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March 14, 2006 — Newsletter # 380
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March 14, 2006 — Newsletter # 380
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Web Caution
Last week I talked about the first foray into the world of Web development
of the daughter of a friend of mine. (In case you missed it, you can find
it here: https://www.htmlgoodies.com/introduction/newsletter_archive/goodiestogo/article.php/3591506
) She had created a small photo library on MySpace. Following that
newsletter I received a question from a reader that touched on a very valid and
noteworthy point, so this week I’m going to discuss the matter a little.
of the daughter of a friend of mine. (In case you missed it, you can find
it here: https://www.htmlgoodies.com/introduction/newsletter_archive/goodiestogo/article.php/3591506
) She had created a small photo library on MySpace. Following that
newsletter I received a question from a reader that touched on a very valid and
noteworthy point, so this week I’m going to discuss the matter a little.
MySpace and some other similar services provide web space a simple to use
creation tools for people to create their own web pages. These services
have become particularly popular with young people who do not have the
wherewithal to buy private space. To attract people into the fold, the
services create “communities” of friends. If you sign up for an account,
you can build a list of friends, somewhat like a buddy list or contact list in a
messenger service. You can also search for your friends by name and find
their web space. If you do not sign up, you would have to know your
friend’s URL, which is a long and unfriendly one involving a lot of
numbers. This provides the encouragement to sign up. Also, when you
sign up, you are encouraged to create your profile, which includes basic
information about yourself.
creation tools for people to create their own web pages. These services
have become particularly popular with young people who do not have the
wherewithal to buy private space. To attract people into the fold, the
services create “communities” of friends. If you sign up for an account,
you can build a list of friends, somewhat like a buddy list or contact list in a
messenger service. You can also search for your friends by name and find
their web space. If you do not sign up, you would have to know your
friend’s URL, which is a long and unfriendly one involving a lot of
numbers. This provides the encouragement to sign up. Also, when you
sign up, you are encouraged to create your profile, which includes basic
information about yourself.
If a small pond becomes filled with fish, it will only be a matter of time
before a heron arrives to take advantage of the situation. So too with a
service that attracts a lot of young people, it is only a matter of time before
the predators arrive.
before a heron arrives to take advantage of the situation. So too with a
service that attracts a lot of young people, it is only a matter of time before
the predators arrive.
If a person provides pictures of themselves in their space, and puts their
real name and other information into their profile, they may be providing the
predator all they need to locate and lure their victims. This is
especially true if the profile includes their city, or worse yet, their address
or phone number.
real name and other information into their profile, they may be providing the
predator all they need to locate and lure their victims. This is
especially true if the profile includes their city, or worse yet, their address
or phone number.
People get excited about expressing themselves and sharing their thoughts
with the world, which I think is great and is to be encouraged. However,
if this expression and though is accompanied by identification and location
information, it can become dangerous, especially for the young, who may not see
the danger.
with the world, which I think is great and is to be encouraged. However,
if this expression and though is accompanied by identification and location
information, it can become dangerous, especially for the young, who may not see
the danger.
I also strongly encourage parents, older brothers and sisters and friends
to watch over the younger ones, be aware of their publications, and provide
guidance and a protective eye. The Web, like all things on the Internet,
is a wonderful place, but it most definitely calls for due caution.
to watch over the younger ones, be aware of their publications, and provide
guidance and a protective eye. The Web, like all things on the Internet,
is a wonderful place, but it most definitely calls for due caution.
Thanks for reading!
– Vince Barnes
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Q. I am attempting to create a web page and have run into a problem. I link
to pages created in MS Word (using tables, not html written). The contents
on these MS Word created pages are misaligned depending on the users’
browser. I wish for the pages to maintain their format so that the user
scrolls left/right with the scroll bar in the right frame. (Code sample
provided)
to pages created in MS Word (using tables, not html written). The contents
on these MS Word created pages are misaligned depending on the users’
browser. I wish for the pages to maintain their format so that the user
scrolls left/right with the scroll bar in the right frame. (Code sample
provided)
A. I believe the problem you are running into is that your table(s) uses an
absolute value. You should change the width to a percentage. Try using
width=”100%” in the table tag instead of width=”480″. This will allow the table
to resize according to the user’s screen resolution. The other problem could be
the Microsoft Word code that is causing browsers to have trouble rendering the
page properly. There is a lot of extra code created by Word that should be taken
out.
absolute value. You should change the width to a percentage. Try using
width=”100%” in the table tag instead of width=”480″. This will allow the table
to resize according to the user’s screen resolution. The other problem could be
the Microsoft Word code that is causing browsers to have trouble rendering the
page properly. There is a lot of extra code created by Word that should be taken
out.
