Freelancers Forum Messages on Friday December 2nd 2005
RE: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 23:04
Barry wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Here is the code I use for the feed pulled from my mysql database:
>
>
>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site check my portfolio site (first draft) please!
date posted 2nd December 2005 22:44
Great feedback on the first draft - thanks.
I have to say I find it incredibly frustrating designing colour
schemes on a properly calibrated monitor, cos I can be sure that 90%
of end users' monitors...
Re: FN-FORUM: On the right track?
date posted 2nd December 2005 22:26
You could replicate the form and their appropriate username / password boxes
either
in a multi-form page, or use a hidden iframe. The field names need to match
the
remote websites, then you can popu...
FN-FORUM: On the right track?
date posted 2nd December 2005 22:07
Hi,
Just looking for a bit of advice. I have a logon aspx that checks for
accounts on various web sites. When it finds the site with the account, I
want it to send a form post to the sites logon pag...
Re: FN-FORUM: XML help
date posted 2nd December 2005 21:54
> My argument is that the second are attributes about the person rather
> than sub-data of them. A fine line I agree. I just wondered if there was
> a standard for it.
Google says that people have di...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site check my portfolio site (first draft) please!
date posted 2nd December 2005 20:43
Design wise It works.
My comments would be (and these are my views and not personal)
Index page - It'a all to big reduce the size.
There is no reason why most of it couldn't sit within a browser wid...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site check my portfolio site (first draft) please!
date posted 2nd December 2005 19:43
On 2 Dec 2005 19:30:35 -0000, Tom Allen [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> http://www.trainspotted.org/temp_portfolio/
>
> Known issues:
> In IE6/WinXP I've had trouble getting the font to show up as
> Helv...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site check my portfolio site (first draft) please!
date posted 2nd December 2005 19:20
THe yello is to bright and the cream to light. One hurts my eyes and
i=20
can't read the other. Also I would like on the subpage that clikcing
on biography might jump to the right anchor in the pag...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site check my portfolio site (first draft) please!
date posted 2nd December 2005 19:15
> http://www.trainspotted.org/temp_portfolio/
I'm a non-designer so this is more my end user view
THe yello is to bright and the cream to light. One hurts my eyes and i=20
can't read the other. Als...
FN-FORUM: Site check my portfolio site (first draft) please!
date posted 2nd December 2005 19:10
I've spent the last day or 2 putting together a simple site to sell my
services and show something of what I can do. I've put it up on some
server space temporarily before getting a proper domain and...
Re: FN-FORUM: sales
date posted 2nd December 2005 18:38
LOL
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> If I was new to this webdesign business (its not...
Re: FN-FORUM: most effective way to get new clients
date posted 2nd December 2005 18:25
word of mouth , networking , existing client relationships, all three is
useful but remember when mailing you can only expect a 2% return on whatever
you send out.
Got 2 new clients and 3 enquiries...
RE: FN-FORUM: sales
date posted 2nd December 2005 17:21
>>its=20not=20really=20a=20buisness=20is=20it,=20come=20on=20be=20serious,=
=20website=20design=20is
just=20a=20bit=20of=20fun=20for=20those=20of=20us
>>with=20too=20much=20free=20time)=20I=20would=20...
Re: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 17:18
On Friday 02 Dec 2005 5:32 pm, Craig wrote:
> Unless you're bothered about a niche market I wouldn't worry if people =
have
> switched javascript off, it's very unlikely and I've never come across =...
RE: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 17:11
Hi You can take a look at www.medlifeholidays.com. I load everything into
arrays and manipulate them in javascript. If you try the "Holiday Search"
option the "Duration" is a further dependency.
Unl...
RE: FN-FORUM: sales
date posted 2nd December 2005 17:08
>>you will be contacted by telesales freelancers! they charge a daily rate
>>with no guarantees of sales, they'll tell yu what they can do but wont
>>commit to anythng other than a daily rate for mak...
RE: FN-FORUM: XML help
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:43
Yeah, oops, don't need @'s for attribute, that's to refernece in them in
the xslt !
