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CSS Positions
Posted by: pureessence on: March 4, 2012
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A coworker asked me about CSS positions. I admit I’m no expert in this topic. However, I want to illustrate my brief understanding. Maybe you will find them helpful. Position: static Default, you don’t have to set it. Position: relative It’s like a ghost image. Setting the corresponding properties of top, left, right, or bottom [...]
jQuery read only elements
Posted by: pureessence on: September 22, 2011
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There is a business requirement on a project I have at work to only allow a certain number of properties editable at a certain stage of the domain object’s life cycle. And like always, the properties defined to be editable could change in the future. I already have a page that allows the user to [...]
QUnit – test your javascript
Posted by: pureessence on: July 24, 2011
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After over ten years of javascript programming, I’m finally seriously considering writing at least unit tests for my javascript. Since I’m such a big fan of jQuery, QUnit seems like the obvious choice. It’s sad but better late than never. The truth is, in my opinion, the fact that javascript test frameworks do not yet [...]
Use modal windows for delete confirmations please
Posted by: pureessence on: March 1, 2011
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While reviewing an existing project at work, I notice it has many delete confirmation pages. In my opinion, delete confirmation PAGES should really just retire from the face of the earth. Seriously, why do we need to create a http request & html for the mere purpose of asking “Are you sure you wish to [...]
itext page number (page x of y)
Posted by: pureessence on: November 14, 2010
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I was looking for a complete example of how to dynamically generate the page numbers when you create the pdf using iText and I couldn’t find one. This is based on the example in the iText in Action book but I added my “refactoring” if you will. I hope this helps someone. If not, it [...]
Java instaniate an abstract class… sort of…
Posted by: pureessence on: August 27, 2010
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At work I had to create some test data for a junit test. The function I’m testing expects a super abstract class to be passed in and I need to test the same function for bunch of child classes. I wish I could just pass in the parent class but since it’s abstract I cannot [...]
jQuery session timeout countdown with jQueryUI dialog
Posted by: pureessence on: February 14, 2010
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Very nice jQuery session timeout countdown example with the use of the jQuery idleTimer plugin. Here’s my example with the jQueryUI dialog as the warning. Here’s my example with the jQueryUI dialog as the warning.
Stupid IE does it again
Posted by: pureessence on: February 12, 2010
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I just learned IE does not support jQuery’s new live (event delegation) binding on the change event. Very nice IE, you did it again.
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