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Apparently somebody on Microsoft's marketing team failed to actually talk to the Visual Studio, Windows, and SQL Server teams and explain to them that a "simultaneous software release" meant everything would ship at the same time. Announced today in an email I received from Microsoft, Visual Studio 2008 is now officially available in all distribution channels- volume licensing, retail, and MSDN downloads. Of course, many developers have been working with VS 2008 since November when the RTM bits were published to MSDN, so this news is for those of you that don't have access to MSDN and missed all of the VS 2008 InstallerFests (and for those of you just interested in seeing Visual Studio's new retail packaging...oooh...).
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Visual Studio 2008 "officially" released
Apparently somebody on Microsoft's marketing team failed to actually talk to the Visual Studio, Windows, and SQL Server teams and explain to them that a "simultaneous software release" meant everything would ship at the same time. Announced today in an email I received from Microsoft, Visual Studio 2008 is now officially available in all distribution channels- volume licensing, retail, and MSDN downloads. Of course, many developers have been working with VS 2008 since November when the RTM bits were published to MSDN, so this news is for those of you that don't have access to MSDN and missed all of the VS 2008 InstallerFests (and for those of you just interested in seeing Visual Studio's new retail packaging...oooh...).
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/29/2008 03:34:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Join me at South Florida .NET Code Camp this Saturday
Okay, so you missed the fun Silverlight presentation in Second Life and you're wondering what your next opportunity is to hear some great .NET presentations. I've got your answer: the 2008 South Florida .NET Code Camp. Lasting all day on Saturday, February 2nd at DeVry University, the Code Camp is featuring an agenda full of great speakers and topics. There will be 12 different tracks running all day with about 6 presentations delivered in each track (that's over 70 .NET presentations in one day for those too tired to do the math)! I will be joining the speaking crew to deliver an afternoon talk in the Web Development track titled "ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, and the Future of Web Development." It will be a fun presentation and I'll be sure to post the slides here after the event.
And as if that wasn't enough to make you register right now, Telerik is sponsoring the event After Party! What better way to help retain all that .NET learning than to relax with your fellow geeks at a Telerik sponsored party. The party details are being distributed to Code Camp attendees at the event, but if can't make the event for some reason and want to meet at the party, let me know and I'll try to help you out.
So there you have it: your Saturday plans (if you're in South Florida, of course). See you there.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/28/2008 08:27:00 PM 1 comments Links to this post
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Silverlight presentation in Second Life available on-demand
If you missed my Silverlight presentation in Second Life this Saturday, you really missed an experience that was out of this world! Okay, bad pun. But in all seriousness, the presentation was a lot of fun and we had a great turn out from the .NET denizens of Second Life. The crew from Microsoft and the Second Life .NET User Group have done a great job building and improving the tools for presenting in Second Life, and I must admit the experience was a lot more like presenting to a "real life" audience than to a normal web cast- complete with a hand raising system to ask questions!
For those of you that couldn't make it to the live show, the SLDNUG recorded the presentation "in world" and have posted the video to their website (using Telerik's Silverlight media player, no less). The presentation system is still evolving, though, and you may find the audio hard to hear on the linked video. The SLDNUG is actively working on publishing another version of the video with better audio timed to my slides, so check back for updates later this week or next. While you're at the SLDNUG site, you'll also find copies of my slides and links to download JPEG versions of my slides (if you don't have PowerPoint 2007 handy).
Enjoy the on-demand resources and watch for future Second Life presentations in the coming months. If you ever wondered if Second Life had any purpose, presentations like this are definitely it.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/28/2008 08:02:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sitefinity 3.2 delayed, due mid February
As long as we're talking about delays, it's worth mentioning that Sitefinity's next major release has been delayed. Originally planned to drop on Monday, January 28th, the Sitefinity Team announced about two weeks ago that the release will be pushed back to mid-February. Also changing are some of the planned features for the 3.2 release. Integration with Windows Workflow Foundation has been delayed to version 4.0 (due in the June time frame) and many interfaces that were supposed to be ajaxified in this version won't make the cut. Even still, there are a lot of new and exciting improvements coming in this release, including everything from a complete Newsletter Module to a robust Notification Service.
So update your calendars with the new release week and watch for a beta in early February. While the release will be a few weeks late, I think you'll be very happy with the improvements you see.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/27/2008 04:35:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
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Friday, January 25, 2008
Shocker: SQL Server 2008 delayed
I didn't see this one coming. Microsoft announced today (Friday) that SQL Server 2008, originally due to ship in Q2, will now ship in Q3! Now in most cases this would hardly be news; Microsoft announces and delays products religiously. But what makes this announcement of particular interest is that SQL Server 2008 was slated to be one of the three pillars in the "biggest concurrent software release ever" kicking-off late next month. The Global Launch Wave was to feature VS 2008, SQL Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008.
So let's review. Of the three big products due to "launch" next month, one shipped really early (Visual Studio), one will ship really late (SQL Server), and (presumably) Windows Server will be the only product that ships "on time" at the launch (though it has already been delayed from 2007 to 2008). Somehow it hardly seems fair to call this the biggest concurrent release of business software anymore.
To be fair, Microsoft will be shipping a new release candidate of SQL Server 2008 at the big launch event, so it won't be a total no-show. The take-away: if you were planning on using SQL Server 2008 this spring/summer, your plans have changed.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/25/2008 11:44:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
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Reminder: Second Life Silverlight presentation tomorrow
Normally I refrain from doing "reminder" posts, but since this event is both unique and on a Saturday and on a hot topic, I thought I'd break with tradition. So once again, tomorrow I'll be delivering a talk in Second Life on Microsoft's Visual Studio Island covering Silverlight. We'll cover everything from the roots of Silverlight to how you build a simple Silverlight application in VS 2008 to how UI components will make Silverlight development fun. There will be plenty of "pseudo demos" (Second Life doesn't accommodate live screen casts...yet), so this is a presentation you don't want to miss if you're interested in Silverlight. Besides, what better way to get out of doing your Saturday "honey-dos" than telling your significant other that you've got an important meeting to attend in a different world! Well...it may not save you from all of your chores, but at least it will break up the day. See you tomorrow at 12:00 PM Second Life Time (3:00 PM EST, 2:00 PM CST).
