Posts by tgreer

Most ASP.NET Developers have no previous web development experience. Is that a true or false statement? I suspect it's true, but found no statistics to back it up. However, judging from posts in several technical forum sites, one certainly gets that impression.

"Halt App Until JavaScript Confirm Dialog Clicked". "JavaScript in code-behind problem". "How to fire ASP.NET code from JavaScript function". "Confirm delete". These are all titles of recent questions posted in various .NET forums. Also, I've seen a resurgence of questions that web developers either solved, or came to grips with, many years ago. For example, I've seen several discussions about how to "prevent" the user from clicking the "back" button! Another common area of confusion is the difference between client-side and server-side events and scripts. Why all of the confusion? I believe it's intrinsic to ASP.NET development.

One of the key "features" of ASP.NET is that it hides the HTML and JavaScript from the developer. ASP.NET consists of a large set of "ASP.NET Server Controls", which are placed by the developer onto a canvas called a "Web Form". Then the developer codes properties and event methods. Sound familiar? Yes, ASP.NET development was modeled after Visual Basic. This no doubt contributes to the wide appeal among traditional Windows developers.

Each ASP.NET Server Control "renders" or "outputs" HTML when the user browses to a page. In fact, a control may render different HTML, depending on the user's browser. In theory, this is a good thing. The developer …

Pumping Gas: the laws vary state to state. Where I live, there are no full service stations at all.

Back on topic, one thing that irritates me about Daniweb that I haven't seen mentioned already, is that user options from time to time are removed.

Also, the impossible to navigate upside-down and backwards reverse-navigation blog comment sequence.

I'll not respond to any of the criticisms against me, since some of them are actually valid, some are not, and some have nothing to do with the issues, but rather with frivolous "personality" conflicts, which are completely irrelevant. I'll rely on discerning readers to separate the wheat from the chaff, full well realizing that the vast majority of members don't care about any of this anyway.

I'll respond just to TheNNS's question (even though it's written in the 3rd person) because no one else has any business speculating: I left the mod group because of philosophical and ethical issues concerning the use of IntelliTXT and the manner in which it was implemented, as well as the growing trend towards an illiterate, unprofessional membership and a "hands-off" policy regarding quality control (which would only be exacerbated by a gamerz forum - there, I'm on-topic).

Contrary to certain implications, Dani and I remain friends and recognize that this is a point of contention we'll likely continue to debate forever. She is intelligent enough to recognize sarcasm and hyperbole, mature enough to maintain friendships in spite of profound differences of opinions, and continues to trust my opinions on various issues, a trust I value deeply.

WaltP - then do something about it. You're a moderator, issue me an infraction. I'd welcome any sign that this site hasn't spun out of control, even if the action is directed against me. Name names, take action, do something about the situation. The moderators should stop sitting on their hands.

This thread is ridiculous and highlights so much of what is currently wrong with Daniweb. The administrator responded in post number 2, end of story. Barely readable posts written in mangled, unpunctuated pseudo-English arguing for the establishment of a gamer's forum provide their own best counterargument.

Now all we need is christina>you giving me inane negative reputation points and the thread will provide a complete demonstration of the current Daniweb culture.

Yes I know, I've been trying hard. I've got 8 bad reps for typing in one week.

Keep trying! In any case, I'm sure many of us appreciate the effort.

Please use the "shift" and apostrophe keys on your keyboard, where appropriate. We don't like "sloppy" posts here.

What doctype are you using in your pages? The proper way to reference HTML elements is to give each element a unique "id".

Then, to return a reference to the element (so you can change the "src", for example) you use document.getElementById('myID') .

So start by giving your href element an ID, and changing your script to use the "getElementById" method.

You simply provide a link to the file.

No, you cannot blindly force a file from a server to be written to a user's system. Think about this for 5 seconds; the reason should be obvious.

Is your keyboard missing letters? Many of your words are incomplete. If you want good quality answers, ask good quality questions, which includes not typing like a chimp.

There are many forum packages available. The two most popular are phpBB and vBulletin.

A software vendor has expressed interest in sponsoring my site. They asked me to author a marketing proposal.

Basically, I would run their banner in selected spots, as well as let them send out mailings to my site members who have opted-in.

This in exchange for a set montly fee and a minimum commitment of 6 months.

Has anyone else written such a proposal? How formal do they need to be?