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Anyone wishing to donate a new or gently used book appropriate for a kindergartener can bring the donations to either of the blood drive locations.
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December 7, 2010 at 1:17 pm #2941
Hi… I've been reading through a lot of your journals and I definitely can relate to most/all of what I've read – eating in secret, feeling totally controlled by food, constantly worrying about losing weight (and then bingeing because I feel so guilty about the way I look). I am SO TIRED of myself. I just feel like I don't even know who I've turned into. This seems like a good place to go to for support. It also helps to read the journals of women who have beat this and have a healthy, normal relationship with food. That's all I want now. I'm going to try not to focus so much on losing weight, and first just try to eat what I want, when I want it, and then STOP when I am full.
Part of me still thinks, why can't you just be normal??? I recently had a baby, a beautiful little boy who I am totally in love with. Other than this crazy urge to eat everything in my life is pretty good. I feel like if I could just get on top of my eating habits, I could feel like a normal person again. I so want to get back there. My son deserves a better, healthier mom. But it's so hard (uughhhh I hate whining!) when the Binge Monster hits (I stole that name from someone else's journal – but it's the perfect name! so true!!). So far it's 7:15 a.m. and it has yet to rear its ugly head… but I feel scared to see what the rest of the day holds. I never know if it will be a good day or a bad one – and it's so frightening to feel out of control, especially when it's FOOD, which should be one of the few things I can control.
I'm sorry this is long and so negative. Thanks for sharing all of your stories… it really does help to know that I am not the only one, and that it is possible to overcome BED. So here I go, starting day one.December 7, 2010 at 7:18 pm #72620
Hi M! I am pretty new to this site as well. It really is great support and it has helped me so much! I haven't binged at all, not once!, since I started posting on here. Just knowing there are people having the same struggles and talking to them helps so much.
I know exactly how it is to feel out of control with food and to just be tired of yourself. Just staying positive and busy is what has really helped me! And congratulations on your new baby! Such a blessing. I hope you have a fabulous day!December 7, 2010 at 10:14 pm #72621
Thank you so much for saying that! And how awesome is it that you haven't binged at all since you started posting – that is something to be seriously proud of. Today, so far, so good… I tried to eat all my meals slowly & thoughtfully so I'd feel satisfied after I was done. And like you said, I stayed busy – wow, does that make a difference. I noticed in a lot of journals that a lot of people first really restricted their calories, and then swung the other direction to bingeing – that was definitely the case with me. So maybe this is more common than I thought?December 7, 2010 at 10:42 pm #72622
hi guys, this forum wil help you so much it has me although ups and downs at least through the downs i have some great friends to get me through them unlike before where i struggled on my own
xxDecember 7, 2010 at 10:46 pm #72623
Hey M,
I have had the same issue where I wanted to lose the weight so I went on a strict diet but then ended up eating one thing bad and beat myself up about it then It was the ALL OR NOTHING. So I just binged for the next few days. Lots of people say on this forum that dieting is not the way. Also not to look at losing weight as the first thing but more like trying to solve the binge eating first. The weight issue will then follow and you can sort that out once you get your binging under control.
I know exactly how you feel, why cant I be normal and yes you do get sooo tired of it. I stayed at home yesterday because I couldnt get out of bed to deal with reality of my life. I used to be sooo skinny and fit like full gym junkie diet FREAK. Now I have gone the complete opposite to not wanting to do anything and binging all the time because of the guilt and disgust I have with myself.
THis forum i believe is going to be a great place to start. I am going to make sure I log in everyday with just one comment here and there. Its really hard this BED I just wish I never ended up down this path. THis forum I believe will be a great help. dont give in. I m not.
oxxoDecember 7, 2010 at 11:13 pm #72624
It is WAY more common that I thought before finding this website. I think most of us restricted too much and that's definitely what led to the bingeing. I wish someone would have warned me about this beforehand!
Anyway this forum has helped me so much and I hope it does the same for you. Any time I've felt like eating when I'm not hungry, I'd just come on here and update about my day, or read other people's journals and then totally forget about food.
Stay positive and busy!December 8, 2010 at 12:02 pm #72625
Hi guys,
I can't tell you how much it means to me to hear from you! This morning when I woke up, the first thing I thought about was logging in here, instead of what I was going to eat for breakfast. First time in a LONG time.
SAH, thank you for reading my journal, I've read some of yours too. This website is so great to feel like we aren't alone. I like your joint journal too – it's almost just like having a conversation. Hope you are doing well today & feeling in control.
leish, I was just like you – going to the gym every day, watching what I ate like crazy. Funny that now I can see how stupid that was too. Like one sandwich is going to make me fat. NOT. However, when I down an entire loaf of bread, that probably will… I'm going to try what you're doing, logging in at least once a day to read & write. How are you doing/feeling today?
KH, I read your new journal. Sounds like you are doing so well – that is so awesome. I totally know what you mean when you said you wished you had known about the bingeing when you were restricting. I've thought that so many times. In a way, restricting is just as bad as bingeing. Both unhealthy, I guess. Do you have any more tips other than staying busy (SO important!) and coming here if you feel like you might binge?
So here we go into day 2 BF. A therapist told me it helps to avoid thinking of expectations or goals like a huge mountain – turn them into little anthills. So today, my goal is to eat like a normal person. That's it. Not lose weight, not work out like a crazy person to burn extra calories. Just eat when I am hungry and stop when I am full.December 10, 2010 at 11:04 am #72626
So last night almost turned into a binge. I ate really well all day and had dessert after dinner. And then – why does this happen??? – after I was done with my dessert, my brain automatically started saying, what else can you eat? What else, what else? So i opened the fridge & started picking, eating peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon… that out of control feeling was getting bigger & bigger. BUT, I tried to hold onto the last 3 days that have been so good, and how good I feel about myself when I am eating normally. Is that instant gratification of tasty food worth feeling like shit afterward? And I was actually able to close the fridge and stop! I am so proud of myself! There have been so many times that I just thought, F— it, I've already eaten too much, just keep going.
So it is day # 4 BF. One thing I'm trying really hard to do is be kinder to myself. I know I have a very negative self image which has only gotten worse since I started binge eating. But those awful thoughts about myself aren't helping, if anything they are making it way, way worse. There are good things about me too, not just bad.December 10, 2010 at 8:03 pm #72627
Hey M! Welcome! Just wanted to say congrats on the past three days…and on reminding yourself that bingeing last night wouldn't be worth all the shit feelings that follow! Its hard for your mind to wrap itself around the idea that those foods are all ok now and that eating a treat doesn't enter you into binge territory but the more you practice eating normally, the more your mind gets adjusted and doesn't feel tempted to turn it into a binge. Awesome you are trying to be kinder to yourself…we have to love and cherish ourselves…thats the most important thing we can do in this life…that way we are fully available to love and cherish others! Hugs, LaurenDecember 10, 2010 at 8:36 pm #72628
