Creating a Basic Template System in PHP

After implmenting this template system in your webistes, you will achieve the following benefits If you have a lot of pages that use the same design. If you want to make a layout change in the header, menu, footer or right section then you don't have to update numerous files. You will have to edit a single php file You will have less vertical scrolling when typing PHP code as the whole section will be replaced by a single line of php (i.e we will use php include function to include...

Location-aware search with Apache Lucene and Solr

Location, location, location! Just as location is king in real estate, search plus location awareness can yield significant dividends in helping users effectively and efficiently find information. For instance, if you are a business-directory provider (such as a "Yellow Pages" site), when a user searches for a plumber, the site should return results for plumbers near the user's home. If you run a tourism site, you might want to allow travelers to search for places of interest near their...

AutoCAD Drawing Limits

  Drawing Limits In the previous tutorial, drawing limits were mentioned while explaining the use of the zoom all command. When the zoom all command is chosen, AutoCAD zooms to the extent of the user defined limits. Limits can be thought of as the extent of the drawing area. The AutoCAD drawing area is, in theory, infinite. As long as you...

Help With Modify Commands

Basic Modify Commands Here we'll cover the modify tools, which give us control over simple shapes we have created. As the name suggests - we can modify drawing elements. This is what the modify toolbar looks like (if you don't see it, check the modify box in 'view - toolbars'): The modify tools (from left to right): Erase, Copy, Mirror,...

The Extend Command

Introduction AutoCAD drawings are rarely completed simply by drawing lines, circles etc. Most likely you will need to Modify these basic drawing objects in some way in order to create the image you need. AutoCAD provides a whole range of modify tools such as Move, Copy, Rotate and Mirror. As you can see, the command names are easily understandable. However, the way these commands work is not always obvious. This tutorial is designed to show you how all of the Modify commands work. If...

AutoCAD reference - Working with a rotated background

Let’s assume, you have received a rectangle as an XREFed background plan that is rotated at some unknown angle (see fig. 1) and you need to work on the overlay plan, for instance input text notes, draw ductwork, etc... The problem is: it’s hard to do all that at an angle and align them to the background plan. Therefore, you need the plan to show at a 0⁰ angle without changing the coordinate (x,y,z) of the original background. Keep in mind that the background should not be...

Android & iPhone browser wars: Intro to the WebKit

Introduction Combined, the iPhone and Android platforms have more than 100,000 application titles available for download across their respective app stores. Native applications are those created with a platform's SDK, then compiled and installed to a device. These native applications provide thorough access to a device's inherent capabilities, including features like wireless networking, Bluetooth, data...

How to Create a Photorealistic iMac and Magic Mouse

This tutorial is about using Adobe Illustrator's Mesh Tool (U) and several basic techniques to create a vector style monitor and mouse, with a similar design as Apple's brand new iMac 27" with magic mouse. You can use these techniques to create other monitors and mouse designs as well. Let's get started! Final Image Preview Below is the final image we will be working towards. Want access to the full Vector Source files and downloadable copies of every tutorial, including this one?...

Create Flash Animations Entirely in Illustrator

The world of animation can seem really intimidating - between AfterEffects, Flash and everything else, there's so much to learn. And who has time? Never fear - you can create simple Flash animations without ever leaving the familiar confines of Illustrator, and without any knowledge of Flash. Here are two easy ways to get things moving. Author: Cheryl Graham Cheryl Graham trained as a traditional artist in drawing and painting. These days she spends more time in front of the...

Manny Pacquiao in Illustrator

Good Day! I’ve been away for weeks now. Sorry for that. I just needed to rest for a while after having some minor flu. I just took resting seriously. Well another GOODY thing I think was a few hours ago, The Philippines People’s Champ was hailed for winning the WBO welterweight belt. With that excitement I guess, I was moved to say: ” Hey, what can I do about this?” And so this is it  an Illustrator rendering  of the Peoples champ. 1 Set up the layers....