31 Aug
How to Tame IE6 Hover Problem
Suppose you want to make a pop-up tool-tip with CSS and you get it all done, but your tool-tip won’t work in Internet Explorer because of the IE6 Hover Problem. You can solve this with Java Script, but it takes quite a bit of code, and it [...]
Posted in Dynamic Web Pages, WordPress by: rhys
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24 Dec
An easy way to build a dynamic page is to use an iFrame as a holder and pop various other content pages into it. The problem with that is that iFrames are rigidly specified by size and your dynamic input might not fit.
Here is an easy solution. Take advantage of the power of the [...]
Posted in Dynamic Web Pages, iFrames by: Rhys
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03 Oct
A major problem with re-sizable pages is that some browsers render text, etc, at different pixel widths, and the page you spent all that time on to look perfect turns to rat-shit when rendered at a different screen resolution, or by a different browser.
Use a Constant
The sure cure is simply to use the same unit [...]
Posted in Dynamic Web Pages by: Rhys
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17 May
Animated Div’s with a JavaScript Tween
Have you ever wanted to put some movement on your pages, but haven’t liked to clutter up your site with Flash movies?
• Working Example: Here is an example of tweening Div’s to slide in from the left See it working here
• The Tween Script: Here is how you can do it with the [...]
Posted in Dynamic Web Pages by: Rhys
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04 Mar
I have read a lot of opinion on this subject, and have decided that I will use tables where applicable because they are really the best solution.
The root of this discussion ought to be focused around the very simple thesis that HTML is for Layout, and CSS is for Presentation.
This is the premise that CSS [...]
Posted in Dynamic Web Pages by: Rhys
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20 Feb
I’ve been trying for some time to come to grips with the concept of dynamically rendering pages so that bits of the content change without doing a refresh or rewrite.
There are a number of approaches to this with the obvious one being php. However a lot of coders find this whole php thing to [...]
Posted in Dynamic Web Pages by: Rhys
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