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Alex Halavais

Web Prog - 1-1: Course Syllabus - 0 views

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  • joining the group
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 21 Jan 09
       
      Here's a sticky note to share with everyone.
  • joining the group
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 21 Jan 09
       
      Hey everyone. If you are a member of the group, you can see what others have to say about pages on the web!
    • Lee Howard
      Lee Howard on 22 Jan 09
       
      Just wondering if you have specific page numbers of the textbook you want us to read. Do you want us to do all the exercises in the book?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 22 Jan 09
       
      Ha, I didn't see this hiding up here. It's up to you which (and whether) you want to do the exercizes in the book. The advantage of the book, I think, is that it provides a nice structured approach, it gets you started on the right foot right away, and it focusses on what is important. The downside is that there is some "fluff." Sometime we all need a bit of fluff. So, the long and the short of it is, if I were in your shoes, I would work through the book quickly. Some of what is covered there is also covered in my lectures. In fact, I think this is the largest amount of overlap I have ever had between a text and the lectures. But I suspect you will need more depth in some cases than you get from the lectures. You might try watching the lectures, and then working through the section of the book. It's probably too much to actually "read" during a week (yikes) but it is highly skimable. And there will be an opportunity to return to it, as we move into some of the programming.
    • Monica Aversa
      Monica Aversa on 23 Jan 09
       
      For challenge webprog-1-b: Question about the syllabus (and a suggestion) Question: I've been submitting challenges through adding bookmarks on Diigo; however, I used sticky notes on this one. Do you have a preference of how we submit challenges? Thanks. Suggestion: Very thorough lecture, but in future ones, it might be helpful to mention in computer requirements that Mac users need at least OS X 10.4 to access Firefox, Firebug, etc.
    • Monica Aversa
      Monica Aversa on 23 Jan 09
       
      Challenge for webprog-1-b: question #2 If we want to improve our grade on one of the challenges, are we allowed to redo it?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 24 Jan 09
       
      Monica: Need to bookmark as well as sticky. I find the assignments according to the tag, so if it's not tagged, I won't find it. Firefox, Firebug, Firezilla, etc. are all available for 10.4 and before. Just google, e.g., "Firefox earlier releases." They may not have the same features as the most recent version. In practice, you can survive without any of these; they are just nice to have. As for your last question: the grade on an assignment is binary: either you get all the points or you don't. If you didn't, you'll need to send me a note when you redo it, so I can recheck it. If it's still before the deadline, you can rec. full points. If it is after the deadline, you get reduced points.
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  • A simple comment in the code indicating where you found a particular snippet is enough.
    • Lee Howard
      Lee Howard on 22 Jan 09
       
      Can you cite where in the book you can find out where in the code to place this acknowledgment?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 22 Jan 09
       
      In the lecture 2-1 (coming soon!) I touch briefly on this. Generally, you just provide a short comment (see the last question on p. 6 of the book) near where you are borrowing code or ideas.
  • t will be added to the Completed page, at that point, with the associated number of points
    • Caruso Nicholas L
      Caruso Nicholas L on 22 Jan 09
       
      I just clicked the Completed page and it failed to load. Is this a page that will eventually be up? Will grades also be posted in Blackboard as well as the Completed page?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 24 Jan 09
       
      Eventually up (soon I hope). And I do not love Blackboard, so no duplication there. They aren't grades, so much as a record of who is doing what.
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 03 Feb 09
       
      I lied :). Now up on Blackboard, by popular demand.
  • bookmark a particular URL
    • Caruso Nicholas L
      Caruso Nicholas L on 22 Jan 09
       
      For challenge 1-b it says to make sure we bookmark our question. How do we bookmark a highlighted comment? Do we just use the entire URL and you would seek out our question(s)?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 24 Jan 09
       
      Is this the question you are bookmarking? If so, I think the world is going to expload. Yes, you should bookmark the page you are making the comment on (this one) and be sure to tag it webprog-1-b.
  • database-backed
    • Starr Andrew
      Starr Andrew on 24 Jan 09
       