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Preparing for IE8, Version-targeting
That's right. There is another version of IE on the horizon and it promises to pack to some big changes for developers. But unlike the headaches suffered during the introduction of IE7, IE8 is introducing some radical new concepts that could forever change the way we develop for the web.
But first things first. What's going to be so different in IE? For starters, it is going to pack a brand new HTML rendering engine. The engine was written from scratch with the chief goal of delivering a browser that implemented the most important CSS 2.1 standards as correctly as possible. The IE Team demonstrated the early fruit of their labor a few weeks ago by announcing that the current builds of IE8 can successfully pass the Acid2 standards test. According to the IE Team, the new browser engine is going to deliver "great styling and layout changes," but right now all we know is that it's well on its way to meeting standards already observed by browsers like Safari, Opera, and (soon) Firefox 3.
All of this improvement on the standards front, though, has the potential to create chaos similar to the IE6 to IE7 transition, right? Not if the IE Team has their way. Recognizing the problems IE7 caused for many developers and wanting to find a way to safely introduce new rendering capabilities in the future, Microsoft has introduced a new mechanism that will enable developers to target specific versions of IE in the future.
The new version-targeting feature will enable developers to tell browsers which version of the browser the page has been built and tested for. Implemented as a new meta tag, developer's must simply include the following line near the top of their page's head section to "opt-in" to a new browser version:
<meta equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8" />When this meta tag is present, the browser will render the page in the version "mode" supplied. When it's not present, in the case of IE at least, pages will continue to be rendered in IE7 mode. That means all of the pages you have today that work in IE7 should look exactly the same in IE8 by default. You must "opt-in" for the new stricter standards mode.
This mechanism has been developed with other browsers in mind, so ideally all major browsers will support this version targeting in the future. If that becomes the case, there could be a future where you don't have to worry about new versions of IE or Firefox breaking your page rendering. Your sites will only render differently in new browser versions when you tell them to.
While this is an interesting change in the browser space, the approach is not without its problems. Noted standards advocate Eric Meyer has a full discussion on the potential problems and advantages of this development in a blog post on A List Apart. Meanwhile, also on A List Apart, Aaron Gustafson from the Web Standards Project and member of the Microsoft Task Force addressing this issue of backwards compatibility has a post detailing the process that lead to the creation of this new meta tag. It is a great read for more background on why and how version-targeting should work.
The takeaway: IE8 is on the way and it is going to be the most standards compliant IE to date...if you tell it to be. If you do nothing, IE8 shouldn't (and this has yet to be proven) render your pages any differently that IE7. Watch for more IE8 details around the time of Mix.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/22/2008 03:16:00 PM 1 comments Links to this post
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Monday, January 21, 2008
Join me in Second Life for Silverlight presentation
If you've already retreated from your first life (or are considering it) to join the ranks of the growing Second Life community and are concerned you'll miss great .NET events, fear not. The Second Life .NET User Group has got you covered. That's right. There is a sizable (and growing) community of .NET developers in Second Life that meet regularly for digital socialization and to listen to great .NET speakers. The group meets every other Saturday at 12:00 PM SLT on Microsoft's Visual Studio Island (that's Second Life Time - synced with Pacific Time for the uninitiated).
This coming Saturday, January 26th, I have the privilege of joining the group to deliver a talk on Silverlight. My talk will be broad, covering everything from Silverlight's roots to how to build a basic Silverlight application in VS 2008 to how you'll be able to use UI components to enhance your Silverlight development. So if you're at all interested in Silverlight, mark your calendars and set your Saturday alarms for this unique presentation. An on demand version should be available shortly after the event for those of you that can't join us in world for the live meeting. See you there!
P.S. My in world identity is Bluelaser Hax. Look for the guy with the Telerik t-shirt on.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/21/2008 02:42:00 PM 2 comments Links to this post
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Telerik, We Are Microsoft partner for charity
This past weekend Telerik had the distinct privilege of partnering with the We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area to help the .NET community give back to...well...the community. We Are Microsoft was organized by active members of the .NET community in the Dallas area with the goal of helping local charitable organizations complete "tech work" they otherwise wouldn't be able to afford. The idea grew out of a realization that few charitable outlets exist that enable geeks to really donate their time doing something they're good at doing. "Geeks are good at building software, not houses or fences," thought WAM. "Why not enable geeks to put down their hammers and pick-up their keyboards for charity?" And so WAM was born.
For its part, Telerik worked closely with WAM organizer Toi Wright to make sure developers in the challenge had all of the tools they needed to deliver outstanding results at the end of the 3-day code-a-thon. Telerik donated everything from licenses for RadControls to full commercial licenses for Sitefinity to a few bucks to help feed developers working hard for a good cause. At the end of the day, great results were achieved and the Dallas community got to see the softer side of .NET programmers.
And now that this event has been successful in Dallas, start watching for We Are Microsoft challenges to find their way to your local communities. In fact, if you're interested in hosting a WAM challenge in your area, contact me and I'll be happy to put you in touch with Toi and the Microsoft people that made this premiere event a huge success. Otherwise, stay tuned and I'll bring you live links to WAM projects as soon as they are available.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/21/2008 02:14:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Reporting Q3 2007 SP1 available
In a small oversight in yesterday's SP1 announcements, I failed to note that the Reporting SP1 is also available for download. Reporting's first service pack has actually been available since Monday and it is equally packed-full of updates for the rapidly maturing product. It delivers about 20 fixes for various things from wizard bugs to Excel output to general report rendering. It also ships with a handful of new features, like better font support in PDF exports and enhanced documentation. All in all, a great update worth download and installing. Read the full release notes and then download your copy from your Client.net accounts.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/16/2008 01:12:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
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MySQL swallowed by Sun
As one of the more common database alternatives for web development, I thought this audience might find it interesting to know that MySQL is being formally acquired by Sun Microsystems. In a transaction valued around $1 billion, MySQL will become a wholly owned Sun product when the deal closes later this year. As part of the deal, all of the MySQL team will transition to Sun to continue to support the product and MySQL's CEO will join Sun's executive management team. Furthermore, based on additional comments from the MySQL folks, MySQL will remain open source in Sun's care (just like Java or OpenSolaris) and continue to deliver support for non-Sun platforms.
