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flick list with its momentum scrolling and deceleration
The launch of Apple iPhone few years ago popularizes the use of flick list, a touch-friendly list interface with a bit of physics when hitting the edge and scrolling. This effect is often known as...
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hybrid native+web: using dialog boxes
After looking at some complex hybrid examples such as folder visualization and code editor, it’s time to take a step back and review some basic concept. The following example is really simple, it...
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one hundred thousand and counting
At the palindrom date 11/11/11, WebKit project hit its monumental 100,000-th check in. Now, what happened from the moment it was born till this time? The following chart shows the source code revision...
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glory of the snow
By Hedwig Storch (Own work), CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. One day in last December was a solstice. That also means, we have another PhantomJS release, this time at its version 1.4, codenamed...
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api shame: non-descriptive property names
I had a lot of fun writing about the Boolean trap issue. I also have more similar API-related discussions in the pipeline. Rather than writing a long-ish essay again, I decide to put out more bite-size...
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Ghost Flower
By Stan Shebs (Own work), CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Few days ago we experienced the equinox. That also means a new release of PhantomJS, the scriptable headless WebKit. This time we hit...
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Pure headless PhantomJS (no X11 or Xvfb)
Starting from Ghost Flower, the recent PhantomJS 1.5 release, the standard build for Linux is pure headless without X11. Even Xvfb is not needed. That means you can compile and use PhantomJS in a...
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PhantomJS 1.6 “Lavender”
(By Fir0002/Flagstaffotos (Own work) CC-BY-NC, via Wikimedia Commons) Some days ago, right during the solstice, I have tagged version 1.6.0 of PhantomJS, the scriptable headless WebKit. This version...
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PhantomJS 1.7 “Blazing Star”
Photo by Frank Wouters CC-BY via Wikimedia Commons. Summer is gone. During the equinox, I have tagged version of 1.7.0 of PhantomJS, the headless WebKit for page automation. The code name for this one...
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PhantomJS 1.8 “Blue Winter Rose”
Photo by christopher goodband CC BY-SA 2.0. Winter is coming. The recent December solstice occurred on Dec 21 where I also tagged version of 1.8.0 of PhantomJS, headless WebKit for page automation....
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