AbiWord vs Microsoft Word
AbiWord contains tons of features which should make MS Word jealous; though there are some features which AbiWord lacks, such as a grammar checker.
AbiWord is part of a larger project known as AbiSource, which was started by the SourceGear Corporation. The goal of the project was the development of a cross-platform, Open Source office suite beginning with AbiWord, the project's word processor.
The user interface in AbiWord is very similar to that of MS Word except that AbiWord uses much bigger icons than MS Word. All of the usual features such as creating a new document, opening and saving a document are all conveniently placed on the taskbar with the addition of a few others you won't see on the Word task bar by default; I am referring to the "Show/hide formatting marks" icon in AbiWord which by default is placed on the taskbar. Other useful icons include indenting, numbering and inserting an image.
The first feature I spotted in AbiWord is the ability to paste previously copied paragraph formatting onto a selected text. For example, if you highlight certain text and copy it, AbiWord not only copies the text itself but it also copies the formatting; so instead of just pasting the text, you can also highlight text within your document, and apply the formatting of the previously copied text. MS Word also has this feature called "Format Painter".
Another feature I found unique to AbiWord is when you restore the AbiWord application itself, make is smaller, the text within your document is minimized. If you look at the screenshots below, you will notice how the text is made smaller when the AbiWord window is restored. The first screenshot shows AbiWord maximized while the second screenshot shows AbiWord restored; notice how the text is minimized in the restored screenshot. This feature is useful because you don't have to scroll sideways to view the entire text. Also shown below is MS Word restored to show the differences between the two.
Mozilla.org New Site Design
Mozilla.org, homepage of the popular Firefox browser, Mozilla Suite, and Thunderbird, has under-gone a radical new update. The new sites has a revised layout, with a greater emphasis on promotion of it's 3 core products. The new website, code-named Cavendish, was developed by Steven Garrity and his design company, silverorange.
Described by Ben Goodger, chief Firefox developer as "our best site yet", the group hopes that this, combined with a PR / Marketing drive will help propel the 1.0 release of Firefox sky high. So far, browser statistics show that recent media attention and coverage of Firefox has increased it's share of the market, on a variety of measures.
The new design has yet to filter down to the many minor pages on Mozilla.org; this is expected in the coming days.
* Version number incremented to 1.1
* Redesigned user interface
* Added right click context menu to profile list on main window
* Added new services to service help (including new XP SP2 services)
* Added colors and minor modications to text window logging to fsasctl
* Added additional support for terminating the desktop (explorer.exe)
* Added running programs filter to programs window
* Added Tools menu option to allow user to set Program Options and launch the Service Manager
* Added Tool Tip help througout the program (can be disabled via Program Options)
* Added abilty to shutdown or restart the computer after fsasctl has finished execution (not available for Windows 9x/ME)
* Fixed bug where Comments embedded in program executables were not being displayed properly in the programs window
Described by Ben Goodger, chief Firefox developer as "our best site yet", the group hopes that this, combined with a PR / Marketing drive will help propel the 1.0 release of Firefox sky high. So far, browser statistics show that recent media attention and coverage of Firefox has increased it's share of the market, on a variety of measures.
The new design has yet to filter down to the many minor pages on Mozilla.org; this is expected in the coming days.
* Version number incremented to 1.1
* Redesigned user interface
* Added right click context menu to profile list on main window
* Added new services to service help (including new XP SP2 services)
* Added colors and minor modications to text window logging to fsasctl
* Added additional support for terminating the desktop (explorer.exe)
* Added running programs filter to programs window
* Added Tools menu option to allow user to set Program Options and launch the Service Manager
* Added Tool Tip help througout the program (can be disabled via Program Options)
* Added abilty to shutdown or restart the computer after fsasctl has finished execution (not available for Windows 9x/ME)
* Fixed bug where Comments embedded in program executables were not being displayed properly in the programs window
Disable Print Screen Key in Windows
Often abbreviated Prt Scr, the Print Screen key is a useful key supported on most PCs. In DOS, pressing the Print Screen key causes the computer to send whatever images and text are currently on the display screen to the printer. Some graphics programs and Windows, use the Print Screen key to obtain Screen Captures.1. Maximize the window you'd like to capture.
2. To copy/capture the current window, hold down ALT + Print Scrn at the same time. To capture the entire screen, just press Print Scrn.
3. Open a new document in MS Word, MS Photo Editor, or Adobe PhotoShop.
4. Paste the screen shot by holding down CTRL and V at the same time.
5. Print the document when you're finished pasting screen shots.
Macs prove more versatile because the screen captures are automatically saved as files in the PICT format - Apple's version of Microsoft's BMP. This file is created when one presses Command plus Shift plus 3. To save just the window you want, hold down Command plus Shift plus 4 plus caps lock. Now you can open any window and make a copy by holding down the Control key and clicking inside it.
Q How can I can disable the Print Screen function to prevent users from copying images to the clipboard?
A. Windows implements Print Screen using a registered hotkey. Windows uses the predefined hotkeys IDHOT_SNAPDESKTOP and IDHOT_SNAPWINDOW to handle Print Screen. These correspond to Print Screen, which captures the entire screen, and Alt+Print Screen, which captures only the active window. To disable these functions all you have to do is register the hotkeys, which causes Windows to send your app a WM_HOTKEY message when the user presses either hotkey. Your implementation can ignore the message to bypass the default screen-capture behavior. A good place to do it is in your mainframe class.
