Don’t attach HTML-files in Outlook
Don’t attach HTML-files in Outlook
Just a short word of warning. I thought I’d mail the min-/max-width template to a colleague at work. So I fired up Outlook, attached the file and sent it. I thought that was it, Outlook couldn’t get something simple like that wrong, could it? Yes it could! Opening the file I found some pretty nasty […]
The week in ColdFusion: 16-22 Jan 08: exam time!
So what does the blogosphere have for hard-working ColdFusion developers this week? Firstly, open source projects have been busy. More information about the upcoming version 5 of the FarCry CMS – “FarCry Fortress” – has been released, and it will now have a variety of deployment options which will mean that it can run more […]
So what does the blogosphere have for hard-working ColdFusion developers this week?
Firstly, open source projects have been busy. More information about the upcoming version 5 of the FarCry CMS – “FarCry Fortress” – has been released, and it will now have a variety of deployment options which will mean that it can run more easily on shared hosting accounts, which has long been a bone of contention for many developers. Full details on the Daemonite blog: FarCry: Shared Hosting Made Easy.
On the frameworks front, Steve Nelson – one of the original developers of Fusebox – has written a “one year on” look at his simple CFC-based MVC framework. Apparently it hasn’t changed much, which makes perfect sense when you consider that it was meant to be super simple! Steve even goes so far as to explain how it works in one paragraph (and the final version is pretty short): Steve’s MVC Framework a year later.
Lots of developers are interested in the Ext JS Ajax framework, especially since Ext 1.0 is what does the heavy lifting behind the built in Ajax tags in CF8. Justin Carter has started on an Ext JS tag library for forms, and made some screenshots available. Although he hasn’t released any code yet, Justin is looking for suggestions as to how to proceed with the project so if you’re interested, pop over and see what’s he’s got so far.
Adobe Devnet has been updated with Part 4 of Charlie Arehart’s series of articles on CF8 monitoring: Multiserver Monitor, Admin API monitoring, and more. The first three installments of that series are linked from the article. While we’re in the server monitoring space, FusionReactor 3 has been released, with lots of interesting looking enhancements including a Flex-driven “Enterprise Dashboard”.
And last but not least, if you’re interested in certification, the word on the street is that the ColdFusion 8 exam will be released at the end of this month. Many people have strong opinions on the usefulness of the certification process, but if you’re looking to flesh out your resume it certainly can’t hurt. I’m thinking about swotting up for it – what about you?
This article provided by sitepoint.com.
IE8 Standards Mode Is Opt-in
Chris Wilson confirmed today on the IEBlog that for a site to render in standards-compliant mode in IE8 it will need to include a specific meta tag: “Quirks mode” remains the same, and [will stay] compatible with current content. “Standards mode” remains the same as IE7, and [will stay] compatible with current content. If you (the page developer) […]
Chris Wilson confirmed today on the IEBlog that for a site to render in standards-compliant mode in IE8 it will need to include a specific meta tag:
- “Quirks mode” remains the same, and [will stay] compatible with current content.
- “Standards mode” remains the same as IE7, and [will stay] compatible with current content.
- If you (the page developer) really want the best standards support IE8 can give, you can get it by inserting a simple
metaelement.
The meta tag, also documented by Aaron Gustafson in the latest issue of A List Apart (with careful justification and support) looks like this:
While I concede that, in order to retain backwards compatibility with the sites of yesterday (and of five years ago), opting in to render a page in standards-mode in IE8 seems the only sensible option, one thing really irka me about this approach:
Hardcoding a reference to a specific browser as a necessary part of the page’s markup feels plain dirty.
It’s one thing to specify a character encoding or the language used by the page, but the agent with which it is compatible? Fundamentally and philosophically it just makes sense for a page to be completely browser-agnostic. In fact, the sheer mention of a browser in a page could be interpreted as a geek form of advertising, while other browsers pay the penalty for being better at adhering to the W3C specs. Will other browsers follow suit, such that web developers find it necessary to write something like this?
Still, I guess it beats using conditional comments.
This article provided by sitepoint.com.
Weekly Links - January 27th
Vector people illustrations - by Stylizedweb, A list of free vector people illustrations that are suitable for all type of sites from personal blogs, to designer showcases, and even professional and corporate sites.. Shadowbox Media Viewer- Cross-browser, cross-platform, cleanly-coded media viewer application written entirely in JavaScript. Liquid styled input element with CSS- This tutorial explains how to […]
Vector people illustrations - by Stylizedweb, A list of free vector people illustrations that are suitable for all type of sites from personal blogs, to designer showcases, and even professional and corporate sites..
Shadowbox Media Viewer- Cross-browser, cross-platform, cleanly-coded media viewer application written entirely in JavaScript.
Liquid styled input element with CSS- This tutorial explains how to implement a simple liquid styled input element using css.
Mootools animated sidebar menu- How to implement an animated sidebar menu using mootools.
12 Steps to Creating a Professional Web Design- Although there is no “one size fits all” process to creating a website, there are a number of things a website designer must do to create a professional web design and website.
IE8 and Doctype switching
The topic of this week has been IE8s new rendering mode, and the strange way to trigger it. As usual, I’ve decided not to comment right away, and instead first read what others are saying and try to form an opinion. I believe the best articles that talks about the switch are these: Legacy, by James […]