http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/ Lamoree Software Blog en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 03:33:30 -0700 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:12:00 -0700 MachBlog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss admin@lamoree.com admin@lamoree.com http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=4B35EB4A%2DABA6%2D4EFA%2DBBBEC13BA5512DCE I recently had a reason to create a visual effect in which a bit of text pulsed with a bright color once. I wanted to use CSS3 animation to be kind to the CPU and provide a smooth transition from the text's normal color to the highlight color. I co... JavaScript Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:12:00 -0700 entryId=4B35EB4A-ABA6-4EFA-BBBEC13BA5512DCE?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=242BE33A%2DEAA4%2D4C20%2D841CC812EDA8CEA1 The jQuery Data feature is pretty awesome. However, there's a gotcha that has, um, gotten me several times when stuffing an HTML5 data attribute with a list of integers that I expect to parse as an array in my JavaScript. For example, consider the... JavaScript jQuery Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:24:00 -0700 entryId=242BE33A-EAA4-4C20-841CC812EDA8CEA1?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=F6DEF33F%2D2632%2D470D%2DA0C00C42BD3AEB7C The way that myOpenID does user feedback on pages with forms is understated and functional. In their HTML source, they give this content the “alert box” class, and have a link to dismiss the message at the upper right. This seems very ... JavaScript User Interface Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:35:00 -0700 entryId=F6DEF33F-2632-470D-A0C00C42BD3AEB7C?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=BA429B00%2D0EAF%2D4107%2DABFEF4EF551384B5 It hadn't occurred to me previously, but today I wanted to dynamically the change the favicon file used on a site/page. It's been possible using JavaScript in Firefox and Opera for at least three years, and there is a really clean library by Mich... JavaScript Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:50:00 -0700 entryId=BA429B00-0EAF-4107-ABFEF4EF551384B5?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=2FF2C1D1%2DCBFF%2D4850%2D9231762A95741AC9 I've been working on an enterprise information management application. One of the requirements on the form validation is to gracefully handle client-side and server-side validation. The form uses the jQuery Validate and Form plugins. The plugin I... JavaScript Screencasts Mon, 11 May 2009 03:46:00 -0700 entryId=2FF2C1D1-CBFF-4850-9231762A95741AC9?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=D7B58609%2D426F%2D4B37%2DA3CA33ACDA61899F I just uploaded a screencast showing how I use jQuery UI to implement a simple “popup” window that allows the user to verfiy the password of an account in an LDAP server. While working in it, I didn't see many examples showing the best ... JavaScript jQuery Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:45:00 -0700 entryId=D7B58609-426F-4B37-A3CA33ACDA61899F?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=0EE6384E%2DEE86%2D40FE%2D949B56D806B40128 The requirement is to check whether an HTML file has been loaded from a local source, say a CD-ROM, or from a website. It's possible to test the document.location.protocol value and act accordingly. This doesn't actually check to see if a valid net... JavaScript VMware Sun, 11 May 2008 02:06:00 -0700 entryId=0EE6384E-EE86-40FE-949B56D806B40128?event=blog&showEntry=