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Dynamic Linked List Boxes: Categories and Entries
Movable Type is being used to store a list of classes, and we need to make those class titles available in a form field (class registration) as a dynamically linked list box. The user will be presented with two list boxes, the first with a list of categories, the second (which is disabled until a... Read More
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Not So Proud To Be An American
“Remember what it felt like to go back to work September 11th, or the 12th or 13th? We were mad yet proud of Americans. Well, today I felt no such pride… embarassment, frustration, sadness. What has happened to turn people in this? What happened to the ‘everyone there for each other’ of 2001? We can’t... Read More
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Sorry about that. I just updated my blog to MT 3.2 and in the process shuffled some of my blog around. In the shuffle, I broke the ability to comment. No wonder it’s been quiet around here. Next time my site is broken, please, let me know. A web designer having a broken site is... Read More
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If you do not already use FireFox, please GET IT NOW. I cannot emphasize enough how insecure and irresponsible Internet Explorer is. Recent testing has unearthed over 752 web addresses that can infect IE with spyware without a user clicking on anything, including 20 search engines. Simple solution. Get Firefox. It blocks popups, conforms to... Read More
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Six Apart is cool. So cool, in fact, that you probably don’t even realize it. Look at the official orange badge on their home page. Or look at the one below. Count the spikes on it. Go ahead. Six Apart is so cool.
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Be proud of your CMS! Here’s some larger badges to accompany the standard badges that 6A is offering: And one for my dark-sited friends (no white antialiasing around the edges) FIXED, thanks Dan:
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We waited a while for it, but it’s finally here. *much rejoicing* The beta testing went on for a while, but really it was worth the wait. I’m rarely opposed to waiting for a program to get better; and I wasn’t disappointed. The end product is a versatile program that adds both strength and flexibility... Read More
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So Thursday AM is “The Big Day”, the day when we all get to experience Movable Type 3.2, sans beta. My entries are slow-in-coming for a few days while I launch my brand new design site. The current site is truly ghastly. I’m also currently slogging my way through 12 rounds in the ring with... Read More
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Well, it’s that time of year again, when dad gets older and we all celebrate. So what I thought I’d do this year was give him something that we all could enjoy, yet would challenge him to be better and give him a big audience (following?). Enjoy: He starts the journey the beginning of September.... Read More
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Less Is More One key principle of interface design is not to overload your users by dumping every choice available on your site right there on the front page. Users don’t mind drilling for information that needs to be drilled for. Important stuff should be readily and easily accessible, and category archives falls into the... Read More
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Somewhere in the wee small hours of the morning, the 6A team decided against a final release of 3.2 and decided to give the world one final(?) beta. Not that I’m complaining at all. A few days wait in exchange for an even rock-solid-er release is perfectly fine with me. As Mr. Franklin once said,... Read More
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Sorting Categories Any Way You Please
Strange adding a category called categories… but I digress. Two Roads Diverged… I’ve been working on a new blog in which I want to sort the categories in order other than alphabetical. Now, there is an quick and ugly solution, and there is a time-consuming and beautiful solution. First, we’ll look at the ugly way... Read More
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Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it’s ugly, but boy, it’s never been a more welcome read. That’s right, the new Movable Type 3.2 User’s Manual has just been released. You know what that means… MT 3.2 Final is just around the corner! The manual is long, but most importantly, it’s USEFUL. About the only thing I... Read More
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Stylesheet: Waters of the Hudson
You should just be able to copy and paste this style sheet into the master style sheet of your blog and you’ll get a nice little site refurb, on the house:
Hello, I’m Jesse.
