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 | Hi there, I was wondering if anybody can help me understanding this code please - well it's more about the usage of :first really): <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> span { color:red; cursor:pointer; } div { margin:3px; width:80px; display:none; height:80px; float:left; } div#one { background:#f00; } div#two { background:#0f0; } … |
| | HI all, I was wondering if anybody can help me to understand this exercise: "A small airline has just purchased a computer for its new automated reservation system. Write an application to assign seas on each flight of the airline's only plane (capacity: 10 seats). Your application should display the … |
| | Chaps, I was wondering what this.id (and for that matter this.whatever) is in jquery and how to use it. A few quick examples are here: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script> </head> <body> <img title="hat.gif"/> <script> $("img").attr("src", function() { return "/resources/" + this.title; }); </script> </body> </html> and another one: … |
| | Hi all, I am slightly confused about passing functions to the addClass method. This code is taken from the jquery.com site http://api.jquery.com/addClass/: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> div { background: white; } .red { background: red; } .red.green { background: green; } </style> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script> </head> <body> <div>This div should … |
| | Chaps, I am thinking to redesign and redevelop my site, http://www.antonioborrillo.co.uk/ I want to get rid of those hideous buttons and make it mobile friendly, add extra info and have a page where people can leave comments on some of the pix. Now first thing: mobile version. I will go …  |
| | Chaps I think there might be an issue here, I have just posted something http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/java/threads/449524/building-a-simple-airline-reservation-system-exercise and it looks like it posted it twice. I am fairly sure I didn't press submit twice, so I am not sure what's going on. thanks |
| | Chaps, I am thinking to build a nice picture blog, to upload pictures and add a bit of a blurb, just enough to describe the picture, and let people comment if they want to. Now, here's the thing: one of the main feature I would like to have, well really … |
| | Chaps, I am doing a bit of responsive/mobile development. SOme concepts are pretty new to me, like using viewports, initial-scale, maximum-scale etc etc, so I was wondering if anybody is aware of a good tutorial that could clear these things up for me. I have found this quite beneficial http://alistapart.com/article/fluidgrids … |
 | have you ever tried the key combination ALT + TAB? Not only you can see the icons but also the name of the program |
| | Hi all, can somebody please let me know where I can find a good guide on how to use and especially what's included and what you can accomplish with Open CMS (I believe it's an open source content management system, probably a bit like wordpress)? ALso, if anybody has used … |
| | HI all, I have just come across this: `System.out.printf("Student %2d: %3d\n");` What does that ":" mean? I assume it is a kind of separator becasue that line prints something like this: `Student 1: 87` thanks |
| | HI guys, sorry to go on about these visited links. I have spotted an issue with safari, and it looks like it is only safari doing it (at least on windows). DOes safari have some special settings that need to be enabled/changed? Same link as before, but different content this … |
| | HI all, I wonder if you can help me at all. Today I changed the system battery to an Asus laptop, which had to be taken apart completely. I changed the battery and put it back together and everything was working ok. Now, when I switched it back on I …  |
| | HI all, not long ago I posted something about a similar issue http://www.daniweb.com/web-development/web-design-html-and-css/threads/447728/change-the-colour-of-visited-link-with-avisited but this time it is slightly different. Ok, so here's the offending page http://antobbo.webspace.virginmedia.com/various_tests/links/faqTest.html When you click on the question, the answer will slide down. Now, the links will always point to #, but I still need … |
| | HI all, I am a bit confused about right justifying and formatting strings and numbers in general, and I was wondering if somebody can clarify this for me please. Ok, so let's take an example: // Fig. 7.2: InitArray.java // Initializing the elements of an array to default values of … |
| | Hi all, I am trying desperately to align correctly a set of 2 adjacent input boxes, but alas, this is turing into a nightmare and I wonder what guys you think it might be the best approach. Here's the code: <html> <head> <title>test</title> <style> .theForm{ background-color:#f4f4f4; margin-top:14px; padding:25px 0 40px … |
