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ASP.NET MVC Custom Error Handling Application_Error Global.asax?
I have some basic code to determine errors in my MVC application. Currently in my project I have a controller called Error with action methods HTTPError404(), HTTPError500(), and General(). They all ...
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What is a better way to sort by a 5 star rating?
I'm trying to sort a bunch of products by customer ratings using a 5 star system. The site I'm setting this up for does not have a lot of ratings and continue to add new products so it will usually ...
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Hide traceback unless a debug flag is set
What is the idiomatic python way to hide traceback errors unless a verbose or debug flag is set?
Example code:
their_md5 = 'c38f03d2b7160f891fc36ec776ca4685'
my_md5 = '...
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JavaScript in <head> or just before </body>?
I am about to embark on a new web project and I plan to put some JavaScripts in the <head> and also some before </body>, using the following scheme:
Scripts that are essential for the UX ...
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What is the most accurate way to emulate the "placeholder" attribute in browsers that don't support it natively?
Recently I have been looking at jquery/javascript solutions to emulating the placeholder attribute, but none of them seem to have it right. Common issues are:
Native browser support is not used first
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Setting background colour of Android layout element
I am trying to, somewhat clone the design of an activity from a set of slides on Android UI design. However I am having a problem with a very simple task.
I have created the layout as shown in the ...
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How to set initial values for NSUserDefault Keys?
I want to set some initial values for my NSUserDefault keys so that the first run of the app has some reasonable initial settings. I thought I ran across a simple way to do this in the app bundle ....
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Make a wizard like application in Android
Which you think is the best way of doing a wizard like application (user can navigate between screens with a next and back button, and each screen has to save some state data) in Android platform.
I ...
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In VSCode, how to open local files without using a dialog but just by typing and Tab-complete？
I was so used to the way of opening a file in Emacs, by just C-x C-f and typing and tab-completing, without needing to use a mouse. In VS Code, I have to go through a "open file" system ...
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Possible to detect if a user has multiple tabs of your site open?
I'm just thinking about the whole site registration process.
A user goes to your site, signs up, and then you tell him you've sent him an email and he needs to verify his email address. So he hits ...
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Setting the cursor in the element's default styles, or in element:hover?
Is there any practical difference between the following two?
button {
cursor: pointer;
}
And:
button:hover {
cursor: pointer;
}
The MDN docs specifically state that:
The cursor CSS property ...
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How to implement a blinking label on a form
I have a form that displays queue of messages and number this messages can be changed. Really I want to blink label (queue length) when the number of messages were increased to improve form usability.
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Accessible toggle
We are redesigning our website and there are some concerns internally that accessibility affects the design element. A toggle mode was suggested. Our standard version would still be accessible with ...
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How long should you debounce text input
Lets say we have a simple example as below.
<input id="filter" type="text" />
<script>
function reload() {
// get data via ajax
}
$('#filter').change($.debounce(250,...
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Client-side "Feature Tour" (tutorial/instructional) overlay system? [closed]
Is there a system/framework in existence which focuses on providing tutorial / help like overlays in the browser?
Example: You have a webapp which requires a certain level of instruction to the user. ...
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