Ross

Recent Blog Comments By Ross

• Code Golf: 2014 In ColdFusion

  Posted on Jan 6, 2014 at 10:01 AM

  I take it #Year(Now())# is cheating then.... read more »

• Using The XPath String() Function In XmlSearch() To Aggregate Node Text In ColdFusion

  Posted on Jul 25, 2012 at 2:48 PM

  Hey. Sorry to drag up an old subject but it's the first time I've had to muck about with this stuff. I'm dealing with XML containing a 'body' node containing HTML links where the tags and containing text are descendant element children of that body node. I used this technique to reveal the missin... read more »

• Mouse vs. Keyboard - Determining Click Initiator Using A jQuery Custom Event

  Posted on Apr 26, 2012 at 11:30 AM

  "...I love to use my keyword as a means to both provide information as well as to navigate from form field to form field." Maverick!... read more »

• What CSS Properties Are Supported When You Drop IE6 Support

  Posted on Jan 4, 2012 at 10:29 AM

  I stopped a year and a half ago too. I built the front end of our website in IE8/Chrome/Firefox/Opera and tried to make adjustments for IE7 and IE6. IE7 took a little fiddling but IE6 was too much effort so I decided to detect IE6, disable stuff and print out a message. Google Analytics says we'v... read more »

• The Anti-Spam Technique Used On My ColdFusion Job Board

  Posted on Mar 18, 2011 at 12:15 PM

  I can imagine!... read more »

• The Anti-Spam Technique Used On My ColdFusion Job Board

  Posted on Mar 18, 2011 at 11:32 AM

  "...I've occasionally deleted valid comments because I couldn't determine if they were spam or not." I doubt it helps when natural English-speakers struggle with the Queen's. Not too much trouble on a site like this, I guess, but I immediately move on to the next post on sites where some... read more »

• The Anti-Spam Technique Used On My ColdFusion Job Board

  Posted on Mar 18, 2011 at 11:08 AM

  I use strict JS field verification and CFFormProtect/Akismet - and I've obfuscated the links to the forms with JS too. The result is spambot can't bypass the verification as they won't see the existence of a form without JS. I still get the occasional spammed form from a human in China / Africa /... read more »