I authored an article a few weeks back on a technique for stopping users from leaving a web form if they’ve made changes using JavaScript and the Prototype library. There was one fatal flaw in this otherwise successful script: it only checked for changes in text fields. Well, if you were as frustrated as I [...]
I recently tried to install the Mint BirdFeeder Pepper, and failed despite my best efforts to follow the readme instructions to the T. Unsure what I’m missing, my WordPress feeds aren’t working properly anymore… even after replacing the Pepper-edited versions with fresh copies from the WP 2.1.1 archive. Grrr. Perhaps it’s a WP permalinks issue. [...]
I am building a back-office administration tool for a New York-based client. The application manages their customer data, tracks invoices and payments, application forms, travel information, manages their corporate Web site’s content and media, and a whole lot more. It’s pretty damned slick. Despite it’s numerous (and not-yet-fully-tested!) successes, there’s one fatal flaw with this [...]
I was having a pretty good Wednesday. The normal cooler winter weather had rolled into Charleston with a large high pressure system affecting much of the east coast, and I had just picked up a cup of coffee. It was then I received a chat from the fabulous Jackson Latka with simply a URL to [...]
When working with a new view on a client’s site, I decided the multi-page grid needed some quick and easy navigation to jump between the layouts. Enter stage left: Douglas Bowman’s Sliding Doors of CSS courtesy of ALA. I added two tabs to my new view, repositioned them on the right side — which took [...]
Mark Healey is a professional web developer living in Boulder, Colo.
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