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Style picker

I added a style picker to the bottom of the page to allow the visitor to pick which style they would like to use when navigating the site. It uses a piece of Javascript written by Mark Wilton-Jones to save the current stylesheet in a cookie and later restore it when the page changes.

Each style link consists of a short Javascript link like so:

javascript:changeStyle('Default Style')

A small script in the <head> section of the HTML, along with the body onunload method, is hooked up to the style saving/loading code to transparently maintain the user’s current style:

New site up

I’ve finally got grack.com up to a point in Citydesk where I can publish it. I’m still not completely convinced that I’ve got all my content up, but it should at least appear as if I do. Let me know if you find any errors or omissions.

nprof: New Feature Idea

I was considering adding a new feature to the profiler, but I’m looking for some feedback before starting. My idea is to hook up a function call tracer that could be enabled or disabled at any time during the profile run. This would allow you to track function calls made in response to a user action, such as clicking the mouse or hitting a keystroke. Ideas? Suggestions? Send them to the mailing list.

nprof alpha 0.4 released

The nprof 0.4 alpha release (both binaries and source) is now available! The tabbed interface has been improved and a number of bugs have been fixed.

Note: there was a last-minute correction to the download, for those who might have jumped on it after it was released. The latest filename should be nprof-0.4a-alpha.zip.

Remember to send me some feedback if you’re trying it out.

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nprof alpha 0.3 released

The nprof 0.3 alpha release (both binaries and source) is now available! The new feature this time is a tabbed profiler interface. The source zipfile is a direct dump of CVS, so it should compile fine for you.

The VS.NET add-in is very basic right now and has some issues with VS.NET stealing focus. This will be enhanced in future versions. See the README.TXT file for more information.

Remember to send me some feedback if you’re trying it out.