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RE: FN-FORUM: XML help
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:34
I personally would plump more for:
Joe Bloggs
bla bla bla
As name and address is sub-data about the person, whereas id is an attribute
that can be used to identify th...
RE: FN-FORUM: HandHelds with SIM
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:29
T-Mobile MDA. (basically an i-Mate Jam)
It's free on monthly contract.
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Re: FN-FORUM: sales
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:25
If I was new to this webdesign business (its not really a buisness is it,
come on be serious, website design is just a bit of fun for those of us
with too much free time) I would build that site for f...
RE: FN-FORUM: XML help
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:23
My argument is that the second are attributes about the person rather
than sub-data of them. A fine line I agree. I just wondered if there was
a standard for it.=20
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FN-FORUM: HandHelds with SIM
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:20
Palm Recommendation please? I am looking for a handheld organiser with
mobile technology? That is a handheld orgamniser wiht a sim slot so I can
take and make phone calls along with sms/ txt
PS.
I...
RE: FN-FORUM: Freelance Graphic Designer
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:12
Is this meant for me or Steven Porter. I am happy to do the work, but am not
sue I was the person you intended to reply to.
Please let me know.
Peter Jankowski
www.extremeninja.co.uk
07734 214 579...
RE: FN-FORUM: sales
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:12
you will be contacted by telesales freelancers! they charge a daily rate
with no guarantees of sales, they'll tell yu what they can do but wont
commit to anythng other than a daily rate for making 30...
Re: FN-FORUM: XML help
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:08
>
>
> 1234
> Joe Bloggs
> bla bla
>
>
> 1235
> Joe Bloggs
> bla bla
>
>
> Or
>
>
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:07
Not forgetting that users may not have javascript available or enabled
so you still need to provide another way for them to update their info.
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Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:05
Barry wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Here is the code I use for the feed pulled from my mysql database:
>
>
>
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: XML help
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:05
>>>I prefer the latter as it makes for easier reading !...
Re: FN-FORUM: sales
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:00
by the way, would somebody name for me the most usually met prices for
web page. design and programming (with and without cms).
for example: http://www.crb.gov.uk/ >>> how much design and programing
(...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 16:00
> Should I not use htmlentities? It was just when I was reading about it
> all.
I'd use htmlspecialchars, which converts fewer characters than
htmlentities, and as such is more useful for XML.
A...
Re: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:59
On Friday 02 Dec 2005 4:03 pm, Ben Moxon wrote:
> I've declared counties in JavaScript. The only real problem with knowin=
g
> lots of similar looking languages is that you can't always remember wha=...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelance Graphic Designer
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:55
Wonder if you would mind taking this business liason to private mail, not
posting to all on the forum.
Thanks.
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Re: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:55
On Friday 02 Dec 2005 3:44 pm, D D Glendinning wrote:
> Been looking for ages on google, for comboboxes, and drop downs, and
> update "on select" but no luck!
Sorry, I was a bit rude. I went for [ja...
Re: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:55
D D Glendinning wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> Simple to those of you who know it, but I have never had to do this.
> I have a form which lists some countries in a drop-down. When the user
> selects a countr...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:53
Barry wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Here is the code I use for the feed pulled from my mysql database:
>
>
>
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: XML help
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:51
Is there any consensus within XML circles as to if you should do;
1234
Joe Bloggs
bla bla
1235
Joe Bloggs
bla bla...
Re: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:43
D D Glendinning wrote:
>Been looking for ages on google, for comboboxes, and drop downs, and
>update "on select" but no luck!
>
>
>D
>
you want something like this:
var countries={'england', 'sco...
RE: FN-FORUM: XML help
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:41
How did you get on with this? Wans't here yestday very much otherwise would
have helped, looks easy enough, except for one rather large problem...
The XML you've got is not particularly well construc...
Re: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:38
On Friday 02 Dec 2005 3:30 pm, D D Glendinning wrote:
> Any "tips" or examples please?
http://www.plus2net.com/php_tutorial/php_drop_down_list.php
How on earth did we manage before Google, eh?...
