Dashcode Invader: Using Dashcode To Create A Game In this tutorial, we will continue building a simple space-invader type game. We will be continuing from the tutorial presented in Part1 at however, we are making some major changes, and I’ll explain why. The first change has to do with restructuring the CSS code so that most of the objects within the game are nested inside a div element. The index.html should be modified to look like this: [c] <! Hierarchically, the main container is "content" div. The main.css should be modified to look like this: We assigned the images, which were previously embedded in the html, as background-image of the div style-sheets. We are also modifying the main.js by adding a new function named onMouseMoveHandler(). The new onMouseMoveHander function is pretty similar to the onTouchMoveHandler, because they do similar thing, the difference is we use event.pageX to detect the mouse position.
How To Build a Custom Carousel with jQuery and Roundabout Sliders and Carousels are one of the coolest ways to display information on websites. They can contain tons of information in a smaller area, and the animation of automatic sliding and the large, beautiful images that are usually included draw the user's attention. Well, I'll show you how to set up an awesome carousel with jQuery and the Roundabout plugin. Terminology and Background Generally, the words "slider" and "carousel" refer to the same thing. At my job, I've been working on a project where I designed what the Carousel would look like and all of the features it would need before I looked around to see if I could even find a plugin with all of these features. So what you'll be reading about is how I made that plugin do more than it said it could, so that I could have exactly what I wanted. Demo | Download The Starting Markup The first thing we need to do is download the Roundabout plugin, which is available on its project page. The Starting Script Adding in the Description Text
Security and privacy - Google Apps Help Parmi les types de questions que nous recevons au sujet de Google en général et de Google Apps en particulier, les deux plus fréquents concernent la sécurité et la confidentialité. Nous attachons une grande importance à ces sujets et sommes convaincus que nos offres sont fiables sur ces deux plans. Toute notre activité repose sur la confiance que nos utilisateurs nous accordent, qu'il s'agisse de la sécurité de leurs données, ou de la confidentialité des informations qu'ils placent sur nos systèmes. Ces données ne sont pas communiquées à des tiers et sont utilisées de manière appropriée. Afin de répondre à certaines des nombreuses questions qui nous sont posées et de dissiper certaines idées fausses, nous avons créé cette FAQ et un site sur la sécurité de Google Apps. Si vous avez besoin de nous signaler un cas d'utilisation abusive, merci de consulter cette page d'informations pour en savoir plus. Confidentialité Pour faire court, Google n'est pas propriétaire de vos données. Sécurité
XML in 10 points | Translations XML, XLink, Namespace, DTD, Schema, CSS, XHTML ... If you are new to XML, it may be hard to know where to begin. This summary in 10 points attempts to capture enough of the basic concepts to enable a beginner to see the forest through the trees. 1. Structured data includes things like spreadsheets, address books, configuration parameters, financial transactions, and technical drawings. 2. Like HTML, XML makes use of tags (words bracketed by '<' and '>') and attributes (of the form name="value"). 3. Programs that produce spreadsheets, address books, and other structured data often store that data on disk, using either a binary or text format. 4. Since XML is a text format and it uses tags to delimit the data, XML files are nearly always larger than comparable binary formats. 5. is the specification that defines what "tags" and "attributes" are. XLink describes a standard way to add hyperlinks to an XML file. XPointer is the advanced language for expressing style sheets. and
developerWorks : New to XML Although the tags you see in Listing 1 are the most common serialization of XML, it is very common to deal with XML data in the context of an application. In that case, you will typically use one of several models, including the following. The Document Object Model (DOM) The Document Object Model, or DOM, is an object-based, tree-like way to view XML data. The Simple API for XML (SAX) DOM is useful when you are trying to manipulate data, because everything resides in memory. The Simple API for XML, or SAX, solves the problem of having everything in memory at one time by analyzing data from the beginning of the document to the end, and notifying your application of every event, such as "start element" or "characters". Start to understand SAX with these resources: Understanding SAX DOM and SAX are the most common ways of programmatically interacting with XML, but sometimes you don't need to build an application to manipulate XML data.
20+ Useful jQuery Google Maps Tutorials and Plugins jQuery Google maps has become extremely popular among the internet users primarily for its easy-to-use techniques those are needed to locate a particular position on the world map. Let us discuss some of the tutorials, resources as well as plugins of jQuery Google maps. There are plugins available which are used to include the longitude, latitude as well as text (for the name of a particular place) on the Google maps. In order to do that the user needs to reserve or book an API key available online. If any user wants to add Google maps to his website, jQuery plugin are used. You just need to click on these markers the user will get options of tiny maps displayed on the screen. There are jQuery Google maps tutorials which help the users to learn how to embed the reviews as well as various types of articles those contain wide range of information. Certain tutorials teach jQuery Google maps plugin in order to display various media. gMap – Google Maps Plugin For jQuery What is jQuery GPS
How do I edit CSS in Chrome like in Firebug for Firefox Gmail to Unveil New Interface to Help Fight Information Overload Google's excellent webmail app Gmail appears set to relaunch with a new interface, according to a video caught on the company's YouTube channel by long-time watchdog Alex Chitu this morning. The new version of Gmail looks a lot like the recent refresh of Google Docs, but adds big avatar photos of your contacts to your inbox display and surfaces advanced search functionality through a simple interface, among other changes. The new email reply interface looks like comment posting on Facebook. The YouTube video has now been closed to the public, but Chitu grabbed screenshots that we've reposted below. The introduction of contact avatars is something that the Gmail mobile Web client began several months ago but will be much more meaningful in a full size Web app. The new interface for replying to emails looks much more lightweight as well. The advanced search interface is very nice as well. Contacts and tasks links are no longer displayed on the very top of the interface.