Magic Bricks

Type of Style Sheets

Nirmal Kumar — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:50:19 +0000

Style sheet can be included in HTML document in 3 ways,namely

1.External Style Sheets.
2.Internal Style Sheets.
3.Inline Styles.

External Style sheets

In External Style Sheets , the styles are stored in a separate file and then that file is included in the HTML Page. You might be wondering what are styles(will be seen later), but for now just assume that each tag comes with styles. The external file(in which styles are stored) should be saved with the extension .css. Then that CSS file should be included in the HTML page using the tag.

Example :

href=”mystyle.css” />

Explanation for the example :

rel = “stylesheet” tells that the relation of the link is stylesheet.rel can also be assigned to copyright,content,chapters etc.

type tells the type of link . text/css says stylesheet. type can also be assigned to text/javascript,text/vbscript etc.

href tells the path of the css file.If its in the same folder as that of HTML page then it is enough t0 give the name of the CSS file along

with the extension.If its in different folder other than the folder in which the HTML page is , then the relative path should be given . For example href =”../[stylesheet folder name]/[filename].css”

Note :

1.The LINK tag should be used in the tag.

Internal Style Sheets

In Internal Stylesheets , the styles for the tags are specified in the head section itself using the style tag. styles are not stored in a separate file.

Example :

Explanation for the example :

type tells the type of link . text/css says stylesheet. type can also be assigned to text/javascript,text/vbscript etc.

hr {color: sienna} tells that any hr tag used should have the color sienna. Similarly we can set the syles for the other tags.

Note :

1.The STYLE tag should be used in the tag.

Inline Styles

In case of Inline Style Sheets the styles for the specific tags are given in the tag itself using the style attribute.

Example :

This is a paragraph

Explanation for the example :

style=”color: sienna; margin-left: 20px” specifies that this

tag should use color as sienna and left margin should be 20 px.

Priority of the Styles :

1.Inline styles.
2.Internal Style Sheets.
3.External Style Sheets.
4.Browser Default Styles.

In order to avoid conflict of styles used the above priority is followed.

Note:
1. We see that the fourth priority if for the Browser defaults. Thats why we see that different browsers render differently(Each Browser uses its own default style)

Standards :

Its better to use External Style Sheets that Internal and Inline because to use common styles across multiple pages the same Style Sheet can be used . But thats not always the case . When you want to apply a particular style specific for a portion of the page Inline or Internal will be preferred.

How to Use On-Screen KeyBoard

Nirmal Kumar — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:01:59 +0000

Want to use an on screen keyboard? Well it is this simple – Click on the start button and select run. Then type in osk in the box and click OK.A KeyBoard appears which you can use with mouse.

How to turn CD Autorun off

Nirmal Kumar — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:19:21 +0000

1) Click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC

2) Go to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System.

3) Locate the entry for Turn autoplay off and modify it as you desire.

How to make folder private

Nirmal Kumar — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:58:15 +0000

•Open My Computer
•Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
•If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.
•Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
•Double-click your user folder.
•Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.
•On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.

Note:

•To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
•This option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer.
•When you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders unless you make them private.
*You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS.

Evolution of Cascading Style Sheets(CSS)

Nirmal Kumar — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:54:19 +0000

The Web has come a long way from the all-Text beginning.In the beginning stage, Web used Images and wrapped the text around them and then,as the importance for the presentation increased new HTML tags and attributes were introduced for the presentation purpose.Also the popular browsers of that time namely Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator(due to mere competition) provided various ways to support the new tags.

Although all this were appreciated it did came with a problem. HTML was basically invented to display the content to the user but now it was used for presentation purpose. And also it became difficult to maintain larger Websites. So World Wide Web Consortium(W3C) came with Cascading Style Sheets(CSS) as a solution.

CSS separated the content from the presentation and it simplified the way of developing websites. W3C released its first specification of CSS in 1996. The version 4 browsers of Navigator and Internet Explorer started supporting CSS. And at present it is widely adopted for the presentation.