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Its sad…but i think its true i'm fairly new to this site and been living with this for 12 years and had enough…i too and trying to just do it day by day and hopefully i'll get there too! x
All your words and support encourage me.ThanksDecember 10, 2010 at 9:33 pm #72629
Hi all,
Lauren – thank you for posting! You are such a positive, hopeful role model. I so admire you for overcoming BED, and still hanging around this website to offer support & advice to all of us. Thank you.
Vickik – it really does help to know we're all in this together somehow. I have been doing really well today. But I got home from seeing one of my friends and I could just feel that urge to eat. Where does it come from? How long before that part goes away? Does it ever? It's so f-ing hard to ignore it. I tried coming on this website and reading journals, but initially it's like I wasn't even really reading, just scanning the screen & thinking about what I could eat. PB is a big trigger for me, I have such a hard time stopping myself from eating the whole damn jar.
BUT, in the middle of eating PB out of the jar with a spoon, I read a journal entry about how terrible bingeing feels afterwards. Then I ate a cookie. I went back and read some more. And then walked out of the kitchen, instead of eating 10 more cookies and finishing the PB jar, which truthfully is what I wanted to do.
Ten minutes later I can look at that and say, ok, you overate but narrowly avoided a binge. Where did that urge to eat eat eat start? Because I only had one cookie at my friend's house? Because I am bored? Because I am lonely at home with my baby and food is such good company, at least at first? I'm glad I was able to walk away from eating more, but I'm bummed that I started eating the PB in the first place. One spoonful is fine. Multiple – not so much. Eating out of boredom or loneliness only temporarily solves the problem, and makes other problems elsewhere in my life. I need another outlet. Like writing here!December 11, 2010 at 9:43 pm #72630
Aw thanks honey. You know I think its really great that you are exploring what gave you that urge to binge…that is a big part in recovery because its recognizing our triggers and figuring out what changes we need to make in our lives that helps us begin to get on the path that we want to be on. Glad you are finding writing on here to be a good outlet for you! Keep doing it! hugs, LaurenDecember 12, 2010 at 10:08 pm #72631
I binged yesterday. And kind of today. I feel so guilty. I am so tired of feeling guilty. I guess in comparison to binges in the past, the last 2 weren't anywhere near as bad as they could have been… it's like I am able to resist that little voice who says, "keep eating… keep eating…" but only for a short while. I was honest with my husband about yesterday's binge, but not today's. It's so embarassing. What is wrong with me?? Why can't I just control myself around food?
Lauren – thanks again for posting girl. You're always so positive! I love it. You make it seem like it is possible for me to have a healthy, NORMAL relationship with food someday sooner rather than later.
Anyway, this weekend was definitely a setback. HOWEVER, there is no peanut butter left in our house and I am not going to buy any for a while. The trouble starts when I have one spoonful and I just want more more more. And if I hadn't binged yesterday, I wouldn't have let that guilt lead me to semi-binge today. So we're starting over again.December 13, 2010 at 11:19 am #72632
Ok… working through that urge to eat… I know part of this is just leftover guilt from the weekend. Also, I'm tired, it's only 5:15 a.m. and just my son and I are awake. These early mornings are lonely. We slept at my parents' house last night and there is so much yummy food around, including a giant jar of peanut butter. Food will fill the void momentarily… but it's just masking the problem! I keep reading – maybe from Lauren? – that it's ok to feel negative emotions and not immediately stuff them down with food. Just sit with them, feel them, and THEY WILL PASS.December 13, 2010 at 2:17 pm #72633
I did it! I didn't binge! I did dig into the peanut butter – but before I let it turn into a full-blown bingefest, I stopped myself. I think I was able to stop because I thought, ok, so you want some bread now – have it at lunchtime. You don't have to eat the whole world right this minute. You can have WHATEVER YOU WANT, when you get hungry again.
Writing it out really helps. Probably will be posting a lot. I opened up with the hubby about this forum & my journal – and let him read it. Yikes. It's comforting to know he's on my side & he will help me beat this.
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Watch for Celtic Woman to perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Louisville Palace. Tickets, $47.50-$72.50.
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"My Brother Marvin." Presented by Zeola Gaye. 3 and 7:30 p.m., Louisville Palace, 625 S. Fourth St. $37.50-$42.50. (800) 745-3000.
Tokyo String Quartet. Part of the Chamber Music Society Concerts. 3 p.m., Comstock Concert Hall, University of Louisville School of Music, First Street and Brandeis Avenue. $25, $5 for students. (502) 852-6907.
Be the Change Concert and Community Choir. With guests Harry Pickens, John Gage, JD Green and Carol Kraemer. 4 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 809 S. Fourth St. Proceeds to benefit Peace Education Program. Donations accepted.
Ricardo Saeb, guitar. 3 p.m., Amy Cralle Theatre, Wyatt Center for the Performing Arts, Bellarmine University, 2001 Newburg Road. Sponsored by Bellarmine University Music Department. Free.
Indiana University Southeast Orchestra. 3 p.m., Stem Concert Hall, IUS, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany. $8, $5 students, seniors, IUS faculty and staff. (812) 941-2526.
Actors Theatre of Louisville New Voices Young Playwrights Festival. Ten-minute plays written by students throughout the region and presented by Actors Theatre of Louisville Apprentice/Intern Company. Monday and Tuesday, 7 p.m., Bingham Theatre, 316 W. Main St. Admission is free, but a ticket is required. Call (502) 584-1205.
Ra Ra Riot, Leagues, A Lion Named Roar. Part of WFPK Waterfront Wednesday Concert Series. 6 p.m., Waterfront Park, Big Four Lawn, next to the Big Four Pedestrian Bridge and Bicycle Bridge. Sponsored by Goose Island Brewing Co., Commonwealth Bank and Trust, and Koerber's Fine Jewelry. Free.
Celtic Woman. 7:30 p.m., Louisville Palace, 625 S. Fourth St. $47.50-$72.50. (800) 745-3000.
Brian Regan. 7:30 p.m., Brown Theatre, 315 W. Broadway. $38.50-$43.50. (502) 584-7777.
Louisville Orchestra. "Pictures and Painters," Jorge Mester, conductor; Paul Huang, violin. Part of the Treyton Oaks Tower Coffee Concert Series. 10:30 a.m., Whitney Hall, 501 W. Main St. $15-$35. (502) 584-7777.
"Trial by Jury" and "Pre-Trial." Presented by Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Louisville. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Rudyard Kipling, 422 W. Oak St. $10. (502) 439-6007.
Chris Tucker. 8 and 11 p.m., Louisville Palace, 625 S. Fourth St. $39.50-$49.50. (800) 745-3000.
Louisville Orchestra. "Pictures and Painters," Jorge Mester, conductor; Paul Huang, violin. Part of the Hilliard Lyons Classics Series. 8 p.m., Whitney Hall, 501 W. Main St. $15-$75. (502) 584-7777.
Houndmouth. 8 p.m., Iroquois Amphitheater, 5216 New Cut Road. $12 advance, $15 day of show. (877) 435-9849.
Louisville Orchestra. "The Music of the Who." 8 p.m., Whitney Hall, Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St. $15-$69. (502) 584-7777.
Dennis Miller, comedian. 8 p.m., Louisville Palace, 625 S. Fourth St. $49.50-$59.50. (800) 745-3000.
Bob Dylan. 8 p.m., Louisville Palace, 625 S. Fourth St. $49.50-$59.50. (800) 745-3000.
Nada Loutfi, piano. With Kenji Tashiro, tenor; Kang Boram and Katheryn Ohkubo, violins; Megan Casper, viola; and Allison Olsen, cello. Works by Schumann. 4 p.m., Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St. Free.
Chamber Music Society of Louisville, University of Louisville School of Music. 75th Anniversary Celebration Concert; Sebastian Currier's "Flow." 3 p.m., Comstock Concert Hall, University of Louisville School of Music, First Street and Brandeis Avenue. Free.
Watoto Children's Choir. 6 p.m., Highview Baptist Church, 15201 Shelbyville Road. Free.


