http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:08:07 -0500 http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/001040.html http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/001035.html The SimpleLDAP plugin by Cliff Griffin is exactly what I needed for a proof-of-concept WordPress site I'm working on, but it hasn't been officially updated in a while and was not entirely compatible with WordPress v.3.5. I've updated the plugin to eliminate the errors I was getting, and it now works fine on my site, but it could probably use... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/001005.html For the Mandelbulb 3D enthusiasts out there, I'm putting up some of my best images along with their formulas. Click here to see the complete list. Parameters for this one are below the fold.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000971.html A few months ago, I needed to revise an HTML file that is used many times across a large website. Most of the key code associated with this file is contained in centrally-located includes, but as luck would have it, this time the entire file needed to be revised - even the user-customized bits. That meant that almost a thousand... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000855.html I run a little site that is mostly access-protected. If it is viewed from a location within the company IP, no password is needed. If viewed from outside the company firewall, it will ask for a user-id and password. However we wanted to make one subdirectory public.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000734.html This is an example of how to create a javascript-based Playlist selector for a JW FLV player. The playlist selector menu has 3 sections that toggle open and closed when you click on them. This allows the user to switch playlists, choosing from various topics. 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This server... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000699.html FAQ pages are sometimes requested in our learning modules so we've built in the scripts to create an easy- to-read, easy-to-use FAQ by applying simple CSS classes to elements on the page. When the FAQ page loads, all the questions appear in a collapsed view which can be quickly scanned. On clicking any question, its associated answer expands and pushes... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000696.html I just found this while experimenting with the Flickr badgemaker. It's a much more customizable way to get nice results than the method I posted earlier. Go to: Create your own Flickr badge and make the selections as specified: Choose HTML badge Select the content you want to show. Would you like to include your buddy icon & screen name... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000690.html The JW FLV player is a versatile, customizable and scriptable flash video player, available from Longtailvideo.com. 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