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    Dynamic form elements and Internet Explorer 6

    Published September 12th, 2008

    A few brief entries from the ‘tiny yet annoying bugs that take far too much time to fix’ file…
    I’m creating forms dynamically using JavaScript. This has led to a number of problems with IE6:
    Dynamic checkboxes/radio buttons and the ‘checked’ attribute
    When creating a field, I wanted to be able to apply a ‘default’ value — for [...]

    Google Chrome: My two penn’th

    Published September 3rd, 2008

    OK, everyone’s talking about Google’s ‘new’ browser (check out the comic for an easy introduction) and everyone’s going to have an opinion. Here’s mine, based on a few hours’ use.
    First (and lasting) impression: damn, it’s fast. It starts fast, it renders pages fast, it stays fast. JavaScript in particular is noticeably smoother where in other [...]

    MooTools: converting from 1.1x to 1.2

    Published July 28th, 2008

    More of a reminder for myself than anything: here’s a simple changelog that could be of use when updating scripts to MooTools 1.2.

    Multiple file uploader: Mootools 1.2 version

    Published July 21st, 2008

    Just a quick heads-up for those who’ve been complaining about the MooTools version of the multiple-file uploader not working with MooTools 1.2 — it’s now been updated. The widget required three small modifications due to changes to MooTools’ syntax.
    Get the modified code here (old 1.1x-compatible version also included).

    Making Firebug even better…

    Published July 9th, 2008

    …yes, I know, I go on about Firebug a bit.
    OK, a lot.
    But good as it is it can still be improved, as this list of Firebug extensions proves. There were several on the list that I hadn’t heard of before and have already installed.

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