At the end of the day, it doesn't look like this acquisition will have much noticeable effect on the MySQL product or product plans. If you use MySQL as your database backend, expect business as usual for the foreseeable future.
Interestingly, it seems the ASP.NET crowd does not often turn to the open source MySQL database for web solutions, favoring largely the commercial SQL Server. The Linux crowd obviously loves MySQL- it's part of the LAMP stack after all. If you are an ASP.NET developer using MySQL, let me know if the comments. I'd be very interested to meet a few people in the .NET arena who are using this massively popular database technology.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/16/2008 12:35:00 PM 1 comments Links to this post
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Non-standard skins removed from "Prometheus" in SP1
For those of you that use the Telerik provided skins in your applications, a change has been made in the SP1 update of the "Prometheus" controls that you need to note. As of today's SP1, the non-standard skins- meaning the skins that do not exist for all of the controls- are no longer embedded in the "Prometheus" assembly. Only the common skins, or the skins that exist for every control, will remain embedded in the assembly. At latest count, that means you can still find 11 high quality, Telerik crafted skins embedded in the "Prometheus" DLL for use throughout your application.
This change shouldn't affect too many of you out there; there are not many non-standard skins available for "Prometheus". If you do find yourself affected, though, there is an easy solution. All non-standard skins are now being made available as a single zipped download that you can grab and deploy to your site. That will enable you to continue to use the non-standard skins just as you would any other custom skin you build for the RadControls. Just visit the Telerik skins page and select "RadControls Prometheus for ASP.NET" from the product drop down and "2007.3 1314" from the version drop down to get the file.
Ultimately we hope that this change makes the RadControls skinning experience better than ever now that you can rest on the knowledge that all embedded skins are common for all controls.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/15/2008 12:34:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
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First Service Packs of 2008 available today
With 2007 fading in the rear view mirror, it is time to begin welcoming the first software releases of 2008. And first up is a round of service packs for the RadControls for ASP.NET and the RadControls "Prometheus". These service packs address a number of reported issues across all of the RadControls, but the real lion's share of the updates can be found in RadChart and RadGrid. Among the litany of updates and new features in these releases are:
- New support for codeless hierarchy in RadGrid with LinqDataSource (Classic and Prometheus)
- Over 20 RadChart rendering fixes
- Problem uploading large files fixed in RadUpload
- New VirtualScrolling and AutoHeight features in RadCombobox "Prometheus"
- Improved full-screen mode in RadEditor (Classic and Prometheus)
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/15/2008 10:57:00 AM 1 comments Links to this post
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Monday, January 07, 2008
Microsoft, NBC partner with Silverlight
Ah, CES. That wonderful productivity drain there to meet geeks everywhere as they return to their desks after a long holiday break. The gadget event perfectly timed to remind you that you didn't get everything you needed at Christmas. And amid all the activity at this year's event is one important keynote near and dear to all Microsoft developers: Bill Gate's final CES appearance. As Mr. Gates prepares to end his daily duties at Microsoft this summer, he enjoyed one last CES keynote full of frivolity and self-deprecation, complete with video appearances by Bono, Jay-Z, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Spielberg (what a motley crew). About as close as it comes to a roast at CES.
Meanwhile, buried in this keynote were some actual Microsoft announcements. Most important to this audience, it was announced that Microsoft has secured NBC as a solid Silverlight partner. The announcement says that NBC will use Silverlight exclusively for delivering all online video. Well, all Olympics 2008 video, to be precise (Engadget got it wrong in their live coverage).
This is quite the coup for Microsoft since NBC current uses Flash for all of its other video distribution. Officially, NBC picked Microsoft for their Olympics video distribution, but you have to wonder if any money changed hands to sway the traditionally Flash shop. There is also no indication in the announcement that NBC will begin to replace it's main Flash based site with Silverlight content, but the possibility definitely exists now that NBC is using the technology. If that did happen, then we'd see some serious plug-in distribution.
For now, add this announcement to the list of partners helping get the auto-updating Silverlight plug-in distributed around the world. Maybe one day Microsoft's own MSN Video will join that list and further help the cause.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/07/2008 03:46:00 PM 3 comments Links to this post
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
Prometheus adoption strong
The numbers say it all: adoption of Telerik's new RadControls for ASP.NET "Prometheus" suite is strong. This, according to a super scientific poll run on this blog over the last month, is a good indication that developers (in other words, you) are moving quickly to adopt the ASP.NET AJAX era Microsoft introduced in early 2007. For those living under a rock, "Prometheus" is Telerik's next generation component suite for ASP.NET built directly on ASP.NET AJAX, leveraging Microsoft's latest and greatest web framework to deliver unparalleled performance and features in the most complete ASP.NET UI component suite.
These results also make it very clear that "Prometheus" is a suite that is ready for production development. More than half of survey respondents have already adopted the "Prometheus" components, and almost all other respondents plan to adopt "Prometheus" in 2008. As of Q3 2007, the RadControls for ASP.NET "Prometheus" suite has almost all major ASP.NET components that exist in the "classic" suite. The remaining controls- RadTabstrip, RadToolbar, and RadPanelbar- will be introduced in Q1 2008. The point is this: if you're beginning a new project, the "Prometheus" controls are definitely where you should start.
For the handful of people that have no plans to adopt "Prometheus", hopefully it's simply due conditions that are out of your control. We know that not all projects have the luxury of updating their UI components, so rest assured that Telerik will continue our dedication to supporting ASP.NET 2.0 developers throughout 2008. For everyone else, I hope you're enjoying (or ready to enjoy) the "Prometheus" controls. Get ready for the big celebration in Q1 when the "Prometheus" code name is retired and the complete "Prometheus" suite assumes its roll as the first-class ASP.NET suite.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/03/2008 09:54:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
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First Look: Telerik in 2008
First of all, happy New Year! As you are well aware by now, after hanging lights on my blog before the holidays, I let it rest for a while so that I could enjoy time with friends and family. And now, as the bowl games start to dwindle and more people start to return to their desks, it's time to prepare for a new year of projects. What better way to kick-off of Telerik Watch in 2008 than to gaze in to the future and look at what Telerik is cooking for upcoming year.
