Monthly Archives: November 2008

jQuery Plugin for using default value as label

By Mattias Hising | Published: November 23, 2008
Wrote a little plugin for using the default value in text elements as label, you know. Look at the right hand side in the newsletter form for an example. $.fn.label = function(options){ var default_settings = { clearLabels : true }; var settings = $.extend(default_settings, options); return this.each(function(){ var elm = $(this); if($(this).val().length > 0) { $.data(elm, 'default', $(this).val()); elm.focus(function(){ if($(this).val() == $.data(elm, 'default')) { $(this).val(''); } }).blur(function(){ if($(this).val() == '') [...]
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JavaScript CSS Parser for Custom Properties

By Mattias Hising | Published: November 22, 2008
Wouldn’t it be great to have a generic CSS parser implemented in JavaScript in order to move presentational options to the stylesheet instead of having presentational and behavioural settings it in the markup. I ran across the problem the other week when I was writing a jQuery plugin for grabbing external data using getJSON-function. First [...]
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Adding a header image to the Mumrik theme

By Mattias Hising | Published: November 16, 2008
A lot of people have asked us how to add a custom header image to a page using the Mumrik Theme so the page you are using will look something like this. In order to achieve that page layout you will have to create a page (not a blog post), add and edit some custom fields [...]
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Web Standards vs. Reality

By Mattias Hising | Published: November 12, 2008
Some people in the web development/web design/front-end development industry would rather be caught on tape stealing food from small children than admit they pollute the web with websites that do not meet standards when it comes to markup, stylesheet and javascript. I break these standards on a regular basis, and apparently a lot of other people [...]
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Mumrik Theme

By Mattias Hising | Published: November 6, 2008
Today we have released a new theme for you to download free of charge. Mumrik is a theme in blue and white with a lot of focus on content management, static pages and easy setup of tools such as Google Analytics and FeedBurner.  Go take Mumrik for a test drive now.
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Must read for all front-end people

By Mattias Hising | Published: November 2, 2008
Peter Svensson at Script Uncle has written a very good article on what to expect and how to define a front-end developer.  I have myself worked as interface developer, front-end developer, gui developer, front-end architect, web developer etc etc and I am willing to agree with Peters view on the topic. Today working as a [...]
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NeeWee Theme Upcoming Features / Backlog

By Mattias Hising | Published: November 1, 2008
AJAX Comments Drop-down menus on top navigation Configurable navigation (show/hide pages) Add helper navigation for generic pages such as FAQ, Advertise, Sitemap etc Better layout support for top-30 plugins and widgets Create better gallery user experience with fewer clicks and integration of ligthbox or similar Integrate signup and password reminder into theme Make sure bbpress looks good running on NeeWee Set up different [...]
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