Goodies to Go! Newsletter #394

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*   Goodies Thoughts - Oh, For a Quiet Life!
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*   News Goodies
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*   Windows Tech Goodie of the Week 
*   And Remember This...

 

Oh, For a Quiet Life!

 

f I step out of my back door I am greeted with the sounds of birds singing in the woods behind my house.  During the day, that is; at night I am provided the songs of cicadas, crickets, and frogs interspersed with the occasional owl's hoot and the chatter of a variety of other night life.  Listening to these sounds I notice how harmonious they all are.  They belong together and they sound good.  They inspire music.

 

A car will pull up next to mine at a traffic light, however, with some sound playing at an ear damaging level (probably mine, as well as their own!) and rattle my car windows with a deep bass boom.  It hurts me and I have no idea how much it must be hurting the occupants of the car itself.  This unwanted intrusion is disharmonious and belongs elsewhere, such as in a canoe in the middle of the Atlantic.  Not matter what genre of music it may be, it does not sound good by the time it reaches me.  Neither is music what it inspires!

 

As I ponder these two situations, I give consideration to websites that include sound.  I am quite frequently asked for advice on how to include sound in a web site, and there are two types of answer that I can provide.  The first is the technical.  "Visit http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutors/embed.html and read the tutorial on embedding a sound that you'll find there," I'll say, and then I'll give them my other answer, which I call my sound advice.

 

Sound on a website can be as pleasing to your visitor as the car I described in the second paragraph above is to me.  A short while ago, I was on my phone and on my computer at the same time.  This is a frequent thing for me.  I find my speakerphone particularly useful on such occasions.  Unfortunately, as I was politely listening to the person at the other end of the phone line, I clicked on a link that took me to a site with embedded sound.  My computer chirped up with this bright and jolly and LOUD music and drowned out my phone.  The phone, of course, duly carried the sound to the other person, who immediately started to wonder why I would prefer listening to this cartoon style music rather than the gems of information they had to impart.  Most embarrassing!  Needless to say I memorized the site address and added it to my list of "never visit" sites.  If the site's author is trying to entice people to visit, their strategy isn't working!

 

My sound advice puts web page sounds on a scale that I call my "vowel sound scale".  Here it is:

 

Ahhh! There's no sound on the page.
Eh? There's sound that I'm invited to turn on.
EEEEE! There's sound that I'm invited to turn off.
Ohh! There's sound only when expected, like in a movie or presentation.
Ugh! There's sound and no way to stop it except to move off the site.

 

The State in which I live passed a law that says that car driver is in violation if the sounds they're listening to can be heard fifty feet away from the car (in a residential area - it's a hundred feet in the countryside or in an industrial zone.)  There's no such law on the internet and there never will be.  There are, however, the laws of usability.  One of the top usability laws says that the closer you are to the top of my Vowel Sound Scale, the better off you are!

Thanks for reading!

- Vince Barnes

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Q. How can I force a user to submit a form by clicking the "Submit" button only and not by using the "Enter" key?

 

A. This script had the desired effect, but not in all browsers. It worked in Netscape 7 and IE 6, not in Opera 6 and Netscape 4.
<.script language="JavaScript">
<.!-- ;
function showAlert() {
alert("don't do that");
return false
}
// end hide -->
<./script>
<.form action="http://yourcgiscript" method="post" onKeyPress="showAlert()">
<.input type="submit" value="default value">
<./form>
 

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Q. I'm making a website with a "fixed" background.  I can't figure out how to make the picture fit the browser perfectly on everybody's system.  Is there a code I can place inside my document to alter the fixed background to fit the browser?  My site content will go into a smaller screen/box within the background so there is no need for scrollers on my outside browser and my background image doesn't need to be tiled because it basically is my site.

 

A. You can use Cascading Style Sheets to fix a background image. The code would have to be edited for your particular situation and image but here is the code:
<.style type="text/css">
body {
background-image: url("/images/your_image_name.gif");
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed
}
<./style>

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Q. Is it possible to change the link color with the onMouseOver command?

