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26Apr2009

Installing PECL uploadprogress Extension for Drupal FileField 3.0 Module

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FileField and ImageField 3.0 have just been released and bring with them the ability to display an upload progress meter in the FileField widget while a file is being uploaded. As ImageField uses the FileField widget this works for ImageFields too.

The original article FileField and ImageField 3.0 for Drupal 6 Released points out:

Probably the most exciting improvement is the addition of upload progress indication. This enhancement requires the PECL uploadprogress PHP extension, but adds a real asset to sites that use FileField for podcasts, videos, or other large files.

It took me a while to figure out how to install this extension so I thought I'd do a quick post about it. These instructions are probably valid for other PECL extensions but since this is the only one I have installed I wouldn't like to say for sure.

23Jan2009

Hide Drupal Help Messages Using jQuery

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The help text of Drupal usually appears in the top part of the content area on admin pages and provides help for administrative users who may need guidance on how to use the functions available on that particular page. Once you become more experienced with Drupal you rarely need to see this information and it can get in the way of developing and administering a Drupal site.

23Jan2009

Adding a JavaScript File to a Drupal Theme

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Drupal comes with the excellent and very powerful jQuery JavaScript library. jQuery really reduces the learning curve when it comes to adding fancy JavaScript effects to a Drupal site.

In this mini-tutorial I will show you how you can add a theme-based JavaScript file to your site so you can start to leverage the power of jQuery in your projects.

23Jan2009

Automobilia Planet Entered For North East Digital Awards 2008

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The North East Digital Awards celebrate the achievements of businesses and organisations across the North East of England that have recognised, developed and practiced digital techniques to best effect.

This region clearly has some very innovative businesses with strong digital elements. Last year we recognised the fantastic achievements of 44 regional businesses, chosen from over 250 award entries.

9Jan2009

Drupal Beautify Module Released

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I've been painfully aware that the formatting of the HTML output of the Drupal sites we've been building are not up to the high standards we set for ourselves here at Freestyle Systems. The pages do validate against XHTML 1.0 Strict but Drupal doesn't make it easy for the developer to format the final HTML code that's output to the browser in a neat and tidy fashion.