Web Design Blog - October 30, 2009

Javascript, show and hide content blocks

There are plenty of times when you need to either hide or show a set of content on the page and you do not want to refresh the page to have a server side language handle the hide/show. Using javascript it's pretty trivial. First you will want to decide what it is that you want to show/hide, for the purposes of this example it will be a div with an id: <div id="i_am_content" style="display: block;">Hide me, show me, do whatever you please</div> Now lets show some javascript to manipul... read more!

Oct 30, 2009 6:13pm by Mike Vandenberghe

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Adobe Illustrator: Type on Open Paths

This may be elementary to some, but type on open paths is an essential tool for any Adobe Illustrator user. This technique is very simple, but it can be invaluable when creating everything from logos to graphs. Here is is in three easy steps. Start by drawing a line with any of the path tools. Pen (p), pencil (n) or paintbrush (b). It doesn't matter. Next choose the type (t) tool from your tool box. Place the cursor over your open path, click and start typing. There you go your text will confor... read more!

Oct 30, 2009 6:12pm by Jeff Nicholson

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