AssetPath with ActionController::Metal
Getting proper asset paths with the asset pipeline while working with a controller which doesn’t inherit from ActionController::Base can be a …
Writings
Aug 2012
Jun 2012
FB.ui Dialog Position bug in Webkit
Fix a centering issue of FB.Dialog’s within scrolled pages in Webkit.
Apr 2012
CSS3 Transition Idiom
Exploring the use of CSS3 transitions, including browser feature detection, graceful degradation, and a simple idiom for applying transitions with …
Apr 2012
Site Relaunch
Glrzad.com has moved to DamianGalarza.com! Find out more.
Apr 2012
Simple Sinatra Service Proxy
Use Sinatra to rapidly build a proxy for a service when you can’t make cross-origin AJAX requests in development.
Dec 2010
Bringing back the image map
A look at using image maps in modern web development, including a case study on creating clickable triangular areas, handling multiple instances of …
Dec 2010
CSS Gradient Definitions
An update to the CSS3 Gradient Generator that changes how the code sample is generated, moving from the ‘background’ property to …
Dec 2010
Gradient Generator Updated
Updates to the CSS3 Gradient Generator, including color format selection and UI improvements.
Oct 2010
Using Uploadify with Rails 3 - Part 2 - Controller Example
A follow-up post on using Uploadify with Rails 3, focusing on setting up the controller to work with file uploads. This part covers handling content …
Aug 2010
Using Uploadify with Rails 3
I recently worked on a couple of Rails projects which both implemented the ability to upload photos to the server. One of these projects required the …
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