Archive: June, 2008

Create Dynamic URLs With Mod_Rewrite and PHP Functions

Introduction
Mod_rewrite is a useful little module. If you defined different rules in the .htaccess file, you got some limited extendability, but you still had issues with adding new variables on the fly. So here we remedy this.
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Refresher And The Idea Behind It
What is the plan. Well, first, how about a quick refresh about [...]



Internet Explorer CSS bug fixes

The <!–[if IE]> Tag
Problem: Various sizes, margins and padding attributes can display differently in Internet Explorer, this coded snippet can help you sort out these problems.
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Add this code with your required settings underneith your pages <style> or external style link:
<!–[if IE]>
<style>
.item {
margin: 5px;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
<![EndIf]–>
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Setting position of an external SWF file in Flash

Loading an external SWF, levels in Flash
For those who don’t even know about loading external flash files here’s a quick explanation.
You basically start with your main or parent flash movie, now when working with multiple movies you have to remember that each movie including the parent is situated in its own level within the [...]



Develop a fully functional site with DotNetNuke

The days of quickly building a Web application by marking up a few HTML pages are long gone. Now applications rely on back-end data source and integrated security, and users expect powerful interfaces.
The open source DotNetNuke framework allows you to create a powerful Web application using an out-of-the-box solution.
Find out what you get with DotNetNuke
DotNetNuke [...]



How to stay A-Float in CSS

Here’s an article for beginners in the practice of CSS Layouts, my reason for writing this one came from remembering the difficulty I once had position elements in CSS. After many frustrating attempts with relative and absolute position techniques I finally found the holy grail of CSS the “Float” attribute!



The 3 Click Rule of website design

Many have written about the Three Click Rule. For instance, Jeffrey Zeldman, the influential web designer, wrote about the three click Rule in his popular book, Taking Your Talent to the Web. He writes that the three click Rule is “based on the way people use the Web” and “the rule can help you create [...]



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