Fauskes.net is now powered by Django
Several great things have happened
here at fauskes.net recently: My web site is now hosted by Webfaction, and the back end of this
web site has been completely rewritten using the Django web framework.
Webdev notebook entries
Syntax highlighting source code for the web with SilverCity
Syntax highlighting of code snippets is something I've always wanted to implement on fauskes.net. I wanted to generate colorized HTML from XML/HTML, CSS, PHP, LaTeX and Python source code. Writing a full-fledge, multi language syntax highlighter is not a trivial task, and I felt no need for reinventing the wheel. Therefore I went looking for an existing Python package to do all the hard work for me. Fortunately I found SilverCity.
Embedding equations in HTML - Part II
This is the second part of my article on how to easily embed
mathematics in XHTML documents using LaTeX. In part
one I discussed various aspects concerning browsers and markup. In
part two I'll get technical and show you how I have implemented a solution
in my CMS.
Embedding equations in HTML - Part I
As a PhD student I need tools for typesetting mathematical equations. However, when writing for the web, I seldom use equations. This is mostly because I don't need them, but also because the lack of support for mathematics in HTML makes it a nuisance.
I'm currently working on a simple CMS for my web site, so why not include a way to easily embed and display mathematical equations in my web pages?
Styling a list of cities as a map
When I one day stumbled over the list tutorial from Max Design, it really opened my eyes to the possibilities of CSS+XHTML. Since then I've been on the webstandards bandwagon. It is fascinating in how many ways a simple html list can be styled. In this entry I'll demonstrate how a list of cities can be styled as a map.