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Save a website on your computer
Mario Laflamme May 22nd, 2008 Add comment
Click the following link to go on the website of Teleport Pro and download the software which allows you to save a website on your computer and browse it offline. Some other features are also available.
Please note that you can download the software without paying but you will be able to retrieve only up to 500 files per project and it will expire after 40 uses.
Import PDF files in FPDF
Mario Laflamme November 10th, 2006 Add comment
Already very useful for the creation of PDF files in PHP, the FPDF library has also the extension FPDI which allow you to import PDF files to use them as templates.
Web Users Statistics and Trends
Mario Laflamme July 3rd, 2006 Add comment
Before conceiving and developing a website, it’s important to know the most used technologies on Internet. Therefore, I regularly consult the statistics of W3 Schools which indicate the monthly evolution concerning the use of the browsers, operating systems, resolutions and other technologies.
But, be aware…
[…] Global averages may not always be relevant to your web site. Different sites attract different audiences. Some web sites attract professional developers using professional hardware, other sites attract hobbyists using older low spec computers […]
ActionScript Search and Replace
Mario Laflamme June 6th, 2006 Add comment
ActionScript doesn’t provide a built in String.replace() function to search and replace text in a string. Then, here is a small function (but very effective) which is a good alternative.
function replace(search, replace, subject) {
return subject.split(search).join(replace);
}
XHTML bases
Mario Laflamme March 15th, 2006 Add comment
Here is a list of different valid XHTML bases which can be used. The first one is the one that I use most of the time, but the others can be useful in certain cases. (more…)
HTML bases
Mario Laflamme March 15th, 2006 Add comment
Even if I advocate the use of the XHTML, the HTML can be useful in certain cases. Then, here is a list of valid HTML bases which can be used. (more…)
An indexable popup… it’s possible!
Mario Laflamme March 10th, 2006 1 comment
The use of popups is very wide-spread, but most of the time they are not indexable. Nevertheless, there is a very simple way to conceive popups which can be crawled by the robots of search engines. (more…)
XHTML: Open a link in a new window
Mario Laflamme March 9th, 2006 1 comment
Sure, you can to use the tag target=”_blank” to open a link in a new window with XHTML, but this tag is not valid. A simple and effective alternative is to insert the following JavaScript function in your pages and to add the tag rel=”external” to the appropriate links. (more…)
An immediate rollover… with no delay!
Mario Laflamme March 7th, 2006 Add comment
I am convinced that most of you have already faced the problem caused by the rollovers with the delay of downloading the images. Several scripts exist and some work better than the others but the following technique is my favorite with its lightness… and even its accessibility! (more…)
On board for an exciting ride!
Mario Laflamme March 6th, 2006 Add comment
It’s a pleasure for me to be a part of the DevTaxi team with two very good references as Marc and Rico.
I hope that our knowledge will help you to reach your objectives!