      You mention MySQL for the db backend. Can you give a list of what we'd need to download from the MySQL site? There appear to be several options. My brain hurts.
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 24 Jan 09
       
      You need not download anything :). That was easy... The database will be on a server.
  • shell account
    • Kuban Ellise J
      Kuban Ellise J on 28 Jan 09
       
      what exaclty is a "shell account". I looked it up on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_provider), but can you try to explain it in English aka understandable terms?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 28 Jan 09
       
      As it turns out, we probably won't need to access a shell account. Basically, this allows you to directly log in to a server computer, and move around it. You generally have shell access to your own computer (on Windows machines, look under accessories or Run: Command; on OSX, the program is called "Terminal.") This is generally the only way to directly run programs or access detailed information about a web server. Otherwise, you are limited to FTP, which really is just used to copy files to and from the server.
    • Kuban Ellise J
      Kuban Ellise J on 29 Jan 09
       
      Thanks, this actually spawned another question, but relating to Diigo. I had no notification (or none that I could see) or anything that you had responded to my sticky note. Is there something I'm missing or should I just remember to check back. Thanks
    • Kuban Ellise J
      Kuban Ellise J on 29 Jan 09
       
      and in turn, can you tag sticky-notes? here is my fake tag webprog-1-b
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 03 Feb 09
       
      Yeah, you *should* be able to tag notes, but I guess (for the 1-b, for example), you just have to retag the page...
  • There is a textbook recommended for the course, Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML.
    • Zebeck Jillian
      Zebeck Jillian on 30 Jan 09
       
      I am wondering how far along we should be in the book during the first two modules?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 03 Feb 09
       
      Done. It's a pretty quick read. Really, my lectures are a kind of "Cliff Notes" (I guess that's now "Sparc Notes"?) of the book. You won't have a test, but you will find the book helpful in filling in the gaps as you create stuff.
  • create or modify a simple application on the web
  • (if any)
    • Marie Shanahan
      Marie Shanahan on 03 Feb 09
       
      Hi Prof. Halavais. You mentioned in the opening syllabus video that you deliberately designed this ICM class to be an "open course," meaning it is open to others who are not tuition-paying QU students. Why make your class materials part of the "creative commons"? I'm also curious to know how QU officials feel about "open courses."
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 03 Feb 09
       
      That's probably a longer question than I can answer. I think there is a mixed feeling about it, and some at QU think we should charge people for knowledge. I guess I'll turn that around and ask: what is it you are paying for when you pay tuition?
    • Marie Shanahan
      Marie Shanahan on 04 Feb 09
       
      When I finally finish paying tuition, I'll have that oh-so-valuable piece of paper that says I have a master's degree, right? Tuition also helps to pay you, my professor!
  • form of web server (LAMP
    • Tedd Fox
      Tedd Fox on 13 Feb 09
       
      Are we going to learn the commands that we may have to use on occasion?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 14 Feb 09
       
      Well, initially I had planned on doing more of this. In the sixth module, we briefly touch on what's available to a user via the *nix "shell," if those are the sort of commands you are thinking of. But I've aleady packpeddled quite a bit from my initial plans.
  • Alex Halavais on 21 Jan 09
     
    I have highlighted the question :-)
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  • Lee Howard on 22 Jan 09
     
    What pages of the textbook will we need to read in the first module? Should we do the exercises in the book? Also, can you cite how to acknowledge others' work within code?
  • Caruso Nicholas L on 22 Jan 09
     
    Questions re: the course/syllabus: I just clicked the Completed page and it failed to load. Is this a page that will eventually be up? Will grades also be posted in Blackboard as well as the Completed page? Second, on the 1-b challenge page it said to bookmark our questions...I'm a little confused as to the expectations. To be safe, I commented on/highlighted on the syllabus page and am now bookmarking the Syllabus page as well. Are we supposed to do both for this challenge?
  • Starr Andrew on 24 Jan 09
     
