Archive for Aprile 21st, 2008

How to Create an Ajax Autocomplete Text Field: Part 4

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

In part 3 of the series, we added the brains behind our Autocomplete text field's search functionality. Now it's time to turn our attention to the Web components. This week we'll create the CSS file, since it, along with the JavaScript file, need to be linked to the AutocompleteSearch.jsp page. By Rob Gravelle. 0416

An Introduction to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

JavaScript Object Notation, or JSON for short, is a lightweight data-interchange format which may prove to be a viable alternative to XML for IT developers. It's easy to read and write by people as well as for machines to parse and generate. By Rob Gravelle. 0227

Joomla Templates: Creating a Pure CSS Template - Part 3

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

In this installment, we look at modules in templates, menus in templates, hiding columns and module code. All of this creates a pure CSS layout that has dynamic collapsible columns. By Barrie North. 0303

Opening The Source On Your Host

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

In this article You'll learn how you can configure Apache to allow your visitors to learn from (or offer advice on) your source code through browsing it in much the same way that they would browse your ordinary Web pages. By Stephen Philbin. 0305

Joomla Templates: Creating a Pure CSS Template - Part 4

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

This week we look at how to make a Joomla 1.5 template. We begin with a comp, the design which is the basis of the template. From there we get into slicing (creating small sliced images), setting up module locations, column backgrounds and more. By Barrie North. 0310

How to Gain the Trust of Your List

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

When building a list, a key ingredient is to consistently offer valuable and products and services, free of charge. Doing so will enable you to obtain the trust of your clients. This article shows you how. By Steve Renner. 0312

Transparency in Ajax Applications

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

An average user might not be aware that the logic of the Ajax application is more exposed than that of the standard Web page. It's relatively simple for an advanced user (or an attacker) to "look inside" and gain knowledge about the internal workings of the application. By Billy Hoffman and Bryan Sullivan. 0317

Black Hat Techniques

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

As search engine optimization has grown more popular, so has the use of unethical SEO techniques. After you've read this, you'll know what techniques are underhanded and which are acceptable. By Terry Detty. 0321

Transparency in Ajax Applications - Part 2

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

Beyond the general danger of revealing application logic to potential attackers, there are specific mistakes that programmers make when writing client-side code that can open their applications to attack. By Billy Hoffman and Bryan Sullivan. 0324

How to Create an Ajax Autocomplete Text Field

WebReference News Aprile 21st, 2008

In the last article, you learned how AJAX can be used to link the contents of a select field to a parent one. Now we're going to use AJAX to create an Autocomplete text field using the Eclipse Web Tools Platform with the Apache Tomcat server. By Rob Gravelle. 0326

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