SharePoint 2010 on the iPad, fixing one finger scrolling
We’ve been working on an mobile version of a SharePoint 2010 implementation for a customer recently, specifically generating an iPad version of elements of their intranet. It’s been very interesting getting used to developing for the various touch events and also coding to cope with the way the iPad copes with scrollable divs. As part [...]
SharePoint 2010 branding and development tips and tricks
We have been doing a lot of SharePoint 2010 branding and custom development over the last 6 months or so which has kept us both busy, which is good, and away from the blog, which is not ideal. So, we thought the best thing we could do to keep generating something useful for people to [...]
Using the ECMAscript/JavaScript Client Object Model to read lists in SharePoint 2010
The new Client Object Model in SharePoint 2010 is awesome. Well, awesome for front end developers like us, who do mostly branding and some C# based web parts for our customers. On intranet projects it enables us to use our JavaScript skills to rapidly develop custom web parts for our clients with little or no [...]
Masking Internet Explorers aliasing on fade problems
One of the problems we came across recently while building the front end for Content and Code’s new web site, specifically the home page news slider, was the way text aliasing is lost when fading things in and out in Internet Explorer. As the text begins to fade the aliasing appears to get turned off, and [...]
Fixed width layouts, the scrollbar and the ribbon in SharePoint 2010. A better way?
The ribbon is a massive deal in SharePoint 2010. It is a big deal in all of the Microsoft Office suite, but especially so in SharePoint Server 2010. And it is a fundamental change to the user experience for everyone. As designers we have to start to tailor our site styles to accomodate its inclusion, [...]
Sharepoint 2010 – No right click, open in new tab in IE
Over the past year we’ve been busy doing sharepoint design and customisation for Content and Code, the UK’s leading sharepoint solutions company, and Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year, getting involved in master pages, themes and designs for some of their clients, and the company itself. If you need this kind of work, contact us.
CakePHP: Archive list for your blog
The site we have recently completed for a new client was built using the rapid development framework CakePHP. While there is an initial learning curve with the naming conventions and methods, once you get them right it makes quickly developing editable web sites a much more pleasant experience. We recommend checking it out. And if [...]
Magento: Add grouped products price table to category view
Here’s a useful tip we learnt recently on a project for a client. How to add the component parts of a grouped product to a catalog list page and make them purchasable right from there. This is confirmed working in Magento 1.4. The important thing about this solution is is does not require any core [...]
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Progressive enhancement has become a buzzword of late in front end web development, and is about taking a set of web pages, and first making them work for everybody, right down to web crawlers, then adding pieces on top using css and javascript to enhance the user experience.