Here is a sample javascript code to show Gmail like “Loading.. Please wait..” message at the top of a HTML page while making Ajax requests. Irrespective of the position of Ajax links within web page, the “Loading” message will show…
WordPress custom permalinks and 404 error
Today morning i found that urls to postings of this very blog of mine were ending on a “HTTP 404 – File not found” page. (It had been working last night for sure) I had got custom permalink configured for…
Creating new virtual host in Windows
Step by step guide to create virtual host on Windows XP or Window7 (WAMP installed) Navigate to: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and open the file named ‘hosts’ in a text editor. You should see 1 or more lines that have an ip address,…
Hindi language plugin for Joomla
Check this really cool tinyMCE extension to make your Joomla post content to appear in Hindi. It supports as many as Eight Indian languages including Devanagari(Hindi), Gurumukhi(Punjabi) and Bengoli. It is really easy to install and get going.
Autocomplete=”off” workaround / fix for valid XHTML
Add an onload function similar to the following to <head> section of your web page. <script type=”text/javascript”> function onload_call() { if (!document.getElementById) return false; var f = document.getElementById(‘field_name’); f.setAttribute(“autocomplete”, “off”); } </script>
Checking / Unchecking radio buttons and retrieving their value in jQuery
Let us assume we have radio buttons <input name=”rd_name” id=”RD1″ value=”Value One” /> Label 1 <input name=”rd_name” id=”RD2″ value=”Value Two” /> Label 2 To retrieve and set radio button values by id we have the following methods. To retrieve we…
Invoking Lightbox2 slide show on page load
Invoke Lightbox2 on page load? Good question! If you have got frustrated searching for a solution to it, relax, it’s here! Just place the following snippet of javascript code in your web page’s <head> section:
Customizing mysql query of a bound model
I had a hasAndBelongsToMany binding in my Charity Model as i normally would need all the “Causes” available along with Charity information and vice-versa. At one place i needed a specific number of “Causes” picked randomly from the database table.…
Creating Ajax form in Cakephp (with Prototype.js)
(If you are using jQuery with cakephp you may want to view this article, Creating Ajax form in Cakephp using jQuery ) With the help of prototype/JavaScript we can build really cool and fully functional ajax form in CakePHP really…
Browser detect script in javascript
I found this useful and up-to-date article to detect browser in JavaScript. Please refer to the author’s site page for detailed explanation.