    Question on MySQL downloads
  • Sorteberg Matthew T on 26 Jan 09
     
    More of a general question towards the course itself....am in trouble if I really have no prior experience writing code/HTML/web programming? I'm a bit nervous to be honest.
  • Zebeck Jillian on 30 Jan 09
     
    Question about the Head First HTML textbook...
  • Marie Shanahan on 03 Feb 09
     
    To satisfy challege 1-B, I have asked a good question about the course under the SCHEDULE section. There is a sticky note attached to the words "if any."
  • Tedd Fox on 13 Feb 09
     
    I have highlighted the question :-)
Bryan Dumelin

CSS - Recipe Restyle - 0 views

bryan.dumelin.com/recipe.html

webprog-2-d webprog-2-f

shared by Bryan Dumelin on 21 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Bryan Dumelin on 21 Feb 09
     
    This bookmark is a combination of 2-d and 2-f: it is my restyled recipe and horizontal menu for the CSS portion of the course. At first, I was a little hesitant / confused about learning the CSS formatting. Once I got used to the concept of the css formatting I found myself wiring code with ease. There was many back and forth between typing and viewing in the browser, but I got the hang of it. The one issue I had was with browser compatibility - the margin: auto; code did not render well in IE7, but had not bugs in firefox. The most difficult potion of the menu was hiding the attributes that the browser assumes should be included with a bulleted list and links hence why a css style sheet comes in handy.
  • Alex Halavais on 26 Feb 09
     
    Very nice. Should make it a habit to title your pages. But well done.
Kuban Ellise J

projects - 0 views

thisandthat.nfshost.com/...projects.html

webprog-6-d

shared by Kuban Ellise J on 04 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Kuban Ellise J on 04 Apr 09
     
    I did this page for my personal web site. If you have seen the first, rough draft so to say of my sight, you will notice I have taken out the links as I am working on the site. But the links to the past projects work fine. If you click on the plus sign, you will see a description of the project, and if you click on the minus sign, the description will hide. I liked this idea because with all the descriptions on the page, the page looked too text heavy. This method allows the user to pick and choose which site they want to know more about, while not being overwhelmed or distracted by other text.
Bryan Dumelin

Quinnipiac University - Campus Map - 0 views

bryan.dumelin.com/qumap.php

webprog-7-a

shared by Bryan Dumelin on 07 May 09 - Cached
  • Bryan Dumelin on 07 May 09
     
    For the final project I completed the QU Campus map. The site utilizes PHP and CSS to pull in content and layout the site. The menus utilize CSS and PHP is used to pull in the images and code the label (or legend) section below the images. Google Maps API also integrates allowing users to view and zoom the campus. The site is best viewed using internet explorer, there are formatting issues for the CSS of the menus for those using Mozilla. Also did anyone notice that the official QU map is missing #34? They may want to consider addressing this... Anyhow have a great summer!
Pat Salvas

Basic CSS Concepts - 0 views

www.csstutorial.net/css_tutorial_part1.php

webprog-2-1 webprog-2-a

shared by Pat Salvas on 02 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Pat Salvas on 02 Feb 09
     
    This, like the w3 schools, is helpful because of the simple nature in which it describes the layout of css. By showing what the code looks like and describing what should go where, it helps the person learning what the final (if basic) outcome should resemble.This, like the w3 schools, is helpful because of the simple nature in which it describes the layout of css. By showing what the code looks like and describing what should go where, it helps the person learning what the final (if basic) outcome should resemble.
  • Pat Salvas on 02 Feb 09
     
    This, like the w3 schools, is helpful because of the simple nature in which it describes the layout of css. By showing what the code looks like and describing what should go where, it helps the person learning what the final (if basic) outcome should resemble.
  • Alex Halavais on 02 Feb 09
     
    I've added the webprog-2-a tag...
Deitrick Erica L

Student Life and Fitness - 0 views

leo21.nfshost.com/index138.html

webprog-2-f

shared by Deitrick Erica L on 10 Feb 09 - Cached
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 10 Feb 09
       
