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Thursday, 20 December 2012

Styling Blogger Static Pages


In some points Static pages should look different than all other posts of our blog. We all use static pages for our forms, forums and all other stuff. They all need a big space and in this tutorial i'll tell you how to apply custom style on your blogger static pages. First make sure you have some basic css and html knowledge:

  • Go To Blogger > Template > Edit HTML 
  • Search for <body>
  • Copy the code below and paste it right after <body>:

<!-- Static page styling Start-->
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<style>
.blog-pager, .footer, .post-footer, .feed-links, .sidebar, #rsidebar { display:none !important;}
#main-wrapper {width: 95%; float:none; margin: 0 auto !important;}
</style>
</b:if>
<!-- http://www.bwidgets.com -->
<!-- Static page styling End -->

Now between <style> ... < /style> add id or class of thing that you want to hide on your static pages.

You can also add background color, and so many things to style your static pages....If you're having any problems then please leave a comment.

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

How To Customize Google Drive Form


First of all this article is from Immersion Media. It's a very useful article and don't forget to visit their site. Before trying this you need some basic html and css knowledge so first get some lessons then come here.

If you're wondering how to create forms using Google Drive/Docs then you can learn it by clicking here.

Now let's get to our topic. It's very useful and i hope you'll use it in good way.

After creating your form visit your form and Right click on page and select view source from menu. Copy form code by selecting everything between the <form>…</form>tags. See example below. You can also include the JavaScript at the end. This will be the form field validation.


Paste code in a new page/document.

This step is optional, but since you’ve taken the time to stylizing your form, you might as well create a nice confirmation page. After creating a confirmation page, replace the <form> tag of your form page and replace it with the JavaScript listed below.

Find and Replace this:

<form action="YOUR-GOOGLE-SPREADSHEET-LINK" method="POST">

With this:

<script type="text/javascript">var submitted=false;</script>
<iframe name="hidden_iframe" id="hidden_iframe"
style="display:none;" onload="if(submitted)
{window.location='http://CONFIRMATION-PAGE.html';}"></iframe>
<form action="YOUR-GOOGLE-SPREADSHEET-LINK" method="post"
target="hidden_iframe" onsubmit="submitted=true;">

Even though the form is no longer hosted on Google, form submissions will continue to be posted to your Google Drive/Docs account.  Hope this will help you.....

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

20 CSS3 Examples And Tutorials

Showing Only Post Titles On Blogger


If you own a news website or a website where you post so many times in a day with lots of text and sometimes short posts then you probably need to show only post tiles on your homepage instead of whole content or some thumbnails.

This trick is very useful because sometimes you may post very little posts like "Someone Returns Tonight" and instead of checking the post your viewers can know who returned in the short version in homepage like "Vampire returned at last night's Halloween party....Read More."

You don't wanna spoil that i mean you ruined Vampire's return because of your creepy blog. So now it's time to go practical...

  • Go To Blogger > Template > Mark 'Expand Widgets Templates'
  • Now find:

<b:include data='post' name='post'/>

  • Now replace above code with following:

 <!--Post Titles Only Trick-->
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;index&quot;'>
<h3 class='title-only'><a expr:href='data:post.url'><data:post.title/></a></h3>
<b:else/>
<b:include data='post' name='post'/>
</b:if>
<!--www.BWidgets.com-->

OK so after this your blog's post widget will look something like this:


Well you saved Vampire's return but your blog's post widget will look a bit ugly after this so now it's time to add some css.

  • Go To Blogger > Template
  • Search for ]]></b:skin> and just above it post following css:

/* -- Homepage Title Styling -- */
.title-only{
background: whiteSmoke;
padding: 10px;
color: black;
margin: 0;
border-bottom: dotted 2px;
}
.title-only:hover {
background: white;
}

Save your template and after doing all this your blog's post widget will look something like this:


That's It...For any help or if you want to nominate me for president then leave your responses in the comment section below..... :)

Monday, 10 December 2012

5 Amazing Search Boxes For Blogger


First of all if you want to download these search boxes for your website or if you want to see the demo then please visit this page.

Here are some fresh new search boxes for blogger and it's also easy to add these boxes.

