EricDeLabar.com

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56899880940441530102009-10-09T00:53:37.346-05:00EricDeLabar.comA professional blog about Web 2.0 including CSS, Semantic HTML, Accessibility, JavaScript, Ajax, and Prototype.jsErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918324669776621673noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689988094044153010.post-65482542382676585222007-03-08T15:19:00.000-05:002007-03-08T17:18:25.759-05:00Blog Envy

Is it a conflict of interest to publish a blog about proper web design techniques in blogger? I can't deal with this theme anymore. I'm off to hack up Typo to do what I want...hope to be back soon, most likely at http://www.ericdelabar.com/

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918324669776621673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689988094044153010.post-64122001557940167552007-03-06T12:25:00.000-05:002007-03-06T16:35:05.062-05:00A View from the Trenches — Usernames

I recently finished a "Members" section of a website for a local non-profit. The primary user base was small, (less than 100) so I didn't spend a lot of time on building a robust user management system. Basically, a user would access the site, request a login by entering a username, password, confirm password, first name, last name, phone number, and email. After which an admin user (i.e.

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918324669776621673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689988094044153010.post-69780260099648954782007-03-05T20:59:00.000-05:002007-03-06T11:34:50.578-05:00CSS Things I Learned The Hard Way — Absolute Positioning

While there's no substitute for learning something by first making all of the mistakes, it doesn't hurt to learn from somebody else's. In today's issue, we're going to talk about absolute positioning. absoluteThe element's box is laid out in relation to its containing block, and is entirely removed from the normal flow of the document. The containing block of the absolutely positioned element

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918324669776621673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689988094044153010.post-12036386276564930482007-03-04T20:45:00.000-05:002007-03-05T13:14:10.847-05:00Let's talk about tools — Part 2

Continuing our thread on tools, we're now going to have a look at setting up a simple test server environment.As I explained last time, I typically develop on a Windows and Linux, so I prefer a tool that works well on both platforms. Coming from a Java development background, there is one tool that meets this requirement, and more; and as you may or may not know, works with more than just Java.

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918324669776621673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689988094044153010.post-43477328628093523562007-02-28T18:30:00.000-05:002008-12-08T20:51:59.346-05:00Let's talk about tools — Part 1

After my last post, we have a nice, clean starting point for our website. Which is great, but in order to take it to the next level, we should probably get a nice development environment up and running.First, we'll start with the client side. At Trifecta, we develop entirely on Windows. In my spare time, I have a Gentoo (soon to be Ubuntu) Linux box at home. Because of these factors, my tools

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918324669776621673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689988094044153010.post-82507226777507678902007-02-25T09:57:00.000-05:002007-03-05T12:57:02.007-05:00In the beginning there was DOCTYPE

Alright, in the beginning there wasn't DOCTYPE, it didn't come along until about the time XHTML was released; however, if you want to do the Web 2.0 thing right, it helps to start on a solid base.My goal here is to get a brand-new HTML document up and running as a good base for designing a Web 2.0 application. Today, we'll look at the parts of a document that the typical user doesn't actually see

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918324669776621673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689988094044153010.post-54972721186796132672007-02-20T13:39:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:46:52.343-05:00Web 2.0 — Religion & Politics

First, a separation of church and state. I did not coin the term Web 2.0, and I have no particular feelings towards it (either for or against.) What I do feel is that the idea of Web 2.0 has put a few very important issues onto the map. Standards Compliant and Semantic HTML Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Client Side Scripting (JavaScript) Usability Accessibility Ajax This blog aims to discuss

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