http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:21:06 -0500 http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/001013.html I usually troubleshoot XML files by simply dragging them into a Firefox browser window. Unlike other text files, Firefox displays XML in a handy tree format, as show below.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000798.html If Firefox won't launch java applets, but Internet Explorer will, you may need to change some settings in the Java control panel to turn on Applet support for Firefox. (Expert users: One sign that this is the issue rather than some Java security exception is that the Java console will be completely blank when you try to launch the applet... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000763.html The z-index bug in actionAlthough Internet Explorer 8 has been widely adopted, IE 7 is still the browser in use at my office, so all new projects must be compatible with it. Even though IE7 was already obsolete when we adopted it, it was a wonderful change from IE 6, because of the reduced need for CSS and javascript hacks,... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000779.html Our LMS uses Java applets to transmit SCORM data back and forth between learning activity and the LMS. Sometimes this causes problems, because Java security on various browsers is increasingly strict. However we can usually keep IE 6, 7, 8, Firefox on PC and Safari on the Mac working. Mac-Firefox is usually somewhat problematic. In the past, learning modules would... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000771.html Ever since Firebug got a recent big upgrade, I've had problems with it stopping a page from loading whenever there is any javascript error. Since the web is riddled with javascript errors, this has meant a frustrating experience. It used to be easy to turn this behavior off, in the Script tab, but now there seemed to be no way... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000762.html I recently had the task of creating a new theme for a Confluence-based corporate wiki in time for a big launch date. There were a few restrictions on how I could do this, including: There is no user access to the Space's Page Layout features, which means that any changes needed there must be sent to an administrator to be... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000764.html Ever since I spent some time adding and organizing some new fonts, Firefox has developed the annoying habit of showing repeated alerts that ask: Firefox wants to use the font "__" on the volume _____". This font is not installed. Allow Firefox to use this font? If I click "Don't ask me again for Firefox," it completely ignores it. Really,... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000520.html If I had to choose one piece of advice for new web developers, I'd tell them to learn to use Firebug. Firebug is probably the most valuable debugging tool available, but if you are just getting started, it may seem pretty opaque at first. In addition, some things do not appear to work as advertised. In particular, the "cd" function...