MAR 11
2010
at: 12:11 PM | Filed under:
JavaScript
A week or so ago, a fellow JavaScript developer threw down a challenge.
Suppose you wanted to extend the JavaScript Object such that getting and setting data in the object is only possible when providing a predetermined access key. The key is first used to instantiate the SecureObject and subsequently used when storing and retrieving data from the SecureObject. Provide the implementation for a JavaScript function that satisfies the use case.
NOV 5
2009
When it comes to AIR application development, those of us using JavaScript are second class citizens. It's unfortunate, but true. Functionality easily available in Flash or Flex is either missing, or difficult to find (and use) in our apps. One such piece of functionality is the ability to capture screen shots, or bitmap data, for use in other parts of your app. In this post, I'll show you how you too can capture bitmap data using JavaScript, and a sprinkling of AS3.
JUN 7
2009
In this installment of my jQuery and AIR series we'll be exploring the ability to write content to the file system using AIR's built in file system access. We'll be copying images, and writing JavaScript variables as text files. We'll also be using jQuery UI's draggable and droppable libraries so that we don't have to write that functionality ourselves. First, a preview of what we'll be creating, and then we'll get started.
MAY 28
2009
I'll be presenting to the Nashville CFUG tonight. The session is titled "jQuery and AIR: Desktop Design for the Front End Developer".
MAR 23
2009
at: 9:58 AM | Filed under:
JavaScript
I was working on a snippet of code at work the other day. I needed to take a string and replace every character that wasn't a letter, number, or forward slash, with a dash. That's actually super easy with regex, and it looks like this
MAR 17
2009
I've been hard at work on several features within Shrinkadoo which have been requested by many people. Most notably is automatic copy and paste of short URLs. That feature is now included. The app also now remembers the last service you used and loads that up for you right away. That, in conjunction with automated copy and paste means that you can create a new URL in as few as 3 clicks. Also included is better messaging when performing certain actions.
MAR 3
2009
I can finally announce what I've been working on for the last few weeks. You might already know of the shrinkURL CFC I wrote, and released on RIAForge. But I'm ready to announce the next phase of that process, Shrinkadoo, jQuery / ColdFusion powered URL shortening AIR application.
JAN 13
2009
at: 8:23 PM | Filed under:
JavaScript
Today over at House of Fusion Claude Schneegans asked:
Suppose I have a page like myPage.cfm. Is it possible in this page to detect if it was called from a link having a TARGET="..." attribute?