      Biiig gap here :). Might be able to fix this by putting the image *before* "At college" and then floating it to the right...
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 10 Feb 09
       
      I like this page head...
  • Deitrick Erica L on 10 Feb 09
     
    I used the QU page that I replicated from the first module. I added a menu bar in order to decrease the amount of scrolling for the user. This way when they go to the page they can click on the menu tab rather than scrolling all the way down the page to see the options. Having a menu bar is so much more effective for this webpage, each tab goes to the QU website for each topic.
  • Deitrick Erica L on 12 Feb 09
     
    I fixed a few of the gap issues. This is how it looks now.
Alex Halavais

Syllabus Question 2 - 0 views

webprog.halavais.net/1-2

webprog-1-b

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  • Jing.
    • Chere B
      Chere B on 29 Jan 09
       
      When attempting to download Jing I received the following error message: 16 bit MS-DOS subsystem; The NTVDM CPU has encountered illegal instruction. Can anyone tell me what this means and how to get around it?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 29 Jan 09
       
      :/ beats me. All I can find on the web is "try the application again." It may just not like your system for some reason. There are some other free screen recorders out there, but I haven't had a lot of experience with them, unfortunately.
  • Notepad++
    • Chere B
      Chere B on 29 Jan 09
       
      When I download Notepad ++ do I need to download the Binary files and the source files in order for it to work?
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 29 Jan 09
       
      You should just need the binaries...
  • For the Mac, you might want to try Text Wrangler
    • Zebeck Jillian
      Zebeck Jillian on 30 Jan 09
       
      Is there a way to view the text you are working with in Text Wrangler as if it was on the web? I know you can with Text Edit on the Mac? I guess I don't see the value of TextWrangler, yet...
    • Alex Halavais
      Alex Halavais on 06 Feb 09
       
      You can always view the file you are working on in a browser... Nothing wrong with TextEdit (as long as you change to Plain Text).
  • Wright Sashagaye on 22 Jan 09
     
    Hi Dr. Halavais. How do I get a web host? I'm having trouble seeing if I have one.
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  • Alex Halavais on 26 Jan 09
     
    Questions about web-view using TextWrangler
  • Chere B on 29 Jan 09
     
    I have a couple questions. They are highlighted within the sticky notes in the text regarding downloading problems also: When downloading Notepad++ do I need both the binary and the source files? When I attempted to download Jing I received the following error message: The NTVDM CPU has encountered illegal instruction. Can anyone tell me what this means and how to get around it?
  • Zebeck Jillian on 30 Jan 09
     
    Questions about web-view using TextWrangler
Wright Sashagaye

Web Programming :: 1-6: Images - 0 views

webprog.halavais.net/1-6

webprog-1-b

shared by Wright Sashagaye on 23 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Wright Sashagaye on 23 Jan 09
     
    When I view my recipe page on the desktop the image and links work fine. But when I publish it to the internet, the link for the image works but the image does not show up. I followed the steps meticulously and cannot figure out what has happened. Can you let me know what I missed?
  • Alex Halavais on 26 Jan 09
     
    Hopefully I already answered this, but in case not: *Everything* for the site has to get uploaded to the server. So, if you are including an image, the image also has to go up to the server. Next week, when we do style sheets, the style sheet has to go up to the server. Since it's a whole 'nother computer, you need to make sure all the pieces that make up your page/site make it up.
Pat Salvas

BackStagePass.com - 0 views

mywebspace.quinnipiac.edu/...css%20menu.htm

webprog-2-f

shared by Pat Salvas on 09 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Pat Salvas on 09 Feb 09
     
    this was the original website from the first module. I have added another list to the bottom that should've change over, but it shows the difference between a bulleted list and the CSS horizontal menuthis was the original website from the first module. I have added another list to the bottom that should've change over, but it shows the difference between a bulleted list and the CSS horizontal menu
  • Pat Salvas on 09 Feb 09
     
    this was the original website from the first module. I have added another list to the bottom that should've change over, but it shows the difference between a bulleted list and the CSS horizontal menu
Kuban Ellise J