Tips & Tricks : Windows XP run commands

Nirmal Kumar — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:06:15 +0000

Run command is very useful, but sometimes it is forgotten. Use it sometimes and you will find how powerful is run command.Here’s the list of 117 run commands

Accessibility Controls – access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard – accwiz
Add Hardware Wizard – hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools – control admintools
Automatic Updates – wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt
Calculator – calc
Certificate Manager – certmgr.msc
Character Map – charmap
Check Disk Utility – chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer – clipbrd
Command Prompt – cmd
Component Services – dcomcnfg
Computer Management – compmgmt.msc
Control Panel – control
Date and Time Properties – timedate.cpl
DDE Shares – ddeshare
Device Manager – devmgmt.msc
Direct X Troubleshooter – dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility – cleanmgr
Disk Defragment – dfrg.msc
Disk Management – diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager – diskpart
Display Properties – control desktop
Display Properties – desk.cpl
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility – drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility – verifier
Event Viewer – eventvwr.msc
Files and Settings Transfer Tool – migwiz
File Signature Verification Tool – sigverif
Findfast – findfast.cpl
Firefox – firefox
Folders Properties – control folders
Fonts – control fonts
Fonts Folder – fonts
Free Cell Card Game – freecell
Game Controllers – joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) – gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game – mshearts
Help and Support – helpctr
HyperTerminal – hypertrm
Iexpress Wizard – iexpress
Indexing Service – ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard – icwconn1
Internet Explorer – iexplore
Internet Properties – inetcpl.cpl
Keyboard Properties – control keyboard
Local Security Settings – secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups – lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows – logoff
Malicious Software Removal Tool – mrt
Microsoft Chat – winchat
Microsoft Movie Maker – moviemk
Microsoft Paint – mspaint
Microsoft Syncronization Tool – mobsync
Minesweeper Game – winmine
Mouse Properties – control mouse
Mouse Properties – main.cpl
Netmeeting – conf
Network Connections – control netconnections
Network Connections – ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard – netsetup.cpl
Notepad notepad
Object Packager – packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator – odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard – osk
Outlook Express – msimn
Paint – pbrush
Password Properties – password.cpl
Performance Monitor – perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor – perfmon
Phone and Modem Options – telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer – dialer
Pinball Game – pinball
Power Configuration – powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes – control printers
Printers Folder – printers
Regional Settings - intl.cpl
Registry Editor – regedit
Registry Editor – regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook – rasphone
Remote Desktop – mstsc
Removable Storage – ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests – ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) – rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras – sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks – control schedtasks
Security Center – wscui.cpl
Services – services.msc
Shared Folders – fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows – shutdown
Sounds and Audio – mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game – spider
SQL Client Configuration – cliconfg
System Configuration Editor – sysedit
System Configuration Utility – msconfig
System Information – msinfo32
System Properties – sysdm.cpl
Task Manager – taskmgr
TCP Tester – tcptest
Telnet Client – telnet
User Account Management – nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager – utilman
Windows Address Book – wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility – wabmig
Windows Explorer – explorer
Windows Firewall – firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier – magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure – wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player – wmplayer
Windows Messenger – msmsgs
Windows System Security Tool – syskey
Windows Update Launches – wupdmgr
Windows Version – winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard – tourstart
Wordpad – write

Corporate Lesson

Nirmal Kumar — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:58:20 +0000

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered: “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story is:

To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Jesus and Devil

Nirmal Kumar — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:55:21 +0000

One day, Jesus and the Devil were both working on their computers. Jesus was typing away. The Devil was typing away.

Suddenly a huge blackout filled heaven and hell. When the lights came back on, Jesus picked up right where he left off, but the Devil’s screen was black. Satan says, “How could this happen? I did everything Jesus did!”

Then one person in Hell says, “No, Jesus Saves.”