Archive - Nov 28, 2006 - Blog entry

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polyhedra.org

polyhedra collects many interactive 3-d models. The modles are made with the canvas element and uses Netlib Polyhedra Database and George Hart's corrections. It can be rotated by using arrow keys.
echidnahedron
Editor Comment:

I wish to put a 3D model on my site and spin it around and get me dizzy.

Canvas-Tower

Canvas-Tower
Canvas-Tower is an JavaScript version of NS-Tower by Dan Vanderkam. This only runs smoothly in Firefox.
Canvas-Tower
Editor Comment:

New findings always happen when a new door is opened. Sense the day I found Canvas, I can find games, special effects associate with Canvas everywhere.

GeSHi VS dp.SyntaxHighlighter

As two of the strong syntax highlighting scripts in client(dp.SyntaxHighlighter) and server(GeSHi) side meet, it's certain users will need a comparison to be sure which one to chose.
Supported Language:
Both of the scripts can expand it's capability, but now, for people who does not want to edit any configure files, GeSHi have far more language it supports.
Speed:
I have no idea how to test them. But GeSHi takes server load and dp.SyntaxHighlighter takes client load. GeSHi will slow the server down, and we don't like that.
Functions:
GeSHi have a lot more configuration than dp.SyntaxHighlighter. But SyntaxHighlighter got some functions GeSHi does not have, like the Smart Tabs, Show columns

Intergration:
Both are quite easy, under 5 lines of code.

Size:
GeSHi output is huge in size. Most of the time it will exccedd the dp.SyntaxHighlighter script + original text.

Browser Capability:
dp.SyntaxHighlighter could have problems in some browsers, include the ones that does not use Javascript or the user disabled JavaScript.

Editor Comment:

I have chose GeSHi over dp.SyntaxHighlighter because GeSHi does not mess up my layout. I think that's more important than using less server load.

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