Tutorials – Learning Composr

Tutorials

Browser version requirements

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By:
Chris Graham (ocProducts)
Added:
July 31st 2008
Edited:
April 7th 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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This tutorial details the browser requirements for visitors to a Composr site, determined by the CSS/XHTML/JavaScript in our default theme.

Code Book, part 2 (Front-end)

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By:
Chris Graham (ocProducts)
Added:
December 31st 2005
Edited:
April 7th 2024
Difficulty:
Expert
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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The programmer's guide for Composr development. Front-end development.

Designer themes, implementing a clean-room design

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By:
Chris Graham (ocProducts)
Added:
January 31st 2011
Edited:
April 7th 2024
Difficulty:
Regular
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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This tutorial is a deep-end introduction to Composr for web designers.

JavaScript & jQuery

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By:
David Sawyer McFarland
Added:
April 8th 2023
Media type:
Book
Difficulty:
Expert
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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JavaScript lets you supercharge your web pages with animation, interactivity, and visual effects, but learning the language isn't easy. This fully updated and expanded guide takes you step-by-step through JavaScript basics, then shows you how to save time and effort with jQuery.

Guide to web technologies (including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript)

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By:
Philip Withnall (ocProducts)
Added:
April 30th 2009
Edited:
April 7th 2024
Difficulty:
Regular
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
Tags:

This tutorial is an introduction to the main standard web technologies that Composr is built upon.

JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

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By:
David Flanagan
Added:
April 8th 2023
Media type:
Book
Difficulty:
Expert
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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A programmer's guide and comprehensive reference to the core language and to the client-side JavaScript APIs defined by web browsers.

Using Chrome development tools to help with themeing

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By:
Raji (ocProducts)
Added:
August 31st 2015
Edited:
April 7th 2024
Difficulty:
Regular
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
Tags:

This tutorial shows how to use the Google Chrome developer tools to help you with your themeing.

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