Just few days ago I’ve explained how to use LibreOffice in headless mode.
Today I will describe how to convert an HTML page into an ODT, PDF and DOC document.
How to make libreoffice headless to work on CentOS 6.3
In the latest days I was wondering how to make a minimal file-server able to convert some documents readable from LibreOffice to PDF.
The first thing I’ve done was to install a Virtual Machine with CentOS 6.3 Minimal (No serverX, no WebServer… just, network and few other functionalities).
Create a repeated section with jQuery
The script in this post, allows you to create a repeated section where “add” link adds a new section identical to the current one below, while the “remove” link will remove the current section.
Modality: a simple jQuery Modal Box plugin
In the latest weekend I’ve developed Modality, a simple plugin for jQuery that help to produce a modal box from existing Dom element.
License and Usage
The plugin is available on GitHub under General Public License (GPL) v 2.0.
A working demo is available here.
Compatibility
The plugin was tested with:
- Mozilla Firefox v. 19.0
- Chromium v. 24.0.1312.56
Feel free to use it and, please give me your feedback!
WordPress: differences between update_user_meta and update_user_option
Today I was wondering about differences between update_user_meta and update_user_option methods, and Googling about them I didn’t discovered clear differences. In WordPress too the two methods sometimes overlap.
I think that a misunderstanding of those methods could cause an heavy headache!
Configure MBString using UTF-8
This is the first post of 2013, so I will hope you all have a Great Year!
And the first success obtained in this year is the resolution of a problem that is strugling me since few days.
Howto: Ubuntu make running applications visible on the Unity launcher
Today I was installing a new Ubuntu 12.04 LTS machine and all goes fine during the setup.
During the configuration I’ve noticed that some applications does not appear in the unity launcher evenif they were running.
I found that there is a Unity bug that causes this strange behavior.
Dotarsi di una stylus-pen per Smatphone a costo (e tempo) zero
La mia scrivania tipicamente è un agglomerato di carte, cartacce, bottigline d’acqua semivuote, cavi, cavetti e mazzi di chiave disseminati in modo disordinato… Io preferisco dire che sono in “ordine sparso”.
WordPress: How to display multiple post types in the same loop
The following code will help you to merge multiple post types in the same loop.
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How to install Pencil sketching tool on Ubuntu 12.04
Today I was working on an interface concept for an old web application I’ve develped few years ago. On my notebook I had an old version of Pencil Sketching tool so I’ve decided to install on my Desktop the latest version of Pencil… but the way I had to do it it’s not so fast as you can mind.