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San Francisco - Microsoft's next-generation operating system will be available in October as the software giant strives to stay relevant in a blossoming mobile era centred on tablets and smartphones.
"This will be the biggest product and services launch year in our company's history," Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said at an annual gathering of gadget makers and other partners in the Canadian city of Toronto.
The new Windows 8 operating system will be available in August for computer, tablet or smartphone makers to build into hardware, according to Microsoft.
Windows software designed to power the range of Internet-connected devices popular in modern lifestyles will be available to consumers as an update beginning in late October, the technology firm announced.
Microsoft reported that it has sold more than 630-million licences of Windows 7, and that the software powers the majority of business desktop computers.
Windows 7 went public in October 2009.
Communications manager Brandon LeBlanc said Windows 8 will be available in 109 languages across 231 markets worldwide.
"It is simply the biggest deal for this company in at least 17 years," Ballmer told the gathering at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference, referring to the time since the launch of the game-changing Windows 95 operating system.
"It's the glue; it's the foundation of everything Microsoft is built on."
The latest version of the operating system that is the norm for personal computers will also be used on many smartphones and tablet computers, including Microsoft's own Surface tablet to be launched this year.
The Redmond, Washington-based firm has gone on record stating that Surface tablets would hit the market when the Windows 8 operating system became publicly available.
Windows 8 allows users readily to store and share personal data among various devices under the "SkyDrive" cloud computing service.
Rivals Apple and Google offer such services, which let people store digital data on servers in the Internet "cloud" and access files from devices of their choosing.
The new Microsoft system will support a wider range of devices, including touch- and stylus-based smartphones and tablet PCs as well as desktop and laptop machines.
Versions of Windows 8 have been tailored for chips used to power various mobile devices.
The software giant has been trying to expand its presence in the booming market for smartphones and tablets, which is currently dominated by Apple and Google.
Microsoft said separately it would release a new version of its popular Office software suite called Office 365 Open, which allows its partners to resell.
Microsoft also said it would acquire Perceptive Pixel, which makes large-scale, multi-touch displays.
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Preview: Damian's Nightmare in 'Batman and Robin' #17
There are lots of rumors going around that something big might happen to Damian in the conclusion of "Death of The Family." We will have to wait and see what Snyder has up his sleeves for next weeks issue of Batman #17. In the meantime though, I am really enjoying Tomasi and Gleason's run on Batman and Robin. They make a great team and judging from the previews for issue #17, there will be lots of great Damian/Titus moments!
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1947: Singing cowboy Roy Rogers married Dale Evans.
1961: The Beach Boys played their first gig in Long Beach, California. They earned $300.
1973: AC/DC made their concert debut in Sydney, Australia.
1984: Drummer Rick Allen of Def Leppard lost his left arm in a car crash near his home in England.
1989: Game show host Pat Sajak married former Playboy model Lesly Brown in Annapolis, Maryland.
2005: Dick Clark returned to his "New Year's Rockin' Eve" telecast after missing the previous year because he had had a stroke. He was hoarse and sometimes hard to understand, but he said he "wouldn't have missed this for the world."
Today's birthdays: Actor Anthony Hopkins is 77. Actor Tim Considine ("My Three Sons") is 74. Actress Sarah Miles is 73. Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police is 72. Actor Ben Kingsley is 71. Actor Tim Matheson is 67. Singer Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is 67. Bassist Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith is 63. Actor James Remar ("Dexter") is 61. Actress Bebe Neuwirth ("Cheers") is 56. Singer Paul Westerberg is 55. Actor Val Kilmer is 55. Guitarist Ric Ivanisevich of Oleander is 52. Guitarist Scott Ian of Anthrax is 51. Singer-actor Joe McIntyre of New Kids on the Block is 42. Cellist Mikko Siren of Apocalyptica is 39. Singer Psy is 37. Actor Erich Bergen ("Jersey Boys" film and stage) is 29.


