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Archive for April, 2011
IE9 Support for Gloss
Apr 24th
Today I released a major revision to Gloss…it now supports IE9!
One of the reasons I hadn’t provided support for IE9 was because of a bug in ExtJS’s TreePanel, which would not correctly attach events to tree nodes. However, I found a nice workaround (read hack) that resolved the issue, so now I’m pleased to release this app for IE9 users.
One of the things I am pleasantly surprised about is how darn well Gloss operates in IE9. The animations are smooth, the page loading is super-quick, and it’s just all-around a very slick experience.
So if you’ve wanted to use Gloss, but were impeded because of the lack of IE support, now’s your chance to turn over a new leaf 🙂
Share this:TECHNICAL NOTE: Because of the necessity of localStorage for Gloss, running Gloss in IE9 will only work correctly if you are running in IE9 Standards Mode.
Sencha Touch Theming: 1.1.0
Apr 23rd
In my last article, I showed how to get setup and started with creating custom stylesheets. After a significant release (1.1.0) and several reader requests, I’m updating the walkthrough with screenshots and instructions for v1.1.0. This version will be strictly business: for discussion about the more interesting points of what’s going on, refer back to the original post 🙂
Step 1: Install RubyTo get SASS setup, you’ll first need to install Ruby and Ruby Gems (SASS is bundled with something called “Compass”, and Compass is a “Gem” that can be added into Ruby). You can go the painful route and install Ruby and then add Gems into it. However, if you’re stupid about these things, you can do what I did and just grab the Ruby 1.92 installer–it comes pre-built with Gems already configured.
Get the Ruby 1.92 Installer When prompted, choose “”Add Ruby executables to you PATH”I installed to the default directory on Windows (C:\Ruby192\)
Step 2: Setup CompassNow that Ruby is installed, the next step is to get Compass (e.g., SASS) setup. This step actually took me the longest, simply because I’m stupid about command-line stuff. So here’s a play-by-play of what to do (this is for Windows…I assume Mac More >
Album Review: Emery’s “We Do What We Want”
Apr 1st
In the extremely remote chance that an album review could be “objective” (which is hideously false), I will not feign such notions: I am a devoted Emery fan, so what follows is unadulterated fanboy subjectivity. Go read something else if that offends you.
We Do What We Want has been highly anticipated for some time now. First, it was released under Tooth and Nail Records‘ sister label, Sold State Records, which is *typically* known for releasing “harder” music. This, of course, led to much speculation that this album would be Emery’s “hardest” to date (it’s not). Second, Tooth and Nail/Solid State did a really nice job via social media of promoting the album. From releasing certain tracks in advance, to putting together nice pre-order packages, to inventing fun and interactive games for fans, the March 29th, 2011 release date was hard to miss.
And like other Emery releases, it was not one to miss. WDWWW is pretty much what you would expect from Emery–pounding, in-your-face songs that rarely let up, yet are consistently underpinned by really thoughtful lyrics. The classic interplay of alternating melody and screaming is brilliantly pulled off, and the album is diverse enough to not become redundant, while maintaining enough More >
