Archive for April, 2011
How to use jQuery in Magento aka jQuery Compatible Mode
Magento shop is using PrototypeJS library which is registering $ for itself. jQuery library wants to do the same thing, that’s why in order to use jQuery in a website which uses PrototypeJS (or similar library) you need to put it into Compatibility Mode.
How to analyze HTTP headers generated&received
Analyzing HTTP headers is a great way to debug websites. This is the easiest way to check what data was actually returned by Ajax request or find out if a website redirected us to another place. You can also check POST and GET fields sent by the browser and even modify then on the fly.
Google Web Fonts- set of free fonts to use on any website
Here’s a nice alternative to TypeKit. It’s free no matter how many visitor you have on your website, you can use an API or just download the fonts and use @font-face to embed them on your website. You can also download and install them in your OS and use in graphic editors to make nice headers or whatever you need!
How to make a circle or elipsis in pure CSS?
Why would one want to make a circle or elipsis in just pure CSS? Because you can easily change the color and size using CSS and it looks great even when upscaled!
And how to do it, well, it’s extremely simple- let’s create a small rectangle:
<div style=”width:70px; height:50px; background-color: red”></div>
and then let’s add rounded corners to [...]
Some TTF fonts don’t work with @font-face. How to fix them
Recently I created a nice True Type font (.TTF) to embed on my website using CSS3 @font-face technique. Unfortunately it completely didn’t work- not in Firefox, not in Opera- just not at all. I replaced my font file with another one and it worked just fine in the web browsers. I installed my font in my OS and then I could use it with any application, like OpenOffice or Corel Draw.
