Here is a very quick script for Sublime Text 3 to open the current file’s parent folder in nautilus for Ubuntu. Installation is simple: edit the keybind files and save the python script below to the ~/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages/User/ folder. If you… Read more ›
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PHP Syntax Highlighting For Prism.js
I wanted to test the newly-released Prism.js since it promised clean markup and easy plugin development, but I found it was lacking a major feature for my own use: PHP Syntax Highlighting. So, letting the code be my guide, I… Read more ›
Add Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4 partitions to Picasa 3 under Windows.
When dual-booting Linux with Windows 7, Picasa will not recognize mounted EXT2, EXT3 or EXT4 partitions under Windows. (First of course, you need to get windows to recognise the partitions with the EXT2Fsd drivers.) To add EXT4 (etc) partitions to… Read more ›
Posted in Blog on 13 June 2012
Dynamically Resizing Text with jQuery
Dynamically resized text ensures that when necessary, text can fit to a pixel-perfect width in any browser and any operating system. While fonts are similar enough across most browsers and OS, in headlines or other locations where overflow text would… Read more ›
Executing inline JavaScript when using AJAX
AJAX is full of stumbling blocks. From browser support to user expectations, it can cause more problems than it solves when used at the CMS level. In AJAXed WordPress, I had to find a way to enable javascript processing on… Read more ›
Stripslashes all values in an array with PHP.
Here is a very simple function to run stripslashes on an array and all of its child arrays. The function below is for PHP 5 and takes a single argument which should consist of an array. It loops through all… Read more ›
Another look at jQuery Performance: combining elements and IDs
A question that came up in regards to jQuery Performance was: is it faster to define the type of element before you set the ID. Basically, is jQuery('textarea#content_box') better than jQuery('#content_box')? The thinking is that because the latter is more… Read more ›
Posted in Blog on 23 July 2010
jQuery: Fastest method to find Descendents
In jQuery, there are 5 different selectors that can find an element’s descendants. One of these methods, will grab only first-level children but it is included with the other four to demonstrate the differences. By profiling these 5 selectors, we… Read more ›
Escaping regular expressions in PHP
Escaping dynamic regex strings automatically in PHP is a lot harder than you would think. You can’t just use a string like"\$myregex" because PHP will try to escape the $. You can’t even double slash it like \\$myregex because this… Read more ›
FireFox Leading the Pack: Gradients on Buttons
See those wonderfully beautiful article and comment toggle buttons at the top of every post? (Or in the post image for those reading in a feed reader.) Those are images, but they weren’t created in Photoshop: they are screenshots of… Read more ›
Moving WordPress: Replacing the Old URL in the Database
Moving a WordPress website can be quite the hassle, but with the following bit of MySQL it can be a lot easier to switch websites from one host to another. The following is a MySQL search and replace of all… Read more ›
CSS only Gradients in All Browsers
Currently, it is possible to create CSS gradients in IE 6, IE7, IE8, Webkit-browsers (Chrome 2.0+ and Safari), and Firefox 3.6+. As of this post, Opera doesn’t support CSS-only gradient backgrounds. There are other methods to create gradient backgrounds with… Read more ›