Guestbook - 0 views

thisandthat.nfshost.com/...guestbook.php

webprog-4-g

shared by Kuban Ellise J on 10 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Kuban Ellise J on 10 Mar 09
     
    This is a Guestbook for my photo site that I made back for module 2. i wanted to have the entries be displayed like a blog, with the most recent posts displaying on top of the older ones so in the SELECT.... i used the ORDER BY feature to do this. i also noticed that everytime i loaded the page, an empty posting would show up on the guestbook, so in the SELECT i had to specific WHEN something specific was happening... aka.... when the name field was filled out. that is why there is a *required next to the name input
Sorteberg Matthew T

Introduction to HTML - 0 views

www.w3schools.com/...html_intro.asp

webprog-1-a

shared by Sorteberg Matthew T on 22 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Mark Cotrupe on 22 Jan 09
     
    This is a clear and simple introduction for newbies like me. I'm willing to learn from any source possible. So the more intros I get, the better.
  • Sorteberg Matthew T on 22 Jan 09
     
    I came across this site dealing with HTML through Google. Browsing through, I found it to be great, even for myself, a stone cold beginner to this stuff. It's pretty much a complete tutorial regarding HTML starting from the most basic parts all the way to the advanced material and know-how. In the page itself you will see [Previous] and [Next] buttons which walk you to the next level of the tutorial, down the left side of the page is each part of the tutorial. Hope this helps!
Kuban Ellise J

Rate-a-Class - 0 views

thisandthat.nfshost.com/...final.html

webprog-7-c

shared by Kuban Ellise J on 05 May 09 - Cached
  • Kuban Ellise J on 05 May 09
     
    This is my final project. all the pages validate, and i have included the little icon the validation page provides you. I have used ajax and php on the first page to display course information when you select a course from the drop down menu. on the courses page, i have included a javascript validation to make sure you fill out all the fields if you want to submit a rating and comments. The php automatically displays the comment once posted. any questions, just ask! Thanks for everything
  • Alex Halavais on 06 May 09
     
    This is very nice. Enjoying the subtle differences in this challenge among those who did it.
Pat Salvas

CSS Tutorial - 0 views

www.w3schools.com/default.asp

webprog-2-a

shared by Pat Salvas on 02 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Pat Salvas on 02 Feb 09
     
    I cannot stress enough how much this site helped me in my course last semester with css and coding. The best part I found is that the example coding can be used and altered to fit whatever you are doing. That way, you see what it should look like and then add your own stuff to make the code your own with how you want the final product to look. I cannot stress enough how much this site helped me in my course last semester with css and coding. The best part I found is that the example coding can be used and altered to fit whatever you are doing. That way, you see what it should look like and then add your own stuff to make the code your own with how you want the final product to look.
  • Pat Salvas on 02 Feb 09
     
    I cannot stress enough how much this site helped me in my course last semester with css and coding. The best part I found is that the example coding can be used and altered to fit whatever you are doing. That way, you see what it should look like and then add your own stuff to make the code your own with how you want the final product to look.
  • Alex Halavais on 02 Feb 09
     
    That's probably the best way to learn HTML and CSS. And you can actually collect good examples from around the web, since HTML and CSS are always viewable.
Bryan Dumelin

ESP-Test - 0 views

bryan.dumelin.com/...espcards.php

webprog-4-d

shared by Bryan Dumelin on 20 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Bryan Dumelin on 20 Mar 09
     
    This is my rendition of the ESP cards with random card generation. This one had taken me a while because I wasn't quite getting the concept of how the url were being passed. After re-watching the videos, I was able to grasp the concept better. I had originally thought that i could have the php function on a switch and then have a hidden input variable passed to the url...turn out i was over-thinking it....rather than give away the answer, just see for yourself!
  • Alex Halavais on 22 Mar 09
     
