Today, for the first time, I added AJAX (aka XMLHttpRequest) to a web application. (Well, it wasn’t actually AJAX, because I was making a synchronous request instead of an asynchronous one, but close enough.) I’ve known about the technique for just slightly longer than it has been dubbed “AJAX”, but never taken the […]
XSL can be so frustrating.
So today, I wanted to be able to do something like this:
<xsl:variable name=”foo”>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test=”bar”>
<xsl:copy-of select=”bar”/>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
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Well, as you can see, I’ve updated my site design somewhat. I’ve basically kept the Kubrick design that comes with WordPress, but customized the header image (to a picture of some tulips I took in the backyard) and adjusted the background and link colors to match. I wanted the site to feel more […]
I implemented Suckerfish dropdowns on DigitalAdvisor last week! I think they make a great addition to the site.
Apparently, they’re not displaying quite right on Safari or Mac IE, though. Not sure why, and it’s hard to test because I don’t have a Mac. Anyone else see strange behavior?
The last “language” I learned was CSS, and that was a little while ago now. It’s time to learn something new, I think. I hemmed and hawed, wondering if maybe I should learn PHP, but decided against it.
I’ve heard enough about Ruby and Ruby on Rails now for me to be curious enough […]
On Wednesday, I conducted my very first ever user test! I got a lot of help from a woman in our office, who works for our parent/sister company, who is actually a trained usability professional (unlike me).
We had six users, who responded to a flyer I posted around our office building. Only three […]
