Handling click-happy users using ASP.NET Ajax

27. June 2008 00:18 by janko | Comments (3)
It has become a standard to disable a user to start another postback while the current is still running. I believe that you already know about Ajax loading indicators and that you use them to notify users that the postback is in the progress. But there are a few more options you could use. [More]

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How to create web application user interface that looks like Outlook

19. June 2008 11:21 by Janko | Comments (20)
How many times have you heard form a client that they want "outlook-like" web user interface for their application? Me, probably a hundred of times. In this article I'll explain how to create a web application user interface that looks like Outlook. You can see the live demo and download source code with images. [More]

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Building a better web forms: Context highlighting using jQuery

09. June 2008 23:28 by Janko | Comments (28)
This article shows how to highlight a current context on a complex web forms using jQuery. You can see how to highlight current row or current group of rows, and how easily it could be done by uisng powerful jQuery selectors. [More]

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Building a better web forms: Labels in form layouts

06. June 2008 12:02 by Janko | Comments (11)
One of the requests that I often had is to refactor the presentation layer of web applications. One of the things that purports is a form layout refactoring. In this article I'll show you how I tried to improve common form layouts by using underlined labels. [More]

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Exception handling best practices in ASP.NET web applications

02. June 2008 10:56 by janko | Comments (11)
Exception handling plays an important part of application management and user experience. If implemented correctly it can make maintenance easier and bring the user experience to a higher level. If not, it can be a disaster. The goal of this article is to provide an overview of what exception handling is from the user perspective and the perspective of people who maintain the application, and to show the best practices of how to implement useful error handling in ASP.NET web applications. [More]

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CSS Message Boxes for different message types

22. May 2008 12:17 by Janko | Comments (81)
Can you believe this: Few days ago I went to my bank to check my credit score with the Credit Bureau. The bank official typed in my personal data and sent a request. Web application responded by displaying a yellow message box with an exclamation icon saying that data processing is still in progress... [More]

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