Xav's Blog

home | tags | Search | Feed

Xav's Blog
	Description: Hi, Xav here. I'm 12 years old, and a keen programmer. I like C#, VB.NET, (X)HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, PHP, a bit of SQL and JavaScript.

Web slideshow in JavaScript PART II

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jul 23, 2008

Intro
Hej, guys! We set up our HTML page for a web slideshow in my other blog, which can be found here, and now we are going to use it! In Part I we linked up the TripTracker slideshow library with our page, so the browser is ready to create the slideshow. We just need the code to do so.

To start writing the slideshow code, we need to begin a JavaScript script, using this tag:

Comment (1) Read More...

Web slideshow in JavaScript

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jul 23, 2008

Introduction

C'est moi, Xav. Let's take a break from .NET for a little while, and try out some web design instead. When you're making a site, especially a personal site, you often need to display multiple pictures. However, we need to choose the best way to make them, to ensure both compatibility and appearance meet the standards.

In the old days of the web, slideshows were boring. They

Comment (5) Read More...

Simple Painting Program in VB.NET

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jul 22, 2008

Code samples are in Visual Basic.NET, but directly apply to C# as well. Replace "Me" with "this" if you are using C#.

Hi again. Let me tell you all about .NET - no, OK, I've already bored you. Now we'll look at something so cool - the System.Drawing namespace, and particularly, GDI+.

The code within Windows that handles drawing things is known as the Graphical Device Interface, or GDI for short.

Comment (0) Read More...

Manipulating the Registry in VB.NET

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jul 12, 2008

I'm back again! Now, if you've read my other blog, which can be found here:
http://blog.codecall.net/component/myblog/The-Windows-Registry-in-.NET.html
... you'll know all about the Registry. Now it's time to actually read and write to it!

Note: The CODE tags seem to remove my backslashes (). Hopefully you can work out where they go.

Objects
It is possible to use GetSetting() and SetSetting() to set

Comment (1) Read More...

The Windows Registry

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jul 12, 2008

A cold night
The Registry is a scary place, where secret settings and dangerous parameters are imprisoned... until you type "regedit" into the Run box, of course. Outside, a gale picks up, as you enter the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive. Suddenly, a huge blue monster appears and encases you. "Windows has encountered a problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience." it says evilly. You shudder,

Comment (2) Read More...

Reading Jet Databases in .NET

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jul 07, 2008

Introduction
Most programs nowadays use some sort of database. The usual favourite is SQL Server, but the .NET Framework includes another form of database - a .mdb Microsoft Access database. Commence ADO.NET.

ADO.NET
The .NET Framework provides us with another database technology, known as ADO.NET. The original ADO (Active Data Objects) is still used, but enhanced with new DataReaders (the

Comment (0) Read More...

.NET File Manipulation

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jul 02, 2008

Being able to interact with the user's file system is very useful. Most programs incooperate some sort of load/save facility, and handling files is extremely important. Luckily, .NET has made it a lot easier for us. Here's some of the things it can do:

Manipulating Files
It is handy to be able to copy, move or rename files. The .NET Framework has a namespace called System.IO. "IO" is short for

Comment (0) Read More...

Piano Exam

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jul 02, 2008

Uh oh - Grade 7's in a few weeks, and I don't even know my pieces and scales... wish me

Comment (8) Read More...

5 Handy Hints for Writing .NET Programs

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jul 01, 2008

Well well well. Anyone can write a program. Well, maybe not everyone. But it isn't that difficult. However, not everyone can write a good program. There are a few pieces of advice when writing programs, that any decent programmer should bear in mind. Here's a brainstorm:

Note: code references are to .NET, but techniques can be applied across languages.

1. Keep it responsive
A program can do

Comment (3) Read More...

IE hates PNG Files

Posted by: Xav in Untagged on Jun 27, 2008

Ok. Well. Um. I hate IE. It's bundles with Windows, and a load of junk. Here's how it went.

So, being a creative sort of chap, I decided to add a nice fade-in to my background colour of my website. I opened Paint.NET and created a nice fade image (200 by 200 pixels). I saved it as a PNG with the appropriate compression levels, etc. All was well.

I returned to VWD to add the gradient image to the

Comment (6) Read More...

<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>

Community

Statistics

Members Today: 217
Members Online: 5
Users Online: 83
Total Users: 15,194
Total Threads: 10,393
Total Posts: 97,559
Newest Member: ¤ToM¤

Tutorials

How do I make a [insert standard program assignmen...
OK, you just got your first hard program to build. Maybe it's part of your final project, maybe your teacher is just sadistic. It's hard to tell. Regardless, this thing is BIG. No, really big! No...

Community

Statistics

Tutorials

Sponsors