Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday December 11th 2006
FN-FORUM: Joomla fixed background image in content
date posted 11th December 2006 23:42
Just a quickie. I know how to get an image to remain in a fixed position in
the body of the template, but how would you do it for content?
I've tried adding the following into the contentpaneopen s...
RE: FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 23:29
>
> Just one, but I'd like it to be a good one and use flash - like the
subject
> line says - now, I've checked again and can't see any that mention it -
but
> you obviously can, so if you'd care to...
Re: FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 22:59
webmetric wrote:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Tony
> webmetric wrote:
>> Cheers Dominic, will give it a look over - I normally use GD but I...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL text
date posted 11th December 2006 22:48
> Yes, all the slashes are before apostrophes.
>
> cfqueryparam doesn't seem to provide the solution though. Still
> researching...
Someone has double-quoted the strings as they went into the databas...
RE: FN-FORUM: MySQL text
date posted 11th December 2006 22:05
Yes, all the slashes are before apostrophes.
cfqueryparam doesn't seem to provide the solution though. Still
researching...
>
> Jomo,
>
> Slashes don't display in PHP, but you mention ColdFusion....
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL text
date posted 11th December 2006 22:01
Dom,
Not in mine unless I ask them to.
If the content in the database has had slashes appended to it by
mysql_real_escape_string, then they never show in text for me, never
have and probably never w...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL text
date posted 11th December 2006 21:56
On Monday 11 Dec 2006 10:18 pm, Richard Flack wrote:
> Slashes don't display in PHP,=20
They do in my world. =20
Jomo,=20
http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.addslashes.php
for more....
RE: FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 21:50
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Tony
webmetric wrote:
> Cheers Dominic, will give it a look over - I normally use GD but I may
> install this and give...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL text
date posted 11th December 2006 21:37
Jomo,
Slashes don't display in PHP, but you mention ColdFusion. From my
limited knowledge of CF I think you're right, CFQUERYPARM should
remove all funky characters, such as slashes from text.
Sorry...
RE: FN-FORUM: MySQL text
date posted 11th December 2006 21:29
Thanks Richard,
When I query and display the text, the slashes remain??
I'm using coldfusion incidentally. I think I need to do a cfqueryparam or
something... I'll research.
(They're back slashes....
Re: FN-FORUM: looking for a hosting quote
date posted 11th December 2006 21:03
ASP on Linux - wash your mouth out! You'll be suggesting I allow
Frontpage extensions next ;-)
However John, if you are interested and can bear the possible cost of
this ChiliSoft, then I'd be hap...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL text
date posted 11th December 2006 21:02
Jomo,
Why do you want to get rid of them? It's perfectly normal when using
mysql_real_escape_string for example, for slashes to be appended
before potentially dangerous characters. See Google for S...
FN-FORUM: MySQL text
date posted 11th December 2006 21:01
I'm working with a MySQL database that was setup by someone else. Within the
text in the database there are '/' (forward slashes) dotted around, usually
before an apostrophe. Not sure why they're ther...
Re: FN-FORUM: referal fee? worth the trouble?
date posted 11th December 2006 20:51
> I don't see why not - depends on how much work there is & how well
> you like/know who you pass it on to.
> How much: 10% seems about right.
>
>
That sounds very reasonable to me.
I have a chap...
Re: FN-FORUM: looking for a hosting quote
date posted 11th December 2006 20:47
Dominic,
For the record, there's an ASP implementation available on Linux
formerly called ChiliSoft ASP and now some Sun ASP implementation
rubbish.
No experience with it from a development point of...
Re: FN-FORUM: looking for a hosting quote
date posted 11th December 2006 20:35
Sorry John, just spotted its asp. I only deal with Linux - sorry :(
Regards.
--
Dominic Raywood
Rubicon Computer Services Limited
W: http://rubiconcsl.com
E: [EMAIL REMOVED]
T: 0845 125 9422 (+44...
Re: FN-FORUM: looking for a hosting quote
date posted 11th December 2006 20:33
Hi John,
I can offer hosting for you either on a shared VPS, or a dedicated
server. All depends on disk usage and bandwidth you envisage using.
Space on my VPS could save you some expense if you...
FN-FORUM: looking for a hosting quote
date posted 11th December 2006 20:12
Hi all,
looking for a uk isp based quote for hosting this site
http://www.keltecdesign.net/dev/russia/scripts/default.asp
Don't anticipate it being a huge draw but do need reliable hosting with
e-...
Re: FN-FORUM: referal fee? worth the trouble?
date posted 11th December 2006 19:59
On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 08:35:41PM -0000, Alex Beston wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> Finders fee? When you find yourself unable to do a job and hand it
> over to someone, should you charge a fee? how do you...
