Posts by Ritesh_4

thanks for the info
Any recommended books on Java which can help me learn it quickly for the android scope rather than core java programming?

Hello, I would like to learn android programming, but have no knowledge in java whatsoever. Do I need to go through a java course first before starting with android, or is there a way to start programming directly with the latter?

Hello, I have a Sagem Livebox, which has 2 ethernet ports, red and yellow. The red one is connected to my pc while the yellow one is connected to a tv decoder, with the ADSL TV option enabled in the livebox settings.

My problem is that, my livebox is located upstairs, and does not provide wifi coverage downstairs, while the tv decoder is downstairs, connected by cable, and I would like to buy a WiFi router to be connected downstairs.

However, before doing that, I would like to know if it is possible to use the cable from the yellow port to act as a WAN input for the new router, and use the ports on that router to then connect to the tv decoder, without losing the ADSL TV options... or any other solutions???

Balsamiq looks cool
Am also tempted to try Xara Web Designer soon

Thanks for the heads-up on Ultimate Boot CD, I've managed to copy the user's files from the drive without any fuss. It seemed it was the Windows which had problems, since after a re-install using the user's original CD, it's back up and running, with the user happy to get back his files again for use :)

Hello, apart from Photoshop, are there any other web designing tools which can help quickly build up a design and/or web prototype to show to clients before eventually going on for the implementation phases?

It does the same in safe mode as well, not loading the desktop at all. The user would like to be able to at least get a copy of his files etc before trying to format and install again.

Hi, I have a Windows 7 PC which is loading up to the login screen, but once the password is entered, it is not loading further, with the screen remaining blank. Where is the possible source of problem in this case?

Well the "menu" div has a min-height of 50px, which is normally the height of a single menu level, but also a height of 150px, since if I do not put this it will then overlap on my content area if all 3 levels are displayed. I want to make the "menu" div take only the 50px when 1 level is shown, 100px if 2 levels are active, and the full 150px if all 3 are shown, while also moving the "content area" accordingly so that it does not leave a big empty space if for example only one level of menu is shown. See the image attached, where 2 levels are present, but a big space is left, where the 3rd level should be. The white part is where my content will be...

I need to apply the styles, if any, on the menu div so that it resizes automatically when needed

yes in this similar format

Hello, anyone can pls help me with a css issue, where I want to make the height of a div flexible based on the content?
I have 2 divs, the first one being a large div which contains menus, and the second div for text content. The first div is used to display menus items, and can contain up to 3 lines of items, with a width of 750px. However it can also at times contain either 2 or a single line of menus, depending on my menu structure.
I would like, in such cases, to make the 2nd div, with the content, then move up to leave something around 15to 20 px of spacing between the two divs.
How can I proceed? The first div has a height css to it, which in my case is 125px (which is the height when displaying the 3 menu levels)

The line-height code did the trick as Troy III mentioned in the code

JorgeM, I need the float as I have several similar menus which need to follow on the same line

Hello, anyone can help me with centering the text content attached below so that it centers in height as well in the container div? The css for the div is below:

div.level-1-menus {
    background: url("background_menu.png") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    display: table-cell;
    float: left;
    height: 45px;        
    text-align: center;
    vertical-align: middle;
    width: 130px;
}

Have you tried running a virus/malware scan on the drive? Check also whether your hibernate option is switched on and if so where it is storing the file

thanks wil give this a try

Hello, is it do-able to write something like the below in a css file if I want to apply different styles based on the browser loading the css file? Currently I have a website which is rendered correctly in FF and Chrome, but nor in IE 8 (and prev. versions), although in IE9 it is ok.

If IE  
#container { top: 5px; }  

If Mozilla 
#container { top: 7px; }    

If Chrome  
#container { top: 9px; }

thanks for these links
I however found can also use the IEFilters to do so:
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='.myBackground.jpg', sizingMethod='scale');
-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='myBackground.jpg', sizingMethod='scale')";

However in my case, I am loading my images dynamically from a php function in my html code, and would like to know how I can adapt this to the IEFilters...

