CSS: How to remove the dotted outline on links
When you click on a link element, it becomes focused and displays a dotted border around it. In some case, you might want to remove that outline for aesthetics, especially on menu links that are...
View ArticleSharepoint Designer – “The server could not complete your request” error message
I started getting this error message yesterday while working in Sharepoint Designer. I would get the message whenever I would open a Sharepoint website. The solution to this problem is quite simple: 1)...
View ArticleSharepoint – Access QueryString from custom webpart
I was trying to access the QueryString parameters inside a custom webpart coded in C#. I would usually use Request.QueryString but the Request object was simply not available in this case. Turns out it...
View ArticleASP.net – Using multiple forms on the same page
One if the big issue with ASP.net programming is having multiple forms on the same page. You can only have 1 form with runat=”server” on your page or it will throw an exception. When you have a form on...
View ArticleSharepoint 2010 – Custom Error Pages
Unless you love the default Sharepoint error pages for 404 (not found) and 401 (access denied), it is usually a good idea to change them. The steps are a bit different than a standard ASP.net...
View ArticleSharepoint 2010 – Display compilation errors
By default, Sharepoint displays a friendly error box that tell pretty much nothing about the error that just occurred. It is possible to display the default yellow screen of death with all the details,...
View ArticleSharepoint – Masterpage User Controls Limit
If you insert more than 10 user controls in a masterpage, you might get an error similar to this: The page ‘/path/somefile.master’ allows a limit of 11 direct dependencies, and that limit has been...
View ArticleC# – Keep user settings between versions
Unless you’re using the ClickOnce deployment method for your applications, user settings are usually not transferred when updating to a new version of a C# desktop application. There’s in fact a quick...
View ArticleSharepoint 2010 – Tableless webparts guide
If you tried to create even simple page layouts, you probably noticed the mess Sharepoint creates with tables when placing webpartzones and webparts in the page. While searching about a way to remove...
View ArticleCSS/jQuery Selector – ID with a dot
I had an issue today while trying to use a jQuery selector on simple div with ID “Ribbon.Read-Title”. This specific selector (#Ribbon.Read-Title) usually means that we are matching the ID “Ribbon” have...
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