Comments for the weekly whinge http://www.weeklywhinge.com words from the whinger-in-chief Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Internet Explorer: this page contains both secure and nonsecure items by whinger http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-5543 whinger Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:41:49 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=82#comment-5543 Just because something looks like it's easier to maintain doesn't necessarily mean it's the correct way to do it. In my day job I build Javascript which, in order to be widely used, must be capable of being dropped onto a page and just work. If your Javascript relies on the user including a bunch of extra CSS files just so that it works properly, that's a Bad Thing. It means people are less likely to use it because it probably won't work first time. Just because something looks like it’s easier to maintain doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the correct way to do it.

In my day job I build Javascript which, in order to be widely used, must be capable of being dropped onto a page and just work.

If your Javascript relies on the user including a bunch of extra CSS files just so that it works properly, that’s a Bad Thing. It means people are less likely to use it because it probably won’t work first time.

]]> Comment on Internet Explorer: this page contains both secure and nonsecure items by igor http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=82&cpage=1#comment-5542 igor Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:29:03 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=82#comment-5542 Hi, Thanks for the post! It helps. However, those things you have to do via CSS nowadays, as it's more efficient to maintain then. myObj.className = 'background'; solve the problem and produce less JS code. You can set a class definition in CSS file then. Hi,

Thanks for the post! It helps.

However, those things you have to do via CSS nowadays, as it’s more efficient to maintain then.

myObj.className = ‘background’; solve the problem and produce less JS code. You can set a class definition in CSS file then.

]]> Comment on OpenOffice 3 British English Thesaurus by Jason http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-5403 Jason Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:58:17 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69#comment-5403 Worked for me, many thanks for sorting this, cheers Worked for me, many thanks for sorting this, cheers

]]> Comment on OpenOffice 3 British English Thesaurus by dkpw http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-5256 dkpw Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:11:59 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69#comment-5256 Great fix, thanks for your efforts. Writer is now useful. Great fix, thanks for your efforts. Writer is now useful.

]]> Comment on OpenOffice 3 British English Thesaurus by Billy http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-3953 Billy Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:23:36 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69#comment-3953 Thanks. Makes life a little more easy! Now all I want is Nederlands fur the World Cup Thanks. Makes life a little more easy! Now all I want is Nederlands fur the World Cup

]]> Comment on OpenOffice 3 British English Thesaurus by pietro http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-3888 pietro Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:25:01 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69#comment-3888 Wow, thank you.. just spent two hours trying to sort this one out and your fix did it in seconds. You should definitely publish this on Linux/Ubuntu forums as many many people are having problems with GB thesaurus missing straight out of the installation box. I have noticed that the problems arose with each and every installation of that OS (and Linux Mint too). Thank you again. Wow, thank you.. just spent two hours trying to sort this one out and your fix did it in seconds.

You should definitely publish this on Linux/Ubuntu forums as many many people are having problems with GB thesaurus missing straight out of the installation box. I have noticed that the problems arose with each and every installation of that OS (and Linux Mint too).

Thank you again.

]]> Comment on OpenOffice 3 British English Thesaurus by Harry http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-3864 Harry Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:37:28 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69#comment-3864 Thank you for this simple fix. The non working thesaurus is the sort of thing you only discover when you actually need it. Your a star! Thank you for this simple fix. The non working thesaurus is the sort of thing you only discover when you actually need it. Your a star!

]]> Comment on Bargaintastic!! by Chris http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=249&cpage=1#comment-3710 Chris Wed, 26 May 2010 19:14:13 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=249#comment-3710 http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs325.snc3/28878_424957695241_676035241_5365684_6284328_n.jpg Four for the price of about six. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs325.snc3/28878_424957695241_676035241_5365684_6284328_n.jpg

Four for the price of about six.

]]> Comment on OpenOffice 3 British English Thesaurus by Chris http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-3300 Chris Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:26:37 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69#comment-3300 Thank you, this is just what I was looking for! Such a simple fix you have created. Thank you, this is just what I was looking for! Such a simple fix you have created.

]]> Comment on OpenOffice 3 British English Thesaurus by Ray http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-2735 Ray Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:30:31 +0000 http://www.weeklywhinge.com/?p=69#comment-2735 This is brilliant! I have been searching and searching for a cure to the lack of a GB thesaurus with OO. Thank goodness I found this blog! This is brilliant! I have been searching and searching for a cure to the lack of a GB thesaurus with OO. Thank goodness I found this blog!

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