There are definitely some huge milestones on the 2008 Telerik calendar that are sure to continue the trend of delivering more than you expect from your humble component vendor. Among the bigger events that you can look forward to this year:
- Totally new, super-fast RadGridView for WinForms (Jan Preview)
- RadControls "Prometheus" transition complete (April)
- RadControls for Silverlight 2.0 (H2 2008)
- RadControls for WPF (H2 2008)
- Tons of new modules, services in Sitefinity (Jan/Feb)
- 3 major releases for ASP.NET/WinForms/Reporting (starting in April)
- Innovative new learning/training tools for RadControls (H1 2008)
- New Telerik.com website
Clearly, 2008 is going to be a huge year for Telerik and your feedback will continue to play an important part in our planning and success. Everything we do aims to make your lives as developers easier, so keep the feedback coming and we'll keep driving ahead on our quest to be the best .NET UI component vendor on the market. At Telerik, we're all looking forward to starting a new year working with our dedicated community and we hope you're as excited as we are to reach new heights in 2008!
Stay tuned as I get the blog fired back up this week and watch for more details about 2008 as well as some reminiscing on what we accomplished in 2007.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 1/03/2008 04:58:00 PM 2 comments Links to this post
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Memorabilia from an Age of Troublemaking – Liu Dahong and Katie Hill in Conversation
Chinese contemporary artist Liu Dahong began his presentation on 30 April by stating that he has lived through three dynasties—the first being Chairman Mao's reign, the second when he left power, and the third the current regime. He explained that this is the lens through which all of his paintings must be viewed. Liu's work illustrates the merging of past and present histories by weaving references from his own childhood with contemporary political issues. It not only reflects his own histories, but also the nature of history as both an account of factual events and a myth composed of personal memories.
Sotheby's Institute of Art lecturer Dr. Katie Hill engaged Liu in dialogue about the overarching themes present in his most recent series of work, 'Childhood', currently on view at Rossi & Rossi. This show presents the work, along with written text by Liu, in book form. During the conversation, Hill described this book as a kind of 'textbook' that was available for visitors to purchase and contribute to. As Liu explained, alongside the pages of his images and explanations were also blank notebook pages to which spectators could add their own impressions and thoughts about his work. This concept, he noted, comes from his continued practice of journal keeping, again bringing elements of his childhood history into his contemporary practices, merging his own history and opinions with those of his audience.
I was particularly interested in the dialog regarding Liu's painting, Battling the Seaweed Sea (2011). Liu introduced this image with a folktale from his childhood about children who were brave enough to stay out with their sheep during a storm. Thus the image depicts two mischievous children peddling through the water 'battling the seaweed.' But as Hill suggested, the image also reflects contemporary ecological issues: the green sea signifies the extreme pollution. Again, Liu brings together the myths of his childhood with current histories, creating a visual link between the past and present.
Another link present throughout Liu's body of work is one between the Far East and West. The first work Liu presented was a digital tour of a 'Chinese Church' to highlight the differences between Chinese and Western culture. Many of Liu's works utilize Western, particularly Christian, motifs and structures to display distinctly Eastern themes. During the audience question-and-answer session, Hill and Liu discussed his reasons for adopting this format. Utilizing Christian iconography, but placing Chairman Mao's image in it, demonstrates the widespread influence Mao had, comparable to that of Christianity. The Western forms facilitate the translation of the influence of Chinese political figures.
Overall, Hill and Liu highlighted this idea of translation—translating various histories and myths, translating childhood experience, and translating Chinese culture and politics into visual forms that can be understood and experienced by a broad and diverse audience.


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What's new in Cordova iOS 2.3.0
1. iOS 5.x and above support only
We are dropping iOS 4.x support and only supporting iOS 5.0 and greater, going forward.
2. Cordova.plist is changed to config.xml
The configuration Cordova.plist file has been changed to config.xml — it comes in a new format that is the same as the Android config.xml. If you are upgrading, you will need to convert your existing Cordova.plist by running the bin/cordova_plist_to_config_xml script. The 2.3.0 project itself will warn you (in the console log) if you are still using the old Cordova.plist and tell you to upgrade.
The new project settings are documented here.
An example config.xml:
<cordova> <preference name="MySetting" value="true" /> <plugins> <plugin name="MyPlugin" value="MyPluginClass" /> </plugins> <access origin="*" /> </cordova>
3. InAppBrowser – includes events
More details here. In a nutshell, this has the same functionality as the ChildBrowser, and has events support as well. It supports this simplified spec. Also, the InAppBrowser does not use the app whitelist. Example usage:
var ref = window.open('http://google.com', '_blank'); ref.addEventListener('loadstart', function(event) { alert(event.type + ' - ' + event.url); } ); ref.addEventListener('loadstop', function(event) { alert(event.type + ' - ' + event.url); } ); ref.addEventListener('exit', function(event) { alert(event.type); } ); // also, you can do ref.removeEventListener('loadstart', myfunc) .. etc
4. LocalNotification plugin event, AppDelegate override
Your project's AppDelegate.m can add a new AppDelegate override so your plugins can receive LocalNotification events. Uncomment these lines to enable your plugin to receive the notifications in their overrides.
5. Renaming of Cordova cli commands
The new list of commands are here. Basically debug has been renamed to build, and new release, and run commands have been added. This is common across all the platforms.
6. Objective-C plugins are not white-listed anymore
With the InAppBrowser release, we restructured the whitelist to only apply to the main Cordova WebView. As a consequence, the whitelist does not apply to all connections for the app, thus connections from your plugins are not whitelisted. To whitelist your connections with the app whitelist, you will need to set the "User-Agent" header of the connection to the same user-agent as the main Cordova WebView.
You can get this by accessing the userAgent property off the main view-controller. The main view-controller (CDVViewController) also has a URLisAllowed method for you to check whether a URL will pass the whitelist. See this guide.
7. Device API changes
Minor changes as specified here. For iOS, device.platform used to return "iPhone", "iPad" or "iPod Touch" — now it returns (correctly) "iOS". For iOS, device.name (now deprecated for all platforms) used to return the name of the user's device (e.g 'Shazron's iPhone 5') — now it returns what device.platform used to return: "iPhone", "iPad" or "iPod Touch". For all platforms, there is a new property called device.model — this returns the specific device model, e.g "iPad2,5" (for other platforms, this returns what device.name used to return).
