Jul 14

PIL Tips: Converting Between PNG and GIF

PIL supports both PNG and GIF image formats, but converting between the two while keeping transparency can be tricky. Inside is a list of tips for dealing with transparency and dithering issues when processing GIF image formats in PIL. Read more »

Jul 07

PIL Tutorial: How to Create a Button Generator

Python Imaging Library (PIL) is an external library for Python. It supports opening, manipulating, and saving different image file formats. PIL is well documented and easy to install.

In this tutorial I'm focusing on the paste function. At the end of the tutorial, I'll explain a useful script that converts any icon into a web 2.0 style button, just like these: Read more »

delicious button feed button blogger button
Sep 21

jQuery Confirm Plugin

This plugin displays a confirmation message in place before doing an action. It does not require adding any extra code apart from a call to the plugin itself. One call to $(element).confirm() will do the magic. Also, this plugin doesn't require you to provide a callback function; it figures it out on its own.
You can check the examples for more info. Read more »