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Config management with Rake for .net projects.

2010-10-18T11:39:00.013+01:00

In pretty much every project you work on, you are going to need to control configuration files for multiple environments (perhaps Development, Test, UAT, Production, etc.) In the .net world, configuration tends to be held in config files (app.config / web.config), usually in the root of your projects. There are various ways to deal with multiple config files – you can create custom build

YouTube, MS MVC and jQuery

2009-12-02T11:31:00.010Z

In this entry I’m going to make a MS MVC PartialView (usercontrol) which will take in a search term and render a YouTube video down to the page.You can see how this will look on TV Shout, where I’ve used it to display film trailers on the listing pages of films.You should be able to drop the code into your MVC project and instantly get some YouTube integration on your website.If you want you can

Fancy validation pointer messages without images

2009-11-17T09:33:00.009Z

Here's a neat little CSS trick that allows you to create validation messages which point to the relevant field without the use of images. It basically makes use of the CSS border property to make pure CSS shapes. In this case, we make a triangle connected to a rectangle giving you a pleasant arrow shape in which to hold your validation message. Here's what the effect looks like: And

Creating separate views to target mobile devices in MS MVC

2009-10-26T13:08:00.006Z

This is a small how-to on creating separate view files to target mobile phones in your MS MVC websites. By the end of the article, I will have shown how to create new directories within your view folders which target various mobile devices. The views make use of the same controller files to deliver content to specific devices. The Mobile Device Browser File First up, I am going to add the

Draggable scrolling list with jQuery

2009-10-12T15:30:00.009+01:00

DraggableList is a jquery plugin for making a list or other html element scroll within a draggable container.Check out a demo hereSimply point the pluggin at an unordered list (or other element), specify a containment size and the list will become draggable. Drag the list up and down to scroll its contents. Example Usage