8. CommandDelegate overrides
The command delegate could not be overriden properly, now fixed. Please look at this issue on how to override the delegate functions, for inspection.
Check out the Release Notes for other minor changes.
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Hi Shazron – You helped me on the previous IAB blog post. I'm still having issues with opening PDFs on this Cordova app. Its a downloaded and localized website for a client that I have wrapped in Cordova to make an app they can browse on their iPads when not connected to the internet. There are lots of products, each with a few PDFs. When I start the iOS simulator and go to any page in the app and click a PDF, it opens in IAB. Any PDF on the same page will open and close perfectly. When I navigate to any other page in the app and click any PDF it does nothing. I get no error and no console log. When alerting the URL to the PDF, the URL is correct whether the IAB works or not, so I know pathing is correct. Here is my invocation code: http://pastie.org/private/wtahhkzgvevatz7rg5ctw
This is using the latest Cordova:
// commit 861ff3d507fd5c64ed789d8abe360690e588252e
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I tried al ert(window.open(url, "_blank", "location=no")); in both the launchURL function and higher up in the jquery code instead of calling launchURL (shown http://pastie.org/private/0ceg1dx0vck1zdtcinpfa) and on both the working pages and non working pages its still [object Object] as shown http://cl.ly/image/1i110Z1Q2m2X
Thank you so much for your continued support.
OK thanks.
Working page: http://cl.ly/image/381X3B0l0l2Q
Non-working page: http://cl.ly/image/0V0O3n042E0Q
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Hi Shazron, I am using PhoneGap 2.2.0 and PDF's are a PITA to work with. Will the upcoming release enable dev's to open PDF's (stored in a local folder) in ChildBrowser windows with less hassle?
…. I was taking a look at the comments and it seems some work is being done to address the solution.
still support for ios4.3?
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Looks great! Thanks!
Broken for iOS?
I'm currently using 2.2, I downloaded 2.3 but the sample project whist it builds does not run in the simulator, just says 'tests complete' and exits instantly. Upgraded my 2.2 project to 2.3 and it runs (i.e. doesn't instantly exit) but the app can't fully load, no errors in Xcode, Safari web inspector console says 'file:///!gap_execFailed to load resource: The requested URL was not found on this server.' several times. Perhaps the plugins have a newer format? Looked at the plugins on git but I can't see any 2.3 specific changes.
Shazron I need you 🙂
[reposted from http://phonegap.com as I realised you were unlikely to see it]
System: OSX 10.8.2 and Xcode 4.5.2
So is it now impossible to retrieve the old device.name value on iOS? (e.g. 'Shazron's iPhone 5′)?
If we can no longer get the old 'Shazron's iPhone 5' device.name value, will this plugin do the job?
Upgraded to 2.3.0 last night, very smooth.
My only glitch, and pardon my ignorance here, is that I find the guides (https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios/blob/master/guides/Cordova%20Plugin%20Upgrade%20Guide.md) to set the whitelisting correct for InAppBrowser extremely confusing.
While I'm sure there was good reason to have plugins ignore the app whitelist, I'm not really sure how to use the InAppBrowser so that it follows my whitelist settings. Am I supposed to directly edit the InAppBrowser plugin itself?
This was helpful. I came across this while updating an old StackOverflow Answer http://stackoverflow.com/a/11418415/773263
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The IndyCar Blogger's Christmas Carol
With apologies to Clement C. Moore…
"Twas two days before Christmas
And I am writing this blog
In between wrapping gifts
And large gulps of Egg Nog.
The stockings were hung
By the pit wall with cheer
In hopes the new IndyCar season
Soon would be here.
The bloggers were nestled
All snug in their chairs
Working feverishly on their next posts
With glassy-eyed stares.
First, there's Bill out in Iowa
Wishing to spread holiday cheer
It's five o'clock somewhere
The Pressdog wants beer.
While out in Arizona
Where they're shopping for Gucci
There's a blogger named "IRL"
His real name's Iannucci.
On to Omaha in a flash
At the new parent, we'll peek
Why, it's Andy writing his blog (for once)
He's known as "The SpeedGeek".
With the best named blog
That's out there, hands down
It's James with another update
At "16th and Georgetown".
And then there are those guys
With the site that looks swell
It's Kohl & The Gang
At "Planet-IRL".
Also in Indy
There's a site up to par
It's written by John
And it's called "JP's IndyCar".
Then there's the blogger
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At "Is It May Yet?".
On Pressdog, On JP and Jeff
And all the friends of Kohl
On James, Andy and Will
And everyone on the Blogroll.
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If you've paid attention one iota
It's that hooligan that writes
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He and I once made a wager
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But it's really hard to believe
That Roy Hobbson won that bet.
He worked all Monday long
Trying to trash my Oilpressure site
But I got all the new readers
Without having to write Sunday night.
But it's been a great year
Taking up one of the latest trends
I've learned how to blog
And made some new friends.
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Thank you and good night.
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Fantastic, George! Enjoy your holiday!!
Thanks again George. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and all your family.
Merry Christmas George. And remember…every time you hear a bell, another female driver takes an ARCA test run.
Very, very nice, George. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
Hooligan??? Would a hooligan have the wherewithal to put a weight bench out in this site's front yard like I did? No. Absolutely not. I classed up this joint like no hooligan ever could.
Merry Christmas, George.
My site looks swell! Woot! Thanks George, here's to another great year.
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FAA budget cuts could affect air travel safety in Wisconsin
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The budget fight in Washington could affect the safety of air travel in Wisconsin.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it will have to cut $600 million in costs. The cuts include employee furloughs and air traffic control cutbacks.
Mitchell International Airport has learned the cuts could close the control tower overnights.
Pilots across the country and at Mitchell International rely on the air traffic control system to prevent disaster, so a warning of potentially steep cuts in staffing by the FAA don't sit well with travelers.
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Safety issues aside, the cuts would kick in April 1, barring some resolution in Congress.
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At Mitchell International, and 60 other airports, the FAA said the control tower would shut down overnight, meaning ground control could be left up to the pilots to sort out.
At more than 100 other airports, including Milwaukee's Timmerman, Kenosha and Waukesha, control towers would be closed down.
