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		<title>Batch actions in Photoshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photoshop]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Instructions for creating a batch action (macro) in Photoshop: Windows -&#62; Actions &#62; (button in top right corner of actions box) &#62; New Set (name) &#62; New Action (name) &#8212; recording Image Size [] untick resample image &#8211; redo resolution &#8211; OK File automate -&#62; Fit image (keep the x and y the same) OK [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Instructions for creating a batch action (macro) in Photoshop:</p>
<p>Windows -&gt; Actions<br />
&gt; (button in top right corner of actions box)<br />
&gt; New Set (name)<br />
&gt; New Action (name) &#8212; recording</p>
<p>Image Size<br />
[] untick resample image &#8211; redo resolution &#8211; OK</p>
<p>File automate -&gt; Fit image<br />
(keep the x and y the same) OK</p>
<p>File -&gt; Save as -&gt; Place<br />
File close (For save for web must have &#8220;No, don&#8221;t save original&#8221; after close)</p>
<p>Actions -&gt; Stop button</p>
<p>File -&gt; Automate -&gt; Batch</p>
<p>Source -&gt; CHOOSE (button) (supress color profile warnings)</p>
<p>p.s. &#8211; open an image before you start this procedure.</p>
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		<title>Browser shots</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portfolio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[screenshots]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve created a frame for browser shots &#8211; it&#8221;s the safari browser. All screenshots have to be 300px wide. Here&#8221;s a link to the pre-sliced Photoshop image: mac_browser_sml.psd Add some extra padding to the bottom and a reflection to the bottom of the browser frame to get that web 2.0 look. Here&#8221;s the CSS #browserWrap [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve created a frame for browser shots &#8211; it&#8221;s the safari browser. All screenshots have to be 300px wide.</p>
<div id="browserWrap">
<div class="browsershot">
<div class="browsershotscroll">
<div class="browsershotscrolltop">
<p><img alt="website thumb" src="http://www.ekstasis.net/log/wp-content/uploads/website_thumbnail.jpg" class="alignnone" width="300" height="263" /></p>
<div class="browsershotscrollbot"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p> <!-- /#browserWrap --></p>
<div class="clear"></div>
<p>Here&#8221;s a link to the pre-sliced Photoshop image: <a href="/imports/mac_browser_sml.psd?phpMyAdmin=4hskm-3d%2CS6kRjG1IUJR0m%2CjmW3" title="Click to download">mac_browser_sml.psd</a></p>
<p>Add some extra padding to the bottom and a reflection to the bottom of the browser frame to get that web 2.0 look.</p>
<h3>Here&#8221;s the CSS</h3>
<p><span id="more-88"></span><br />
#browserWrap {<br />
float: left;<br />
margin: 0 12px 12px 0;<br />
}</p>
<p>#browserWrap .browsershot {<br />
width: 306px;<br />
background: url(images/mac_browser_bot.gif) no-repeat bottom left;<br />
margin: 0;<br />
padding: 0 0 6px 0;<br />
float: left;<br />
position: relative;<br />
}</p>
<p>#browserWrap .browsershot a {<br />
width: 305px;<br />
background: transparent url(images/mac_browser_top.gif) no-repeat top left;<br />
margin: 0;<br />
padding: 20px 0 0 1px;<br />
float: left;<br />
display: block;</p>
<p>}<br />
#browserWrap .browsershotscroll {<br />
width: 306px;<br />
background: transparent url(images/mac_browser_scroll.gif) repeat-y right;<br />
margin: 0;<br />
padding: 0 0 0 10;<br />
float: left;<br />
z-index: 2;<br />
}<br />
#browserWrap .browsershotscrolltop {<br />
background: transparent url(images/mac_browser_scrolltop.gif) no-repeat top right;<br />
margin: 0;<br />
width: 100%;<br />
z-index: 3;<br />
}<br />
#browserWrap .browsershotscrollbot {<br />
width: 6px;<br />
height: 15px;<br />
background: transparent url(images/mac_browser_scrollbot.gif) no-repeat bottom right;<br />
margin: 0;<br />
position: absolute;<br />
bottom: 6px;<br />
right: 0;<br />
z-index: 3;<br />
}<br />
#browserWrap img {<br />
border: 0;<br />
}</p>
<h3>The mark-up</h3>
<p>&lt;div id=&quot;browserWrap&quot;&gt;<br />
&lt;div class=&quot;browsershot&quot;&gt;<br />
&lt;div class=&quot;browsershotscroll&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;browsershotscrolltop&quot;&gt;<br />
