January 2008

Alternating Colors Using Prototype

Using the CSS nth-child selectors I’ve learned how to alternate colors using the Prototype library. Great to apply a style to your tables without having to apply styles by hand or using extra loops/counting with your server side scripting.

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Better Budget Challenge No. 1 Response

I’m starting in on the better budget challenge over at the Sense to Save blog. See if I can quickly turn any financial woes into something good for myself.

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Special Characters in Custom CMSs and Forms

Encoding special characters can be tricky, especially when you have clients with custom CMSs who like to copy and paste all the em dashes and trademark symbols from word into your web based text area. Now I have found a solution for my needs!

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Limit Characters in a Textarea with Prototype

Limit and display the number of characters available in a text area using my little add on script to the Prototype JavaScript library. Very easy to implement, and great feedback to your form filler-outers.

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PHP State Drop Down Menu – Reusable Code!

Drop down or select menu’s are a common form item that is used frequently in the CMS’, registration forms and lead forms I build. In this entry I’ve explored the way I find to most effectively display frequently used drop downs: US states, months and days of the week.

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Happy New Year

Happy new year to y’all! Hope you had a happy holiday season and I’m hoping to make this a fully year of ND fun with more series, photoblog and tutorials. All the things I think (and hope) you’re looking for!

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