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Welcome to part 2 of this introductory jQuery tutorial; in part one we looked at some of the basic concepts of the library and how its methods and functions should be targeted with code. We finished off by adding a basic effect to our page in the form of a caption that faded in on a mouse over event on any content image, and faded back out on a mouse out event.
Read MoreFlex 2
comes with a set of navigation controls that are easy to include in your
applications. The navigation controls are useful because they will automatically
generate a navigation system based on other elements in your application.
In the ever expanding universe of JavaScript libraries, jQuery stands out from the crowd in several important ways; first off, its incredibly tiny, at just 21k in its compressed state it's one of the smallest libraries available, but don't think that this extremely small footprint means that it lacks the power and robustness of some of the bigger libraries available.
Read MoreThe .NET 2.0 framework has brought several new and exciting features to ASP.NET developers. Many of the common tasks, controls, and development patterns that had to be custom written previously are now an incorporated part of the .NET framework itself.
Read MoreThe figure in motion is the “figure alive,” and drawing the human form in motion isn’t easy. But, a solid foundation in this skill would benefit anyone who draws animation, cartoons, or even scenes for videos. In this article, Linda shows how the human form works and common mistakes that artists make when drawing the figure in motion.
Read MoreThe human foot, like the human hand, is one of the most difficult appendages to draw. In this tutorial, Linda shows you how to draw the foot, and why knowing how the foot works will provide the artist with the skills to show the body in motion. Not only is this information invaluable to the artist, but also to animators, cartoonists, and other designers who seek to parody, contradict, or emphasize the human act of displaying actions and emotions physically.
Read MoreWelcome to the second and final part of Working with Large GridView Resultsets in ASP.NET 2.0. In this second part of the series we will expand upon the sample application we created during part 1 and implement the remaining functionality.
Read MoreUp to this point, Linda has taken you through the materials you need to begin to draw, basic heads and features, and the basic body. Now, she’ll take you on a tour of the “hated hand,” the feature that many artists dread to draw. Instead of drawing those hands behind a back, learn how to draw those human paws with ease…and learn how much the human hand has in common with the human head…
Read MoreA common problem that has been around way back since the original DataGrid component was released in ASP.NET 1.0 was the performance issues related to large amounts of data, and the post-back mechanism used to perform actions.
Even with the vast improvements provided by the GridView control in ASP.NET 2.0 you may notice that your pages can still suffer from performance loss when your GridView controls present large amounts of data to your users. Especially if the presentation is formatted with additional HTML such as icons, images, CSS styling etc…
Read MoreOnly when you understand anatomy can you draw the figure in every pose and make it look convincing. In this tutorial, Linda takes you on the beginner’s tour to artistic anatomy. You’ll learn how women differ from men in body structure, the tools you’ll need to begin to draw the human figure, and the route you’ll need to take before you begin to draw the figure in detail.
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