans in comic sans
I saw this on reddit today and thought it would amuse a few of you as it did me. I have used Comic Sans on occasion to mimic comic book style in Photoshop and it looks great. The guys at Little Gamers also use it for their comic (9pt regular all-caps, if you were curious). The opening titles for the movie Sky High
Gravatars – Not on my site
01997 days
by Adam
in miscellaneous
In my Google Reader account I have a few blogs that use the Gravatar icon linking in the comments section. Today I have finally fully decided that I will never (unless something changes) add these to my blog. (more…)
Post-October New Theme
72025 days
by Adam
in miscellaneous
October has come and gone and so down must come the Pink for October theme. (more…)
HTML Tags I had never heard of
22058 days
by Adam
in miscellaneous
I recently checked out the source code written by our in-house web designer for the main page of the Housing and Residence website. To my surprise she had used some tags that I initially didn’t believe was valid markup. I quickly realized how wrong I was, kicked my self for my ignorance and set off to learn all the HTML tags I was missing out on. There are quite a few tags in the HTML 4.01 standard developed by the W3C so really I shouldn’t have been too surprised that I didn’t know them all. (more…)
Pink for October
02076 days
by Adam
in miscellaneous
I am planning on doing a quick redesign for the month of October to support breast cancer awareness month. If you are interested in participating check it out. If instead you wish to donate money to the cause make sure to buy a few ribbons, bracelets or any other supporting product. Most importantly get the word out that checking for breast cancer is simple and should be done by all women, get a mammogram.