The ALT-PRINTSCREEN captures the active window. If you had a dialog box open and wanted that image only, ALT-PRINTSCREEN will only capture that part, while PRINTSCREEN captures the entire monitor screen's view. If there is only one window open (blue title bar at top), then ALT-PRINTSCREEN essentially does the same as PRINTSCREEN.
In Windows, you can capture only the active display by pressing Alt and the Prt Scr key. That key is usually to the right of the function keys at the top of the keyboard. Or, by pressing the Control key and Prt Scr, the entire screen showing the currently selected window and all other stuff can be acquired.
In either case, these moves create a file in the highly detailed BMP format, holding a pixel-by-pixel version of the page at the precise time the keys were pressed. The BMP file is held in the computer's memory, so one needs to paste it into some kind of a program that accepts photos, like the Paint program in Windows or flavors of Photoshop.
Free Clip Art and Templates
Microsoft Office free Clip Art and Media Home Page:
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx
Microsoft Office free Templates Home Page:
http://office.microsoft.com/templates/default.aspx
If you're using MS Office, it's definitely worth a visit from time to time.
Must Have Tools for Web Design
ColorPic - There certainly is no shortage of specialized eyedropper utilities, but few have pulled all the right functionality together as usefully and elegantly as Nico Westerdale's ColorPic.
Accessibility Toolbox - Ian has pulled together some of the accumulated wisdom found at his renowned Accessify.com site. At this point, it comprises of an 'accessible form element builder' paired with an 'accessible pop-up builder'. There are buttons reserved for 'accessible tables' and 'accessible forms' but there's no word as to whether these are due any time soon
MWSnap - Screen capture? What's wrong with the old Print Screen button? Nothing at all but MWSnap is one of those nicely crafted little apps that makes it faster and easier for you to continue working the way you already do. It's all about ease and convenience.
TopStyle - Nick Bradbury got sick of the HTML editor he was using and decided to sit down and darn well write his own. HomeSite went on to become one of the early success stories of HTML editing until it was eventually subsumed by the Macromedia Megaship. Nick snuck out of HomeSite, but continued doing what he does best - writing nifty little editors for burgeoning technologies. In this case, it's a beautiful little CSS editor called TopStyle.
Accessibility Toolbox - Ian has pulled together some of the accumulated wisdom found at his renowned Accessify.com site. At this point, it comprises of an 'accessible form element builder' paired with an 'accessible pop-up builder'. There are buttons reserved for 'accessible tables' and 'accessible forms' but there's no word as to whether these are due any time soon
MWSnap - Screen capture? What's wrong with the old Print Screen button? Nothing at all but MWSnap is one of those nicely crafted little apps that makes it faster and easier for you to continue working the way you already do. It's all about ease and convenience.
TopStyle - Nick Bradbury got sick of the HTML editor he was using and decided to sit down and darn well write his own. HomeSite went on to become one of the early success stories of HTML editing until it was eventually subsumed by the Macromedia Megaship. Nick snuck out of HomeSite, but continued doing what he does best - writing nifty little editors for burgeoning technologies. In this case, it's a beautiful little CSS editor called TopStyle.
Get Windows XP SP2 on CD
Microsoft will ship the CD to you free of charge. This CD includes the same Service Pack 2 software that is available for download from Windows Update. You'll wait 4-5 weeks for delivery, according to the site. You can also download the complete service pack here.
Note that Microsoft started the electronic delivery of SP2 to Windows XP Home Edition users last week, and to XP Professional Edition today via the Automatic-Updates distribution route.
I received my Windows XP SP CD today.
Note that Microsoft started the electronic delivery of SP2 to Windows XP Home Edition users last week, and to XP Professional Edition today via the Automatic-Updates distribution route.
I received my Windows XP SP CD today.
Microsoft Website Layout
Microsoft have updated their main website, Microsoft.com.
The site features a new layout, with more focus on directing users towards security and feature updates like service pack 2 for Windows XP. The navigation also appears clearer, allowing easier access to the many parts of Microsoft's site.
One problem that still remains, however, is the site's lack of standards compliance. It doesn't validate to the very basic (and somewhat aged) 4.01 HTML standard. Also, the site appears quite different in non-IE browsers - Firefox users don't see all elements of the site, and they also enjoy 'poor' images due to DHTML image rendering filters. See this post for more information.
StopDesign has an interesting piece on the new design, pointing out that Microsoft have moved away from tables, towards css, the effect being to reduce page size massivly. They've also moved away from "bulky javascript" that previously dominated the code.
The site features a new layout, with more focus on directing users towards security and feature updates like service pack 2 for Windows XP. The navigation also appears clearer, allowing easier access to the many parts of Microsoft's site.
One problem that still remains, however, is the site's lack of standards compliance. It doesn't validate to the very basic (and somewhat aged) 4.01 HTML standard. Also, the site appears quite different in non-IE browsers - Firefox users don't see all elements of the site, and they also enjoy 'poor' images due to DHTML image rendering filters. See this post for more information.
StopDesign has an interesting piece on the new design, pointing out that Microsoft have moved away from tables, towards css, the effect being to reduce page size massivly. They've also moved away from "bulky javascript" that previously dominated the code.
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