  • Go To Blogger > Template > Edit HTML
  • Search for ]]></b:skin> and just above it paste following css:

/*-----Search One Starts-----*/
input{
font-family: cursive;
}

form.search1 {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF8CSxrNrPmcKiMtVNjm8qsUWpxs4ucmqwCw9jcvsdaBu6cvbfUnxZiC2_1zVhOUlHBlRV2QVoVrsrxvbyk1W_qRpYJDetC1MW68JNlWaOqM8WysSCPiRVYjr9lVfYnJpKLRCiPBKi94/s1600/1.png);
width: 320px;
height: 38px;
}
.text1 {
background: transparent;
width: 275px;
height: 38px;
border: 0px;
outline: 0px;
padding: 5px;
font-size: 20px;
}
.submit1 {
background: transparent;
border: 0px;
height: 38px;
position: relative;
width: 41px;
top: -12;
cursor: pointer;
}
/*-----Search One Ends-----*/
/*-----Search Two Starts-----*/
form.search2 {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Lw5Foy_jFFJvgNgB6XmHHNSt9LKNe6otKTREqmVK88rlg_OVU24yL384kANiM5l7xlyJV_UMTvS-38GTt9MclL0cVYGkP-zfs9JI2gnxBp162lXyx1m8L5MF8PmwAkVyk_q6JSQ6aU0/s1600/2.png);
width: 320px;
height: 38px;
}
.text2 {
background: transparent;
width: 270px;
height: 38px;
border: 0px;
outline: 0px;
padding: 5px;
font-size: 20px;
}
.submit2 {
background: transparent;
border: 0px;
height: 38px;
position: relative;
width: 45px;
top: -12;
cursor: pointer;
}
/*-----Search Two Ends-----*/
/*-----Search Three Starts-----*/
form.search3 {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkPhpEOEI4UG63nZOsW3ZOsvCMuL0wryAyuGHluhwc1LaKbYAEhk3BOl-DSD5UmccqgkXx0f2hVLpo2W1_F1flBRJWTBagMsshPmOkEDnHm7PZuOKK-pIel2tilYTyzFmwWDaClfA0pA/s1600/3.png);
width: 320px;
height: 38px;
}
.text3 {
background: transparent;
width: 260px;
height: 38px;
border: 0px;
outline: 0px;
padding: 5px;
font-size: 20px;
}
.submit3 {
background: transparent;
border: 0px;
height: 38px;
position: relative;
width: 50px;
top: -12;
cursor: pointer;
left: 5px;
}
/*-----Search Three Ends-----*/

/*-----Search Four Starts-----*/
form.search4 {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFD1UNnuMZNmPLrym_DHzXbazVDBW6gFsLhkLTpJCohr9ADB27YjCsb5kwxS5OSIRoJO0aFPJ0PXze5v32G6ZmmjYlIpYy7UrKHfiFRM9NEz-iNHRmeFXdGrWBYW_8Jb8nvJvc1jzhWQ/s1600/4.png);
width: 334px;
height: 49px;
}
.text4 {
background: transparent;
width: 290px;
height: 38px;
border: 0px;
outline: 0px;
padding: 10px 0 0 10px;
font-size: 20px;
}
.submit4 {
background: transparent;
border: 0px;
height: 38px;
position: relative;
width: 40px;
top: -12;
cursor: pointer;
}
/*-----Search Four Ends-----*/

/*-----Search Five Starts-----*/
form.search5 {
background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7nuPxbEtbeXaBckBD8xFS-3p7mfpjAyrqcvbZRBtFqmLJfBUasLOLqq7a1nhz-yn6peeyugiXty9yWN9ajGSdS9w7NtUW_ahZr5Mv_RlfwcYAvVcWWoEJiTWvCTpvmbPW9-BDqoc_zA/s1600/5.png);
width: 320px;
height: 32px;
}
.text5 {
background: transparent;
width: 290px;
height: 32px;
border: 0px;
outline: 0px;
padding: 10px;
font-size: 15px;
border-radius: 18px 0 0 20px;
-webkit-border-radius: 18px 0 0 20px;
-moz-border-radius: 18px 0 0 20px;
-o-border-radius: 18px 0 0 20px;
}
.submit5 {
background: transparent;
border: 0px;
height: 23px;
position: relative;
width: 25px;
top: -5px;
left: -3px;
cursor: pointer;
border-radius: 100%;
-webkit-border-radius: 100%;
-moz-border-radius: 100%;
-o-border-radius: 100%;
}

  • Go To Blogger > Layout > Add A Widget > HTML/JavaScript > And paste following code: 

<form class="search1" action="/search" style="method="get">
<input class="text1" type="text" name="q" value="Search Here" onclick="value=''" />
<input class="submit1" type="submit" value="" />
</form>

Now replace search1, text1 and submit1 one with your preferred search box. For example if you want 3rd search box then make this code like this:

<form class="search2" action="/search" style="method="get">
<input class="text2" type="text" name="q" value="Search Here" onclick="value=''" />
<input class="submit2" type="submit" value="" />
</form>
You can view all five designs and demo of this searchbox at this link.