 

A. Yes it is.  I have done it using JavaScript (there is also a way using CSS).  Here is my JavaScript version:
<.html>
<.head>
<.title>Change Link Color<./title>
    <.style type="text/css">
      /* Set colors for IE5.0+ and Netscape 6.0 */
     .textRed {color:red}
     .textBlue {color:blue}
     .textLgreen {color:lightgreen}
     /* Set colors for Netscape 4.0+ */
     A.normal{color:blue}
     A.over{color:red}
     A.overb{color:lightgreen}
     /* No underline on link for all browsers */
     A{text-decoration:none}
    <./style>
     <.SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
       /* This script was written by Jim Young of www.requestcode.com and has been tested in Internet Explorer 5.0+, Netscape 4.0+ and Netscape 6.0.  I use the statement (this.className) to  change the class for the links in NS6 and IE5.0+ .  The scripts below are strictly for NS4.0+ . Add links below that are in the same order as your links in the body section.  the format for the array is:
           page to link to, the link name(what is displayed on your page), div id, class(color) for the mouseover, and class(color) for the mouseout.
Make sure you separate them by a comma (,).
     */
    var links = new Array()
          links[0]="http://www.wsabstract.com,Website Abstraction,divLink0,over,normal"
          links[1] ="http://www.requestcode.com,Requestcode,divLink1,overb,normal"
    //  Unless you absolutely have to DO NOT change the functions below.
    function change(linknum)
          {
           if(document.layers)  // Check for NS4.0+
             {
              linkval=links[linknum].split(",") // split out the values
              linkpage=linkval[0]
              linkname=linkval[1]
              linkdiv=linkval[2]
              linkclass=linkval[3]
              var linkd="<.A HREF="+linkpage+" CLASS="+linkclass+" onMouseOut=changeb(\""+linknum+"\")>"+linkname+"<./A>"
              var docwrta="document."+linkdiv+".document.write('"+linkd+"')"
              eval(docwrta)
              eval('document.'+linkdiv+'.document.close()')
             }
          }
   function changeb(linknum)
        {
         if(document.layers)
           {
            linkval=links[linknum].split(",")
            linkpage=linkval[0]
            linkname=linkval[1]
            linkdiv=linkval[2]
            linkclass=linkval[4]
            var linkd="<.A HREF="+linkpage+" CLASS="+linkclass+"
onMouseOver=change(\""+linknum+"\") onMouseOut=changeb(\""+linknum+"\")
>"+linkname+"<./A>"
            var docwrta="document."+linkdiv+".document.write('"+linkd+"')"
            eval(docwrta)
            eval('document.'+linkdiv+'.document.close()')
           }
        }
     <./SCRIPT>
<./head>
<.body>
  <.SCRIPT>
      /* If you add more links here make sure you update the links array with the same url and other required information.  Make sure they are entered in the array in the same order as they appear on your page. Also remember to change the value being passed on the mouseover and mouseout to the functions to match the entry in the array.  Make sure you use different names for each div.  In the mouseover for IE and NS6 you can change the class name specified by the statement this.className to a color you have setup in the styles area in your head section above.  You should leave the class(color) for the mouseout the same as when your link is displayed when the page is first loaded.  I currently have them set to blue which is the class normal.
     */
  <./SCRIPT>
<.CENTER>
<.H1>Link Effect Example<./H1>
Run your mouse over the links to see them change color <./CENTER> <.div id="divLink0" style="left:15; position:absolute; top:90; visibility:visible">
 <.a href="http://www.wsabstract.com" onMouseOver="change ('0');this.className='textRed'" class="normal" onMouseOut="changeb ('0');this.className='textBlue'">Website Abstraction<./a> <./div> <.div id="divLink1" style="left:15; position:absolute; top:120;
visibility:visible">
 <.a href="http://www.requestcode.com" onMouseOver="change ('1');this.className='textLgreen'" class="normal" onMouseOut="changeb ('1');this.className='textBlue'">Requestcode<./a>
<./div>
<./body>
<./html>

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(Ryan, who sent in this question, shared with us his work and so I have included it in its entirety -- entirely untested!  Our Mentor's answer follows.  This is quite an interesting piece of work and I'm sure that many of you will be able to make great things out of it. -- Thanks, Ryan! -- Ed.)
    