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--MLB umpire Jim Wolf is Los Angeles Dodgers' hurler Randy Wolf's older brother. Having lived around Philadelphia for so long, I figure I should have known this by now, but it was gleaned from an FSN Prime Ticket show called Before the Bigs which aired after the Astros-Dodgers game tonight.
--According to his official PGA Tour dossier, the American tied for 8th at Turnberry with 18 holes left to play; namely rising star and former NCAA golf phenom Bryce Molder, was born with no left pectoral muscle (which makes that side of his chest concave), and also with Poland Syndrome, a fairly rare defect that made his left hand much smaller than his right. He underwent two surgeries before he was 5 years old because three fingers on his left hand were webbed together up to the knuckle.
--And finally from the "This Date in History" files: On July 18, 1980, Tom Watson held the 54-hole lead at the Open Championship and an odd thing happened to the Baltimore Orioles; for the ninth straight game they faced a left-handed starting pitcher, which set a Major League Baseball record. Well, yesterday, 29 years later to the day, Tom Watson held the 54-hole lead at the Open Championship, and, oh, by the way, the Baltimore Orioles tied their own record when they squared off against a left-handed starter for the ninth straight game.


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The practice of "sharing" is now so widespread and ingrained in our daily lives that it bids fair to become the distinguishing feature of our age, much as the use of stone tools once defined an earlier period of progressive enlightenment. As with other important developments in our cultural and social life over the past four or five decades, "sharing" did not come out of nowhere. Nor did it start with the Internet, even though this may be the tool most people use these days to "share." On the contrary, the origins of "sharing" are ideological, and predate such lucrative enterprises as Twitter and Facebook.
Like the childish self-absorption of the contemporary "guy" personality, the calculated selfishness of the culture of hooking-up, and the oblivious vanity ("self-esteem") and sense of entitlement displayed by many people today, "sharing" is a realization of ideas about solipsism and narcissism that came to the fore with the rise of the counterculture in the 1960s.
Once seen as unhelpful tendencies that we were supposed to be educated out of as we grew up, solipsism and narcissism were heralded as the basis of a new consciousness by such leading theorists of the counterculture as Charles Reich, Germaine Greer, and Theodore Roszak. In his 1970 book The Greening of America, Reich announced that the new consciousness "starts with self. . . . [It] declares that the individual self is the only true reality." And in her 1970 book The Female Eunuch, Greer advanced "the principle of love that is reaffirmed in the relationship of the narcissistic self to the world of which it is a part."
This redefinition of love as self-love—and the subsequent reconceiving of narcissism and solipsism as personal virtues rather than undesirable personal tendencies—produced the mode of consciousness that was disparagingly, but justly, called "navel gazing." In his 1969 book The Making of a Counter Culture, Theodore Roszak celebrated this propensity, "grounded in an intensive examination of the self," as comprising the "distinctive character" of the "bohemian fringe of our youth culture." And Charles Reich envisioned a time when the results of such self-contemplation would be freely communicated to—or shared with—other people.
As Reich wrote in The Greening of America, complaining about such forms of social interaction as dinners, cocktail parties, and lunches among friends, people "do not talk about philosophy or subjective experience. They do not strive for genuine relationships, but keep their conversation at the level of sociability, one-upmanship, and banter, all of which leave the individual himself uncommitted, and not vulnerable. Above all, there is no exchange of brotherhood and love."
This general lack of social conversation about "subjective experience" was soon to be remedied. Navel-gazing spread quickly from the "bohemian fringe of the youth culture" to all reaches of society. It was observing the increasingly active expressions of this tendency that led Tom Wolfe to label the 1970s the "Me Decade," a period that, now nearing the "me half-century," shows no signs of exhaustion.
The navel-gazing mode of consciousness has come to permeate our personal, cultural, and intellectual life, something quite evident in the vast growth of the "self-improvement" industry, the immense popularity of "self-help" books, and the predominance of confessional and "reality" television programs, as well as in a great deal of what passes under the name of art, literature, and a college education. This mode of consciousness has also come to permeate our social life, as evidenced by the practice of "sharing." Indeed, one could say that "sharing" is the foreign policy of the navel-gazer.
The invasive character of this personal form of foreign policy—of this exporting, as it were, of "subjective experience"—has been made abundantly clear in recent years. This is especially true with regard to what, since the 1960s, has been viewed by many people as an exemplary form of "sharing," namely, being "open" and "honest" about sex. Commenting in 1999 on the inundation of our society with sexual material, including the details of other people's sex lives, then-New York Observer columnist Alexandra Jacobs wrote, "It's as if the peep shows were ripped out of Times Square, only to take residence in our collective psyche. One does not have to be a prude to proclaim, 'Enough!' We have entered an era when sex has become so mainstream, so ubiquitous, so . . . chintzy." Jacobs quoted others who felt the same way about a phenomenon they had all grown sick of but felt powerless to do anything about, including one woman who asked, " 'Why do you need to be so accessible to everyone?' "
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Some notes about HTML correctness and HTML validator.
My website has close to 4000 HTML files, all are valid HTML files. "Valid" here means passing the W3C's validator at http://validator.w3.org/.
Being a programing and correctness nerd, correct HTML is important to me. (correct markup has important, practical, benefits, such as machine parsing and transformation, as picked up by the XML movement. Ultimately, it is a foundation of semantic web.)
In programing language communities, the Tech Geekers are fanatical about their favorate language's superiority, and in the case of functional langs, they are often proud of their correctness features. However, a look at their official docs or websites, they are ALL invalid HTML, with errors lighting up like a neon city.
Here's example of major orgs handing out invalid HTML or tools that generate invalid HTML:
In the web development geeker communities, you can see how they are tight-assed about correct use of HTML/CSS, etc, where there are often frequent and heated debates about propriety of semantic markup, while totally, absolutely, ignore any practical issues as if real world doesn't exist. They sneer at the average HTML coders, and they don't hesitate to ridicule Microsoft Internet Explorer browser (which is the first browser to drag Netscape out of proprietary tags back in ≈1996). However, a look at the HTML they produced, also almost none are valid.
In about 2006, i spent few hours to research on what major websites produce valid HTML. I found only one major site that produces valid HTML, and that is Wikipedia. This is fantastic. Wikipedia is produced by MediaWiki engine, written in PHP. Many other wiki sites also run MediaWiki, so they undoubtedly are also valid. As far as i know, few other wiki or forum software also produces valid HTML, though they are more the exceptions than norm. (did try to check 7 random pages from "w3.org", looks like they are all valid today.)
In 2008, as a experiment, i converted a few of my projects on my site from HTML 4 transitional to HTML 4 strict. The process is labor intensive, even though the files i start with are valid.
Here are some examples. In html4strict:

 must be inside block level tags.
 needs to be enclosed in a block level tag such as

Time Flies
 would be invalid in html4strict; you must have

Time Flies

Lets look at the image tag example. You might think it is trivial to transform because you can simply use regex to wrap a

 to image tags. However, it's not that simple. Because, for example, often i have this form:

above: A pretty girl.

The "p" tag immediately below a "img" tag, functions as the image's caption. I have CSS setup so that this caption has no gap to the image above it, like this:
img + p {margin-top:0px;width:100%} /* img caption */
I have the
width:100% because i have "p" set to a limited width
width:80ex for reading. (my website is dominated in a essay format)
Now, if i simply wrap a "div" tag to all my "img" tags, i will end up with this form:

above: A pretty girl.

Now this screws up with my caption CSS, and it is not possible for CSS selector to match

 that comes after a

.
Also, sometimes i have a sequence of images. They are rendered side by side from left to right. Wrapping each with a "div" would put them vertically.
This is just a simplified example. In short, converting from html4transitional to html4strict while hoping to retain appearance or markup semantics in practical ways is pretty much a manual pain. (the ultimate reason is because html4transitional is far from being a good semantic markup. (html4strict is a bit better))
In my work i need a batch validator. What i want is a command line utility, that can batch validate all files in a dir. Here are some solutions related to HTML validation.
I heavily relie on the above 2 Firefox tools. Every time i create or edit a page, then view in browser, the validity icon will tell me if the file is not valid. However, the Firefox tools do not let me do batch validation. (which is needed when i do massive regex operations on all files) Over the years i've searched for batch validation tools. Here's some list:
One semi solution for batch validation i found is: "Validator S.A.C.", at
http://habilis.net/validator-sac/. It is basically W3C's validator compiled for OS X with a GUI interface. However, this is not designed for batch operation. If you want to do batch, i run it like this:
/Applications/Validator-SAC.app/Contents/Resources/weblet ‹html file path›. However, it output a whole report in HTML on the validation result (same as the page you see in W3C validation). This is not what i want. What i want is simply for it to tell me if a file is valid or not. So, in order to use "Validator SAC" to do batch job, i wrap a perl script, which takes a dir and simply print any file's name if it is invalid.
Here's the perl script:
# perl # 2008-06-20 # validates a given dir's HTML files recursively # requires the mac os x app Validator-SAC.app # at http://habilis.net/validator-sac/ # as of 2008-06 use strict; use File::Find; my $dirPath = q(/Users/xah/web/emacs); my $validator = q(/Applications/Validator-SAC.app/Contents/Resources/weblet); sub wanted { if ($_ =~ m{\.html$} && not -d $File::Find::name) { my $output = qx{$validator "$File::Find::name" | head -n 11 | grep 'X-W3C-Validator-Status:'}; if ($output ne qq(X-W3C-Validator-Status: Valid\n)) { print q(Problem: ), $File::Find::name, "\n"; } else { print qq(Good: $_) ,"\n"; } } } find(\&wanted, $dirPath); print q(Done.)
However, for some reason, "Validator S.A.C." took nearly 2 seconds to check each file, in contrast, the Firefox HTML validator add-on took a fraction of a second while also render the whole page completely. For example, suppose i have 20 files in a dir i need to validate. It's much faster, if i just open all of them in Firefox and eyeball the validity indicator, than running the "Validator SAC" on them.
I wrote to its author Chuck Houpt about this. It seems that the validator uses Perl and loads about 20 heavy duty web related perl modules to do its job, and over all is wrapped as a Common Gateway Interface. Perhaps there is a way to avoid these wrappers and call the parser or validator directly.
I'm still looking for a fast, batch, unix based HTML validation tool.