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Q. How do I makethree tables all on
the same line with a space between them?
Community.
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Volunteers
Q. How do I makethree tables all on
the same line with a space between them?
A. You make one large table at 100 percent width and a border of zero, with
one row then add your three tables in the large tables <.td> tags. Play
around with the <.td> widths to get the size you need. You
can add a
couple <.td> tags with the code which is just a blank space to
make some space between the 3 tables. Here is a example of the
code:
<.table summary=”large table” align=”center” width=”100%” border=”0″
cellspacing=”0″ cellpadding=”0″>
<.tr>
<.td
width=”30%”>
<.table summary=”Menu Table” width=”100%” border=”1″
cellspacing=”0″
cellpadding=”0″>
<.tr
align=”center”><.td>Menu<./td><./tr>
<./table>
<./td>
<.td
width=”5%”> <./td>
<.td width=”30%”>
<.table
summary=”Main Table” width=”100%” border=”1″ cellspacing=”0″
cellpadding=”0″>
<.tr
align=”center”><.td>Main<./td><./tr>
<./table>
<./td>
<.td
width=”5%”> <./td>
<.td width=”30%”>
<.table
summary=”New Menu Table” width=”100%” border=”1″
cellspacing=”0″
cellpadding=”0″>
<.tr align=”center”><.td>New
Menu<./td><./tr>
<./table>
<./td>
<./tr>
<./table>
one row then add your three tables in the large tables <.td> tags. Play
around with the <.td> widths to get the size you need. You
can add a
couple <.td> tags with the code which is just a blank space to
make some space between the 3 tables. Here is a example of the
code:
<.table summary=”large table” align=”center” width=”100%” border=”0″
cellspacing=”0″ cellpadding=”0″>
<.tr>
<.td
width=”30%”>
<.table summary=”Menu Table” width=”100%” border=”1″
cellspacing=”0″
cellpadding=”0″>
<.tr
align=”center”><.td>Menu<./td><./tr>
<./table>
<./td>
<.td
width=”5%”> <./td>
<.td width=”30%”>
<.table
summary=”Main Table” width=”100%” border=”1″ cellspacing=”0″
cellpadding=”0″>
<.tr
align=”center”><.td>Main<./td><./tr>
<./table>
<./td>
<.td
width=”5%”> <./td>
<.td width=”30%”>
<.table
summary=”New Menu Table” width=”100%” border=”1″
cellspacing=”0″
cellpadding=”0″>
<.tr align=”center”><.td>New
Menu<./td><./tr>
<./table>
<./td>
<./tr>
<./table>
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Q. Is there a way of naming spans partly with a variable? I.e. insted of
doing this:
document.all.sp1.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp2.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp3.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp4.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp5.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp6.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp7.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp8.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
is there
any way like:
for( var n = 1; n < 9;
n++)
{
document.all.sp + n + .innerHTML=(‘<.img
src=pt1.gif>’);
}
doing this:
document.all.sp1.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp2.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp3.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp4.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp5.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp6.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp7.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
document.all.sp8.innerHTML=(‘<.img src=pt1.gif>’);
is there
any way like:
for( var n = 1; n < 9;
n++)
{
document.all.sp + n + .innerHTML=(‘<.img
src=pt1.gif>’);
}
A. You could try to use the eval() method like
this:
eval(“document.all.sp” + n + “.innerHTML=(‘<.img
src=pt1.gif>’)”);
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Q. I was asked recently to do a web site for a chauffeur company. I have
now finished it and he is asking for a price and I don’t know what price to give
him. Any advice?
now finished it and he is asking for a price and I don’t know what price to give
him. Any advice?
A. This was actaully the subject of a past Goodies to Go Newsletter. You
can read it here:
https://www.htmlgoodies.com/letters/221.html
can read it here:
https://www.htmlgoodies.com/letters/221.html
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Q. If my site uses the same images on
all the pages, do I only preload on the index page, or should I have each page
preload all the images?
Community.
The answer was provided by one of our Mentor
Volunteers
Q. If my site uses the same images on
all the pages, do I only preload on the index page, or should I have each page
preload all the images?
