I find myself at a crossroads. I really like using jQuery, and I really like not having to write my own plugins as there are some really good ones out there. But I have run into a problem when it comes to a notification system. Let’s take a step back and discuss the purpose for a minute.
** Update 7/29/2009**
I now have a page dedicated to this at http://www.alldorks.com/wordpress/notify where you can also find the source code repository.
I’m slowly but surely getting this site up and running to where I want it to be. Please leave feedback if you are having any issues with it. I may be having an announcement soon about a new JavaScript Framework I’m working on that relies on other open sourced tools like jQuery. Also, quite a few other things in the works, like a usable hovering menu that I made. In any case, enjoy the site as I construct it!
So I have finally been able to spend some time on one of my own sites! Hurray for me right? For the time being, you may be seeing some weird illusions in the design… and you will notice that some links at the top are not working. It’s all in the works, I’m just happy I have time to work on it!
Scribd and Slide mode : Why is my height wrong?
While recently using Scribd‘s services, I came across a very nasty bug, and a nice clean fix. Scribd allows developers to tap into a great, but somewhat basic API. One of these settings allows a developer to set a default ‘mode’ before the API then builds the flash calls necessary to display the document. The issue comes up when you choose the ‘slide’ mode as the loading view. No matter what ‘height’ you set, with ‘auto_size’ set to false, the height will adjust to the wrong height.
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