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More info can be found on: http://en.leadingcourses.com/i/search-widget/
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My usage of !important;
To be honest, it is only since a short time I actually make use of !important. Most of the time I’d kick it out of my css directly, but I found some some cases where it actually makes sense!
Well properties like !important exist for a reason, well I can actually think of 2.
- To give people like me a job. (Yes I’ve actually seen a stylesheet of +1k lines where almost half of the styles where ‘infected’ with !important.)
- To do create some generic layout.
That special thing is something I’d like to share with you guys.
jQuery datepicker, how to disable one day?
Today I needed to disable one day in the jQuery ui datepicker. I did some research, and I found out, it is actually much simpler than I thought. There is something available in the plugin itself ($.datepicker.noWeekends).
The actual code I needed is like this:
$('#trigger-datepicker').datepicker({ beforeShowDay: function( date ) { var ignoreDay = 0; // sunday === 0, monday === 1, etc return [(date.getDay() != ignoreDay), '']; } });
Enjoy! (I do at least ;-))
Preloading an image or sprite and make it load fast
Recently we did a new re-design for leadingcourses.com. One of the goals was to make the site fast. As I am a (freelance, yes, I can be hired ;-) ) front-end developer, I wanted the front-end to be as fast as possible with as little effort as possible.
I already read a lot of articles written by Steve Souders and Stoyan Stefanov about site speed. A lot of stuff went in my head for that, and now I will just type it out so it is written down.
In this post the steps I took to make our sprite load faster.
Pictures of Albania
It has been quiet for a while in this blog. With a reason. At first our lovely baby girl was born. And second I was very busy with the new version of http://www.leadingcourses.com.
In April I went to visit Albania and took some nice pictures. Currently I use my 50mm as a default, with which very nice effects, even for nature can be made.
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A small horizontal gallery, xfinxgallery
Recently I created a small gallery which enables you to add images, text or whatever and put it in a small (automated) scroller. It is quite easy to use (see below). If you have any feature requests? please let me know :-)
Requirements: jQuery 1.4.4
Version 0.6.1
- Removed dependency on certain classname (xg-list)
Version 0.6
- Added automated animation
Version 0.5
- Removed empty space at end of list.
- Added classname support
- Added animationType
- Added animationSpeed
- Added active/inactive controls
Links?
Ok, yesterday I realised that I get too much links to keep track of. As most of those links are pretty useful to a lot of people I know I’ll try put them all here.
Enjoy!
Banners getting better
After talking with some people I found that the banner-agencies actually understand the problem. They actually also have ‘a solution’. The solution is not perfect as some of the functionalities you get when implementing a banner are lost, but at least it does not block your site.
So you are pretty anxious to get the recipe right?
Banners getting bad
To be honest, I think banners are a good thing. Having banners on the site is an obvious way to earn money for the content you show for free.
That is the main reason why I do not have an ad blocker.
But the most recent developments in the Netherlands concern me. Banners tend to be bigger, heavier and worse, taking over control!
Today I saw a Sony banner. This banner break parts of the User Interface, slows down the site, causes scrolling problems in some browsers and of course, causes a lot of frustration with visitors due to all this.
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A new lens, 50mm f/1.8
Finally, I bought it. After borrowing this lens from a colleague I was finally brave enough to buy my first additional lens.
A while ago I had a course given by Mike Flam, a professional photographer. One of the most important things he taught me is: “A photograph can always be better” and “First learn what you like to photograph, then buy an additional lens”