CSS Specificity Scoring

css

Tobby :

Most folks realize what the "cascading" part of Cascading Style Sheets means for styling Web pages. However, some of the inner workings of CSS specificity are lost on many of them. Especially when it comes to those maddening CSS selectors that should be taking effect, but aren't.

Posted 01/29/2010 - 17:59 // 4 comments

Computed Field Module And How it Can Simplify Your Views

cck, taxonomy, views

Tobby :

Sometimes, the node data that you want is not exposed to Views in the way that you want. Computed Field is a module that, with a little bit of raw PHP code, can help you bridge those gaps.

Posted 11/19/2009 - 11:58 // 2 comments

Using different usernames on a Mac over SSH

mac, ssh

Tobby :

When I switched to a Mac recently, one of the things I loved about it was the underlying Unix shell. One of the most frequent things I do in a day is connect to a web server over SSH to do routine things (set permissions, edit a file, remove something, etc.). One annoying detail, however small, is that the username on my Mac is different than the various usernames I have on the servers I visit frequently.

Posted 08/24/2009 - 18:26 // 1 comment

Three Underrated Theme-related Drupal Modules

drupal, drupal 6, drupal theming

Tobby :

There's countless modules for Drupal that are underrated, but I wanted to call attention to three that I use regularly. These modules can make a big difference when building a theme, and while there's a learning curve associated with some (Color module, I'm looking at you), they're all worth the effort.

Posted 07/10/2009 - 17:19