WebReference News http://www.webreference.com Daily news, views, and how-tos on all aspects of web design and development. Features free web-based tools, open source scripts, and in-depth tutorials on DHTML, HTML, JavaScript, 3D, Graphics, XML, and Design for webmasters. en-us Copyright (c) 2005 Jupitermedia Corp. All rights reserved 2008-02-04T20:04 2008-02-04T20:04 sclark@jupitermedia.com (Scott Clark) sclark@jupitermedia.com (Scott Clark) WebReference.com http://webreference.com/art/wr.gif http://www.WebReference.com Simple Comments Meets OpenID http://webref.com/programming/perl/comments/openid Beginning with version .960, Simple Comments supports visitor logins using OpenID identifiers. In this article, I discuss some of the specific architectural and developmental considerations that went into the process of OpenID-enabling the Simple Comments system. By Dan Ragle. 0820 Primitive Data Types, Arrays, Loops, and Conditions: Part 3 http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/beginning-oojs3/ This tutorial takes a look at some of the basics of JavaScript, such as primitive data types, arrays, common operators and flow control statements. This final installment looks at arrays, conditions and loops. By Stoyan Stefanov. 0818 How to Create an Ajax Autocomplete Text Field: Part 11 http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/rg16/ Along the way, we learned about the Eclipse IDE, the Eclipse Web Project, JSP pages, how to add a Tomcat server to the IDE, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON and CSS. This week we wrap up the series by adding code to process ENTER and TAB keystrokes, and keeping the list open when returning from another page. By Rob Gravelle. 0814 Primitive Data Types, Arrays, Loops, and Conditions: Part 2 http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/beginning-oojs2/ Any value that you use is of a certain type. In JavaScript, there are the following primitive data types: Number, String, Boolean, Undefined and Null. Any value that doesn't belong to one of the five primitive types listed above is an object. By Stoyan Stefanov. 0811 How to Create a Search Feature with PHP and MySQL http://www.webreference.com/programming/php/search/ This week you'll learn how to create a searchable form feature that will query a database table and display current staff member information. Topics include: creating a database table to hold staff listings, a search form, using PHP and (SQL) to capture information and more. By Ryan Butler. 0807 Primitive Data Types, Arrays, Loops, and Conditions http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/beginning-oojs/ Before diving into the object-oriented features of JavaScript, one needs to look at some of the basics, including: primitive data types, such as strings and numbers, arrays, common operators, flow control statements, etc. By Stoyan Stefanov. 0804 Giving Caches a Chance http://www.webreference.com/internet/http/ Though it tends to get treated poorly, HTTP isn't a dumb file-transfer protocol. It allows you to specify an intention with your requests (GET/POST, with PUT and DELETE available) and offers authentication. The focus of this article, however, is about caching. By Marijn Haverbeke. 0730 Hello Triangle: An OpenGL ES 2.0 Example http://www.webreference.com/programming/opengl_es/ This week you'll learn what's necessary to create an OpenGL ES 2.0 program that draws a single triangle. You'll also learn how to create an on-screen render surface with EGL, load vertex and fragment shaders, create a program object and more. By Aaftab Munshi, Dan Ginsburg, Dave Shreiner. 0728 Simple Comments Release Notes: v.960 http://www.webreference.com/programming/perl/comments/v.960/ The number one change in this release is support for OpenID. Other enhancements include: HTML Header/Footer Templates, Article Locking, Support for Unique Display Names, Visitor CAPTCHA Bypass, User E-mails in Comments and more. By Dan Ragle. 0723 Adding Client Capabilities to Server Controls Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit http://www.webreference.com/programming/asp/adding_client_capabilities2/index.html The introduction of the Extender Wizard in Visual Studio 2008 has enhanced the design-time experience with regard to working with extender controls. This section explains how to add design-time features of your own to give your controls that professional feel that users enjoy. By Adam Calderon & Joel Rumerman. 0721 How to Create an Ajax Autocomplete Text Field: Part 10 http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/rg15/ In the last article, we examined two visual features that could be used to enhance the appearance of the Autocomplete control. This week we'll be delving into the last major functional piece of our Autocomplete Control: key event handlers. By Rob Gravelle. 0716 Adding Client Capabilities to Server Controls Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit http://www.webreference.com/programming/asp/adding_client_capabilities/ The ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit assists in the development of extender controls, the use of attributes to decorate extender control properties that should be included in the $create statement creation, built-in designer support, and much more. By Adam Calderon & Joel Rumerman. 0714 JavaScript and HTML Tricks http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/jkm2/ In this article you'll learn about a wide variety of tips: from storing and using hidden data to making HTML forms and lists look great. Each topic contains a brief introduction, then details on how to apply the technique. By Joseph Myers. 0711 Functional Testing http://www.webreference.com/authoring/jmeter/ JMeter is useful and convenient for functional testing. This week, you'll learn how to create a Test Plan and incorporate and/or configure JMeter elements to support functional testing. By Emily H. Halili. 0707 Book Review: Head First JavaScript http://www.webreference.com/reviews/headFirst_JavaScript/ This book is written for someone who has a good grasp of HTML and CSS, and is looking to extend their capabilities. There are plenty of stimulating tutorials, but most importantly, you'll learn how to create dynamic, eye-popping Web sites. 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