&lt;a href=&quot;/log/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/images/blog/website_thumbnail.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;263&quot; alt=&quot;Eklog&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;<br />
&lt;div class=&quot;browsershotscrollbot&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;!&#8211; /.browsershot &#8211;&gt;<br />
&lt;/div&gt; &lt;!&#8211; /#browserWrap &#8211;&gt;&#8217;, &#8216;Browser shots</p>
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		<title>Fuzzy Felt</title>
		<link>http://www.ekstasis.net/log/design/fuzzy-felt.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JavaScript]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a fuzzy felt page. It uses Drag-Drop JavaScript and database logging of an item&#8217;s position. I&#8217;ve adapted Broken Notebook&#8221;s magnetic ajax to create it. Go have a play!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href="/fuzzyfelt/">fuzzy felt page</a>. It uses Drag-Drop JavaScript and database logging of an item&#8217;s position. I&#8217;ve adapted <a href="http://www.broken-notebook.com/magnetic/">Broken Notebook&#8221;s magnetic ajax</a> to create it. Go have a play!</p>
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		<title>Universal Access Point Icons</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wikipedia will tell you that the international symbol for accessibility is the wheelchair symbol. The International Commission on Technology and Accessibility have designated (and copyrighted) this as the International Symbol of Access (ISA). The symbol is clear, and it denotes wheelchair access. An alternative to stairs or other obstacles which obstruct the access to wheelchairs [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ekstasis.net/images/logpics/accessibility.jpg" alt="International Symbol of Access according to Wikipedia" /></p>
<p>Wikipedia will tell you that the international symbol for accessibility is the wheelchair symbol. The International Commission on Technology and Accessibility have designated (and copyrighted) this as the International Symbol of Access (ISA).</p>
<p>The symbol is clear, and it denotes wheelchair access. An alternative to stairs or other obstacles which obstruct the access to wheelchairs will not be found where you see this symbol.</p>
<p>Here are a few symbols that could be used as an alternative to a wheelchair:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ekstasis.net/images/logpics/access-all.jpg" alt="Accessibility Icons - Embossed Vetruvian Man on Internet Navigator globe; Vetruvian man vector in blue and white; Internet navigator globe with keyhole, Apple Universal access icon with Vetruvian Man style twin limbs. " /></p>
<p><img src="http://www.ekstasis.net/images/logpics/access-all2.jpg" alt="Accessibility Icons - Keyboard access icon and symbol in blue and white - keyhole on keyboard key; Audio Description for flash icon; Closed caption for movies. " /></p>
<p><span id="more-125"></span></p>
<p>In the world of the world wide web, access is not about limitations or disabilities, it&#8217;s about alternative ways of accessing shared information.</p>
<p>Some people like to use their finger tips or a little plastic mouse to peruse their digital feeds, as odd as that may sound, and some people like to use their ears, and others use their mobile devices or computer game consoles.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t have keyboard access for your user interfaces, people with physical disabilities may not be able to navigate your site, and people with touch screen phones may also be denied access. If your movies don&#8217;t have captioning they&#8217;ll be missed by people with visual impairments and automated internet robots (search engines use these to access to your site&#8217;s content).</p>
<p>The symbols could denote adherence to the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Content is accessible with a screen reader</li>
<li>Content is clear with CSS and JavaScript turned off</li>
<li>Visual content has alternative text</li>
<li>Moving visual media is captioned</li>
<li>User interface controls have keyboard access</li>
<li>Hyperlinks have titles describing the links destination</li>
<li>Text can still be accessed when enlarged or reduced in size</li>
</ul>
<p>Handy accessibility link: <a href="http://joeclark.org/">joeclark.org</a>.</p>
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