Augie Marcello.com http://augiemarcello.com Multi-Screen UX and Software Development Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:09:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Enabling Intellisense for jQuery in Aptana http://augiemarcello.com/2011/11/enabling-intellisense-for-jquery-in-aptana/ http://augiemarcello.com/2011/11/enabling-intellisense-for-jquery-in-aptana/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:30:58 +0000 August Marcello III http://augiemarcello.com/?p=62 By default Aptana 3.x does not support Intellisense for JavaScript libraries such as  jQuery, YUI, Sencha, etc. So for instance if you are using jQuery and type the default alias - ’$’ Intellisense will display a prompt that states ‘No proposals’.

Luckily enabling Intellisense support for jQuery is very simple in Aptana:

  1. Got to https://github.com/aptana/javascript-jquery.ruble/tree/master/support
  2. Pick a specific version
  3. Save the SDOCML file (IE jquery.1.6.2.sdocml )
  4. Add the new file anywhere in your Web project. I prefer a project specific folder.
  5. Now type the default  alias - ’$’ again, and enjoy
To find a list of other current supported JavaScript libraries: JavaScript Library Support.
Hope this helps.
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Test-Driven Javascript 

]]> http://augiemarcello.com/2011/09/test-driven-javascript/feed/ 0 Review Of Cross-Browser Testing Tools http://augiemarcello.com/2011/08/review-of-cross-browser-testing-tools/ http://augiemarcello.com/2011/08/review-of-cross-browser-testing-tools/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:19:04 +0000 August Marcello III http://augiemarcello.com/?p=52 “very powerful free testing tools are available for Web designers today. Some are more user-friendly than others, and some have significantly better user interfaces. Don’t expect much (if any) support with these tools. But if you’d rather not spend extra money on testing, some great options are here as well.”

Review Of Cross-Browser Testing Tools

 

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Designing For Android Tablets

 

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jQuery Boilerplate

 

]]> http://augiemarcello.com/2011/07/jquery-boilerplate/feed/ 0 Serving Elegant Online Experiences http://augiemarcello.com/2011/06/serving-elegant-online-experiences/ http://augiemarcello.com/2011/06/serving-elegant-online-experiences/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:22:49 +0000 August Marcello III http://augiemarcello.com/?p=44 “In the world of marketing microsites, or any RIA, preloading is like fine dining – it’s all about presentation and timing. The various wine glasses, multiple forks and all those spoons above your plate are all part of the process. It’s not as simple as just grabbing a hotdog on the go.”

Serving Elegant Online Experiences

 

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Modern Javascript debugging tips and tricks

 

]]> http://augiemarcello.com/2011/06/modern-javascript-debugging-tips-and-tricks/feed/ 0 A Re-introduction to the Chrome Developer Tools http://augiemarcello.com/2011/05/a-re-introduction-to-the-chrome-developer-tools/ http://augiemarcello.com/2011/05/a-re-introduction-to-the-chrome-developer-tools/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 19:51:09 +0000 August Marcello III http://augiemarcello.com/?p=37 “If you haven’t looked much at the dev tools in 12 months, you need to give this another look. But if you’re also using it daily, I can guarantee we show some features in here you have overlooked.”

A Re-introduction to the Chrome Developer Tools

]]> http://augiemarcello.com/2011/05/a-re-introduction-to-the-chrome-developer-tools/feed/ 0 Understanding the Game Loop: Basix http://augiemarcello.com/2011/05/understanding-the-game-loopbasix/ http://augiemarcello.com/2011/05/understanding-the-game-loopbasix/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 19:26:15 +0000 August Marcello III http://augiemarcello.com/?p=35 “Almost every game can be thought of as having one main function that contains all the game logic, and which is run either when the user does something, or after a certain amount of time. This cycle of running the same core function over and over again is called the game loop, and is crucial to understand for any sort of game development.”

Reminds me of the Bird sequence in the 1st Matrix

Game Loop: Basix

 

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Well here’s a bookmarklet by chengyinliu that I stumbled upon which will display web font info by hovering over text, and expand on the details by a click or touch depending on your device.

http://chengyinliu.com/whatfont.html
Nice work chengyinliu.

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