"I personally like flying in environments that are controlled with the control tower. I think many pilots would miss that," Timmerman flight instructor Zach Schabla said.
Schabla said he hopes the staffing cuts can be avoided.
"The tower is instrumental in really just helping pilots maintain situational awareness," Schabla said.
"Which means not running into each other, right?" Bohr asked.
"Exactly," Schabla said.
Mitchell International Airport referred Bohr to the FAA for comment, saying it's a federal budget issue.
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Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined an insurance company $150,000 after its agents sold unapproved annuities.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America has agreed to pay the fine.
Several Allianz Life agents have been fined, suspended or have lost their insurance licenses in recent years for selling unapproved annuities to Washingtonians. In some cases, the customers were flown to Idaho; in others, the agents falsely claimed that the forms had been signed in Idaho or Florida. Kreidler's office had been raising concerns with the company about these problems since at least 2007.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 66
When drawing Spider-Man, I like to refer to a small toy that my roommate got for me in Japan. The multi-piece mini-statue came in a clear plastic egg and is surprisingly well sculpted. It allows me to visualize Spidey in a number of poses, being especially helpful for reflections. The above study is pretty much a direct copy.
Also helpful is yet another toy, this one being fully articulated. I use it primarily for reflections and leg anatomy, which used to give me a lot of trouble.
Posted by Paolo Rivera at 9:00:00 PM
Labels: Color, Inked, Pin-Ups, Sequential, Spider-Man, Wacky Reference Wednesdays
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I mainlyuse photos in my work (I'm a "realistic drawer"), but recently I'm tryingto follow your suggestion to use toys too.ReplyDelete
Well, you have to be careful with toys: some are sculpted well, but most are not. I often use a combination of things when coming up with a pose. Toys, I've found, are usually best for lighting.ReplyDelete
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The Vogue Italia July 2012 Collections main editorial shot by Steven Meisel, featuring the Fall/Winter 2012/2013 collections has got to be one of the best editorials to date this year –if not the whole of this year.
Starring Vanessa Axente, Julia Nobis, Erjona Ala, Mackenzie Drazan, Lida Fox and Elena Bartels on the three-page cover –all wearing Gucci– with Ros Georgiou, Hedvig Palm and Lula Österdahl in the rest of the shoot, the models managed to blend effortless together while pulling off a myriad of acts that you would never have thought would befit the clothes they were wearing. Immaculate styling by Karl Templer and peculiar yet ingenious set designs by Mary Howard complete this winning editorial spread.
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HER NAME MEANS: "Life-Giving" or "Mother of All Who Have Life"
HER CHARACTER: She came into the world perfectly at peace with her God and with her husband, the only other person on the planet. She lived in Paradise, possessing every pleasure imaginable. She never knew the meaning of embarrassment, misunderstanding, hurt, estrangement, envy, bitterness, grief, or guilt until she listened to her enemy and began to doubt God.
HER SORROW: That she and her husband were banished from Paradise and the presence of God, and that her first son was a murderer and her second son his victim.
HER JOY: That she had once tasted Paradise, and that God had promised that her offspring would eventually destroy her enemy.
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The woman stirred and stretched, her skin soft and supple as a newborn 's. One finger, then another moved in gentle exploration of the ground that cradled her. She could feel a warmth filling her, tickling her throat as it tried to escape, spilling out in the strong, glad noise of laughter. She felt surrounded, as though by a thousand joys, and then a touch calmed her without diminishing her joy.
Her eyes opened to a Brightness, her ears to a Voice. And then a smaller voice, echoing an elated response: "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man." Adam took hold of her, and their laughter met like streams converging.
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The woman listened. She remembered the Brightness, the Voice of God that had filled her with joy. Could she really be like God? Pressed hard by desire, she took the fruit and then shared it with her husband. Suddenly darkness spread across Eden. It came, not from the outside but from within, filling the man and the woman with shadows, cravings, and misery. Order gave way to disorder, harmony to discord, trust to fear.
Soon Adam and Eve heard the sound of their Creator walking in the garden, and they hid. "Where are you, Adam?" God called.
"I heard you in the garden," Adam replied, "and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."
Sin had driven its wedge inside their hearts, and God banished them from Eden, pronouncing judgment first on the wily serpent that had tempted the woman and then on her and on her husband. To the serpent 's curse he added this promise: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." To the woman, God said: "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
Then God warned Adam that after a lifetime of hard labor, his strength would decrease until his body would finally be wrapped in the dust from which God had formed him. The curse of death fell suddenly upon the new world.So Adam and his wife were forced to flee Paradise, and Adam named her Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living. But her firstborn, Cain, became a murderer, and her second son, Abel, his victim.
As the years passed, sorrow chased sorrow in the heart of the first woman, and the last we see of her we imagine her not as a creature springing fresh from the hand of God, but as a woman in anguish, giving birth to another child. Her skin now stretches like worn canvas across her limbs, her hands claw the stony ground, grasping for something to hold on to, for anything to ease her pain. She can feel the child inside, filling her, his body pressing for a way of escape. The cries of mother and child meet like streams converging. And Seth is born.
Finally, with her child cradled against her breast, relief begins to spread across Eve 's face. With rest her hope returns; a smile forms, and then, finally, laughter rushes from her lips. Try as she might, she cannot stifle her joy. For she remembers the Brightness and the Voice and the promise God gave: Sooner or later, despite many griefs, her seed would crush the serpent. In the end, the woman would win.
Eve was the first woman to conceive a child, the first to harbor a fertilized egg in her womb. Did she understand the miracle taking place within her as her belly swelled and her child began to move? Did she know the wonder of love for a child yet unborn? The Bible doesn 't give us those answers. But it does tell us that Eve recognized that life was in God 's control. At Cain 's birth she exclaimed, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man" (Genesis 4:1).
God 's judgment on Eve—"with pain you will give birth to children"—was no doubt exactly what Eve experienced in birthing this first child. It 's the process we appropriately term labor. Eve likely bore the pain and went through the entire birth with only Adam 's help.
Later, Hebrew women had the help of experienced midwives, who knew remedies for common delivery difficulties. Midwives ' responsibilities after the birth included cutting the umbilical cord, washing the newborn, rubbing it with salt for cleansing, and then wrapping it in swaddling cloths.