A. If they are all in the same directory for each page then you should not
have to pre-load them for each page. Once on the first page should do the
trick. You should be able to test this by commenting out the pre-load
script on another page and see if the images take longer to load.
have to pre-load them for each page. Once on the first page should do the
trick. You should be able to test this by commenting out the pre-load
script on another page and see if the images take longer to load.
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Q. I would like to eliminate the use of the Enter key that a user may enter
while in a TextArea. How can I do that?
while in a TextArea. How can I do that?
A. Here is a script example that will ignore the enter key in a
textarea:
<.html>
<.head>
<.title>Test<./title>
<.script
language=”JavaScript”>
IE5=document.all?
1:0
function
stopkey(e)
{
whKey = !IE5?
e.which:event.keyCode; // check for NS4 and
NS6
window.status=whKey // Display ascii code in status
bar
if(whKey==’13’) // check for ascii enter key
(ascii)
{
return
false;
}
}
<./script>
<./head>
<.body>
<.center>
<.form
name=”myform”>
<.textarea name=”txta” cols=”30″ rows=”4″ WRAP=”hard”
onkeypress=”return
stopkey(event)” >Enter your response
here<./textarea>
<./form>
<./center>
<./body>
<./html>
textarea:
<.html>
<.head>
<.title>Test<./title>
<.script
language=”JavaScript”>
IE5=document.all?
1:0
function
stopkey(e)
{
whKey = !IE5?
e.which:event.keyCode; // check for NS4 and
NS6
window.status=whKey // Display ascii code in status
bar
if(whKey==’13’) // check for ascii enter key
(ascii)
{
return
false;
}
}
<./script>
<./head>
<.body>
<.center>
<.form
name=”myform”>
<.textarea name=”txta” cols=”30″ rows=”4″ WRAP=”hard”
onkeypress=”return
stopkey(event)” >Enter your response
here<./textarea>
<./form>
<./center>
<./body>
<./html>
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Have you seen the discussion forums on the HTML Goodies website? It’s
a great place to get help from others who, just like you, are developing web
pages. Many different topics appear in the forum, and a new one will
appear if you create it! Here’s a sample of recent topics:
a great place to get help from others who, just like you, are developing web
pages. Many different topics appear in the forum, and a new one will
appear if you create it! Here’s a sample of recent topics:
Constants in Javascript:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=98886
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=98886
ASP.NET and SSI:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=99030
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=99030
Menu to Menu to Menu:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=99039
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=99039
Ownership of URL:
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=99020
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=99020
News Goodies
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Apple Patches Again
[March 14, 2006] Second patch issued in fewer than
two weeks labeled as “highly critical.”
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3591476
[March 14, 2006] Second patch issued in fewer than
two weeks labeled as “highly critical.”
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3591476
Microsoft Has a New Deal for Small Business
[March 14, 2006] On the
day it kicks off its Webcast-filled Small Business Summit, Microsoft announced a
new financing option, some new twists with Best Buy and a revamped Small
Business Server.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3591401
Google, DoJ Face Off in Search Data Tussle
[March 14, 2006] Google,
Justice Department face off in federal court over subpoena for search
data.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3591316
An Amazon Storage Space For Developers
[March 14, 2006] Amazon S3 is
simple storage for developers who want to build Web applications that
scale.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3591416
Microsoft Plans Free Parental Monitor
[March 14, 2006] Microsoft
sees online safety ‘a crucial issue facing families today.’
Read the
article:
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3591486
Freeze Your Identity to Stop ID Theft
[March 14, 2006] Can you stop
identity theft before it occurs? One tech startup thinks it can.
Read the
article:
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3591296
QuickTime, iTunes Users at Risk (Again)?
[March 13, 2006] Security
research firm alleges that Microsoft does a better job of responding to security
researchers than Apple.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3591256
Million-Dollar Payout in E-Mail Privacy Case
[March 13, 2006]
UPDATED: Marketer ignored Internet privacy statements, according to New York
attorney general’s office.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3591141
Open Source Collaboration Meets VoIP
[March 13, 2006] Zimbra and
Asterisk join text and voice forces in open source style.
Read the
article:
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3591076
ScanR Turns Cell Phone Pics Into Usable Documents
[March 13, 2006]
Are camera phones good scanners? ScanR believes so.