Re: FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 19:57
I have written some simple shell scripts (Linux) and call them from
wherever I need to. I mainly use it on CMS sites, so users upload an
image and I can then resize them to make thumbnail, small, m...
FN-FORUM: referal fee? worth the trouble?
date posted 11th December 2006 19:55
Hi all.
Finders fee? When you find yourself unable to do a job and hand it
over to someone, should you charge a fee? how do you guarantee the fee
is paid? what are the problems with it?
cheers,
Alex...
Re: FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 19:39
webmetric wrote:
> Cheers Dominic, will give it a look over - I normally use GD but I may
> install this and give it a test over - do you know of any web based front
> ends to it?
oh purleeeese take...
RE: FN-FORUM: Access Button - adding a record to a new table?
date posted 11th December 2006 19:11
The easiest solution would be to add a date/time field on your main table.
If the field is empty then send the letter for that record and update the
field after sending. That way you'd also then have...
RE: FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 18:42
Cheers Dominic, will give it a look over - I normally use GD but I may
install this and give it a test over - do you know of any web based front
ends to it?
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL...
Re: FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 18:38
webmetric wrote:
> I'm looking for a basic image editor to crop and rotate images online I
> imagine flash / PHP but would use ajax if it was a nice interface.
Ajax? it's just a different way of usi...
Re: FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 18:35
All you need to know : www.*imagemagick*.org
webmetric wrote:
> I'm looking for a basic image editor to crop and rotate images online I
> imagine flash / PHP but would use ajax if it was a nice inter...
Re: FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 18:33
See if you have ImageMagick on your server. It is excellent - should do
everything you can do in Photoshop :)
webmetric wrote:
> I'm looking for a basic image editor to crop and rotate images onlin...
FN-FORUM: flash / php image manipulation
date posted 11th December 2006 18:27
I'm looking for a basic image editor to crop and rotate images online I
imagine flash / PHP but would use ajax if it was a nice interface.
Open source / free / cheap would be ideal.
Any clues?
D...
Re: FN-FORUM: Ajax problem
date posted 11th December 2006 17:55
It is writing stats to a database when a page refreshes or closes but by the
look of it if you are too quick IE hangs if there are no connections free.
Pam...
Re: FN-FORUM: US Stationery Sizes
date posted 11th December 2006 17:29
On Monday 11 Dec 2006 6:00 pm, Chris Green wrote:
> Does anyone know if there are standard for US based stationery, i.e. fo=
r
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size
but really the client should s...
FN-FORUM: US Stationery Sizes
date posted 11th December 2006 17:19
I'm a UK based designer who does logos, stationery etc.
I am now in the middle of such a project, but the client wants both UK
sized stationery and US sized stationery.
Does anyone know if there ar...
Re: FN-FORUM: Ajax problem
date posted 11th December 2006 17:13
Not exactly sure about your specific case, but you could initiate the
third request from a callback method registered with second request.
So, the third request is initiated when the second request co...
FN-FORUM: Ajax problem
date posted 11th December 2006 17:08
I gather you are only allowed 2 parallel AJAX requests at a time and if a
third one is sent then IE hangs if there is no free connection. Is there a
solution so that the third one doesn't get sent u...
FN-FORUM: OnClick MS Access
date posted 11th December 2006 14:44
If someone could point me in the right reading direction that would be
appreciated
I would like to make this button onclick add todays date and a few fields
of the record to another table sent_letter...
Re: FN-FORUM: Short term print runs (very short) / laser printing
date posted 11th December 2006 13:52
On Sunday 10 Dec 2006 11:39 am, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> So in essence what I plan is to supply a 16-24 page booklet in InDesign=
,
> full colour, want short run prints, preferably double sided, using...
Re: Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 11th December 2006 13:33
On 11 Dec 2006 14:01:53 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> set your Body tags margin/padding to '0px' as for some reason theres always a bit of default whitespace.
>
> body {
> margin:0...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Help
date posted 11th December 2006 13:25
Okay John, apologies. Tony's is the way to go then, with a
#contentdiv{color:#fff}added to Paul's revised code. I would still try
setting the content container to display:table to remove cross-browser...
RE: Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 11th December 2006 13:21
>... except I get an unexplained gap at the top of my page.
>
>Anyway, the important bit is sorted. Thanks
>
>Paul
set your Body tags margin/padding to '0px' as for some reason theres always a bit...
Re: FN-FORUM: YouTube files
date posted 11th December 2006 13:17
yep this is what I thought, thanks both
Andrew...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 11th December 2006 13:12
On 11 Dec 2006 13:46:57 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Did I hijack someone else's thread?
lol you have now ... but no, we just used the same subject...