The birth stool referred to in Exodus 1:16 was probably a low stool on which the mother-to-be squatted, allowing the force of gravity to aid in the birth process. The midwife and possibly other close relatives held the mother 's hands to give comfort as well as stability as she bore down.
Women throughout the centuries have borne the results of Eve 's sin. Their pain in childbearing unites them in a common bond of an experience shared. The experience is an unusual combination of the earthly and at the same time the unearthly. The pains, the panting, the mess and disorder connected with the birth of a child are of the earth, of Eve herself. But what is brought forth, and the bond experienced between the mother and the child, is unearthly, something only the Creator of life could forge.
Read Genesis 2:18–25.
- What needs does Adam have that only a woman can fulfill?
- What does being "one flesh" in a marriage mean, both physically and spiritually?
- As the serpent tries to tempt Eve, what desires and fears in her does he appeal to?
- What desires and fears make you vulnerable to temptation?
- When caught after her sin, how does Eve experience each of the following?
Read Genesis 3:1–24.
Embedded in the very curse put on Eve for her sin is a wonderful promise. God promises her, and succeeding generations: You "will give birth to children" (Genesis 3:16). God 's grace and mercy are marvelously evident, even when he 's pronouncing his judgment. He promises that the human race will continue even as he announces that death will now be inevitable.
Throughout Scripture, God 's grace is often most beautifully evident within his judgments. When the world was so full of sin that he had to destroy it, God 's grace saved Noah and his family. When the Israelites rebelled so thoroughly that captivity was inevitable, God 's grace promised restoration. While judgment fell on David for his sin with Bathsheba, God 's grace gave them Solomon as a son and successor.
When you are at your lowest, on your knees before God 's judgment, never forget that his grace is still at work. And that is truly amazing.
Promises in Scripture
- From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
So God created human beings in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
REFLECT ON: Genesis 2:15–25: 3
PRAISE GOD: Because he created you in his own image, making you a woman capable of reflecting his love, truth, strength, goodness, wisdom, and beauty.
OFFER THANKS: That imbedded in God 's judgment of Adam and Eve is the promise of a Redeemer who will crush the head of our enemy, the devil.
CONFESS: Your own tendency to mar God 's image in you by preferring your will to his.
ASK GOD: To help you surrender your life, so that he can fulfill his purpose for creating you.
Lift Your Heart
Find a peaceful setting, surrounded by the beauty of creation, to meditate on what life must have been like in the garden of Eden. Think about what your life would be like if you experienced peace in all your relationships, if you never suffered physical or emotional pain, if you were never confused or ashamed or guilty, if you always experienced God 's love and friendship. Let your imagination run riot as it fills in the details of God 's original intention for your life and for those you love.
Then consider this: You were made for paradise. The joys you taste now are infinitesimal compared to those that await you in heaven, for "no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" (1 Corinthians 2:9).
- Father, give me a greater understanding of your original plan for our world. Help me to envision its beauty so I might live with a constant awareness that you intend to restore paradise to all who belong to you. May I surrender every sin and every sorrow to you, trusting that you will fulfill your purpose for my life. In Jesus ' name I pray. Amen.
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Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points, Amare Stoudemire had 17 points and seven rebounds off the bench, and the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to four games with a 96-86 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
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"Mother's Heart" Personalized Birthstone Music Box For Mom
Personalize this limited-edition music box with simulated birthstones for Mom for up to 6 children. Plays "Always in My Heart."
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Every mother knows that her children are the most important things in her world! Now, you can celebrate the jewels of a mother's heart in a collectible birthstone music box for mom that is decorated with sparkling glass gem simulated birthstones. What makes this A Heart Full Of Love Birthstone Music Box even more special is that you personalize it for a one-of-kind design that is as unique as her family. Customize the tiny heart dangling at the top with a faceted glass gem birthstone to represent the mother. Then, to symbolize her precious children, you choose up to 6 glittering glass gem birthstones to adorn the scripted word "Mother."
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It has been my great pleasure to serve with Bob King as co-pastor of the Sojourners fellowship group since 1998. I am also a professor at The Master's University in Santa Clarita, where my lovely wife, Helen, also worked as an administrative assistant until retiring. We have two grown children and one with the Lord and four beautiful grandchildren.
I grew up in South Carolina in a non-Christian home and came to the Lord at the age of 17. I went to college at Bob Jones University and then graduated from the Biblical Theological Seminary in 1972. I became a pastor in Pennsylvania for seven happy years. During that time, I picked up another masters degree and experienced my first trip to Israel – an experience that would leave an indelible mark on my ministry. I served for 17 years with The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry in New Jersey while earning a third masters degree at Dropsie College and then a doctorate at Temple University in Philadelphia.
In 1996, I came to The Master's University, where I teach Old Testament and Greek Exegesis and direct IBEX, our overseas campus in Israel. I have led more than 50 trips to the land of Israel, and I have had the privilege of leading two groups of Sojourners to that beautiful and strategic land.
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Spring Garlic Bruschetta
Spring garlic, it seems, is here one minute and gone the next. Â I had several heads of it in my CSA basket last week, and by the time I had a moment to post this recipe, it may already be gone. Â But if you can get your hands on some and don't know what to do with it, please try this recipe -- it's fresh, healthy and absolutely delicious.
I was ordering dinner recently from a small italian restaurant near me, and when I looked at the menu to choose what I wanted, I remembered all their bruschetta options. Â At a few dollars a slice, you could try everything from sausage to artichoke bruchetta, most of which came slathered with delicious, melted cheese.
But it made me think more broadly about what we'd consider "bruschetta," and since I pretty much love anything that involves bread and tomatoes, it was on my radar when I picked up our CSA basket. Â When I saw these beautiful cloves of young garlic, everything clicked all at once. Â Spring garlic is much more mild than the garlic you find in the grocery store, almost a mix between garlic and an onion, with a flavor all its own. Â It's delicious and subtle enough that you want to use it generously, and let its flavor shine.
So make this before it's too late! Â But even if your spring garlic season has passed, don't worry -- there will be plenty of delicious, fleeting summer recipes in the next few months. Â Enjoy them while you can!
