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Vertical align image in a ul li
2010-08-12 11:47:00 Here is a quick solution to get a list item with an image to vertically align to the middle of the text in the same li. Simply apply ?vertical=align:middle? to the image in the list like this: ul. li img { ; vertical-align:middle; } <ul> ; <li>Text in the list item <img src=?image.png? width=”48″ height=”24″ /></li> </ul> ... More About: Tips , Image
ie6 double float margin bug
2010-08-11 11:37:00 Here is the quickest fix I have found for fixing the ie6 double float margin bug, where all margin values are doubled on floating elements. Just apply: #element { ; display: inline; } And the element float will be rendered as expected. Go figure… Thanks to http://www.positioniseverything.net/explo rer/doubled-margin.html for shining a light on, and fixing this issue. More About: Tips , Double , Margin
Move up a level in a PHP string
2010-08-06 10:54:00 To remove the last part of a string of words or directory structures in PHP you can use this wonderful bit of code: $b = substr($a, 0, strrpos($a, " ")); Just replace the ” ” with “/” for removing the last dir from a string (to go up a level) More About: Tips , Move
What are the good apps on an iPad
2010-07-30 14:45:00 A few people have asked me recently ?What are the good apps on an iPad?. So I have waded through all the apps I have bought, and come up with a list of the best, most fun and most useful that I have. Consuming & Discovering Pulse – $3.99 An RSS reader that is customisable ... More About: Tunes , Padi , Good
ie 7 min-width and button bug
2010-07-27 12:34:00 A bug for anyone needing ie7 compatible forms using a min-width on the buttons. This also affects ie8 running in compatibility mode. input.submitbutton { min-width: 100px; } If you are using a min-width for your form submit buttons then sadly ie7 will align button text to the right of the button. It is un-fixable with ... More About: Resources , Tips , Development , Button
Latest updates
2010-07-22 13:04:00 For those of you who want to know what’s been going on around carl-topham.com lately then here is a quick update. After moving my hosting over to mediatemple.com I have now also moved my databases. This was part of my original strategy which was brought forward due to a few technical problems that needed to ... More About: News , Updates
Host Migration
2010-07-05 10:53:00 Over the weekend you may have noticed my site being down, then up, then down again and now finally back up. There was a hosting issue with my old hosts that was thankfully resolved by moving to the wonderful Media Temple. I have been using Media Temple for a few other sites for a while ... More About: News , Resources , Promotion , Host
Doodle planet June 2010
2010-06-30 13:12:00 Another month has passed and last Thursday saw another fantastic doodle planet. Doodle planet is all about chilling out, with a beer or two and having a bit of a doodle. It takes place the last Thursday of most months in Telford’s warehouse, Chester. The setup this month was great as usual, but with an ... More About: Social , Fun , Creative , Design , Community
Site redesign & feedback
2010-05-26 18:20:00 If you haven?t noticed already, a site re-design has happened to the main site carl-topham.com. Don?t worry readers, the blog is next on the list. If you have any feedback on the design of either the main site or the blog then now is the time to let me know. Look forward to hearing from ... More About: News , Site , Feedback , Redesign
Facebook Fan Page Feeds
2010-05-04 11:23:00 I have been struggling to find out how to get the RSS address of a Facebook fan page for some work that I was doing and it?s been a real pain to find the info on how…. But I finally figured it out so I decided to share the method that ended up working the ... More About: Community , Page
Move or add a keyframe in flash
2009-08-31 13:11:00 To select a single keyframe on a flash (CS4) timeline just hold down the cmd button and click. You can then ctrl or right click and do what you need to do. You can also now drag that single key frame to a new place on the timeline and all the positions, rotations, alpha etc ... More About: Animation , Flash , Move
Dreamweaver feature question
2009-08-22 12:50:00 Since i have been working on quite a few web projects in the last few weeks a question has popped up. Let me explain… Here is the situation. Lots of the websites I make have similar features and I have been using the “snippets” tool bar to save the common ones for re-use, i.e. list menus ... More About: Resources , Question , Feature , Dreamweaver
Horizontal menus from a list
2009-08-17 20:53:00 Having learnt about menu’s using lists recently, I have decided to share because I’m nice! Yeah you have probably seen it before in many places and yeah I am waaaaaaaay behing the curve finding out about it but since I’m pretty sure I’m not last it might help someone else! It’s pretty simple really. Once ... More About: List
Revue theme is now completed
2009-07-13 15:21:00 It has been a long time coming but my new blog theme “revue” is finally completed. The main structure is based around a newspaper of magazine hence the name revue which as far as I understand is the french for magazine (hopefully, correct me if I’m wrong). There are still probably 1 or 2 bugs ... More About: Wordpress , News , Theme
