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Forms, simplified

2009-09-28 Dan

https://www.marginallyclever.com/forms/

A short while ago I posted about my PHP form system. People wrote in with many questions, leading me to the conclusion that the old system with it’s klunky javascript, lack of commenting, and general disarray …was not very friendly. So I’ve written a whole new library with examples, templates, better CSS, better email validation, and better url validation, not to mention code you can really use right off the shelf with a Creative Commons license. Try version 1.0 today and let me know what you think!

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Forms, simplified, v2

2009-09-29 Dan
  • + Added ‘changed’ class to input_blocks
  • + Added ‘confirm_unload’ class to make per-form abandonment warnings
  • + Added __form_cancel_warning to forms.js
  • + Added __form_abandon_change_warning to forms.js
  • + Added a diskette icon to changed elements for better feedback response.
  • ~ Clarified some comments

You can find it all here.

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Forms, simplified, v3

2009-10-01 Dan
  • + Added form_date(), using Kevin Luck’s jQuery DatePicker.
  • ! Fixed form_static() error message.
  • ! Fixed form_select() to use set selected value.
  • ~ Changed includes to requires to force errors.
  • ! Fixed form_select() javascript died when required select had no options.

You can find it all here.

Miscellaneous

Inventing hard to guess passwords

2009-11-24 Dan

Making up passwords is tough. There are so many rules you have to follow:

– They have to be a certain length, for no given reason.
– They shouldn’t be proper names, important dates, or words in any dictionary. (Sorry, no Klingon.)
– They should be a mix of numbers, symblols, and upper and lower case letters.
– They should be created under a blood moon while dancing naked around an open fire.

So how can you make a password that looks like gibberish and still remember it? I recommend what I like to call the shopping list method.

– Write out your shopping/todo list.
– Take the first letter or number from every item in the list, in order. That’s your password.

You can leave a grocery list in your desk and nobody will think twice about it. …at least until we’re a huge success and everyone knows this method.