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  1. Thanks for posting your observations, Don. I wonder if it would be possible to link to resources using the URL syntax that Google CDN uses:

    <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
    I'm assuming that would automatically prepend the current protocol. Of course, this wouldn't work if certain resources could only be served over HTTP. I may get a totally free certificate from StartCom. So far, it seems to be the best free option I have found. I think this site uses it, and the HTTPS aspect of the site has functioned just fine for me.
  2. That's something that concerned me. I don't want to make the website difficult for users to utilize; I want to avoid unnecessary annoyances like that. So a certificate from a CA is probably the best way for me to go. Thanks for mentioning that, Don!

  3. In my current website project, I would like to design a secure area for members. I have built basic login systems before, but I want to build something more secure this time. One of the things I would like to do it route requests using the HTTPS protocol. In my research on how to do this, I have been starting to learn about SSL certificates. As I understand it, in order to create an SSL encrypted connection that users can be confident in, I must purchase a certificate from a certificate authority (CA).

     

    I am questioning whether I really need to do this, though. Neither money nor information that is extremely sensitive would be handled in the secure area. The purpose of the website is of a nature that membership would be restricted to those personally acquainted with me, so it's not like they would be using a website with some vague "entity" operating it. They could trust me. Would that make it safe for me to use a self-signed SSL certificate? My only suspicion is that a hijacker could potentially inject a new SSL certificate (not sure if this is possible...) and trick users since neither his nor mine would be signed by a trusted CA.

     

    I could just get a cheap certificate, but I would like to avoid spending money on this if I don't have to. Maybe a free certificate would be okay? I'm not sure.

     

    What do you think is the best course of action for my situation?

  4. Are you talking about the main background gradient, or the active tab gradients? This is what it has looked like for me: http://prntscr.com/dgpd3 Taken in FF 14, but it's been like that since I created the website months ago. FF doesn't seem to like the % values for the gradient positioning. Shouldn't it work? Am I doing something wrong?

  5. I have a "pushed down" effect applied to active tabs in a navigation bar I made. It works in Opera, Safari, and Chrome. However, Firefox doesn't do the gradients for me. Is this Firefox's problem, or a syntactical error? Relevant code:

    #header .active {    background-color: #eee;    background-image: -moz-radial-gradient(-2% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   -moz-radial-gradient(102% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   -moz-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(238, 238, 238), rgb(193, 193, 193) 35%, rgb(238, 238, 238));    background-image: -o-radial-gradient(-2% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   -o-radial-gradient(102% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   -o-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(238, 238, 238), rgb(193, 193, 193) 35%, rgb(238, 238, 238));    background-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(-2% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   -webkit-radial-gradient(102% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(238, 238, 238), rgb(193, 193, 193) 35%, rgb(238, 238, 238));    background-image: -ms-radial-gradient(-2% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   -ms-radial-gradient(102% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   -ms-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(238, 238, 238), rgb(193, 193, 193) 35%, rgb(238, 238, 238));    background-image: radial-gradient(-2% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   radial-gradient(102% 68%, 6% 47%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5059), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)),								   linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(238, 238, 238), rgb(193, 193, 193) 35%, rgb(238, 238, 238));}

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  6. Actually, when I installed git (from, I believe, here: http://git-scm.com/), it came with a a program called Git GUI which is surprisingly good. If you want an excellent free reference, there is link to a PDF here: http://w3schools.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=40026&view=findpost&p=221950 The Tower client looks pretty sweet, but its mac-only and not free. Come on, shouldn't you have a free GUI for a free, open source VCS?

