Blog of Web Designer, Stewart Orr
I'm hardly a big writer but every now and then I work on something that I think might be useful to share. So here it is – my web blog thingie-ma-bob.
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Javascript: Check/uncheck all options for checkboxes
Posted by Stewart on 25 November, 2009. Comments (0)
Here’s another really simple bit of JavaScript functionality that has a real benefit to your visitors – allowing them to check or uncheck all options in a form. This is similar to the type of functionality you’ll see in GoogleMail and Hotmail and it’s popular as it means your visitors don’t have to select each option one at a time!
JavaScript: Restrict keyboard character input
Posted by Stewart on 27 May, 2008. Comments (17)
If you want to improve your form inputs by restricting the characters the user enters, this function might come in handy. It restricts the keyboard input for a text field so that they can only enter the characters you want.
Re-introducing @font-face CSS rules
Posted by Stewart on 17 December, 2007. Comments (13)
With the recent news that WebKit based browsers will soon be supporting the long awaited @font-face CSS rules, now is the time to refresh your memory on why this really is such a huge step forward for typography on the web. So how long before this becomes standard on all browsers and when can we start using it?
Javascript: Swapping select box options
Posted by Stewart on 3 December, 2007. Comments (1)
Here's a JavaScript function that let's you swap options from one select box to another to allow users to choose the options they want. Be careful when using this type of functionalist as it could be inaccessible to some users and can cause problems when submitting your forms.
Javascript: enabling and disabling form field elements
Posted by Stewart on 17 August, 2007. Comments (9)
Here's another useful function for enabling and disabling your form elements using javascript. This function can be used to disable form elements when a user has submitted a form to stop them submitting it again.
Adobe Live 2007 - London
Posted by Stewart on 5 June, 2007. Comments (0)
This week I was lucky enough to attend the Adobe Live 2007: London Conference on Tuesday the 5th of June. Here's my round-up of the exhibitions, the presentations and the brand new Creative Suite 3 products from Adobe.
Designing accessible websites: my top design tips
Posted by Stewart on 29 May, 2007. Comments (5)
When trying to design an accessible, usable and SEO friendly website, here are some top tips before going to code. This guide should give you some ideas to keep mind when creating your initial concept design.
Javascript: check if a UK postcode is valid
Posted by Stewart on 12 May, 2007. Comments (5)
Here's two useful postcode functions; one that will help for checking if a string is in the valid format for a UK postcode; and another that formats a string into a nice postcode format. They both use regular expressions to make them fast! You could use them for client-side form validation.
Qodo.co.uk moves 2host
Posted by Stewart on 3 April, 2007. Comments (0)
I recently moved the qodo.co.uk site over to a new host after my dedicated server hosting contract expired. I have moved to a UK based VPS/VDS from 2host.co.uk.
Javascript: Pop up DHTML calendar using CSS
Posted by Stewart on 30 March, 2007. Comments (11)
If you are looking for a simple JavaScript calendar that uses CSS and is easy to customise, then take a look at my calendar. I have created a basic javascript calendar that can be tweaked to suit your needs that makes it easy for your users to pick a date.