Geek Meet May 2007 – HTML 5 and XHTML
Time for the last Geek Meet before the summer, and it will most likely be an intense one. 🙂
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Bob Dylan post helped me peak
I just wanted to say thanks to the Bob Dylan fans giving me a new peak. I’m usually blessed with a fair amount of visitors, but my post about the Bob Dylan club gig in Stockholm helped me reach almost 5300 unique visitors the same day at the end of March. Thank you!
Trig.com – is it a MySpace killer?
At the end of last summer, I was invited to try out the new community Trig. And now, at last, the doors are open to the public to take part of it!
What editor do you use?
I’ve been working with the web for almost 9 years now, and I’ve encountered a spectrum of web developers and their preferred tools during that time. Therefore, it’s always interesting to ask for someone’s favorite editor.
FlashReplace – A light-weight JavaScript to insert Flash movies into your web page
Updated April 20th
I’m so used to having a $ method for accessing elements. Nevertheless, the idea is of course that FlashReplace should be stand-alone, so I replaced it with the standard document.getElementById.
Updated April 20th
Although I didn’t encounter any problems with not using an embed element (to have valid HTML code output), it has been strongly recommend that I use it to ensure maximum compatibility. Therefore, it has been added and the file size is now 2.1 kb.
Updated June 3rd
I’ve gotten a few e-mails asking how to add variables to the Flash movie, so here are some options:
The simplest way is to just do it through a querystring. I.e. “movieFileName.swf?testVar=hello”.
Another option is to reference the movie and do it something like this:
document.getElementById("movieName").SetVariable("testVar", "hello");
Ok, everyone and his mother are creating scripts to include Flash into a web page. I wanted to have my own version, but with less and more readable code, so here’s my JavaScript to include flash : FlashReplace.
Testing Joost, the Internet TV service
For some time now I’ve been beta-testing Joost, a TV service through the Internet, and it allows you to choose when to watch which program; basically, total control for the end user.
Popular doesn’t equal good
Something I find increasingly annoying is the fear most companies have when developing a new web site. They don’t dare to try new things, and more importantly, they don’t even want do offer something good. It’s a copy-cat syndrome holding us all back.
Robert’s talk is now ad free – time to give something to charity
The time has finally come for something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. No more ads on this web site! What I will have, though, is the possibility to give something to people in need.
How to clear CSS floats without extra markup – different techniques explained
When using floats in CSS, without a doubt you have encountered the interesting effects it will have on the following content. Here I will show you different ways to clear floats without any extra mark-up.
20 million lines of code…
Almost every time I go to a presentation for a new big product/software/web site, I can just count the minutes till some smart executive says those words I, in a bittersweet manner, dread to hear.
AJAX Suggestions – a new JavaScript library for you
Updated April 10th with a couple of features per comment suggestions
Ok, I’ve added a couple of features and settings based on the comments I’ve got. The additional settings are:
hideResultsOnDocumentClick- If a click on the
documentshould hide the results list. itemInsertValueSetFocusToInput- If the focus should be set to the
inputelement, once an item has updated theinputelement’s value (by initially having theitemInsertValueIntoInputClassNameCSS class). hideResultsWhenInsertValueIsSelected- If the results list should be hidden when the
inputelement’s value is updated.
Another additional feature is that if you use the arrow keys to navigate the results list, arrow up from the first item as well as arrow down from the last, will set the focus back to the input element.
Updated April 11th
Changed the license to a Creative Commons Deed.
Updated April 13th
I got an e-mail with the suggestion to turn off the web browser autocompletion feature of the input element. I think it was a good idea, so I have now added it as a setting:
turnAutoCompleteOff : true
When most people need some kind of intellectual challenge, they do crosswords, sudokus, IQ tests, read up on philosophy or something similar. Me? I write some JavaScript. 🙂
Weird XMLHttpRequest error in IE – just one call allowed
Recently in a project I’ve been working on, I stumbled across something that I haven’t seen before: one AJAX call was possible to make in the web page, but after that it stopped working.
Like, redesign
It felt like it was time to spice this baby up, so I stayed up way too late Saturday evening (rather, Sunday morning), to put the finishing touches to my new design.
Geek Meet March 2007 summary
Last Thursday we had another Geek Meet, and as always these days, it was a fair amount of people showing up. This time, for the majority of the people present, it was actually their first Geek Meet. It’s great to see new faces, and the same time, I hope that the bunch of regulars who had to cancel this meeting will be back at the next one, providing to an even bigger group!