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This article is a quick note to myself on the idea of a slideshow with the MooTools javascript framework. Basically, I want to create a div layer that I can see through (like a window with no glass) and for all the flashy stuff, to only appear within the boundary of the parent div layer.
So I have an unordered list of values (*, 1, 2, 3...) and for styling reasons I want the asterisk to be the same size as the numbers but not overlap any list item beneath it. By increasing the size of the asterisk, this often increases the line-height and causes the overall line height to change for other objects in th...
This is to describe how to change the value of a field of a form from it's default when it is clicked on so that it auto-clears and changes to how it normally works. Example? Note the value in the below field. Now click on it and it disappears, allowing you to type normally. Clear whatever you type so the field is empt...
Basically I have a menu in a sidebar, I don't want it to overlap the header nor the footer.I have a content page next to it which changes in height dynamically (a separate mootool function to this one). How?
This is intended for activity/session durations and although I usually get MySQL to do the date/time calculations, there are times when we have to do with PHP. This is the shortest way I know to properly convert seconds into total hours, minutes and seconds (taking into account regional settings and without using a dat...
So I know it's quite a long title but I'm not sure what I'll be searching next time. It has taken me a lot longer than I thought it would mostly out of frustration and the inability to know exactly what I'm looking for... always difficult. After a cup of tea the solution was glaringly obvious, just do a primary school...
So I've started this list to make sure I don't spend so long anymore on debugging code. The aim of this article is to quickly suggest ways of pinpointing the source of the problem:
Just an article noting some amusing errors encountered during 2nd line support.
Spent enough time trying different methods across the web but only 1 article worked for me using the "push" div layer. Loosely based on Ryanfait: Make a Footer Stick to the Bottom of the Page Aim: Header LeftRight Footer <div id="container"> <div id="header"></div> <div id="content"> <div id="left"></div> <div id="righ...
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