RE: FN-FORUM: sales
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:35
I'd love to know how you get on with this, it's something I keep thinking
about doing as I really hate getting out looking for work when things go
quiet, but I'd love to actually turn my business into...
Re: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:24
Been looking for ages on google, for comboboxes, and drop downs, and
update "on select" but no luck!
D...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:21
Hi Dave,
Here is the code I use for the feed pulled from my mysql database:
http://******/***...
Re: FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:18
> Any "tips" or examples please?
Either Javascript if the lists are short-ish, or AJAX if they're long.
Google is your friend :)
Anthony
--
www.fonant.com - hand-crafted web sites...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:15
Barry wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> The text in the database is not html text, it is basically copied from a
> file we receive and used not just for the xml but also for the actual
> website, but they want u...
RE: FN-FORUM: Freelance Graphic Designer
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:15
Hi Steven,
Thank you for your reply.
Can you make a logo for me for “Food and Business Magazine”?
It’s going to be a monthly magazine.
I like the designs and colours of Retailweek, Caterer a...
Re: FN-FORUM: sales
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:10
actually not one response.. have submitted this on the main site so
hopefully it will be live in a few days!
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FN-FORUM: Updating a drop down dependent on selected option
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:09
Hi there!
Simple to those of you who know it, but I have never had to do this.
I have a form which lists some countries in a drop-down. When the user
selects a country, I would like another drop-down...
Re: FN-FORUM: sales
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:04
I bet you were inundated
Andrew
>
> I am Reading (UK) based freelancer. I have a growing portfolio and am
> looking to partner and / or provide basic wage and commison to someone
> with
> sales and...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:02
Hi Dave,
The text in the database is not html text, it is basically copied from a
file we receive and used not just for the xml but also for the actual
website, but they want us to now add rss, and h...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 15:00
Barry wrote:
>Hi Dave,
>
>The problem is that this is pulled from my mysql database, so how could I
>get it to convert it to a a numeric value rather than a html entity?
>
>Thanks
>Barry
>
>
Regula...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:56
Barry wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> The problem is that this is pulled from my mysql database, so how could I
> get it to convert it to a a numeric value rather than a html entity?
Well, if it was Perl thne...
FN-FORUM: Satuday football in the brighton area
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:48
HELLO FN!
If theres anyone on this list from the brighton list and you like to
play football:
Im organising a game of Football for the 10th or 11th dec, next sat or sun.
Any takers?
http://www.pl...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:46
Hi Dave,
The problem is that this is pulled from my mysql database, so how could I
get it to convert it to a a numeric value rather than a html entity?
Thanks
Barry
---------------------------------...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:45
Hi,
I have tried this, setting it to each of utf-8 and iso and neither seems to
be working, I understand that this is a html character, but how would I get
this to work with my xml document which is...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:41
Anthony Cartmell wrote:
>
>> when certain characters are used such as the � sign as £ is not
>> understood by xml.
>
> £ is an HTML character entity, nothing to do with XML.
That's...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:37
> when certain characters are used such as the � sign as £ is not
> understood by xml.
£ is an HTML character entity, nothing to do with XML.
Try setting the character encoding in yo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Domain registration
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:26
ExtremeNinja wrote:
> www.easily.co.uk.
>
> £9.99 including a load of email forwarding addresses. (20, I think). I have
> used this company on all of my projects and have found them to be a good
> s...
FN-FORUM: PHP RSS
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:19
Hi,
Has anyone ever put together an rss feed from a mysql database using php? I
have successfully done everything, but have hit a problem over the code and
when certain characters are used such as the...
RE: FN-FORUM: Domain registration
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:17
www.easily.co.uk.
=A39.99 including a load of email forwarding addresses. (20, I think). I =
have
used this company on all of my projects and have found them to be a good
service. Their hosting is al...