Re: FN-FORUM: YouTube files
date posted 11th December 2006 13:10
PuntersPower wrote:
> are the files viewed on youtube stored locally or streamed in everytime
> they are accessed?
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
>
>
>
Easiest way to test is to reload one of the video pages. I...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 11th December 2006 13:10
On 11 Dec 2006 13:33:41 -0000, Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> using position relative means the content of the divs affects the
> content that follows it.
>
oh right ... basic huh? this has r...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 11th December 2006 13:06
Did I hijack someone else's thread?=20
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Paul
Cooper
Sent: 11 December 2006 13:41
To: Anslow, John
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: C...
Re: FN-FORUM: YouTube files
date posted 11th December 2006 13:06
Andrew,
Check your temporary internet files, you'll find the .FLV's stored
there under random filenames.
Cheers,
Rich.
On 11 Dec 2006 13:39:35 -0000, PuntersPower [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> are the...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 11th December 2006 13:01
On 11 Dec 2006 13:33:41 -0000, Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> the div's within the contentdiv need to be position:absolute and
> contentdiv needs to be position:relative so they are positione...
FN-FORUM: YouTube files
date posted 11th December 2006 13:00
are the files viewed on youtube stored locally or streamed in everytime
they are accessed?
Andrew...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 11th December 2006 12:53
Paul Cooper wrote:
>
> On 10 Dec 2006 18:53:22 -0000, Paul Cooper [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> Basically I want a header div and then 3 divs to sit below it on
>> different z-indexes. Can someone help...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS Help
date posted 11th December 2006 12:47
Mike,
Thanks for that but the problem is that I need the background image to
print out without having to alter the users' IE config or I'd have used
background image ages ago :(
My solution prints o...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help
date posted 11th December 2006 12:41
On 10 Dec 2006 18:53:22 -0000, Paul Cooper [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Basically I want a header div and then 3 divs to sit below it on
> different z-indexes. Can someone help with the CSS?
Thanks Chri...
RE: FN-FORUM: Problem with HTTP to HTTPS and sessions
date posted 11th December 2006 12:26
That's right, it depends on the server set up though. For an ASP.Net site I
did once, I transferred all the session vars via the database when switching
to HTTPS, but later on the server was changed...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem with HTTP to HTTPS and sessions
date posted 11th December 2006 12:13
Duncan Glendinning wrote:
>
> Morning all,
>
> I was wondering if you could help me. The situation is this.. I have a
> form which passes some info on from a page on http to a page on https
> so it...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem with HTTP to HTTPS and sessions
date posted 11th December 2006 12:12
Obviously I made a mistake with $_REQUEST['session'] which should in
fact be $_REQUEST['sessionid'], but you get the idea.
Cheers
Rich.
On 11 Dec 2006 12:41:06 -0000, Duncan Glendinning
[EMAIL REMOV...
Re: FN-FORUM: Problem with HTTP to HTTPS and sessions
date posted 11th December 2006 12:08
Duncan,
Off the top of my head, I believe you have to pass the session
manually and then respecify it, something along the lines of...
On the non-HTTPS page, have a hidden value containing the sessi...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Help
date posted 11th December 2006 12:08
As this is dynamic CSS it's difficult to know without a URL. Take it your
using transitional doctype - better to make XHTML strict and set markup to
lower case (BR > br).
Some Text should be done in...
FN-FORUM: Problem with HTTP to HTTPS and sessions
date posted 11th December 2006 12:01
Morning all,
I was wondering if you could help me. The situation is this.. I have a
form which passes some info on from a page on http to a page on https
so it is secure.
The user is logged in when t...
FN-FORUM: Access Button - adding a record to a new table?
date posted 11th December 2006 11:51
Is the easiest way to add a record within MS Access to another table by
producing adding a button with a function? Just need to add records that
will be sent a letter each day and then pull the record...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS Help
date posted 11th December 2006 11:47
Hi John,
Firstly you're not defining the font colour in your css with the code below, you're doing it with the tag :)
try this:
#content {
z-index:1;
position:absolute;
left:130px;
top:px;
width:2...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL 1 table or 6+
date posted 11th December 2006 11:41
thank you for the comments most appreciated.
Now for acompletely different Access problem! Inserting records to a new
table with todays date included!
>
>>> tbl_company_address 8,770 My...
FN-FORUM: CSS Help
date posted 11th December 2006 11:09
Hi all,
=20
have some css to produce white text on a black background image, except
it produces grey text on a black bg image.
=20
Looks white on screen but prints out grey for some reason.
=20
Anyone...
RE: FN-FORUM: Short term print runs (very short) / laser printing
date posted 11th December 2006 07:57
Try http://www.fileprint.org/
I think its a relatively new service where you can put your pdf's straight
onto a high end digital colour devise and get print - folded / ring bound
etc - by post within...
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