Category: Newsgroup
New Tutorials
I finally finished up my two new tutorials on DataShaping and gifStream. Check them out in the Dynamic section of dwfaq.com.
Snippets now MX Compatible
We've got the Snippets Exchange converted, and all snippets are now MX compatible (shweet!). Look for new instructions for snippets downloads if you're using Massimo's Snippet Panel in version 4 Macromedia products.
Macromedia and Adobe Shake Hands
Looks like the big two web companies have finally settled their patent infringement suits (even though the details are confidential). It's sad that things have to degrade to these types of actions. Hopefully this will allow product development to continue at a quicker pace (albeit more carefully).
Sell your Shtuff
Been playing with CafePress.com lately, and I've opened my own ego-stroking store where I'll be selling WebShorts merchandise, and other goofy HTML geek type stuff. Let me know if you like it :). You can even buy an actual pair of Dan's Shorts.
DataShaping
That's right, say it with me now... datashaping.
Many thanks go to Kindler Chase for putting me onto this wonderful technology. Datashaping is a function of Microsoft's latest ADO components. It allows you to easily nest information (think nested repeat region). This allows you to present tons of complex information easily.
And instead of trying to teach it all to you here in the blog, here's the list of links that Kindler sent me.
And to get UD or MX (I'd imagine) to work with datashaping, read the datashaping tut:
T-Cubed (nested repeat region using data shaping)