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Bibi Uncle
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CSS is definitely a nightmare for laying out designs. However, there are some tools that can help you. I use LESS for writing my code. It enables variables, mixins (pseudo-functions) and nested rules (e.g. defining the hover of a link directly into the "a" definition) just to name a few.
In order to ensure compatibility, I use LessHat. It defines mixins so you can use "advanced" features on almost every web browser, without changing your syntax. My websites are all compatible with IE9 and higher, and usually can be browsed on IE8. And it doesn't rely on evil magic that makes your page 10 times slower. It simply adds the browser prefixes (e.g. -webkit, -ms, -opera, etc.) before the instructions.
Finally, for the layout, I use a file that I made from a post on StackOverflow. It defines responsive columns (like Bootstrap) directly in LESS. It's small and convenient.
I compile everything in a single CSS using NodeJS and Gulp and it makes effective CSS that is relatively easy to write.
However, CSS with or without LESS will stay unfriendly as hell. It takes time to get used to it.
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Went and saw Endeavour in her new permanent home over in Expo Park yesterday. Hadn't seen the orbiter since they flew her out from KSC a few years ago actually!
Andy44
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Went and saw Endeavour in her new permanent home over in Expo Park yesterday. Hadn't seen the orbiter since they flew her out from KSC a few years ago actually!
I should be ashamed; I haven't been to the Udvar-Hazy Center since they traded Enterprise for Discovery. At least I got to see Discovery do a fly-by on the SCA around the Capitol Mall when she arrived in town.
Someone mentioned CRTs?
And someone else mentioned they were built by Russians.
Well played, Artlav, well played.
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Re CRTs. Went looking for tv broadcast grade 1 crts, and they seem to be a dying breed. Another of my skillset redundant, at least plasma is dead and buried.
good article here:
http://www.barco.com/~/media/Downloads/White papers/2010/Technology for Grade 1 LCDs.pdf
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good article here:
http://www.barco.com/~/media/Downloads/White papers/2010/Technology for Grade 1 LCDs.pdf
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jedidia
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Ah... I guess that would be one of the extensions Urwumpe mentioned... :shifty:
CSS is ok for basic layout, the problem is that what we really need in todays web-development is a GUI framework. We've gone past laying out content pages long ago (though it still has its place, especially on... well... content pages) and run into full-blown web-UI. I think no amount of tinkering will make CSS adequate for the job, because the fundamental architecture isn't designed for the task.
Sometimes I think it might be easiest to just stomp out a comprehensive UI framework in Javascript and draw the whole thing on an HTML5 canvas... but then we run into performance issues. Would it be so difficult for browsers to implement a common API for direct video memory access? Well, considering they haven't even found a way to implement CSS all across the board, I guess I'm having pipe dreams... :facepalm:
The reason why I brought this up now is really because I just made first expieriences with it, and was kind of horrified thinking of all the people whose daily job consists of hacking CSS to produce more cool stuff it wasn't meant for. I hope I won't end up like that...
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I think it was 1000V-1100V. It's an electrostatic deflection device, so relatively low voltage stuff.
It can run on as low as 500V, but the higher it is, the sharper the spot is.
Yep. Totally did that on purpose. Nothing accidental about it.
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Laptop or desktop? Windows, Mac, or Linux?
fsci123
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Laptop, windows... Started after it wouldn't recognize my mouse.
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BCCode when you can catch it?
Smells like a possible driver issue at this stage.
---------- Post added at 09:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:49 PM ----------
Also -- can you boot into safe mode?
(F8 after POST/BIOS startup and BEFORE Windows starts loading)
Smells like a possible driver issue at this stage.
---------- Post added at 09:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:49 PM ----------
Also -- can you boot into safe mode?
(F8 after POST/BIOS startup and BEFORE Windows starts loading)
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I may be BIOSed here but that may result in a bad command or file name.
(Someping to think about. After all, you should never get me net start-ted.)
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Andy44
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I would go to Bleeping Computer and ask those guys. They helped me eliminate a nasty virus once, really saved my hide.
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Really Scav-enging for puns there, aren't you?
