Connecting ideas to code
I put together the IDTToolsOptionsPage dialog for the gnuclient options today, including the property interface.
There are a few more options to be placed on the dialog for remote editing, once I design how that’s going to work robustly.
Here’s how it looks at the moment:
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I’ve just about completed my first ATL dialog box. I don’t think I’ve written a call to ::SendMessage in, oh, 8 years or so… I’ve been using MFC almost exclusively for GUI code. Anyway, I’ve managed to navigate the labrynthine documention and finally have a custom options page for VisEmacsDotNet (VisEmacs.NET ? too cliché?).
There’s still [...]
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Like the contestants on last night’s Apprentice, I’m not an art critic, nor an artist. However I did make new icons for the toolbar since that I solved the custom bitmap problem.
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Feature Branches
Martin Fowler has a good article on cherry picking features to compose a release. Check it out so that the next time your manager wants to pick and choose what to include in a release you’re ready with why it’s not that easy1 (0)
Finding style as an engineer
Very interesting article over at Stephano’s blog. Worth a read, and then another. Packed with links to useful tools too. (0)
Fixing bugs
Brad at 30sleeps writes about Death by a Thousand Service Packs. Well said, Brad and let us know what your itch is. (0)
Excellent paper on HTTP Sessions
Just finished reading a whitepaper on Web Based Session Management, worth a read. It lists the advantages and disadvantages of the three main forms of session management and common attacks.
Go forth and read! (0)
Stretchy Designs
If you’re afraid of using em-based layouts, or just haven’t got around to using them in your designs, head on over to Jon Tan’s blog and read his great article, The Incredible Em & Elastic Layouts with CSS . He does a great job of demonstrating how easy it is to create an elastic layout in terms even engineers can understand. (1)
Is Google Evil? Here's Proof!
Many people wonder if Google is evil, despite their motto. But I have discovered proof that Google is Evil. See for yourself!
What's a Snow Flake?
There are times when I want to make a quick point without having to write an essay on the topic. Apparently there’s a whole meme of a blog within a blog, aka a sideblog or “asides”. I found a nice plugin that lets me do the same thing. I needed a name for this feature and since it’s just a little piece of Snowmoon Software, that “Snow Flake” would be a good name. Like it? Hate it? Leave a comment! (0)