Read the article:
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3590926
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Examining ASP.NET 2.0’s Site Navigation – Part 5
In this article we’ll look at how to accomplish a hodgepodge of
customizations when rendering the navigation UI controls. Read on to learn
more!
customizations when rendering the navigation UI controls. Read on to learn
more!
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Database-Driven Login & Password ASP.NET Sample Code
When I went to write an ASP.NET version of the classic ASP auto- navigation
database-driven login sample that I published last week, I realized that I
hadn’t yet published a plain database-driven login and password sample for
ASP.NET. So… in an effort to keep the horse in front of the cart, here it
is…
database-driven login sample that I published last week, I realized that I
hadn’t yet published a plain database-driven login and password sample for
ASP.NET. So… in an effort to keep the horse in front of the cart, here it
is…
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COM Interop Exposed – Part 2
In this continuation of his first article on COM Interop, Patrick Steele
explains how to expose your .NET events to COM clients. Defining events that
will be exposed to COM isn’t difficult to do, but it does take a few
steps.
explains how to expose your .NET events to COM clients. Defining events that
will be exposed to COM isn’t difficult to do, but it does take a few
steps.
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1950 The FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” List Began
Hoping that the publicity it could provide would elicit the help of the
general public in locating particularly dangerous fugitives, the FBI published
its first “Ten Most Wanted” list on this day in 1950. All FBI field
offices are encouraged to submit candidates for inclusion on the list. To
be considered, a candidate must have a long criminal history, have currently
pending charges that indicate a serious risk to the public and it must be
reasonably believed that the publicity provided will assist in the capture of
the fugitive. Since J. Edgar Hoover approved the list’s inception, about
500 fugitives have appeared on the list, and the publicity provided has led to
the capture of more than 130 of them.
general public in locating particularly dangerous fugitives, the FBI published
its first “Ten Most Wanted” list on this day in 1950. All FBI field
offices are encouraged to submit candidates for inclusion on the list. To
be considered, a candidate must have a long criminal history, have currently
pending charges that indicate a serious risk to the public and it must be
reasonably believed that the publicity provided will assist in the capture of
the fugitive. Since J. Edgar Hoover approved the list’s inception, about
500 fugitives have appeared on the list, and the publicity provided has led to
the capture of more than 130 of them.
Today was also the day that in: 1629 England granted a Royal Charter to the
Massachusetts Bay Colony; 1794 Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin; 1900 the US
currency adopted the Gold Standard; 1903 the first national bird reservation in
the US was established at Sebastian in Florida; 1936 the Federal Register, the
first magazine of the US government, published its first issue; 1950 the FBI
started their “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” program; 1964 a jury in Dallas Texas
sentenced Jack Ruby to death for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald;
Massachusetts Bay Colony; 1794 Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin; 1900 the US
currency adopted the Gold Standard; 1903 the first national bird reservation in
the US was established at Sebastian in Florida; 1936 the Federal Register, the
first magazine of the US government, published its first issue; 1950 the FBI
started their “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” program; 1964 a jury in Dallas Texas
sentenced Jack Ruby to death for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald;
Born today were: in 1808 Viennese composer Johan Strauss the Elder; 1829
Engishman Charles Charlesworth (who died of old age at the age of 7); 1864
Railroad engineer (John) Casey Jones; 1879 German Physicist/Mathematician Albert
Einstein; 1933 English actor Michael Caine; 1933 Musician Quincy Jones; 1940
English actress Eleanor Bron; 1942 English actress Rita Tushingham; 1945
musician Walter Parazeider (Sax – Chicago); 1946 English comedian Jasper
Carrott; 1947 comedian Billy Crystal; 1952 musician David Byrne (guitar –
Talking Heads); 1958 Prince Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre of Monaco; 1961 actor
Russell Todd; 1969 actress Laura Leighton; 1970 actress Meredith Salenger;
Engishman Charles Charlesworth (who died of old age at the age of 7); 1864
Railroad engineer (John) Casey Jones; 1879 German Physicist/Mathematician Albert
Einstein; 1933 English actor Michael Caine; 1933 Musician Quincy Jones; 1940
English actress Eleanor Bron; 1942 English actress Rita Tushingham; 1945
musician Walter Parazeider (Sax – Chicago); 1946 English comedian Jasper
Carrott; 1947 comedian Billy Crystal; 1952 musician David Byrne (guitar –
Talking Heads); 1958 Prince Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre of Monaco; 1961 actor
Russell Todd; 1969 actress Laura Leighton; 1970 actress Meredith Salenger;
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