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Any good web designed knows how important the <select> element can be. In a touch screen environment, like Android, where users often don't have a full keyboard, like many Android phones, the ability to simply select an item from a pre-determined list is absolutely vital. It's easier for the user to select what they want - rather than have to type it, it protects your databases from junk data and typos by limiting choices to pre-defined, pre-screened responses. The Android OS has a very robust, user friendly and - relatively - programmer friendly way to handle this: the Android Spinner.
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Joomla! Modules are probably one of the most important types of extensions for a Joomla! CMS installation. Sure, plugins are nice, but modules actually display something on your website, and they're flexible enough to go just about anywhere. There are lots of modules available all over the web to do all sorts of things, and many of those are free. But what if you want a module to do something on your site and you can't find an existing Joomla! extension that will do it the way you want, or what if you're like me, and you just like doing things yourself, figuring stuff out and just generally getting your hands dirty. Well, don't worry, creating your own Joomla! Module is pretty easy, and this tutorial will guide you through the basics.
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This article is designed to help budding Joomla! developers who want to learn how to write a plugin for Joomla! 1.5. The wonderful thing about an open source CMS (like Joomla!) is the extensibility. I often have clients who want to know if their website can do something, and with an open source CMS, the answer is always yes (it's then just a matter of whether you can afford to get it done). In Joomla! there are several types of extensions - modules, plugins and components. This article will focus on creating a plugin. Let's dive in!
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The Android Spinner is possibly the most versatile view element in the Android namespace. OK, so it might not be as versatile as some of the layout items, like TableLayouts and RelativeLayouts, and it might not be as functional as some of the widgets, like maps and browsers, but it's still one of my favorites. And the Android Spinner is definitely one of the shiniest implementation of what HTML programmers know as a <select> element. In a previous article, we've already covered how to populate an Android Spinner, so in this article we'll cover some of the other aspects of working with Android Spinners.
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