Monday, 3 December 2012

Pledge To Support A Free And Open Internet


So today here at BWidgets.com this post is not about any Blogger widgets or tutorials but today we're requesting your support for a free and open internet.

Join Google and billions of peoples around the world and pledge your support for a free and open internet.




Here is a short quote from #freeandopen project:

The Internet has connected more than two billion people around the world. Some governments want to use a closed-door meeting in December to increase censorship and regulate the Internet. Join together to keep the Internet free and open.

You can add your voice and get more info about this at google.com/takeaction.

A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet. Governments alone, working behind closed doors, should not direct its future. The billions of people around the globe who use the Internet should have a voice. 

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

How To Setup Custom Domain On Blogger


Congratulations, You're reading this article probably because you bought a new domain for your blog. Using a custom domain is the best investment you can do. So in this tutorial we'll explain how to setup your custom domain on blogger.

Go To Blogger > Settings > Publishing > Click on Add a custom domain



Click on Switch to advanced settings



Now click on settings instructions



Now choose your domain type. We will use top-level domain


Now after above step this below part will appear...now you have to copy highlighted part from it. Please note that these two codes are different for every blog. So grab your own code from that page.



Now go to your domain provider (for example BigRock). And locate your DNS (Domain Name System) settings. Now choose CNAME records.

Add two CNAME records. In Host, Label or Name enter www and in Destination, Target or Points enter ghs.google.com just like showns below:


In second CNAME enter first yellow code as Host Name and second long yellow code as Destination, Target or Points.

Now again Go To Blogger > Settings > Publishing > Click on Add a custom domain > Click on Switch to advanced settings > Enter your domain and click on save.

It's done....After this we will setup A-Records for Naked Domain Redirection (Using your domain without www. )

Monday, 26 November 2012

CSS3 Credit Card Form


Earlier today i found this amazing CSS3 Credit Card Form. This form has been developed purely in CSS3 and does not include any images. In this article i'am sharing one Visa style form with you but there are more credit card forms and they all can be found here.

Let's get started with HTML:

<section class="credit-card visa gr-visa">
<div class="logo">Visa</div>
<form>
<h2>Payment Details</h2>
<ul class="inputs">
<li>
<label>Card Number</label>
<input type="text" name="card_number" pattern="[0-9]{13,16}" value="9842 9472 9457 9472" onclick="value=''" class="full gr-input" required />
</li>
<li class="expire last">
<label>Expiration</label>
<input type="text" name="expire_month" value="December (12)" onclick="value=''" size="10" class="month gr-input" required />
<input type="text" name="expire_year" value="2014" onclick="value=''" size="10" class="year gr-input" required />
<div class="clearfix"></div>
</li>
<li class="cvc-code last">
<label>CVC Code</label>
<input type="text" name="cvc_code" value="174" onclick="value=''" size="10" class="gr-input" required />
</li>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
</ul>
</form>
<div class="watermark">Visa</div>
</section>

After adding our html we'll add CSS coding:

/* === Basic reset === */
* { margin: 0; padding: 0; outline: none; box-sizing:border-box; }
a>img { border: none; }
header, footer, article, section, nav, aside { display: block; }
/* === General === */
body {
    font-family:Arial;
    font-size: 14px;
    background:#ddd;
}
.clearfix {
    clear:both;
}
/* === Credit Card === */
.credit-card {
    display:block;
    position:relative;
    width:93.75%;   /* This is 300px on 320px wide screen */
    max-width:500px;    /* Just to make sure that it doesnt get crazy on bg screens */
    min-width:300px;    /* And make sure that it contains at least some size */
    margin:30px auto;
    padding:20px;
    overflow:hidden;
    border-radius:6px;
    z-index:1;
}
.credit-card .inputs {
    list-style:none;
    margin-top:30px;
}
.credit-card .inputs li {
    margin-bottom:30px;
}
.credit-card .inputs li.last {
    margin-bottom:10px;
}
.credit-card .inputs li.expire {
    float:left;
    width:70%;
    margin-right:5%;
}
.credit-card .inputs li.expire input{
    float:left;
    width:35%;
}
.credit-card .inputs li.expire input.month{
    width:60%;
    margin-right:5%;
}
.credit-card .inputs li.cvc-code {
    float:left;
    width:25%;
}
.credit-card .inputs li.cvc-code input {
    width:100%;
}
.credit-card .watermark {
    position:absolute;
    z-index:10;
}
.credit-card form {
    position:relative;
    z-index:50;
}
.credit-card .logo {
    position:absolute;
    top:15px;
    right:20px;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    font-weight:bold;
}
/* === Visa === */
.visa {
    color:#fff;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.8), inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(255,255,255,0.3), inset 0px 0px 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
}
.visa h2 {
    text-shadow:1px 1px 2px rgba(17,121,173,0.8);
}
.visa .logo {
    color:rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
    font-size:2em;
    font-style:italic;
    text-shadow:0px 0px 3px rgba(17,123,173,0.9);
}
.visa .logo:after {
    content:' ';
    position:absolute;
    left:0px;
    top:5px;
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    border-top: 10px solid orange;
    border-left: 10px solid transparent;
}
.visa .watermark {
    bottom:-100px;
    left:-50px;
    color:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
    font-size:20em;
    font-weight:bold;
    font-style:italic;
}
/* === Forms === */
label {
    display:block;
    margin-bottom:8px;
    color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
    text-transform:uppercase;
    font-size:1.1em;
    font-weight:bold;
    text-shadow:0px 1px 2px rgba(17,123,173,0.6);
}
input {
    display:block;
    padding:12px 10px;
    color:#999;
    font-size:1.2em;
    font-weight:bold;
    text-shadow:1px  1px 1px #fff;
    border:1px solid rgba(16,103,133,0.6);
    box-shadow:0px 0px 3px rgba(255,255,255,0.5), inset 0px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    border-radius:3px;
}
input.full {
    width:100%;
}

/* === Gradients === */
.gr-visa {
    background: #1db1cf; /* Old browsers */
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #1db1cf 0%, #1078ab 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#1db1cf), color-stop(100%,#1078ab)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #1db1cf 0%,#1078ab 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #1db1cf 0%,#1078ab 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #1db1cf 0%,#1078ab 100%); /* IE10+ */
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  #1db1cf 0%,#1078ab 100%); /* W3C */
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#1db1cf', endColorstr='#1078ab',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
}
.gr-input {
    background: #d3d3d3; /* Old browsers */
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #d3d3d3 0%, #d9d9d9 38%, #e5e5e5 82%, #e7e7e7 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#d3d3d3), color-stop(38%,#d9d9d9), color-stop(82%,#e5e5e5), color-stop(100%,#e7e7e7)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #d3d3d3 0%,#d9d9d9 38%,#e5e5e5 82%,#e7e7e7 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #d3d3d3 0%,#d9d9d9 38%,#e5e5e5 82%,#e7e7e7 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #d3d3d3 0%,#d9d9d9 38%,#e5e5e5 82%,#e7e7e7 100%); /* IE10+ */
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  #d3d3d3 0%,#d9d9d9 38%,#e5e5e5 82%,#e7e7e7 100%); /* W3C */
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#d3d3d3', endColorstr='#e7e7e7',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
}

That's It....Don't forget to leave a comment!!!

Saturday, 24 November 2012

Resizing Web Page Elements With CSS3



Just a simple trick I wanted to show you guys. You can resize web elements with the CSS3 property resize: both. For images make sure it has width and height set to 100%.