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The article ["Lies My Newspaper Told Me," WW, March 14, 2012] addressed solar energy in Oregon but left out important aspects of Oregon's celebrated—and growing—solar success story.
From Pendleton to Portland, homeowners statewide understand the benefits of solar power. Families, communities and military bases see residential solar as a smart, responsible investment, and the path toward energy independence.
Oregon has become a leading solar-industry hub, which has been critical to our economy and workforce. The manufacturing sector alone employs nearly 2,000, bringing jobs to Oregon throughout the recession while other industries shipped jobs overseas.
Shifting to carbon-neutral energy requires reducing consumption, but also replacing fossil-fuel generation with clean, renewable energy. WW opined that people should make their homes more efficient. People with solar know that better than most. Generally, homeowners who install solar are already more efficient than their counterparts. After installing solar, they become motivated to save even more. Incentive programs accelerate investments in both. Ninety percent of Energy Trust's funds go toward efficiency. Thanks to demand created by solar incentive programs in Oregon and around the globe, the price of solar has dropped, and so have the incentives.
Oregonians recognize the urgent need to stop burning fossil fuels; they are leading a national push to retire coal plants. They know that solar is Oregon's most abundant clean-energy source, and the fuel is free. They know that generating [solar] power at home is efficient. And they know that spinning the meter backward is fun.—Claire Carlson
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The Otero County Sheriff's Office will test its Reverse 911 system on Wednesday and Thursday, according to Sheriff Benny House.
The Reverse 911 test will be conducted between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. both days.
Otero County's Reverse 911 system is a citizen notification method that was recently implemented by House. It will automatically convey to citizens of Otero County important information in the event of an impending or occurring emergency via telephone.
The system utilizes telephone company listings and addresses to place calls to residences county-wide or in specifically targeted areas. Telephone companies do not maintain databases for cellular phones.
If residents want to receive emergency notification messages on a cell phone, they must register that cell phone number online at the county's website or via questionnaire that is available at the Otero County Administration Building, 1101 New York Ave., in Alamogordo and various other locations throughout the city and county.
House said the Reverse 911 system has nothing to do with the emergency 911 system.
"Instead of the community calling the sheriff's office or local law enforcement via 911 for an emergency, this system allows law enforcement to reach out to the community," he said. "We call individual numbers based on an address. We have a geographical map, or geo-mapping, in our dispatch center. It's a county map that has various layers identifying different aspects of the community. We can put an imaginary fence around any particular area within the county. We can call all those numbers within that area and make an emergency notification."
The system can call one house, one telephone number or up to the entire county if necessary, House said.
"When we initially purchased the system, we had 60,000 minutes to use over a two-year period," he said. "At the end of August, those minutes will not rollover. I decided to run a county-wide test on all the telephone numbers that are in the system. We're testing our system, equipment and capabilities to make mass notifications. We have used this system in the past with success, but it was on a smaller scale. We're going on a larger scale this time.
"We're also working with an area telephone company so they can monitor their system to run some checks and see how it is going to provide the service," he said. "If we can't make all the calls in the allotted time period, we will put the overflow on Friday between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., but we don't anticipate there being any overflow."
House said if no one is home at the time of the test, the system will leave a message on an answering machine or voice mail system.
"There are two ways people can register a private telephone number," he said. "They can register it online or pickup a hard copy questionnaire, fill it out and drop it off at the sheriff's office. We will confirm that the number is valid before we enter it into the system. People can register up to four telephone numbers per application and per address. They don't necessarily need to reside in Otero County to attach a number to a residence. If they have a family member out of state who wish to be notified in case of an emergency, they need to include that telephone number on the questionnaire. The sheriff's office's main number 437-2210, which should appear on caller ID during the notification."
The sheriff's office dispatch has 18,777 public numbers and 681 private numbers county-wide in the system, House said.
"Any private number is used solely for the R911 system," he said. "We do not provide these numbers to anyone, nor do we use these numbers in our law enforcement investigations."
For more information and questions about the R911 system, contact network specialist Mike Mullikin at 437-2210, ext. 13206.


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The London Assembly today passed a motion[[1]] urging the Mayor to prioritise funding to restore rivers in the capital, helping to cut the risk of further flooding.
Restoring many of London's rivers and flood basins to their natural state would help protect the 24,000 homes in the capital at risk of river flooding.
Jenny Jones AM, who proposed the motion, said:
"We send our sympathy to the victims of the recent flooding across the UK. This motion is designed to put pressure on the Mayor to take action here in London. River restoration is not the only way to cut the risk of flooding but it does make a significant difference and the projects proposed need to be hurried along, in light of recent events."
Steve O'Connell AM, who seconded the motion, said:
"Seeing my constituents in distress, because of the flooding, is something I hope to never see again. The Mayor has truly stepped up, putting together the beginnings of a strategy to protect against any future exceptional weather, but I want to see him go further. In the same way the people of Croydon have gone above and beyond to help each other. This motion asks the Mayor to find more funds to prevent flooding and provide extra protection to many of our rivers and flood basins."
The full text of the motion agreed at today's meeting reads as follows:
"This Assembly expresses its sympathy with those affected by the devastating floods across England. While the Thames Barrier protects most London homes from tidal flooding for the time being, we still face significant risks from surface water and river flooding. There are 24,000 homes at risk of river flooding, and we could help protect them by restoring many rivers and flood basins to their natural states, increasing their capacity to absorb and hold water. This can also benefit the local ecology and create new accessible open spaces for the local community.
This Assembly notes that the Mayor planned to restore 15km of local rivers by 2015 to reduce flood risks, and that 14km have already been delivered. There is potential for hundreds of kilometres to be restored, and the River Restoration Centre has already identified 63 projects around the capital which could reduce flood risks to thousands of homes. These would be delivered by the Environment Agency, boroughs and through local community action. Past projects have varied in cost between £104,000 and £18 million.
This Assembly therefore calls on the Mayor of London to identify funds to bring forward more river restoration projects in London as soon as possible, targeted to reduce the flood risk in the worst hotspots around London, and to work with partners to attract more external funding to complete the proposed projects across London."
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1. The motion was passed unanimously at a meeting of the full Assembly today. Watch the webcast.
2. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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The Denver Post reported Tuesday the lawsuit alleges students were required to apologize to the teacher after reporting that another student was being abused. The suit says the alleged victim's parents weren't notified.
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The event began about midnight when a police officer observed someone speeding and driving recklessly near Main and Newhall streets on Green Bay's east side. The vehicle eluded the officer, but was later seen stopped near Main Street and Monroe Avenue. When officers attempted to talk to the driver, he backed his car into a squad car, disabling it.
Police pursued the vehicle west on Main Street and Dousman Street on the city's west side, deflated three tires and unsuccessfully tried to stop the vehicle at North Military Avenue and Dousman by nudging it with a police car, which sustained minor damage. Speeds reached 70 miles an hour, police said.
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My LO was born on May 11th. He was full-term and weighed 6 lbs. 12 oz. Delivered via c-section. He is breastfed and also eats baby food twice per day. He has had a long history of illness from reflux to chronic ear infections (five in four months), ear tubes, a hip infection, and several colds. He has only been sleeping unswaddled, in his crib for about three or four weeks now. He is finally well, very happy, gaining weight, and is a wonderful baby. We are still working on getting him to STTN but we have made so much progress so I can't really complain. Here are my concerns: He recently learned to roll from back to belly (maybe two weeks ago), couldn't stay sitting up with balance until he had his ear tubes put in three weeks ago, he is no where near crawling and he has no teeth. He is communicating via sign language and also says Mama and Dada so I know he is developing but I thought he would be at least starting to crawl by now. My daughter was a little slow to crawl and get teeth but I can't remember if she was this slow. She is six years old now. I thought boys developed faster in the gross motor skills department? Anyone else have a baby at the same stage and age?
Is my baby behind or is this normal?
My baby has only had one cold ever otherwise totally healthy... he does not crawl. Not even close. He doesn't have teeth. Doesn't sign. Doesn't say words. Your baby sounds like he is doing great considering all the illnesses poor little guy has had to overcome
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Relax, every child is different. My daughter got two teeth at 7 months. My son didn't get his first tooth until he was 11 months. My daughter doesn't crawl. My son also didn't crawl at this stage. He crawled at 8 1/2 months and two weeks later got up and walked at exactly 9 months. I don't remember when he said dada or mama but I am pretty sure it wasn't this early, yet he could read at least 50 sight words at 22 months which is super early to be reading anything and could fully read phonetically when he was just 2 1/2. I know 6 year olds that are just learning to read.
My point is, how and when a child develops is pretty random. Don't waste time comparing your child's development to any other child. Just focus on the major milestones so that you recognize if there is a delay that you may need to seek early intervention services for and discuss anything that concerns you with your doctor. How many teeth and how soon a child crawls is irrelevant at this stage. In most cases, kids all are about the same by around age 2.
Thanks ladies. It is good to know that my LO is like many other babies. :o) I worry that because of all the sleep intervention (holding him, Nap Nanny, swaddle, etc.) that his development was hindered. Like my good friend says, they won't be stuck on their bellies when they go to Kindergarten!


