What is the Zend Framework?
It is fairly common for me to read or hear of developers referring to the Zend Framework as ‘Zend’. Such as ‘what is zend?’, ‘why is zend doing x?’ and ‘how do I make zend do y?’. This post will hopefully explain the difference between Zend and the Zend Framework.
Create an AS3 Flash “Click the Balloons” Game
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a simple point and click game. The objective is simple: Do not let any balloons go over the top of the screen!
AS3 Access Stage Dimensions in Sub Class
Positioning elements on screen is a tricky process when you are doing it only by code. And even harder when you want to make the class you are writing modular or reusable. A very simple example being, you want to set the width and height of the stage to 800 x 600, then import a […]
Custom Zend Validate EmailAddress Error Message
Anyone who has tried to validate a user input using Zend_Validate_EmailAddress will find that there are a LOT of error messages returned – one for each problem with the email address: Invalid format Invalid hostname Invalid mx record and 5 more This class will replaces all the error messages with one message.
Progressive Enhancement vs Graceful Degradation
If you have programmed anything in javascript or flash then you have probably come across the problem of “what to show the user if they don’t have (javascript|flash)”. There are two approaches to solving the problem: Progressive Enhancement and Graceful Degradation. This post will introduce both concepts (hopefully unbiasedly), with examples of both.
jQuery UI Slider Legend Under Slider
jQuery UI Slider makes selected elements into sliders. There are various options such as multiple handles, and ranges. The handle can be moved with the mouse or the arrow keys. It is possible to control a select element, showing the options as the slider is moved. But what happens if the options are not as […]
AS3, FlashDevelop, and Me
I am a big fan of Active.TutsPlus.com. So when the tutorials start coming in referring to FlashDevelop, well, I had to investigate. I am ashamed to say it has taken me a year to get the time needed to have a serious play with FlashDevelop. But! I am playing with it. Or, at least trying […]
Check if a Module is Available in Zend Framework
You’re developing a huge application, but want your code to be modular so that you can use it again else where. But what happens if one module is dependent on another, and you have forgotten to include it? For example, you may have a ‘products’ module that allows you to add, edit, and view products. […]
Use GMail to send Emails in Zend Framework
It may be that your server does not allow you to send emails, for example a shared server or localhost that you cannot configure. In either case, if you are using the Zend Framework’s Zend_Mail component, you can have your application send the emails through GMail.
Zend Form Default Decorators
In the world of web development, forms are basis of most of your application. Everything that is displayed comes first from a form. The Zend Framework includes a wonderful form class, Zend_Form, that makes it easy to create elements, and when the form is submitted, to filter and validate the user input. What is not […]
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