Hello, I have used the css background-size: cover, where it works well on Firefox and IE9, however, on IE8 it is not using this css at all, anyone can help me find a way to make it compatible on IE8 (and previous versions if possible) as well?

could give these tips a try: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000235.htm
or have a look at this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uY0wZMqNzmw#!

Like Reverend Jim said, you need to install the Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2010, here's a more detailed post on it:
http://sqlserver-help.com/2011/12/08/help-getting-visual-studio-service-pack-error-while-installing-sql-server-2012-release-candidate-0-rc0/

here's a guide: http://www.sqlserverclub.com/essentialguides/how-to-install-sql-server-2008-step-by-step-guide.aspx

But you did not mention what problems/errors you are encountering...

you'll need to buy and activate a license as it seems you have either installed a trial version or pirated version of the OS

if you want to run 2 instances of windows on same pc, then I believe one of them has to be a vm image running alongside, with the vm running in fullscreen mode on one of the 2 monitors connected, as I usually do this at home, with one monitor connected to VGA, and one connected to DVI ports, and running a vmware image of ubuntu in fullscreen mode on my second monitor, while keeping my windows on the first monitor... In vm you can then use the same keyboard and mouse connected to the desktop for interactions

thx pritaeas, thou I have some doubts whether this dll thing is safe for use ;)
Is there no multimedia software which has such toolbars by default when installed instead?

Hello, anyone knows a media player, similar to the old WMP 11 - which had the taskbar toolbar, to be used with Windows 7? The current WMP12 does not support this feature :(

thanks for this heads-up

Hello, anyone can help me create a .bat file, which will need to copy a .fdb file from a shared folder on one computer to another share on another pc over my LAN network? The .bat needs to be scheduled as well, is it best to use the windows 7 task scheduler or any specific code in the bat itself to do this?

PS. The .bat needs to be able to overwrite any existing file with same name...

2 ways, installing using a virtual machine to host the ubuntu, or installation on the physical hard-disk by creating a partition, making sure that you do not overwrite the one windows is in.

Virtual machines would include VMWare Player and VirtualBox
http://mikesmithers.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/installing-ubuntu-in-virtualbox-on-a-windows-7-host/

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11287/how-to-run-ubuntu-in-windows-7-with-vmware-player/

Dual boot:
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/dual-boot-windows-7-ubuntu.html

Hope these help...

thanks, am somewhat getting to know some more about javascript/jquery syntax, never used them in the past, still learning the ropes...

i got the code from an old version of a custom-made cms (made by the same person who wrote this code but not present now)

In fact I wanted to know the values being stored in the "content" variable, so that I can remove specific items to for use from it. Yes the menu-upper and lower are div containers having these IDs

Hello, I have a script which is as follows (not written by me), and would like to get the value of "content" in this case to be displayed on the screen for test purposes, how can I do this?

<script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function (){          
            var content = $('#menu-upper').html();          
            $('#menu-upper').html('');
            $('#menu-lower').html(content);
        });
</script>

not too familiar with jquery but can give it a try thx

Can anyone be more explicit on how to proceed with this pls? I kept avoiding this part in my website for a long time, but now have to eventually implement it.
The images are ready, just have to show them when the primary menus like "Service" etc are clicked.

Hello, first apologies if I posted in the wrong forum. I want to know how I can make a pc game on a dvd rom become one which is portable, whereby I can run it on another computer/laptop without having to go through the installation process etc. A friend once gave me NFS Most Wanted where there was no need to install, just copy the folders on the PC and run the game exe to play.

Anyone can help with this?

thanks for the tips

Hello, a recent search on google for my link, preprod.prolectronic.ch, showed that google already referenced my site, while I have not added the google analytics and googe webmaster tools codes yet to this site.
How can I temporarily prevent google from getting access to this link until I put the website live?

ok sorry for misunderstanding drjohn, and thanks for a quick example TonyG_cyprus

hello drjohn, my problem is not related to rounded corners but for using a fluid shadow on the left and right sides of my content...

could you pls guide me on how to add them around the content block? also for cutting them in 3, it only applies to the left-right parts? this is the first time i've had to deal with something like this...

yes was giving this a thought as well, however concerning the left-right part, how to make them fluid? since they will be fixed in height the images...?