    Nice!
Zebeck Jillian

What is Pilates? 3-page site - 0 views

zebeckicm505.nfshost.com/whatispilates.html

webprog-1-g

shared by Zebeck Jillian on 05 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Zebeck Jillian on 05 Feb 09
     
    Here is a simple three-page site about the Pilates method of physical conditioning. The site features a what is pilates page, history of pilates page and basic equipment page with photos and descriptions. Visitors are able to navigate to each of the three pages from one another. An issue I ran into was knowing how to gage the size of the images and how that affected the text size of the headings.
  • Alex Halavais on 06 Feb 09
     
    Note that the <img> tag is self-closing--need to remember to have the closing slash on that. You also missed closing one of your <p> tags.
Nancy Hall

Required Email Addy and Name - 0 views

hallsmark.nfshost.com/required.php

webprog-5-d

shared by Nancy Hall on 29 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Nancy Hall on 29 Mar 09
     
    This is a link to a working comments page (linked to a database table) which requires a valid name and email address before submission using Javascript. An error message appears & fades at the bottom of the form if something is omitted. I also made the same thing happen using PHP, so there are also messages at the top of the page from that code. I got the Javascript from http://www.leigeber.com/2008/04/dynamic-inline-javascript-form-validation/, and included this citation in my js page. Upon submission, a thank you message appears at the top of the form.
  • Alex Halavais on 01 Apr 09
     
    Nice!
Bryan Dumelin

http://bryan.dumelin.com/database/drecipe.php - 0 views

bryan.dumelin.com/...drecipe.php

webprog-4-f

shared by Bryan Dumelin on 20 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Bryan Dumelin on 20 Mar 09
     
    This is my rendering of the comment submit section. Everything seems to be submitting correctly, however, i just can't seem to get the database to populate. I reviewed the videos mutiple times with no answer. I thought it may be the 'localhost' issue, but bluehost.com does not give any of the options that we saw on 'nfs'...after about 7 hours of troubleshooting and every possible configuration... if anyone has ideas i would love to hear them....other than that, the site works flawlessly. Hope you enjoy.
  • Alex Halavais on 22 Mar 09
     
    Well, "other than that" is pretty much at the core. I wouldn't have known it was a problem if you hadn't mentioned it (will have to change the assignment). But this is a really core thing to figure out. If you can't actually store the material, then you won't be able to do this sort of exchange when you want to make your own stuff. There's nothing obviously wrong with your code. My guess is that there is something up with your username/pass or table names, but without an "or die" statement, we'll never know...
Alex Halavais

Question re: Challenge 4-F - 19 views

Yeah...I've clearly been failing in trying to define the variables. Will try this out...thanks for the tips and response! -Nick Kuban Ellise J wrote: > Hi! > > if im reading your code right...

started by Caruso Nicholas L on 18 Mar 09 3 follow-ups, last by Alex Halavais on 18 Mar 09
Pat Salvas

The Pasta Loft - 0 views

emailform.nfshost.com/pastajava.htm

webprog-6-d webprog-6-f

shared by Pat Salvas on 09 May 09 - Cached
  • Pat Salvas on 09 May 09
     
    I created the map, but them started messing around and wanted to add the javascript aspect to it so it would have the hide/show. I tweeked my previous code so it would match up with this page and the body would appear on the click rather than the form in the previous bookmark.
Bryan Dumelin

SQL Data Types - 0 views

mckoi.com/...SQLDataTypes.html

webprog-4-a SQL Data Types

shared by Bryan Dumelin on 20 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Bryan Dumelin on 20 Mar 09
     
    When setting up my database, I have been banging my head against the wall trying to figure out which data types to use for each item. I began by checking the MySQL homepage, but in the end I found myself getting more and more confused - they seemed to get tooo wordy and involved in the definition of the data type. I found this site to be much more helpful in describing the different data types - it gets right to the point and clearly explains with examples, what each data type does.
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