Ran into a great article that explains the differences between return false, preventDefault and stopPropagation. Here’s a summary: return false does both preventDefault and stopProgagation preventDefault just stops the browser default event. stopPropagation stops bubbling. In most cases you would…
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jQuery – When to use return false or preventDefault
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WordPress Widget Image Field
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I found a great utility plugin to help with adding a Image picker field to a widget. Basically you install and activate this plugin and you make your own widget and utilize the image field easily. The only problem I…
Passing parameters to setTimeout in a loop
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Problem I know to pass a parameter to a setTimeout function you would use javascript’s “closure” to get it to work: setTimeout(function(){alert(someParameter)}, 1000); However if you are setting someParameter in a loop, setTimeout will always alert the last value set…
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jQuery add table row
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Problem How do you add a table row using jQuery? A table has so many different elements in it that things might get screwy. Solution There is no one statement-to-use-on-all, but the below line is a pretty general answer…
Javascript Files with PHP
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Below is a great article on getting your PHP to print out a javascript file and including it like any other javascript file. You basically just have to name the file something like “something.js.php” so that PHP knows to…
Caching Issue
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Problem: Changed a javascript file, but the browser still detects it. Take out the javascript file, and the page still runs fine as if it is there. This is occurring in IE. Solution: Hit f5 a million times. Clear the…
Chain from Cloth Experiment
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I needed to make a chain that was free flowing and looked like a real dangling chain. I remembered Andrew Hoyer’s super cool Cloth Experiment and wanted to adapt it. It turned out pretty good. I first limited the points…
Blank Images
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Problem: When using Canvas and making a image appear with a grayscale when loading, the images sometimes do not display. Solution: Use “onload” html attribute to change the image source after it gets a chance to load. Example: http://orasidesign.com/see-what-we-do/
IE screenSize
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Problem: Apparently no one cares about a user’s actual screen resolution. Usually I don’t too, but in this case I do. In creating a home page with an image as the background and expands as the user expands their window,…
Slow Javascript in IE
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Problem: The menu on this website: http://www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/side-navigation-tooltip-popup-bubble/ ran fine in IE. It was quick and worked fine. On my website however, it ran slooow. Solution: Look for large images that may be loaded. IE doesn’t seem to handle them very…
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