| | Hi chaps, I wonder if you can help me with something. I am looking into responsive design a bit, and I was testing something here http://antobbo.webspace.virginmedia.com/test/responsive/test.html Now, if you try to resize the window the cnes logo gets pushed under the "this is an extra bit" div: what I would …  |
| | Sorry guys, I'd like to just confirm this, is it correct to have a p tag inside a form tag? Something like <form action="demo_form.asp"> <p>This is a test.</p> First name: <input type="text" name="FirstName" value="Mickey"><br> Last name: <input type="text" name="LastName" value="Mouse"><br> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </form> thanks |
 | I agree, the user is not asking for advice about pirated software, he's just got an issue with his screen - as already mentioned he must have used the key combination to turn the screen upside down. He clearly doesn't know what he's talking about, it's irrelevant whether his version …  |
| | HI all, I have a question about changing the colour of visited link with `a:visited{}`: it doestn' seem to work the way I thought it would, or, more likely I am doing something wrong. I have this situation: .box1 a:link{ color:#ac2973; text-decoration:none; } .box1 a:visited{ color:#6bb8c0; } .box1 a:hover{ color:black; …  |
| | Hi all, I am looking into responsive design and I have a problem with media query. Being pretty new to the whole responsive design business, it seems that media queries are quite a good way to deal with it. But IE7 and 8 don't seem to be able to read … |
| | Hi there, quick question. Say my laptop is connected to a wireless network, and I then decide to plug the wire in, does the wired connection takes over? In other words with both the wireless and the wired cable connected, which one take precedence? thanks  |
| | Hi I wonder if somebody can help me with this. This programs simulates throwing a die 20 times: import java.util.Random; // program uses class Random public class RandomIntegers { public static void main( String[] args ) { Random randomNumbers = new Random(); // random number generator int face; // stores … |
| | hi chaps, I am having some trouble decoding this regex in a javascript (wasn't entirely sure whether javascript was the right place to post this since it has more to do with regex). I am very new to it - this is the first time I look into that - … |
| | Hi there, I have to calculate the pithagorean triplets up to 500 (it's an exercise I found on the deitel and deitel book) and I got a little stuck, in that it looks like I am getting an infinite loop. The exercise says to use a triple for loop, but … |
| | hi all, I need to draw a series (10) concentric circles starting fromt he middle of the panel. This is what I have done, do you reckon it is ok? //Ovals.java import java.awt.Graphics; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Ovals extends JPanel{ public void paintCmponent(Graphics g){ super.paintComponent(g); //calculates the centre of the … |
| | hi chaps, I would like to do this exercise taken from the deitel and deitel book, chap 4 exercise 4.38, in brief: "Write an application that reads a 4 digit int and encrypt it replacing each digit with the result of addin 7 to it and getting the reminder after … |
| | Hi there, I have opened another thread even if the program is very similar. I have modified some code I have produced earlier and now I am getting some runtime errors, and I can't quite understand why. Now, here's the code: EmployeeClass.java public class EmployeeClass{ private String firstName; private String … |
| | Hi all, I have just installed the jdk on a windows7 machine 64bit. I run the first test application in the terminal and got the following message: "'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or both file". So I had a look online and found … |
| | Hi all, I am having a few problems with a css. Basically in my conditional css I need to target IE9 and below (IE9 included). Now, I have this: <!--[if IE 9]> ... <![endif]--> and <!--[if lt IE 9]> ... <![endif]--> Can I combine them together somehow? thanks |
| | Hi all, finally following the advice on this forum I got hold of the Deitel and Deitel java how to program 9th edition! Great book I must say so far (only got to chapter 3). Now, I am doing some of the exercises as I go along, and today I … |
| | Hi all, I was looking into determine the size of some text on 2 websites (basically it is 2 websites a dev and a live copy and I wanted to determine whether they are the same on every browser) and because I couldn't find a way to do that in … |
| | Hi guys, if you have an anonymous function sitting within an each function and I would like to use the this parameter within the anonymous function, how would I do it? Currently it returns an error saying `"SyntaxError: missing formal parameter setTimeout(function(this){"`. I am trying to apply a delay of … |
| | HI all, I am experiencing a very weird problem. I dont' seem to be able to read from any usb. When I insert one windows recognize it in that it play the usb sound and even it shows that up - eventually - in my computer (although with a significant … |
