Category: Tutorials

Movable Type: How to emulate an MTEntryIfNotExtended tag

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Movable Type has a built in container tag  

<MTEntryIfExtended>

which is often used to show the “More” part of a long entry, or anything else that should be displayed only if the entry is extended:

<MTEntryIfExtended>
    <$MTEntryMore$>
   <div>Special text or page elements for Extended Entries go here</div>
</MTEntryIfExtended> 

But what if you want something to show up only if the entry is NOT extended? There is no corresponding <MTEntryIfNotExtended> tag. 

Fortunately that functionality is simple to replicate using Movable Type variables.

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Mcrypt extension error after installing phpMyAdmin on IIS

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If you install phpMyAdmin on IIS and get the error:

PROBLEM: cannot load mcrypt extension. please check your php configuration

This could be due to the extension being missing or that it is not listed correctly in php.ini file. Listed below are the instructions from around the web that I followed to get this working:

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Flame Painter: Sparkler effects!

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Flame Painter is a procedural painting application by Peter Blaškovič available on http://www.escapemotions.com/.

There are three brush types in Flame Painter: Flame, Follow and Ribbon. Each produces an amazing variety of results depending on the settings chosen.

The images below show the results of incremental changes in brush settings, all of which result in various fireworks or sparkler effects. In each case, the changed setting is circled in red. Click any image to see it enlarged.

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