Wireless network permitting, I'm hoping to try and do a weblog during the DUG/HUG Conference next week.
Fingers crossed we'll be getting a bit more of that lovely sun down in Exeter, instead of the rain we've currently got up here in Huddersfield!
Please note that some of the content will be password restricted.
Posts from ‘June, 2005’
DUG/HUG Conference 2005
new Universal box set
Universal have announced a new box – "Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection".
Initial reports suggested that it would simply be a repackaging of the 14 existing region 1 releases, along with a bonus 15th disc of new material.
However, a new press releases has confirmed that although the DVDs will still contain the previously releases extras, the [...]
improving the "setfocus" JavaScript
HIP3 contains some JavaScript that sets the focus to the search box everytime a page is loaded – this means you can start typing text straight in to the box.
However, if you've already done a search, then it can be frustrating for the user to have the page suddenly jump to the top (especially if [...]
more updates
I've added a couple more bootlegs to the site:
Elstree Calling (1930)
Mary (1930)
I noticed that this version of "Mary" is being sold on eBay for ?10. My advice is "don't bother" – if you want a copy of the film before it gets released on DVD, then you can download it for free from [...]
Busiest month yet!
Just looking at the weblogs for May 2005 and it was the busiest month yet for the site – for the first time ever, the site used over 3GB of bandwidth.
Not surprisingly, the majority of the bandwidth was taken up with images (2.42GB of JPGs, GIFs & PNGs).
There's also been an increase in the number [...]
More screen grabs added to the site
I've added the two remaining DVDs from the French "Hitchcock РLe Mątre du Suspens" box set to the site:
Agent Secret (1936) – aka "Sabotage"
Quatre de l'Espionnage (1936) – aka "Secret Agent"
Although I had high hopes for this box set, it's let down by the poor quality English audio language track on Lady Vanishes (Une [...]
Remind users to Log Out
Just a quick addition to the toolbar2.xsl file to remind a logged in user to log out:
Open up toolbar2.xsl and search for the following comment:
<!– Logout option –>
A couple of lines below that, insert the code shown in blue after the <td> tag:
<xsl:if test="$patron_empowerment_disable = $false">
<td>
<span style="color: red; border-bottom: dashed black 1px; font-size: x-small;
font-weight: bold;">Don't [...]
HIP Floor Maps JavaScript
HIP Floor Maps JavaScript
I've put together a much simpler version of the floor plan code that we use on our HIP. This version uses JavaScript and only requires a single HIP XSL file to be edited (items.xsl).
The full changes are shown in this copy of items.xsl taken from a fresh installation of HIP 3.04 (UK releases):