15 Most Popular jQuery Plugins of June 2012 Another month has passed and it's time for the jQuery plugins roundup. Keep on reading to see what plugins you might have missed in June 2012. 1. jQuery++ Collection of extremely useful DOM helpers for jQuery 1.7 and later. 2. gmaps.js helps you to use Google Maps API with less pain and more fun. 3. A plugin that uses canvas to show an animated percentage loader that is good for loading screens or displaying progress of long-running tasks. 4. A replacement for select boxes that supports searching, remote data sets, and infinite scrolling of results. 5. pageguide.js An interactive visual guide for web page elements using jQuery and CSS3. 6. A minimalistic approach to Excel-like table editor in HTML! 7. Show a warning message to visitors with an older version of Internet Explorer browser. 8. Drag & drop hierarchical list with mouse and touch compatibility. 9. A responsive plugin that allows you to stretch a horizontal navigation menu to fit the full width of it's container. 10. 11. 12.
HTTrack Website Copier - Free Software Offline Browser (GNU GPL) Instant Eyedropper: Identify HTML-color code of any pixel on the screen with single-click and auto paste it to the clipboard How to Create Your First Web Page Note: If you know anything at all about HTML and CSS, don’t bother reading this, it’s a guide for the uninitiated, technophobes, luddites, computer-illiterates, anyone who is more comfortable with a pen and paper than a keyboard and mouse. If making a web page seems like brain surgery to you, then this is the article for you. What you need to know The only prior knowledge I will assume is that you’ve used a computer before, you’re familiar with using a keyboard and a word processor, and you’ve at least seen a website. Other than that, I assume you are completely ignorant! The Basics When you visit a website (for example the one you’re reading now), you see a page in your web browser (the program you use to access the internet) , containing text, images and maybe some other things like videos, music etc. In order to display a page correctly, the web browser needs to know about the structure of the page, e.g. What HTML Looks Like HTML uses ‘tags’ to identify different parts of a page.
PSDharvest.com - free files for designers and web developers 20 Methods for Upping Your Current Web Design Skills Design All great designers are constantly improving their skills. There has never been a successful designer, or anyone of another profession for that matter, that has stopped at a certain point and said, "Good enough". Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to always be learning new things, and to always be improving. In this post we're looking into 20 different ways a web designer can improve their skills at any time. They involve everything from learning new abilities, to changing focus, and to revamping one's mindset when it comes to design. 20 Great Improvement Methods 1. Check out websites like UI-Patterns.com to explore the best user interface patterns for the web. User Interface Pattern Websites: 2. Look at the detail in everyday objects, and actively look at detail in other web designs. 3. Many clients love a designer that offers SEO services. 4. Do yourself a favor by keeping your designs modern, and by keeping your skills sharp by studying trending techniques. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Send Text Messages with PHP Kids these days, I tell ya. All they care about is the technology. The video games. The bottled water. Oh, and the texting, always the texting. omg did you hear? no wut omg i can't believe you didn't hear lol tell me! jenny and mark were holding hands omfg does john no? ok i made it up, ur so lame Riveting. The Methodology Unbeknownst to me, sending text messages can be as easy as sendmail, because you can send your text to an email address and it will be delivered. Phone companies have internal lookups for phone carriers but developers like you and I don't get access to them, so knowing the carrier is a must. The PHP PHP's provided method for sending emails is the mail function. bool mail ( string $to , string $subject , string $message [, string $additional_headers [, string $additional_parameters ]] ) Using the mail function and the text message email format, sending a text message is as easy as: mail("5558675309@txt.att.net", "", "Your packaged has arrived!" Who knew it was that easy?
CSS Techniques I Wish I Knew When I Started Designing Websites Dec 18 2009 By Tim Wright and TJ Kelly CSS is the best thing to happen to the web since Tim Berners-Lee. It’s simple, powerful, and easy to use. But even with all its simplicity, it hides some important capabilities. All designers at some point in their career go through the process of encountering a weird display issue, searching for a resolution, and discovering a trick, technique, or hack could have saved them hours of frustration—if they had only known when they started. We’ve put together a list of the most frustrating and time-consuming CSS headaches and, more importantly, their solutions (along with examples and further resources). Resets & Browser Inconsistencies Not all browsers are created equal. The early stages of resets, designers dealt with differing margin and padding values, using a global reset: inputbuttonhr These elements were excluded because their cross-browser differences are so vast that you would have to completely unstyle them to create a "bulletproof" element. <!
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