Q. I've created a drop-down menu on a geocities site using JavaScript.
The code for the menu is within a frame that we would like to keep in place. I was wondering if there is anyway to allow the drop-down to
transcend frames because as it exsists now the drop-downs cannot be fully displayed. Thanks in advance for your help and time. The code
for the drop-down is as follows:
<.center><.script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript"> var
isDHTML = 0; var isID = 0;
var isAll = 0;
var isLayers = 0;
<.!--//
function leapto(form) {
var planlist=form.destination.selectedIndex;
parent.main.location.href=(form.destination.options[planlist].value);
planlist = 0;
// reset pulldown menu;
}
//-->
if (document.getElementById) {isID = 1; isDHTML = 1;}
else {
if (document.all) {isAll = 1; isDHTML = 1;}
else {
browserVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
if ((navigator.appName.indexOf('Netscape') != -1) && (browserVersion
==
4)) {isLayers = 1; isDHTML = 1;}
}}
function findDOM(objectID,withStyle) {
if (withStyle == 1) {
 if (isID) { return (document.getElementById(objectID).style) ; }
 else {
  if (isAll) { return (document.all[objectID].style); }
 else {
  if (isLayers) { return (document.layers[objectID]); }
 };}
}
else {
 if (isID) { return (document.getElementById(objectID)) ; }
 else {
  if (isAll) { return (document.all[objectID]); }
 else {
  if (isLayers) { return (document.layers[objectID]); }
 };}
}
}
var menuTop = 45;
var menuLeft = 400;
var domSMenu = null;
var oldDomSMenu = null;
var t = 0;
var lDelay = 3;
var lCount = 0;
var pause = 400;
function popMenu(menuNum){
if (isDHTML) {
//// Sets the previous menus visibility to hidden
 t = 2;
 if (oldDomSMenu) {
  oldDomSMenu.visibility = 'hidden';
  oldDomSMenu.zIndex = '0';
  t = 2;
  lCount = 0;
 }
///// Defines the DOMs of the menu objects
 var idMenu = 'menuHead';
 var domMenu = findDOM(idMenu,0);
 var idMenuOpt = 'menuHead' + menuNum;
 var domMenuOpt = findDOM(idMenuOpt,0);
 var idSMenu = 'menu' + menuNum;
 var domSMenu = findDOM(idSMenu,1);
///// Defines the positions of the sub-menus
if (isID || isAll) {
  var menuLeft = (domMenu.offsetLeft) + (domMenuOpt.offsetLeft) - 6;
  var menuTop = (domMenu.offsetTop) + (domMenu.offsetHeight) - 1;
 }
 if (isLayers) {
  var menuLeft = document.layers[idMenu].layers[idMenuOpt].pageX - 5;
  var menuTop = domMenu.pageY + domMenu.clip.height - 5;
 }
///// Positions and shows the menu
 if (oldDomSMenu != domSMenu) {
  domSMenu.left = menuLeft;
  domSMenu.top = menuTop;
  domSMenu.visibility = 'visible';
  domSMenu.zIndex = '100';
  oldDomSMenu = domSMenu;
 }
///// Resets oldDom if it is the same as the current DOM
 else { oldDomSMenu = null; }
 }
////// Returns a 'null' value for non-DHTML Browsers
 else { return null; }
}
function delayHide() {
///// Checks to see if there is a menu showing and whether ///// the
global variable 't' has been set to 0
    if ((oldDomSMenu) && (t == 0)) {
///// Hides the old menu, resets menu conditions,
///// and stops the function running
        oldDomSMenu.visibility = 'hidden';
        oldDomSMenu.zIndex = '0';
        oldDomSMenu = null;
        lCount = 0;
        return false;
    }
///// Interupts the function if another menu is opened
    if (t == 2) { lCount = 0; return false; }
///// Repeats the function adding 1 to lCount each time until /////
lCount is equal to lDelay and then sets 't' to 0 so that ///// the
menu will hide when it runs again
    if (t == 1) {
        lCount = lCount + 1;
        if (lDelay <.= lCount) { t = 0; }
        if (lDelay >= lCount) { setTimeout('delayHide(' + t +
')',pause); }
    }
}
<./script>
<.br>
<.div id="menuHead" class="menuStyleTop" style="position: relative;">
 <.span class="spacer"> | <./span>
<.a  id="menuHead1" class="menuLink" href="" onMouseOut="t = 1;
delayHide(); return true" onMouseOver="popMenu(1); return
true">News<./a> <.span class="spacer"> | <./span>
<.a  id="menuHead2" class="menuLink" href="" onMouseOut="t = 1;
delayHide(); return true" onMouseOver="popMenu(2); return true">Who We
Are<./a> <.span class="spacer"> | <./span>
<.a  id="menuHead3" class="menuLink" href="" onMouseOut="t = 1;
delayHide(); return true" onMouseOver="popMenu(3); return
true">Media<./a> <.span class="spacer"> | <./span>
<.a  id="menuHead4" class="menuLink" href="" onMouseOut="t = 1;
delayHide(); return true" onMouseOver="popMenu(4); return
true">Events<./a> <.span class="spacer"> | <./span>