Apologies for glitches
2009-05-11 23:46:00 Apologies if you get any glitches while browsing the blog. I am currently developing a new theme and am running some real life testing. This should only happen for a few days max. I you have any major issues please comment and let me know and I will endeavor to resolve them asap. Thanks for ... More About: News , Glitches
Fitness test on sale
2009-05-04 12:52:00 Fitness test, the iPhone application is now on sale. Thanks :) More About: Tunes , Fitness , Sale , Test
Accelerometer setup and usage
2009-05-02 16:27:00 To use the accelerometer in an iPhone application you need to add the <UIAccelerometerDelegate> into the .h file of your application: [code lang="c_mac"]@interface ApplicationViewController : UIViewController {[/code] Then in your .m file you must setup the accelerometer: [code lang="c_mac"] - (void)viewDidLoad { UIAccelerometer *accel = [UIAccelerometer sharedAccelerometer]; accel.delegate = self; accel.updateInterval = 1/30; } [/code] Update interval is in seconds so 1/30 is a 30th ... More About: Setup , Usage
Creating and using an Array of objects
2009-04-29 13:25:00 First we need an array to hold the objects (in this case bullets) [code lang="c_mac"] NSMutableArray *myBullets = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init]; [/code] Create and then add the objects [code lang="c_mac"] for (int i=0; i More About: Creating , Objects
Airluminate v2.0 update submitted
2009-02-24 14:25:00 Airluminate v 2.0 has been submitted to iTunes for approval, fingers crossed it will be on sale/for update asap. More About: Update
Airluminate on sale!
2009-02-11 11:58:00 My first application, Airluminate is now on sale on iTunes . It is available for download for the iPhone and iPod Touch and is on sale for $0.99. Airluminate is primarily an light that changes with movement and rotation and is designed as a fun tool for long exposure photographs. Airliminate site: Airluminate iTunes store: Airluminate More About: Sale
ipod mod adventure (part 2)
2007-04-15 12:46:00 When you mod your ipod you should have dismantled it using the previous post. If you didn’t then go there now! Now you need to rebuild it into something of roughly the same size and shape. I chose LEGO since its adaptable to the sizes and shapes I need. You can use anything really as ... More About: Adventure , Ipod , Part , Vent , Advent
ipod mod adventure (part 1)
2007-04-15 12:20:00 Do you need to replace the battery in your ipod or do you want to modify the appearance of your it in some way? This has only been done with an ipod mini so don’t try it with any other type unless your feeling brave and smart! The first thing to do is to take ... More About: Adventure , Ipod , Part , Vent , Advent
In sync on your ipod
2007-04-14 18:37:00 For anyone who likes windows media player and has an ipod Don;t get me wrong, Ipod s are great, but itunes just isn’t quite as good for my everyday needs as windows media player. Windows media player 11 (WMP) is far simpler to use and has far better features [apart from the store] but sadly it doesn’t ... More About: Your , Sync , N Sync
Creative block
2007-04-09 13:40:00 If your ever feeling a bit sluggish and un-creative then what you need is a way to get those ideas flowing again. Nothing expensive is required and all you need is a small amount of spare time and a bit of common sence. Share This More About: Creative , Bloc , Block , Lock
Brand spankin?
2007-04-01 19:51:00 In the online world of today you can either be a somebody or a nobody. Both have their benefits but to be either will take some work depending on how long you have been on the internet, and how long you have been using your name on it too. Share This More About: Brand , Span
What if?
2007-04-01 12:49:00 I want to hide functions and content on certain parts of certain pages without having to write every single page. I want my PHP to do the leg work for me. A simplistic set of options for my code to choose what to show is what I need. Share This More About: What , Hat , What If
Back away from the?
2007-03-28 22:23:00 If you want to remove the background from your image and leave behind just one object, either just to show it off or to use in a another image then this is the way to do it. Share This More About: Back , Away
Duke it out
2007-03-27 20:21:00 I will show you how to remove an object from an image with a simple background. This technique works on complex backgrounds too but also take much longer and you have to use some other tools to get it to look OK. Share This More About: Duke
The earth is flat
2007-03-26 22:48:00 To make a planet with your panoramas and photographs all you need is a suitable photo and 20 mins. This can be done with pretty much any photo. Share This More About: Earth , Flat
BAND-AIDŽ applied
More articles from this author:2007-03-26 21:46:00 Those page errors are a thing of the past, for now at least. Turns out it wasn’t my php or my host. It was the people over at TopBlogArea.com who made my page mess up. Share This More About: Band , Band-Aid , Applied , Lied 1, 2 |
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