Spring Garlic Bruschetta
1 demi baguette, cut into 12 1/2" slices
3 plum tomatos or tomatoes on the vine, seeds scraped out (don't worry if some remain)
4 spring garlic cloves, outer layers peeled away if necessary
2 tbsp olive oil
Roast the spring garlic with olive oil, salt and pepper at 450 degrees for about 20 minutes. Allow to cook, and chop roughly. Dice the tomatoes into similarly-sized pieces, and mix with the garlic and olive oil. Add salt and pepper if necessary. Spoon the mixture onto the slices of baguette, and cook at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes, or until the bread has browned on the edges. Serve warm.


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Your roving reporter from Charleston, low country, USA…here for a conference of Reps who sell motors, chains, etc.
Time out for one nice dinner. Charleston oozes Southern charm. It is very pretty and at this time of the year the humidity is low and the weather is beautiful. So a nice 4 block walk from Meeting Street to East Bay for a 5:15 dinner.
Magnolia's is part of a 3 restaurant group owned locally. It was highly recommended for real Southern food. LA ultra thin, anorexic gym rats would cower at the menu figuring they would gain 3 pounds just from reading it. The restaurant has that comfortable, wood, high ceiling down home look. It definitely has a quality feel.
I love Southern food, grits, dirty rice, etc. So "paradise" for me.
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BLUE CRAB BISQUE with fresh chives – $6.00 for a cup, $7.00 for a bowl
Delicious, deep flavor, creamy, plenty of crab, not stringy, no shell to bite into and break your teeth. Thick the way I like it. A cup was plenty, very filling.
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES with white cheddar and caramelized onion grits, country ham, and tomato chutney $9.00
Its been years…these 3 slices on top of a bed of creamy grits, surrounded with a rich tomato sauce. The tomatoes were separated by country ham. A few stewed tomatoes and peppers on top. Absolutely perfect, delicious.
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SPICY SHRIMP AND SAUSAGE with tasso gravy over creamy white grits $15.00
I had a similar dish at the Mill House Hotel at a conference banquet the night before. The previous one was good. This was fabulous. Big chunks of link sausage surrounded a sauce filled dish with beautiful white shrimp on a mound of creamy white grits. On the side dirty rice with andouille sausage.
I thought about buying the book, but no room to carry it.
by Chef Donald Barickman…29.95
Over-all a delicious experience. Filling but not overwhelming. I'd go back in a minute. Service from Sarah was excellent. And, a very good value.
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Horace C. Gaffron: "... just incredible"
A few examples of good wholesome apple pie covers from the '30s and '40s for you. The artist is Horace C. Gaffron and in my opinion he's just incredible – not too far behind Rockwell in sheer drawing ability.
So why am I showing them to you? Because it turns out he's a Brit! I'm pretty sure he was the first British artist to move to the US as a professional illustrator ( Robert Fawcett was a Brit too of course, but I don't think he ever actually worked in the UK ).
More than that he was a veteran of the Somme who lost his leg there but actually lived to 102.
He seems to have returned to Britain in the '50s where he drew for various children's annuals and in the '60s he worked for Look And Learn painting religious themes.
What I'd love to know is what else he did in America and why I'd never heard of his U.S. work before. Some websites list him as American but he's definitely not – his nickname was Jock for heavens sake!
I wonder if anyone else has heard of him – he seems to be something of a lost Illustration giant – I mean just look at that Christmas cover!
One other thing worth mentioning is the very unusual cover layout Gaffron often used, where we have a big image and underneath it a smaller, wider angle that either comments, expands or undermines the main image. Sort of like a two panel comic strip and surely unique in cover design.
I'm really thrilled and very intrigued to hear what, if anything, this post brings out of the woodwork. I'd love it if people could send in any new scans as well if they know of other things by Gaffron. I'm genuinely curious to see what comes up.
You never know what TI's readers will come up with!
* Thanks David! Readers can leave comments or contact me (Leif) via email at leifpeng[at]gmail[dot]com and I will forward your messages to David.
* My Horace C. Gaffron Flickr set
12 comments:
- Reid2:00 PM
I don't think Gaffron was the first -or only- illustrator to cross the Atlantic to ply his trade.ReplyDelete
- Charlie Allen5:00 PM
In my ancient and jaundiced opinion, Gaffron was not qualified to wash Norman Rockwell's brushes. Not even in the same league!ReplyDelete
The top cover might be American, but the rest are British editions of Good Housekeeping: note the price.ReplyDelete
- Rich2:31 PM
I'm very fond of those pigeons and the other animals here.ReplyDelete
All of them don't look dated at all.
David - This is Chris Hayton here. I don't know if you remember me but I used to sell you comics in Cardiff back in the late 70s/early 80s when I worked in the comic shop in the antiques market. You were still a young lad back then! Anyway, this post of yours about Gaffron is great - a new artist for me, and one I have instantly taken a liking to. The similarity to Rockwell is there but at the same time his style is distinct. I would not go as far as to say he's not in the same league. You've provided some nice examples that demonstrate considerable talent.ReplyDelete
The real reason I'm posting over here though is I was directed here by someone commenting on my comics blog, Out of This World. I have an unidentified artist on a British romance story and I'm advised that you are quite the expert on this kind of material. If you have a minute, and if you wouldn't mind, please could you take a look at the art and identify the artist if possible. It is at:
Thanks in anticipation.
Mr. Gaffron never moved to the U.S. although he did travel to the U.S. quite often due to the fact his publisher was here but his studio was located in Scotland. He lived to the age 103, almost made it to 104. He was also the last living Gordon Highlander. He was also my grandfather. My name is Cameron GaffronReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:00 PM
My maiden name is Gaffron. I have not met any Gaffrons who I did not know I was related to. This is very intersting.ReplyDelete
- maryrocket7:19 AM
How my parents knew Horace Gaffron I've no idea, but they did. We lived in Merton Park in London, so he must have been around there when he drew me for the first Collins Girl's Annual cover, published in 1953. He also drew our family for Oxo ads. Both my sister and myself were used along with my Grandfather and, on one occasion, a lad from down the road. In that one I'm having a pillow fight with him - I remember it being great fun! Horace was amazingly kind and gave me one of his original paintings as a wedding present in 1966. It has always been on display and is greatly loved.If anyone knows where I could find copies of early 50s Oxo ads, I'd be delighted.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6:18 AM
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