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Saw the Desolation of Smaug last Thursday at midnight. Loved it. I can't wait for There and Back Again.
Just got back from seeing The Hobbit and it was great. It is a very long film but is really good. It is more lighthearted than the LOTR films were. There is a good amount of both comedy and drama in it. The acting is great. Radagast The Brown is funny and Gandalf The Grey is awesome.
Great film. Everyone needs to go see it.
I gotta say this has been an awesome anime watching/buying year for me. Got to see Madoka Magica, Another Crawling Chaos, Bakemonogatari, Hell Girl, K-ON, Haganai, and Yuru Yuri(funniest anime i saw this year). I just ordered three new anime as well. Pani Poni Dash, Welcome To The NHK, and Steins;Gate.
Plus, in about another five months Ohayocon will be in January which is a pretty awesome anime convention. I can't wait.
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Well, College Basketball season has begun, and so has the March Madness predictions (I know, kinda early huh?)
With all the hard work, sweat, blood and tears already being put in by teams to make it to the Big Dance, it's already proving that this March will be as mad as any, which is a relief, since some thought that last March was just a coincidence, and that after the two years of virtually no exciting upsets, this year would be shaped after that pattern. It seems that there will be no such case, as there are many teams giving very good cases as to why they should be in The Final Four. I'm looking forward to this March for sure.
My topic today is, what does it take for a team to make it to the Final Four. In my opinion there are four things that it takes. Obviously there are more things, but if a team has these four I think that they can make the Final Four. The four are
1. A respected Coach
The Coach of the team has to have the respect of all of his players. He doesn't necessarily have to have made a name for himself. He could be a first year coach. The important thing is the relationship between Coach and player. The player should want to do what their coach says. They should want to hear the praises of their coach. If this is in place, the other three qualities become much easier.
2. Work Ethic
I don't care how much talent your team has. If they don't work I'm not putting them in the Final Four. I hate to use a football reference in a basketball post, but I'm going too. Tim Tebow isn't necessarily super athletic. But in his book he says he did hundreds of push-ups, sit-ups, pullups etc. every day, including throwing pass after pass after pass. This man was driven. If a team has this kind of drive, this kind of passion to win, then I think this will push them even closer to the Final Four. obviously, if the player wants to please his coach, he will work hard. If the coach can ignite this kind of passion in the player, then from there beautiful things start to happen.
3. A good Defense
Defense is the key to winning ball games. If you can stop the other team from scoring, then your likely to win, as long as you can score. So in order to make the Final Four you have to be able to play at least good defense. It doesn't have to be great, but it has to be at least good.
4. A good offense.
This is obviously neccesary. If you are to win, you have to be able to score. Whether you have a star player that creates offense, or plays that work effectively, somehow your offense has to be able to click to play. In my opinion, either your offense or defense has to be great in order to make the Final Four, while the other is good.
So there are my four things you need to make it to the Final Four.
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Anne Forumer
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Apr 27, 2005 15:38:00
I am perplexed at the behavior of the following example! I am resizing a button and see it change it's size. Perplexing thing is that validate() works but not revalidate()! repaint doesn't seem to be necessary!
Also, what do I need to do have the frame resize itself to showcomplete buttons?
There seems to be a lot of confusion about use of validate, revalidate, invalidate, paint, repaint! Is there an authoritative reference on this.
public class SwingTest { public static void main (String[] args) { SwingTest st = new SwingTest(); final JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); panel.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JButton button = new JButton("Test Button"); final JButton button2 = new JButton("Test Button2"); button.setBorder(BorderFactory.createRaisedBevelBorder()); panel.add(button); panel.add(button2); Insets insets = button.getInsets(); insets = panel.getInsets(); System.out.println(""+insets); insets = button.getBorder().getBorderInsets(button); System.out.println(""+insets); f.getContentPane().add(panel); f.pack(); f.show(); System.out.println("showed the first time"); try { Thread.currentThread().sleep(2000); } catch (Exception e) { // TODO: handle exception } Dimension dim = new Dimension(100,100); Dimension dim2 = new Dimension(200,200); //button2.setPreferredSize(dim); button2.setSize(dim2); //this worked //f.pack(); // end this worked button2.validate(); // <--- // f.repaint(); } }
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Apr 27, 2005 16:40:00
I have a tough time remembering what goes with what also. Paint and repaint deal with the graphics class, so in your example, they won't do anything.
Validate makes sure that the component has a valid layout. The API's are a little vague on invalidate, but my assumption (probably incorrect) would be that it removes the layout of the component.
Revalidate, IIRC, has to do with handling component changes due to some kind of an event...as in a button says "on", and then when you click it, it says "off", etc.
Pack resizes your window to use each components preferred size. I think if you remove your validate and repaint statements, the frame should size properly so that your components fit.
I also find it useful when I get confused to use the glossary from here:
It's interesting that you used show, and not set visible. I thought show was depricated, but I just discovered that
inherits the show method of the Window class which is not deprecated..