hello again
for this issue, in the end I will have to go with the image uploaded earlier so as to get the exact shadow effect, however, if anyone opens this link, http://preprod.prolectronic.ch/page-fr-1-Accueil.html , you will see that since the image has a fixed height, any text going beyond it does not make it extend to fit along, while I need to make the shadows "fluid" in this case to stay at the end of the content, and also the left and right shadows must also expand along in height with the content.
Anyone can help me pls to proceed with this?

thanks, AleMonteiro's method is just what i needed

Hello, anyone can help me to add a background color to my div, for example, if an id of 2 is found (pls see my code)

$idMenuParent = $resGetInfoMenu[0]['IDMENUPARENT'];
        //if the menu has a parent
        if($idMenuParent) {
            // get menu info
            $infoMenuParent = cGetInfoMenu($idMenuParent);
            //fetch all child menus
            $secondMenus = cGetMenus($_SESSION['IDLANG'], 1, $idMenuParent);

            if(!empty($secondMenus)) {
                ?>
                <div id="secondary-menu-main">

                <div id="secondary-menu-items">              
                <?php
                foreach($secondMenus as $secondMenu) {
                    //get child menu info
                    $sousItem = cGetItemMenu($_SESSION['IDLANG'], $secondMenu['IDMENU']);
                    if($idMenuSelected == $secondMenu['IDMENU']) {
                        $selected = "-activated";
                    }
                    else {
                        $selected = "";
                    }

where i want to check the value of the variable $idMenuParent , and if it has for example value 2, to get the
div id="secondary-menu-items" background as blue in color, else any other value should return gray color.

Anyone can help me solve this issue?

in fact the website is for a new client, who has got some problems with the existing hosting service provider, and the latter has cancelled the client's ftp login account. the host provider is also the one who the client had hired previously to create the website. however the client wants the same website to be done again and hosted on a new server, but does not have any copy whatsoever of the site, thus asking us to try get all the files hosted there and move them locally temporarily until he decides the new hosting service to be used.

Hello, is there any reliable tool which can help save a website's folders and files on a pc for offline use? I've tried HTTrack but it does not save all the folders for the website i want to have offline...

I will try Biiim's method and see what i get
@JorgeM: sry for that, in fact if you go on the link, there is a text "Bienvenue ... ", which is in my content area, but not with the shadows so far around that area

Hello, I want to add some shadows around by content area (see img), and I do not want to use a static image as background for this as it will be limited in height value. Anyone can help me with this? my url also is :

http://preprod.prolectronic.ch

The shadow extends to the top as well, which however has a grey background almost same color as the shadow...

Hello, I need some ideas on the best ways to add the texts and arrows (see attachment) above the tabs, which are sub menus to the main menus shown in the blackish strip, given there are other identical sub menus, with different texts pointing to them in other psd templates, thus having them change dynamically when their respective submenus are loaded

Hello, I need some help replacing special chars like 'à,é,è,...' in strings with their corresponding ascii char values. I do know the string replace method thus replacing these special chars with normal alphabets, with the example below:

`$vSomeSpecialChars = array("á", "é", "í", "ó", "ú", "Á", "É", "Í", "Ó", "Ú", "ñ", "Ñ");
$vReplacementChars = array("a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "A", "E", "I", "O", "U", "n", "N");

$vReplacedString = str_replace($vSomeSpecialChars, $vReplacementChars, $vOriginalString);`

However, I would like to do the same with instead using for example ascii_char(224) instead of replacing with normal alphabets, however I do not know how to proceed exactly if the special character is found in the middle of a string, where I would need to concatenate something like for example: "Holà, comos...", where it should be like "Hol"||ascii_char(224)||", comos..." and it may be possible that other special chars are present in the strings which follow. Thus I would need some help in finding these chars positioning and then add the concatenation sign, ||, and then continue my strings, else if the end of a string, not add the concatenation sign after the ascii_char(). Am using firebird for DBs with IBExpert, and it supports the ascii_char() function. However it is only that my level of programming in delphi is still very low to be able to clearly solve this problem, so pls be patient with me...