Here is an example for you. First let's start with basic markup:


<div class="post">
BWidgets: Visit BWidgets.com for more!
<br><br>
Try resizing me or my media friend below.
</div>
<div class="post photo">
<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnaYZS3oYX3BuVH5nd3Q80LXSvfIrIMfrA9K1dQfncaF2gnguilf-8MXMoMFWLHTiCSSf6xR_aA-Yy6YGQW7v9tUbIPd5SO587NJpCzzEIETVTBqmGBAY5ByJIWkKtfVXiV72gLdTttU/s1600/Google+++Style+Subscription+Box+Widget+For+Blogger.jpg">
</div>

Now we'll put our CSS code in it:

body {
  width: 240px;
  height: 200px;
  margin: 0px auto;
  padding: 40px 0 0;
  background-color: #fff;
  font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
}
.post {
  margin: 0px 0px 40px;
  padding: 15px;
  position: relative;
  background-color: #fff;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.4), 0 0 40px rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.1) inset;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.4), 0 0 40px rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.1) inset;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.4), 0 0 40px rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.1) inset;
  overflow: hidden;
  resize: both;
}
.photo img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
}
Now see it in action... :)

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

HTML 5 Shattering Text Effect


So today we're gonna do this amazing HTML 5 Shattering Text Effect with JavaScript and this script doesn't contains jquery or mootolls only JavaScript. Let's get started with basic HTML markup:

<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

After adding above html we will add some css to make it better:

body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
#canvas {
background: black;
}

Now finally it's time for us to add some JavaScript:

window.requestAnimFrame = (function(){
return  window.requestAnimationFrame       ||
window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.mozRequestAnimationFrame    ||
window.oRequestAnimationFrame      ||
window.msRequestAnimationFrame     ||
function( callback ){
window.setTimeout(callback, 1000 / 60);
};
})();
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas"),
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d"),
keyword = "BWidgets.com",
imageData,
density = 3,
mouse = {},
hovered = false,
colors = ["0,120,232", "8,200,255", "30,140,255"],
minDist = 20,
bounceFactor = 0.7;
var W = window.innerWidth,
H = window.innerHeight;
canvas.width = W;
canvas.height = H;
document.addEventListener("mousemove", function(e) {
mouse.x = e.pageX;
mouse.y = e.pageY;
}, false);
// Particle Object
var Particle = function() {
this.w = Math.random() * 10.5;
this.h = Math.random() * 10.5;
this.x = -W;
this.y = -H;
this.free = false;
this.vy = -5 + parseInt(Math.random() * 10) / 2;
this.vx = -4 + parseInt(Math.random() * 8);
// Color
this.a = Math.random();
this.color = colors[parseInt(Math.random()*colors.length)];
this.setPosition = function(x, y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
};
this.draw = function() {
ctx.fillStyle = "rgba("+this.color+","+this.a+")";
ctx.fillRect(this.x, this.y,  this.w,  this.h);
}
};
var particles = [];
// Draw the text
function drawText() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
ctx.fillStyle = "#000000";
ctx.font = "100px 'Arial', sans-serif";
ctx.textAlign = "center";
ctx.fillText(keyword, W/2, H/2);
}
// Clear the canvas
function clear() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
}
// Get pixel positions
function positionParticles() {
// Get the data
imageData = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, W, W);
data = imageData.data;
// Iterate each row and column
for (var i = 0; i < imageData.height; i += density) {
for (var j = 0; j < imageData.width; j += density) {
// Get the color of the pixel
var color = data[((j * ( imageData.width * 4)) + (i * 4)) - 1];
// If the color is black, draw pixels
if (color == 255) {
particles.push(new Particle());
particles[particles.length - 1].setPosition(i, j);
}
}
}
}
drawText();
positionParticles();

// Update
function update() {
clear();
for(i = 0; i < particles.length; i++) {
var p = particles[i];
if(mouse.x > p.x && mouse.x < p.x + p.w && mouse.y > p.y && mouse.y < p.y + p.h)
hovered = true;
if(hovered == true) {
var dist = Math.sqrt((p.x - mouse.x)*(p.x - mouse.x) + (p.y - mouse.y)*(p.y - mouse.y));
if(dist <= minDist)
p.free = true;
if(p.free == true) {
p.y += p.vy;
p.vy += 0.15;
p.x += p.vx;
// Collision Detection
if(p.y + p.h > H) {
p.y = H - p.h;
p.vy *= -bounceFactor;
// Friction applied when on the floor
if(p.vx > 0)
p.vx -= 0.1;
else
p.vx += 0.1;
}
if(p.x + p.w > W) {
p.x = W - p.w;
p.vx *= -bounceFactor;
}
if(p.x < 0) {
p.x = 0;
p.vx *= -0.5;
}
}
}
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "lighter";
p.draw();
}
}

(function animloop(){
requestAnimFrame(animloop);
update();
})();

That's It......
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