How to validate Date using Javascript Regular Expression
Here is a simple Javascript function to validate a date in US format.
Web Development
How to redirect homepage in Joomla
Joomla is a wonderful platform to publish websites. With readily available templates you can have your website up and running in no time. Sometimes though you may need to direct your visitors to a different page than your regular home page, for instance you may want to direct all the visitors to a promotion page […]
An HTML element you don’t want to omit.
As web developers we have the tendency to blame web browsers for inconsistencies and for not displaying the pages as designed. Most of the time the blame is justified, but there are instances when the blame lies at the feet of the web developers. For example, incorrect CSS declarations, missing closing tags in HTML documents […]
Why you should stop using onload method.
It is amazing that many web developers still use onload method embedded in the BODY tag, like <HEAD> <BODY onload=”document.contact.userID.focus();”> <form name=”contact”> <input type=”text” name=”userID” > </form> </BODY> </HEAD> There are two problems with this line of code. Embedding code (behavior) with HTML (structure) makes it difficult to maintain the page. onload() method will executes […]
Five free tools to choose perfect colors for your website.
Color coordination plays a big role in the look and feel of a website. An appealing color scheme is an important prerequisite for eye-catching web design. Dull or very sharp colors or mismatch colors will not only look ugly it may overshadow other nice elements of your website. Choosing vibrant, harmonious colors that are pleasant […]
How to position HTML element in the center using CSS.
Positioning text in the center of an element is easily done using text-align:center property. But how do you position an entire element, for e.g; a div or an image in the center of the containing parent element? For example, if you want to put an image at the center of your header div how do […]
Reset CSS: A simple solution to browsers’ inconsistencies.
One of the challenges web designers face is to get various web browsers render their web pages in a consistent manner. The reason is every browser assigns slightly different default styles to certain page elements. A simple approach to handle this cross-browser inconsistency is to overwrite browsers’ default styles. This technique is known as resetting […]