  7. I´ve never written that anybody tries to make a fool of me!
    I'm sorry for miscommunication...that was the just conclusion I came to from this post:
    ... I exactly know when persons are making a fool of me!
    I've found that when I put more details and research into my questions, then the people replying to my topic can give me the answer I'm looking for. Part of effective learning is learning to ask the right questions, whether you are asking Google or the W3Schools forum.
  8. Although my english isn´ t that good (I doubt that, because my level of english is advanced), I exactly know when persons are making a fool of me!
    I don't think anyone tries to make a fool of you. I have seen in some of your past forum topics where you might have taken someone's post as making of fool of you. But as far as I have seen, that only happened in the case that Boen said:
    If you ask a redundant question, you shouldn't be surprised to get a redundant answer. When you say "the tutorial on X says that I must do Y for Z to happen. But how do I do Z?", you shouldn't be suprised that the answer repeats what the tutorial says, while at the same time you're being told to actually follow the tutorial. It's not "persons make a joke of" you. It's that persons tell you what in their view should be obvious... for your own good.
    I think it is very important to remember (as Boen said) that the answer will match the question. Redundant questions will get redundant answers. Don't take it as an insult when that's the answer you get.
  9. Hello everybodyBeen browsing this forum for a while and thought I should join up.I have taught myself HTML and CSS to an intermediate level and I’m currently learning JavaScript, which can be quite confusing at times.
    Welcome to the forum!Yes, JS can be confusing to learn, but it is becoming one of my favorite languages as I become more familiar with it. There are so many cool tricks and many practical applications for it.
  10. Regular expressions are not unique to PHP, so a discussion of them really does not belong in a PHP tutorial. There is some info in the JavaScript section, but an independent tutorial section addressing regex would be better.
    Something could be done with regex in the PHP tutorial similar to how SQL was included in the PHP tutorial. It could give a basic intro to RegEx and how to implement it within PHP. Then there could be a more in-depth standalone tutorial.
  11. I've really been enjoying Opera Dragonfly. It is web-based, which has its advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it does affect the browser's speed until you load the console. I believe it is possible to download the Dragonfly script so it is running locally.

  12. The similarity in look between Opera and Firefox now is kind of creepy.
    Yeah...The only thing that I liked a lot in FF4 (over other browsers) was the addons browser.
  13. All html editors have their good and bad sides.
    And some editors' bad sides outweigh their good sides. The key to choosing a good editor for yourself is to find an editor thats advantages outweigh its disadvantages and where the advantages are strongest in the areas you use most.
  14. I guess I'll post mine, even if I already put a thread up on this forum. Site Name: CyberStreamSite Description: My photography and blog Site Owner/Developer: MeSite Address: http://www.cyberstream.usExtra Comments: My first website, coded from scratchJohn, your website is very well done. The only suggestion I have is that you remove the hard pink corners from the navigation buttons - maybe make them PNG images.

  15. I know there are different map apis out there but I prefer things when they are standard, it saves me a lot of time spent on research and learning.
    I definitely agree with you there! I try to avoid APIs myself unless there is absolutely no way to do the same thing in "standard code" easily.
    Good links on your site though I'm bookmarking them.
    Thanks, I just wanted to share the websites I've found most useful so they can benefit others who haven't found them yet (speaking from personal experience)!
  16. It's just another way to do it. As the most recent article on my blog demonstrated, there are APIs available that do it all behind that scenes with PHP. Three disadvantages of the HTML5 GeoLocation API:1. Javascript must be enabled for it to work. 2. It can only work in supportive browsers.3. It requires the user's consent (as the spec states)Nonetheless, is a cool feature.

  17. So far I've only looked at the interface and I will admit it has been made cleaner.
    They made it look more like Opera, which is obviously becoming the future interface style for web browsers. :) On the HTML5 side of things, IE9 is the first in that family to support canvas. Here's a link to a list of features it supports. Just reading that list reminded me of/revealed many cool features of HTML5 (really JS, for the most part). AJAX history traversal...Geolocation API...Cross Document Messaging..inline SVG...bring it on!
  18. netbeans is really good, except what i hate about DW and Netbeans is the load time. neither are lightweight and sometimes lag a little depending on if other processes are running in the background whereas something like TextMate which has bundles and syntax highlighting is really lightweight and good enough for most of what i do.
    Sure, netbeans doesn't start up promptly, but when I use netbeans I use it for an extended period of time working on my web app. If I just am editing a file quickly (and nb isn't open), then I'll fire up np++.
  19. I'm surprised Netbeans isn't listed in this poll. I've tried probably half a dozen code editors/IDEs, and Netbeans beats 'em all (except Dreamweaver, but the price difference is $399! So in bang-for-the-buck, Netbeans still wins hands-down).

  20. Many web designers use the "960 grid" in Photoshop. I personally have not used it, but if I was interested in web design more, I would definitely look at it.

    I want to know what can I do with that software.
    You can do basically anything image-related in Photoshop. You wouldn't believe some of the things people create with it. It is one program that has nearly infinite potential. As long as you practice, your skill will increase.
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