RE: FN-FORUM: Domain registration
date posted 2nd December 2005 14:15
Min reg for a .co.uk is 2 years I think=20
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Re: FN-FORUM: Domain registration
date posted 2nd December 2005 13:58
Tom Allen wrote:
> Quick question:
>
> I need a .co.uk for 1 year with a URL forwarder. Where's cheap and reliable?
I use 123-reg - http://www.123-reg.co.uk/ - never had a problem with them.
Dave....
Re: FN-FORUM: Domain registration
date posted 2nd December 2005 13:57
TRy www.namecheap.com or 123-reg.co.uk for UK domains
Rus
--=20
e: [EMAIL REMOVED] : t: 01635 281120 | google: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Unix Admin work from =A315/hour or $25/hour
http://www.a2b2.com - UK a...
FN-FORUM: Domain registration
date posted 2nd December 2005 13:54
Quick question:
I need a .co.uk for 1 year with a URL forwarder. Where's cheap and reliabl=
e?
TIA,
Tom...
Re: FN-FORUM: most effective way to get new clients
date posted 2nd December 2005 13:53
On 2 Dec 2005 13:54:29 -0000, d said:
> what do you guys feel is your most effective way of getting new clients..
>
> Print ,word of mouth , networking , existing client relationships ,
> reccommenda...
Re: FN-FORUM: most effective way to get new clients
date posted 2nd December 2005 13:45
From personal experience, (I've only been trading since the end of July) I
would have to say that it is word of mouth and networking.
I was lucky enough to be backed by the princes trust, and also th...
Re: FN-FORUM: most effective way to get new clients
date posted 2nd December 2005 13:43
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>what do you guys feel is your most effective way of getting new clients..
>
>Print ,word of mouth , networking , existing client relationships ,
>reccommendations?
>
>
>
ex...
RE: FN-FORUM: most effective way to get new clients
date posted 2nd December 2005 13:40
Hi,
Just joined ecademy.com
http://www.ecademy.com/index.php
Got two customers from this and have made some good contacts for
complimenting the services that I already provide.
Very well worth the...
FN-FORUM: most effective way to get new clients
date posted 2nd December 2005 13:34
what do you guys feel is your most effective way of getting new clients..
Print ,word of mouth , networking , existing client relationships ,
reccommendations?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Starting Out, Getting Work
date posted 2nd December 2005 11:47
On 29 Nov 2005 17:49:07 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> what do you do and what can you do?
>
Thanks for all the responses so far, they've been very useful!
I can design the layout...
RE: FN-FORUM: Freelance Graphic Designer
date posted 2nd December 2005 10:43
Hi,
Saw the email on help wanted and i was wondering if i could be of some use
to you, i love graphics design and i need some hands on [rojects for
experience so please, is possible, allow me to he...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT Fancy a spot of penguin bashing?
date posted 2nd December 2005 09:35
Yeah. That was around almost 3 years ago now.
>Now thats what I call behind the times!...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT Fancy a spot of penguin bashing?
date posted 2nd December 2005 09:16
Wouldn't know about that, emailed to me from a client, and the first one I
have ever actually played!
>Now thats what I call behind the times!
>Try the six games that followed too:
>http://www....
Re: FN-FORUM: OT Fancy a spot of penguin bashing?
date posted 2nd December 2005 09:07
Now thats what I call behind the times!
Try the six games that followed too:
http://www.yetisports.org/
;)
Mike [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> 317
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> Mike
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>
> > http://alec.at.tut.by/pengui...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT Fancy a spot of penguin bashing?
date posted 2nd December 2005 08:53
317
Mike
> http://alec.at.tut.by/penguin.swf
>
> The trick is in the timing of the jump!
>
> Earle...
FN-FORUM: OT Fancy a spot of penguin bashing?
date posted 2nd December 2005 08:32
http://alec.at.tut.by/penguin.swf
The trick is in the timing of the jump!
Earle...
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date posted 2nd December 2005 07:06
Thanks very much again Anthony... managed to sort it now by exporting =
the offending tables, editing the sql and reimporting. Rather worryingly =
I'm not 100% sure why this worked where using the com...
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