| | Hi there, I would like to start an anonymous blog. The reason is that I simply don't want people to associate its content with my name, I am not planning to post anything dodgy on it. Now, here's my strategy, please let me know if you have any suggestion. I …  |
| | HI peeps, I have a question about the following program: TempScale.java: public enum TempScale { CELSIUS, FAHRENHEIT, KELVIN, RANKINE, NEWTON, DELISLE, R�AUMUR, R�MER, LEIDEN }; Temperature.java public class Temperature { private double number; private TempScale scale; public Temperature() { number = 0.0; scale = TempScale.FAHRENHEIT; } public Temperature(double number) { … |
| | HI all, quick questiona bout a laptop I would like to buy for my parents, a dell 15, i3 processor, 4gb ram and windows 8. Now, I have absolutely no experience at all with wondows 8 and I was wondering if anybody can let me know whether it is worth … |
| | HI all, I am having a little problem with the following program. Here are the files: Player.java: import java.text.DecimalFormat; public class Player { private String name; private double average; public Player(String name, double average) { this.name=name; this.average=average; } public String getName() { return name; } public double getAverage() { return … |
| | Hi all, my parents have just opened their xmas present, brand new dell 5520 laptop. I have plugged the ac adapter in to get it charged and noticed that the battery led light on the actuall laptop is off. I am fairly sure the charger works because the light on … |
| | HI all, I was looking at this program and noticed few things: import static java.lang.System.out; public class Employee { private String name; private String jobTitle; public void setName(String nameIn) { name = nameIn; } public String getName() { return name; } public void setJobTitle(String jobTitleIn) { jobTitle = jobTitleIn; } … |
| | Hi I am trying to give some sense to this expression #container, #footer { width: expression(document.body.clientWidth < 742? "740px" : document.body.clientWidth > 1202? "1200px" : "auto"); } found on here http://www.cameronmoll.com/archives/000892.html but I can't quite get it. Is it saying if the width of the page is less than 745 … |
| | Hi there, I have a bit of a problem here. I have a div with a background image positioned and I want to add a gradient background to this div <div id="myDiv"> ... </div> CSS: #myDiv{ /*border:1px solid green;*/ /*width:940px;*/ padding:10px 0 0 20px; height:160px; background:#fafafa url("image.png") no-repeat 100% 60%; … |
| | Hi I am having problems running and compiling a program with more than one class, but I am not sure how to do it in netbean, it keeps complaining. I have the 2 following files called respectively Account.java public class Account { String name; String address; double balance; } and … |
| | Hi I am having some problem understanding the do-while loop in the following program, and I was hoping for some help: import java.io.File; import static java.lang.System.out; import java.util.Scanner; class DeleteEvidence { public static void main(String args[]) { File evidence = new File("c:\\cookedBooks.txt"); Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in); char reply; do … |
| | Hi there, I have bought a new laptop an acer 756 and I was wondering if anybody can give me any advice as to what to do with the battery the first time and how to make sure that it lasts long. What I usually do is this: -laptop off, … |
| | Hi all, I have recently built a website using wordpress and I have noticed that wordpress adds some classes to my html tags automatically. I asked for support in their forum, but nobody got back to me, so I was hoping somebody could she some light on this? SO I … |
| | Hi there, as I am learning java (providing I will have the time to keep going!) I was wondering if there is anywhere I can find some simple exercises to practice with. At the moment, as an introduction, I am reading a java for dummies book, so I am still … |
| | quick question.Take this html <form id="the_form"> <input type="checkbox" value="ideal" name="ideal_drive" id="ideal"><label for="ideal">This is a test only only</label><br> ... Say I want to select the text in the label and give it a different colour. I tried this rule #the_form label[for='ideal']{ color:yellow; } It works ok but not in IE7. SO, … |
| | Hi there, I am trying to find an explanation for what the `findWithinHorizon()` does. I landed on this page http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/ and I know that the method is part of the `java.util.Scanner` class (isn't it?). How do I find it in the page above please? thanks |
| | Hi I got in a bit of a muddle here. Basically say you have this html: ... <a href="javascript:void(0)"> <img alt="" data-name="myCar" data-family="ferrari" data-type="Fast Family" src="images/ferrari.png" style="left: 193.291px; opacity: 0.5; cursor: default;"> </a> <a href="javascript:void(0)"> <img alt="" data-name="yourCar" data-family="aston" data-type="Fast Family" src="images/aston.png" style="left: 293.291px; opacity: 0.5; cursor: default;"> </a> ... … |
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