When you are developing custom SharePoint web parts using SharePoint Object Model, it’s not enough that you can properly render contents in “Browse mode”. Your web part must also take into account when the page it is attached to goes into “Edit mode”. In this blog post, I enumerate the different states the web part … Read more
Back in SharePoint 2007, it was pretty popular to use the built-in Javascript function MSOTlPn_ShowToolPane2Wrapper to put the Web part page into edit mode and have the Web part properties editable. Typically, you would put something like the following in your Web part class code: In the example above, I render a “please configure the … Read more
In my previous post, I talked about input-masking to help ensure the quality of the inputs from the user. Information such as phone numbers and ZIP code can be masked because format is anticipated well in advanced. There are certain types of inputs though that are tough or impossible to mask. Take the email address … Read more
It’s that time of the year again when kids will be kids and grown-ups can be kids. I’m talking about Halloween. Halloween is one of the more festive events in the year, in my opinion. You have tons of candies, parties everywhere, and costumes galore. When it comes to costumes, there are some people who … Read more