Οκτώβριος 2018 - Δημοσιεύσεις

OpenStreetMaps as an alternative to Google Maps in Joomla!
26 Οκτωβρίου 18 11:31 πμ | Μπιρμπίλης Γεώργιος | 0 σχόλια   

If you use Joomla! (CMS / Content Management System), you could switch to the free OpenStreetMaps instead of the recently-turned-much-more-expensive Google Maps, thanks to the OSModul extension for Joomla!: https://extensions.joomla.org/profile/extension/maps-a-weather/maps-a-locations/osmodul/ At the bottom of this page there is an example that uses a pin icon similar to how a location would appear in Google Maps. […]

Δημοσίευση στην κατηγορία: Posts, Maps, Extensions, Joomla!, Alternatives, POI, Google Maps, OSModul, OpenStreetMaps

HowTo: Fix DVD/CD with Live filesystem (Packet/UDF) on Windows
10 Οκτωβρίου 18 09:33 πμ | Μπιρμπίλης Γεώργιος | 0 σχόλια   

The other day I found how easy it is to use a Live CD/DVD (where packet writing occurs when adding stuff) instead of a Mastered one (where all is kept to be written when you close the disk) on Windows. It feels more like using a USB flash disk and should be more safe regarding […]

Δημοσίευση στην κατηγορία: Windows, Posts, Fix, HowTo, CD, UDF, Packet, DVD, Command-line, Recovery, Live, chkdsk

HowTo: include MVC model property Display name in Required validation message
04 Οκτωβρίου 18 01:04 μμ | Μπιρμπίλης Γεώργιος | 0 σχόλια   

Just came across this validation error display in an MVC app I’ve recently started maintaining. The required input field validation seemed to not be localized, resulting in a mixed English and Greek (from the field’s Display name) message: Looking at the MVC model I noticed they were using [Required] attributes for the userName and password […]

Δημοσίευση στην κατηγορία: Posts, Validation, HowTo, Localization, ASP.net, Formatting, Prometheus, MVC, Messages

Fix: jQuery’s jqGrid search UI custom styling
03 Οκτωβρίου 18 01:35 μμ | Μπιρμπίλης Γεώργιος | 0 σχόλια   

Lately, I’ve got the task of maintaining/extending an ASP.net MVC web application that is using jQuery’s jqGrid for data grids on its UI. First thing I noticed was how confusing the search UI on the grid’s header was: Those symbols on the left-side of each column’s searchbox are for the type of search (e.g. contains, […]

Δημοσίευση στην κατηγορία: Posts, Fix, CSS, ASP.net, Data, Styling, jqGrid, Prometheus, Grid, MVC, jQuery