Neil Merton

Web2.0* In The Top10

I just noticed that my Web2.0* Wordpress Theme has managed to sneak into the Top10 list on Wordpress Theme Viewer website!

So, a BIG thank you to every one for rating it so positively - it is much appreciated.

Update: it seems that shortly after taking this screenshot the website stopped using it’s rating system. Oh well… at least the theme is nearing 4,000 downloads.

AdoIco Dock Icon Set

I recently created a collection of png files for use with any dock application called AdoIco - these are inspired by Adobe’s new icons for CS3.

You can download them from my DeviantArt page.

If you would like to have these on your desktop and don’t use a dock application then I can highly recommend RocketDock.

Windows TextMate Port

I’ve never really used the TextMate editor, but have always heard good things about it from the Mac community. It’s an ingenious approach to code writing as it tried to aid writing code quickly by offering snippets in a variety of coding languages (including ColdFusion).

It was purely by chance that I happened to stumble upon a new text editor that has just become available for the PC called e-TextEditor and it seems to emulate TextMate very closely, which is nice.

So, naturally I was quick to download and install it. After applying the ColdFusion Bundle (which was a breeze thanks to cfTextMate) I tested out the editor’s nifty features. Very impressive, and I’m sure with regular use writing ColdFusion will be an even more pleasurable experience.

Here’s a few items I really like:

1. Indent guides - provides a visual guide to your code indents
2. Themes - loads of different colour themes to choose from (not essential, but a nice bonus!)
3. Bundles - these are code ‘packages’ that allows the magic to happen (e.g. simply type ‘cfif’, press tab and be amazed!)
4. TODO / FIXME / CHANGED - simply add these to comments and then view the list of things to do

The editor is still in beta stage, so it’s a little rough around the edges, but I know I’ll be keeping a very close eye on it’s progress.