When it comes to optimizing your CakePHP queries, you need to abandon Recursive and adopt Containable.
In the example below I have the following models:
The associations in the model are:
There is a new version of the Baseline Theme. In the last few days of tinkering with it and modifying it for use with this website, I noticed a small bug. The Blueprint IE reset was acting funny in conjunction with the IE8 JavaScript. I chose to make IE8.js the default with the option of including Blueprint’s reset instead. Read the rest of this entry »
The Baseline Development Wordpress Theme has Blueprint plugged in already. There are some optional Blueprint plugins you can take advantage of. We’ll take a look at the fancy-type plug-in. Read the rest of this entry »
A friend contacted me about using the Baseline Wordpress theme, but asked why I included both Blueprint and the 960 Grid System. The short answer is that Blueprint has a number of browser resets that I like to take advantage of and 960 GS offers greater flexibility in terms of the width of columns and their gutter widths. Especially if you want to adhere to the Golden Ratio for design. 960 pixels divides very neatly into 3.
Let’s take a look at what Blueprint does to reset some things to establish a cross-browser baseline. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve come up with some habits that I’ve developed from building themes for Wordpress over the years. One, is to start with a nearly blank style sheet. I also like to hook in several JavaScript libraries and CSS frameworks from the start to take advantage of things like JQuery, Blueprint’s CSS reset and Superfish menus. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been using mind mapping software recently to work out data models, with some success. The Mindmeister example below is a simple database of a few related tables. Read the rest of this entry »
Blueprint is a CSS framework, which aims to cut down on your development time. It gives you a solid foundation to build your project on top of, with an easy-to-use grid, sensible typography, useful plugins, and even a stylesheet for printing.
/* A container should group all your columns. */
.container {
width: 950px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
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