Du Vien Trang is a Freelance Web Designer / Developer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. This is his portfolio, blog and digital playground.

This is a site i have completed for a client and was launched over the weekend.

Dr. Turner's approach aims to integrate orthodox medicine with the therapeutic techniques of medical hypnotherapy to promote an holistic approach to genuine healing. His emphasis is down-to-earth and practical. He has particular interest in using hypnotherapy to assist patients in developing a personal sense of self-control based on improved self-esteem. With this development comes a natural and well-grounded trend towards confidently effecting behavioural changes aimed at promoting personal physical and mental health.

The website conforms to Strict xHTML & CSS. It also incorporates a backend system that runs on PHP & mySQL to allow client to edit and update website's content.

Website: Dr Stephen Turner

Good news! i've checked Virtuemart 1.0.15 with the modified files to allow loading mambots (plugins) into Virtuemart contents area and there hasn't been any changes to the files that have been modified for this purpose. So you can use the previous versions for VM 1.0.15.

To simplify it, i've packaged a new one for VM 1.0.15 which is essentially the same as the previous version.

So what does this do? it allows you to load modules or mambots into your VM content area which was not possible. So if you have tabs you want to display using another mambot or video, or music player to embed into VM content area, this modified files for VM should do the trick.

Download file, see attachment below.

Installation

Unzip the file and overwrite your older files. Please backup before you try.

As mentioned before in my previous post. I have step down from from being a project lead for a8eJoomla (now renamed to A8E) and our other team member Kevin has taken the lead. I wish him all the best and believe he'll make A8E better than it was before.

Anyway, this post is to inform you that a new website for A8E has been set up and is now officially live: http://www.a8e.org for those of you still looking for support.  read more »

I have packaged the final version before the project is handed over to Kevin who will continue the development. I wish Kevin all the best and hope the community supports him in this.

Time for me to say 'farewell' and 'hello' to pastures new.

You can obtain a copy of a8eJoomla 1.0.14.

It has been tough but it's time for me to step down as a project lead for the a8joomla CMS due to not having enough time and other life's commitment.

However, as i said on my blog post on a8eJoomla, i'll still try and be around to provide some help where it's required when i can make time for it.  read more »

Out of a request from a user to allow 1pixelout player to be rendered in Virtuemart product description, I have created a hack. This was only way to load mambots into VM. The great thing about this hack is that it not only allow you to load 1pixelout into description but also any other mambots you have installed.

This hack was created for use with Joomla! 1.0.x & Virtuemart 1.0.12 & 1.0.13a only.

Credits to Greg Perkins.

Installation:

• Backup your files
• Unzip the file and replace your old files in /administrator/components/com_virtuemart/html/

UPDATE as of 31 Jan 2008

Added Load Mambot for Virtuemart 1.0.14 (For Joomla 1.0.x)

This is a Wordpress template called Dropshadow 1.0 and is a minimalist modern design for blog sites. I really liked it and thought it would be nice to share it with other communities. So i ported it over to work with a8eJoomla (it may also work on Joomla! though i haven't tested it). Many thanks to Brian Gardner the original designer for his permission to allow me to port the theme to another CMS. This template was released last year.

You'll find the installation and setup notes in the zip file.

Enjoy,

--- UPDATE: 16th Jan 2008 ---

I have updated this player which fixed a couple of small minor issues. Also added a CSS class in case you may want to style it. The CSS class is: span.1pixelout {}

Please re-download it. Thanks,

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This is a Flash audio player originally for Wordpress that i ported over for use with Joomla! and a8e.

This is a demo of 1pixelout player. The track being used is by Zoot Woman - The Model. Taken from their LP - Living in a magazine.

Download: 1pixelout player BOT
Released back in May 2007

Works with web browser:

• Firefox 1/2
• IE 6/7
• Safari
• Opera

Requirements:

• Joomla or a8eJoomla
• Flash plugin
• PHP 4/5

Installation:

• Install it as a mambot (plugin)
• Go to mambot manager and activate the 1pixelout player

Upgrade from previous version:

• Uninstall 1pixelout mambot (plugin)
• Then follow the installation steps from above

Usage

• Create a folder called mp3 in /images/stories/ or where ever you like. This folder will be used to store and play your mp3 from. Upload your mp files using FTP program.
• To link to mp3 file type this in your content item (Note, a forward slash at the beginning of the path is not required): {audio}images/stories/mp3/your_mp3_file{/audio}
• It is now possible to stream mp3 hosted from an external server. To do this, just use a full URL to where the mp3 is hosted: {audio}http://domain-name.com/mp3/file_name.mp3{/audio}
• You can also change the colour of your player, see mambot manager's page for 1pixelout player.
• WARNING: PLEASE DO NOT USE BOLD on the {audio} {/audio}

Preventing double click on Flash in IE

If you are experiencing having to click twice to play an mp3 in IE, then install this mambot: bot_gznoclicktoactivate_1_01.zip. It is by Gerozahn.de

Be sure to place gzNoClickToActivate at the lower end of the mambot list as it has to modify any applet/object embeddings, both hand-coded or script-generated.

JCE Editor plugin for 1pixelout player

If you are using JCE Editor, you might want to include a button to your editor to add 1pixelout player (download it here or get it from below. Credits and thanks to filmanleitungen.de for creating this JCE plugin.

This JCE plugin was developed for JCE Editor 1.1.x

Installation:

• Download the file jce.v1.1.0.plugin.1pixelaudioplayer.zip
• This plugin requires JCE Editor component and mambot
• See 'JCE Plugin Installer' for help on installing a JCE plugin

I recieved an email from a user requesting for a Wordpress RSS Footer plugin by Joost De Valk to be ported to Joomla!

After having installed it on Wordpress to see what it was, it seems to be just a simple insert of a line of text that appears on each feed's description. So it didn't seem to be of any significant to port the plugin. Also, it would only require one line of code to be added.  read more »

This is a payment module i updated to work with all versions of Virtuemart for the DIBS paying site.

Released last year (2007)
Download: VM DIBS 1.3

*** Full instructions on installing this payment module can be found in the download zip file (ie, readme_eng.txt or Reademe.1st file)