<.a  id="menuHead5" class="menuLink" href="" onMouseOut="t = 1;
delayHide(); return true" onMouseOver="popMenu(5); return
true">Links<./a> <.span class="spacer"> | <./span>
<.a  id="menuHead6" class="menuLink" href="" onMouseOut="t = 1;
delayHide(); return true" onMouseOver="popMenu(6); return
true">Email<./a> <.span class="spacer"> | <./span>
<.a  id="menuHead7" class="menuLink" href="" onMouseOut="t = 1;
delayHide(); return true" onMouseOver="popMenu(7); return
true">Guestbook<./a> <.span class="spacer"> | <./span>
<./div>
<.div id="menu1" class="menuStyle">
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="news.html"  target="unter">Current<./a> <.a class="menuLink"
onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true" onMouseOver="t = 2;
return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="mayjunearchives.html"  target="unter">May-June Archives<./a> <.a
class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="maraprarchives.html"  target="unter">March-April Archives<./a>
<./div> <.div id="menu2" class="menuStyle">
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="about.html"  target="unter">Bio<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="about.html"  target="unter">Gear<./a>
<./div>
<.div id="menu3" class="menuStyle">
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="sightsandsounds.html"  target="unter">Pictures<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="sightsandsounds.html"  target="unter">MP3's<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="sightsandsounds.html"  target="unter">Etc.<./a>
<./div>
<.div id="menu4" class="menuStyle">
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="events.html"  target="unter">Upcoming<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="events.html"  target="unter">Past<./a>
<./div>
<.div id="menu5" class="menuStyle">
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="http://www.geocities.com/kevin_ikari15/index.htm" target=_new>Street
Team<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="links.html"  target="unter">Other Bands<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="links.html"  target="unter">Sweet Labels<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="links.html"  target="unter">Venues<./a>
<./div>
<.div id="menu6" class="menuStyle">
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="mailto:drumboy011@yahoo.com">Andrew<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="mailto:remmiws42@hotmail.com">Eric<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="mailto:leonheart08@hotmail.com">Evan<./a>
<./div>
<.div id="menu7" class="menuStyle">
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="http://geocities.yahoo.com/gb/sign?member=nopointsscored"
target=_new>Sign<./a>
<.a class="menuLink" onMouseOut="t = 1; delayHide();  return true"
onMouseOver="t = 2; return true"  onClick="t = 0; delayHide();"
href="http://geocities.yahoo.com/gb/view?member=nopointsscored"
target=_new>View<./a>
<./div>
<.style>
body { margin: 0px; }
 #menuHead   {
background-color: #000000;
top: 5px;
left: 0px;
z-index: 50;
margin-top: 5px;
margin-bottom: 5px;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pxpt;
font-weight: normal;
color: #FFFFFF;
width: 100%;
height: 22px;
border-top-style: solid;
border-bottom-style: solid;
border-width: 1px;
border-color: #000000;
padding-left: 5px;
}
#menu1,#menu2,#menu3,#menu4,#menu5,#menu6,#menu7
{
position: absolute;
z-index: 100;
visibility: hidden;
width: 150px;
}
.menuStyle {
 font-family: Verdana;
 font-size: 8pxpt;
 font-weight: bold;
 border: 1px solid #000000;
 color: #FFFFFF;
 background-color: #000000;
 width:160px;
 text-align: left;
}
.menuStyle a {
 font-family: Verdana;
 font-size: 8pxpt;
 font-weight: normal;
 color: #FFFFFF;
 background-color: #000000;
 display: block;
 margin: 0;
 padding: 3px;
 padding-left: 8px;
}
.menuStyle a:link    { color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent;
 width: 150px; }
.menuStyle a:visited { color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent;
 width: 150px; }
.menuStyle a:hover   { color: #990033; background-color: #FFFFFF; width:
 150px;}
#menuHead a:link    { color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent; }
#menuHead a:visited { color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent; }
#menuHead a:hover   { color: #990033; background-color: transparent; }
.spacer
{
color: #000000;
background: transparent;
padding-left: 2px;
padding-right: 2px;
}
<./style>
 
