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Re: Use of a base url in a utility class

Steffen Hiller — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:40:39 -0000

Good idea to use the beforerequest event. For configs I usually use a static js file with a config object, that is not minimized and that is included as remote. Advantage is that the sys admin can easily modify it.

Re: Back Button Behavior on a Page With an iframe

Steffen Hiller — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:56:20 -0000

I'm surprised that this works. Wonder if that's a bug or a feature since the user is in fact navigating. Don't find a description of this behaviour in any official docs. I thought only way would be Ajax + replaceState. Good find. :)

Re: Cross-domain Ajax requests - Sencha Touch Bits

Steffen Hiller — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:19:07 -0000

Thanks Daantje!

Re: Most popular JavaScript keywords

Steffen Hiller — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:39:23 -0000

Sencha Touch 2 project. No 'new' because of Ext.create and the general nature of ST.

302 this
141 function
84 var
77 if
17 return
15 else

Re: The Evolution of Rvrsit

Steffen Hiller — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:59:43 -0000

Sweet. Nice design and animation! If I only would know how to play this game. lol

Re: Lean Startup Cash Management

Steffen Hiller — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:47:05 -0000

That are some lean numbers. :) How's that 60 - 90 days projection working? Based on the last 60 - 90 days? Anyway, thanks for sharing.

Re: Hello World! Remember the Ext.onReady days? - Sencha Touch Bits

Steffen Hiller — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:10:29 -0000

Yeah, the framework goes into the right direction, no question. But more freedom, more choices, more confusion. Consolidating would be te next step I guess.

Re: Sencha Touch Bits

Steffen Hiller — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:00:04 -0000

Check out http://pivotal.github.com/j... which is also using Sencha for their internal Ext JS Unit Testing.

Re: Adding custom embedded (inline) icons - Sencha Touch Bits

Steffen Hiller — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:15:37 -0000

Hmm, do you mean like where you put the Sass file?
Do you need help getting started with ST theming using Sass and Compass?
If so, this link should help: http://www.sencha.com/blog/...

Re: Adding inset buttons

Steffen Hiller — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:40:49 -0000

Just edited it, I mean slide not hover .. and I mean wouldn't feel much of a difference with the default buttons.

Re: Adding inset buttons

Steffen Hiller — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:38:05 -0000

I admit that I didn't chose the best colors. Look for example at the top of the button. The shadow makes it look like the button is inside the toolbar. So if you could touch the toolbar and slide with your finger over the button, you would feel a lowered surface, whereas the default is just at the same level, so you wouldn't feel much of a difference.
Does that makes sense? (Not that easy to explain it actually.)

Re: A prettier search field - Sencha Touch Bits

Steffen Hiller — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:22:30 -0000

Hey, thanks for your feedback!

Yeah, I saw that missing pictures problem in google reader as well.
Will try to use absolute urls for the next posts, strange that google reader isn't figuring that out on it's own.

Re: Referencing parent selectors in Sass

Steffen Hiller — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:18:32 -0000

Danke schön. :)

Re: Referencing parent selectors in Sass

Steffen Hiller — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:14:58 -0000

Thanks for the first comment on this new blog! :)

Fixed the ampersand misspelling, thanks again!

Re: RESTful store example with Rails

Steffen Hiller — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:45:30 -0000

Finally (really sorry that it took me so long) I updated this example to make use of the back then non-existent Writer's encode option.
This way you don't need to decode your params anymore.

Re: On Passwords

Steffen Hiller — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:44:24 -0000

After all an interesting blog post, though! :)
Thanks.

Re: DailyJS: ExceptionHub

Steffen Hiller — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:02:17 -0000

Interesting, thought about that yesterday.
Had the idea to make an Ajax request to the server which triggers the hoptoad or exceptional notifier.
Anyway, gonna check that out for my js heavy http://spreadnotes.me application. Just had a js error today that this service probably could have notified me about.

Re: Ext JS vs. Google Closure

Steffen Hiller — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:04:23 -0000

I think it has been there for years, or at least on the Support page (http://www.extjs.com/suppor....
Nevertheless this is a very interesting thought! ;)

Ext recently moved to the Silicon Valley where Adobe headquarters is located. Coincidence? :P

Either way, I hope they didn't or won't.

Re: Ext JS vs. Google Closure

Steffen Hiller — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:54:32 -0000

Hi tr888,

thanks for your comment.

Here are a few of my thoughts regarding your comment:

1. If you go by the number of jobs for a specific library, you might want to check out this website: http://www.indeed.com/jobtr... (I did a comparison of Ext JS with ActionScript as an example, Ext JS looks way better than ActionScript there. ;))

2. Where did you see that Adobe has partnered with Ext JS? They use Adobe AIR for their recently released Ext Designer, but as far as I know they didn't partner with them business-wise.

3. Here's my tip for you: Learn a JavaScript library instead of Flash or Silverlight. JavaScript won't go away soon, the opposite is actually happening since it's also becomes popular in other areas than just web development, see Node.JS.
By learning a JavaScript library you learn to know the language JavaScript as well, which allows you to more or less easily switch between libraries later on, depending on what you need.
I think the same as you about jQuery, I don't like the chained style either. Try Ext JS for RIA development, or Ext Core or Prototype JS for just some helper JavaScript methods.

4. Regarding Closure and GWT, I also would like to know what their position within Google is. I don't know either.

Hope that helped a bit.

Regards,
Steffen

Re: On Passwords

Steffen Hiller — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:00:57 -0000

I hate passwords. :-P

Re: Theming an Ext.Window in 10 minutes

Steffen Hiller — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:14:22 -0000

You're right Susanne, I didn't touch the width/height nor did I actually test it in IE since the app doesn't support IE from the start. Anyway, good luck with the tweaks!

Re: Using Concentrate for the Pomodoro Technique on OS X | Jason Seifer

Steffen Hiller — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:28:09 -0000

Awesome, that's just what I needed today after a slow start after the weekend!

Btw, there isn't a way you can see a time log of your past logged activities, right? Not a must-have, was just wondering and didn't find it.

Cheers!

P.S. I'm on my Pomodoro Break. ;)

Re: Theming an Ext.Window in 10 minutes

Steffen Hiller — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:50:56 -0000

Thanks for the comments everyone, always make me happy to see that others got some value out of the posts. :-)

Re: Theming an Ext.Window in 10 minutes

Steffen Hiller — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:48:20 -0000

Hey Nicholas,

thanks for sharing the interesting links!

Regarding the first link I wouldn't suggest to put your custom theme files into your Ext JS folder in order to upgrade easier to future Ext JS versions by replacing the Ext JS folder.

The second is also interesting if you want to give the same widgets different styles, can't think of a use case yet though. :-P

This keyboard shortcut idea of transforming CSS to SASS is great!
Hopefully it's possible in Textmate, as well, or actually pretty sure since it uses the same bundle. :-) Gotta check that out. If so, this would make SASS a lot more interesting for me again.

Thanks!

Re: Theming an Ext.Window in 10 minutes

Steffen Hiller — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:21:52 -0000

Thanks Jonathan. Unfortunately there aren't many custom themed apps out there. On the other hand, that's one advantage of Ext JS, that you can build apps without a designer/investing a lot in design.
But yeah, it's not that hard to customize it.