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Craig Wood
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Apr 27, 2005 17:31:00
It might be easier to see the effects if you set a size for your
. If you use 'pack' you'll have to call it again to properly resize the frame after each component size change.
'revalidate' is a
method and works well for swing use. I call it after any changes that may affect a Containers layout, eg, adding/removing/resizing components, changing borders or fonts. 'revalidate' will also reset scrollbars on a parent
'validate' is a Component method that is overridden in Container. You can use it in swing instead of 'revalidate'. It is useful in AWT apps the way 'revalidate' is in swing.
'invalidate' is not often needed, mostly (I think) just before 'validate' to mark a (changed) component for the attention of a parent
'repaint' may or may not be required after 'revalidate' or 'validate', you just have to experiment to see what is needed in each situation. I try to use the minimum required.
Craig Wood
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Apr 27, 2005 20:45:00
About the app — 'setSize' is not so useful for resizing components in swing. 'setPreferredSize' works much better in swing and, as of j2se 1.5, is now also a Component (AWT) method. It is a luxury in gui work.
I added some things to your app as a way of exploring these validation and sizing options. 'Button 1' works with 'setPreferredSize' and 'Button 2' with 'setSize'. Observe that the 'setSize' method changes the size but not the location of button2.
import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.event.*; public class ST { JButton button, button2; JCheckBox clear, revalidate, validate, repaint; JPanel panel; public ST() { button = new JButton("Button 1"); button2 = new JButton("Button 2"); panel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout()); GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc.weighty = 1.0; gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER; panel.add(button, gbc); panel.add(button2, gbc); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.getContentPane().add(getOptions(), "North"); f.getContentPane().add(panel); f.getContentPane().add(getSizingPanel(), "South"); f.setSize(400,400); f.setLocation(200,200); f.setVisible(true); } private JPanel getOptions() { clear = new JCheckBox("neither", true); revalidate = new JCheckBox("revalidate"); validate = new JCheckBox("validate"); repaint = new JCheckBox("repaint"); ButtonGroup bg = new ButtonGroup(); bg.add(clear); bg.add(revalidate); bg.add(validate); JPanel p = new JPanel(); p.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder()); // functional group p.add(clear); p.add(revalidate); p.add(validate); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); panel.add(p); panel.add(repaint); return panel; } private JPanel getSizingPanel() { final JRadioButton invalidate = new JRadioButton("invalidate"), setBounds = new JRadioButton("setBounds"), neither = new JRadioButton("neither", true); setBounds.addItemListener(new RBListener()); ButtonGroup bg = new ButtonGroup(); bg.add(invalidate); bg.add(setBounds); bg.add(neither); final SpinnerNumberModel model = new SpinnerNumberModel(75, 50, 150, 1); JSpinner spinner = new JSpinner(model); spinner.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() { Dimension d = new Dimension(); public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) { int value = model.getNumber().intValue(); if(setBounds.isSelected()) { int w = panel.getWidth(); int h = panel.getHeight(); int width = value; int height = value/3; int x = (w - width)/2; // one column int yInc = (h - height)/3; // two rows int y = yInc; button.setBounds(x, y, width, height); y += yInc; button2.setBounds(x, y, width, height); } else // layout managers { d.width = value; d.height = value/3; button.setPreferredSize(d); // swing (& AWT in j2se 1.5) button2.setSize(value, value/3); // AWT if(invalidate.isSelected()) { button.invalidate(); button2.invalidate(); } if(revalidate.isSelected()) { button.revalidate(); button2.revalidate(); } else if(validate.isSelected()) panel.validate(); } if(repaint.isSelected()) panel.repaint(); } }); JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout()); GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints(); gbc.gridwidth = gbc.REMAINDER; JPanel p = new JPanel(); p.add(new JLabel("button size")); p.add(spinner); panel.add(p, gbc); p = new JPanel(); p.add(invalidate); p.add(setBounds); p.add(neither); panel.add(p, gbc); return panel; } private class RBListener implements ItemListener { public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) { JRadioButton rb = (JRadioButton)e.getSource(); boolean show = true; if(e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED) show = false; clear.setEnabled(show); revalidate.setEnabled(show); validate.setEnabled(show); } } public static void main (String[] args) { new ST(); } }
Anne Forumer
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Apr 28, 2005 09:33:00
Thanks Craig for going through this effort to help!
I'm perplexed even more now!
works - and
if you
validate or [CODE] revalidate
. Situation gets reversed if you
I am under the impression that
forces everything to preferredSize.
It is good to be try out different options. Can you recommend a good reference which can help to make more sense?
Craig Wood
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Apr 28, 2005 11:04:00
This page in the tutorial may be helpful
How Layout Management Works
. Otherwise, I don't know of any references to recommend. This seems to be an area best learned through practice and experimentation. Curiosity and looking at how others have put things together seem to help.
I agree. Here's the link:
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Name: #U44404
Manufacturer: Safavieh Rugs
Material: Sisal
, Jute
Construction: Power Loomed , Power-Loomed
Colors: Ivory/Beige , Whites
Made in: India
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Description: Hand-woven with natural fibers, this casual area rug is innately soft and durable. This densely woven rug will add a warm accent and feel to any home. The natural latex backing adds durability and helps hold the rug in place. (#U44404)
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