web-development

Brand identity and naming for your web/programming project..

Not sure if this belongs on SO but nonetheless it involves web dev/programming... I think i'm pretty creative in general but when it comes to naming something giving its own identity im totally short of any inspiration..or rather incapable of providing something thats catchy.(Like Twitter and tweets etc) So you've got this great idea, ...

My first PHP / MySQL app - what's the next step?

Hello All, I'm developing my first web application using PHP, MySql, and HTML, but I'm at a roadblock: now I have to start piecing all the pages, modules, and included files into an actual 'application'. I'm really trying to make this an answerable question, and not a discussion topic, but now I'm thinking about 'web design' - and I don...

What is the best approach to handle session timeouts in struts2

I have a struts2 app and I need to handle the session-timeout in the logged section. What I have in mind is to use an Interceptor class : public class SessionInterceptor extends AbstractInterceptor { @Override public String intercept(ActionInvocation invocation) throws Exception { Map<String,Object> session = invocation.getIn...

How can I hide the navigation bar with Jquery?

Hey guys, I am trying to hide the navigation under the footer using Jquery. I mean, I want to show the navigation until it reaches footer stage. Then, I want to hide it. How can I do it? or Should I use z-index in state of jquery? Code and example: http://jsfiddle.net/yn8r4/1/ I would appreciate any kind of help. Thanks! NOTE ...

CAPTCHA and it's legality?

I am sourcing some info from the OWASP (open application security community) web site (http://owasp.org) and came across some info in their Authentication section. CAPTCHA (Completely automated Turing Tests To Tell Humans and Computers Apart) are illegal in any jurisdiction that prohibits discrimination against disabled citiz...

What are the pros and cons of using a web template versus building a site from the bottom up?

I've talked to a few people, and I've heard differing opinions. Some say that building a website- in this case, a tourism site for my hometown- using HTML, CSS, and Javascript that I've written myself, as much as possible. Having started from that mentality, I find even using a Javascript library a little worrisome. However, others say t...

Create a notification popup with a specific animation in mind.. possible?

Hey guys, how would I go about making the following animation for my form submissions? I figured instead of typing it, I would create a visual.. Let me know if you think this is easily done. ...

Sending "alert/notification" to cell phone from website

I was wondering if there was a way for a website to send an alert/notification to a cell phone (smart phone, android, iphone... stuff like that) where the notification will ask the user a question and they have to answer the question and the response is sent back to the website and their answer is logged in the database. I would also li...

How to write action links using javascript in ASP.NET MVC?

I have a script that appends some rows to a table. One of the rows has a delete link, and for that I am using a ActionLink, however the id of the element is received via js, and this is nor working: $("#Table").last().append('<tr><td><a href=\"<%:Html.ActionLink("Delete", "DeleteElementFromSet", new {id=%>Id<%})%>">Delete</a></td><td>'...

Please point to the right webdev tools

Hello, I'm making a simple web app where I have some simple python scripts that do the text crunchin g I need - but I'm not quite sure how to interface it with a client who'd only want to see some HTML forms. There's so many different server side frameworks out there - but I don't think I need anything too heavy duty - just a mechanism...

Making changes to a pre-populated textbox

I have the following webform with textboxes that are pre-populated on page load: <%@ Page Title="" Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/default.master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="admin.aspx.vb" Inherits="admin" Theme="G2M" %> <asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server"> </asp:Content> <asp:Content ID="Content...

What Web Application Framework for Delphi is recommended?

There has been some activity in the Web Application Framework area for Delphi (Win32). There are many new projects around, and I would love to see a overview description of their features (code and documentation quality, unit test coverage, ease of installation, minimum Delphi version, security, session management, database access, URL m...

Showing XML in HTML, works only in ie6

This code works only in IE6 why it is? and how else i can display my xml in html (without css)? <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Untitled Document</title> </head> <body> <xml id="xmlcatalog" src="catalog.xml"> </xml> <table datasrc = "#xmlcatalog" width="100%"> <thead> <th>Im...

How to force clear user's cache/cookies?

Is there any way to force clear users cache and/or cookies? Especially in Safari/Webkit. Many thanks! ...

What kind of architecture should I learn to make good JavaScript based software?

Hi, I know Model-View-Controller well, have known about it for years and used it in terms of server-side development with languages like PHP. However, I am now working with JavaScript and building a big application with it utilizing SVG, Canvas among other great features modern browsers support. The project is big, so, the architecture...

Dreamweaver Specific CSS?

I'm using a fairly basic vertically expanding page layout in CSS, and I'm trying to adapt this layout so that my client can edit the page using templates in Dreamweaver. It's... well, rough going. I'm used to doing most of this stuff by hand, but it's working out fairly well. I'm using a min-height trick similar to this page to get the ...

what is the color limit of the web?

hi there. what is the color limit for designing a website? is it limited to 256? will it work on all browsers if i select any color from photoshop color palette? edit: i am talking about the color attribute in the css ...

What's the best way of learning Flash, Actionscript 3 and Adobe AIR?

I'm a Java/C++ programmer by trade and I'm looking to expand my horizons in terms of computer languages in order to make myself more employable. Flash, Actionscript 3 and Adobe AIR seem like they are useful things to learn and I was wondering what would be the easiest way of getting an introduction to them? Do I need to get hold of a s...

What does Chrome do to speed up page rendering?

I've heard Google claim that Chrome uses certain techniques to be faster than other browsers; in particular I heard it has something to do with handling Javascript differently. Can someone explain what techniques Chrome uses to speed up page rendering? ...

Alternatives to using XML and XSL?

Ok guys, I'm creating a web app thats heavy on data getting pulled from a DB and put in the DB. XML is nice for this but XSL just seems bulky and hard to maintain. Are there any other technologies out there that would be ideal for this situation with the more long term goal of being able to add new features to the web app? Thanks in ...