A. If I understand you correctly you want to have the dropdown display across frames.  That cannot happen because the code for the dropdown is actually in a separate window so to speak and will reside in that window within the main window which holds the separate frames.  You will have to make the frame that holds the menu larger to display the whole menu or go without frames and use a server side language such as Perl or PHP to include the code in each document.

 

Discussion Goodies
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Have you seen the discussion forums on the HTML Goodies website?  It's a great place to get help from others who, just like you, are developing web pages.  Many different topics appear in the forum, and a new one will appear if you create it!  Here's a sample of recent topics:

 

Content Stream Issue after ISP switch:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=109863

 

How to Implement User name, Passwords check using java script:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=110130

 

Using .js file help, please:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=108804

 

Making Popup Windows in Powerpoint HTML:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=110028

 

submit button as an image:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=110139

News Goodies
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Will Windows Live Messenger Kill Skype?
[June 20, 2006] Or is it simply a VoIP 'me, too'? 
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3614766

 

Sun Solaris Embraces PostgreSQL
[June 20, 2006] How many Oracle on Sun customers will move now that PostgreSQL is fully supported on Solaris?
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3614606

 

IBM Has World's Coolest Chip
[June 20, 2006] Cryogenic research project yields 500GHz processor.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3614586

 

Opera 9 Browser Provides a Little Drama
[June 20, 2006] BitTorrent and widgets lead feature list of updated browser.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3614801

 

Getting a Handle on Data
[June 20, 2006] Storage vendors are using the occasion of this week's Storage World Conference to showcase their wares aimed at helping users gain control of far-flung data. 
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3614791

 

Searching For The Wisdom of The Crowd
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Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3614451

 

Dems Rip Net Neutrality Compromise
[June 20, 2006] New Senate effort to appease critics draws harsh words as key vote nears.
Read the article:
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AT&T Expands IPTV With Satellite
[June 20, 2006] AT&T and EchoStar may be competing down the road, but for the time being both see cable as their mutual foe.
Read the article:
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McAfee Begins Falcon Test Flights
[June 20, 2006] McAfee first out of the gate with an online, complete PC protection service. 
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3614666

 

Verizon Sues to Shut Down Vonage
[June 19, 2006] Verizon is asking a district court to order VoIP provider Vonage to stop serving its customers.
Read the article:
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Automating Control Validation and ToolTips in Visual Studio 2005

 

Visual Studio 2005 Windows Forms has some new extended provider components that allow ToolTips and validation error messages to be assigned to individual controls, but the process requires a fair amount of developer time in large projects. A better way is to automate the process to make the ToolTips and validation rules table driven so that non-developers can make changes easily and extend the Binding Source component to attach them to a form.

 

 

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Creating a Step-by-Step User Interface with the ASP.NET 2.0 Wizard Control: The Basics

 

This article, by Scott Mitchell, examines how to use the ASP.NET 2.0 Wizard control to create a user interface for breaking down a single-screen process into a series of discrete tasks.

 

 

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Photo Gallery Sample Code

 

I recently got a call from a friend who was trying to put some pictures up on a new web site he was building. Before he started anything, he naturally checked ASP 101 for some code first. He told me that he was surprised when he couldn't find anything that worked for him on the site. We obviously couldn't let that situation persist so...

 

 

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On this day in...

 

1632 Britain granted right to the Chesapeake Bay area to the 2nd Lord Baltimore; 1782 the US congress approved the Great Seal of the United States and the baled eagle as its emblem; 1793 Eli Whitney applied for the patent for the cotton gin; 1837 at 18 years of age, Queen Victoria ascended the British throne; 1863 The National Bank of Davenport, Iowa, became the first bank to be chartered in the US; 1867 US President Andrew Johnson announced the purchase of Alaska; 1893 Lizzie Borden was found innocent of charges of axing her parents to death in Massachusetts; 1911 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was incorporated in New York; 1944 the US Congress chartered the Central Intelligence Agency; 1963 the US and the USSR agreed to set up the "Hot Line"; 1977 the first oil entered the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, to arrive 38 days later at Valdez; 1990 Nelson Mandela arrived in New York to begin his tour of the US;

Born today were: in 1909 actor Errol Flynn; 1911 actress Gail Patrick; 1919 English actor Bruce Gordon; 1920 actor & trekker DeForest Kelley; 1924 actor Audie Murphy; 1924 musician Chet Atkins; 1928 actor Martin Landau; 1931 actress Olympia Dukakis; 1933 actor Danny Aiello; 1942 musician Brian Wilson; 1947 actress Candy Clark; 1950 musician Lionel Ritchie; 1952 actor John Goodman; 1953 musician Cyndi Lauper; 1955 musician Michael Anthony; 1967 musician Joseph Cathcart;