June 7, 2010

Optimize PNG files

Filed under: Web Authoring Links — Glen @ 10:44 am

A tutorial about creating the most efficient 24 bit PNG graphic files.

June 5, 2010

Installed XAMPP

Filed under: Uncategorized — Glen @ 4:15 pm

Installed xampp on local computer which will make site easier to test.

Updated menus to use relative paths rather than full absolute paths so links will work on local host and on live server.

Found useful this information about getting cookies to work locally.

June 4, 2010

Return multiple values in PHP function

Filed under: Web Authoring Links — Tags: — Glen @ 8:15 am

The trick to returning more than one value from a PHP function, is to return an array.

June 3, 2010

Creating a Development Environment

Filed under: Web Authoring Links — Glen @ 10:45 am

It’s possible to set up Apache, PHP, and MySQL locally on a PC so that websites may be tested before publishing to a server. This post describes that process.

And xampp may be an easier solution.

And another tutorial on the same subject.

June 2, 2010

Control Panel Upgrade

Filed under: Site Updates — Glen @ 9:12 pm

Upgraded the control panel so that the form will automatically look for any file in the /img directory that starts with “Frame” and will include that as an option for the bottom decoration. This uses the glob function to read the matching files into an array.

June 1, 2010

Floating Menu

Filed under: Web Authoring Links — Tags: — Glen @ 8:31 am

I will study this javascript  code for a floating div menu.

May 30, 2010

Added Javascript to home page

Filed under: Site Updates, Web Authoring Links — Tags: — Glen @ 3:39 am

Added Show/Hide doodles link to home page using the javascript technique described here.

May 28, 2010

Doodles Added

Filed under: Site Updates — Glen @ 12:48 am

Created and installed the little town doodles, the watching face doodle, and coffee cup stains on home page using free Photoshop brushes found on the net.

May 27, 2010

JavaScript Tutorial: Form Validation

Filed under: Site Updates, Web Authoring Links — Tags: — Glen @ 8:21 am

Java Script: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_form_validation.asp

CSS Layers: http://css-discuss.incutio.com/wiki/Overlapping_And_ZIndex

Rounder Corners Tutorials

May 25, 2010

Cookies Conquered

Filed under: Site Updates — Glen @ 9:02 pm

Added ‘Control Panel‘, using cookies to control appearance of the web page.

Learned that setcookie command must be used before any html tag, even before the head tag. Cookies set on a page cannot be used on that page, since the page has already been rendered. However, if you use a variable to set the cookie, you can use the variable on the current page.

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