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psd / csvg
Created June 17, 2010 19:49
csvg — create SVG from a bitmap image
#!/bin/sh
#
# convert bitmap to SVG, works well with pen and ink drawings ..
#
set -e
for file in "$@"
do
# lose suffix to grab file basename
suffix=$(echo "$file" | sed 's/.*\.//')
svg=$(basename "$file" ".$suffix").svg
@wilmoore
wilmoore / iife.js
Created October 24, 2011 03:20
IIFE Variations (JavaScript)
// from: http://jsfiddle.net/SubtleGradient/Qfawx/
// copied here only because "gists" are slightly easier for me to read
// classic (oldschool)
(function(){/*IIFE*/})();
// new standard
(function(){/*IIFE*/}());
// lol, square
@efedorenko
efedorenko / gist:2028193
Created March 13, 2012 11:22
Function for alpha blending
// Turns out this function already exists in Sass: mix(fg, bg, %) (http://d.pr/mGqa)
// Alpha blending
@function blend($bg, $fg) {
$r: red($fg) * alpha($fg) + red($bg) * (1 - alpha($fg));
$g: green($fg) * alpha($fg) + green($bg) * (1 - alpha($fg));
$b: blue($fg) * alpha($fg) + blue($bg) * (1 - alpha($fg));
@jlong
jlong / jquery.autogrow.js
Last active February 27, 2020 08:39
Autogrow Textareas in jQuery
/*
* jquery.autogrow.js
*
* A plugin written for UserVoice that makes it easy to create textareas
* that automatically resize to fit their contents.
*
* Based on Scott Moonen's original code for Prototype.js:
*
* <http://scottmoonen.com/2008/07/08/unobtrusive-javascript-expandable-textareas/>
*
@tetsuok
tetsuok / answer_pic.go
Created April 2, 2012 02:40
An answer of the exercise: Slices on a tour of Go
package main
import "code.google.com/p/go-tour/pic"
func Pic(dx, dy int) [][]uint8 {
// Allocate two-dimensioanl array.
a := make([][]uint8, dy)
for i := 0; i < dy; i++ {
a[i] = make([]uint8, dx)
}
@slevithan
slevithan / es6-unicode-shims.js
Created April 3, 2012 09:14
ES6 Unicode Shims for ES3+
/*!
* ES6 Unicode Shims 0.1
* (c) 2012 Steven Levithan <http://slevithan.com/>
* MIT License
*/
/**
* Returns a string created using the specified sequence of Unicode code points. Accepts integers
* between 0 and 0x10FFFF. Code points above 0xFFFF are converted to surrogate pairs. If a provided
* integer is in the surrogate range, it produces an unpaired surrogate. Comes from accepted ES6
@jlong
jlong / uri.js
Created April 20, 2012 13:29
URI Parsing with Javascript
var parser = document.createElement('a');
parser.href = "http://example.com:3000/pathname/?search=test#hash";
parser.protocol; // => "http:"
parser.hostname; // => "example.com"
parser.port; // => "3000"
parser.pathname; // => "/pathname/"
parser.search; // => "?search=test"
parser.hash; // => "#hash"
parser.host; // => "example.com:3000"
@emilbjorklund
emilbjorklund / breakpoints_via_css.html
Created April 24, 2012 16:03
Width detection via sneaky CSS rules
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--[if IE 8]> <html lang="sv-SE" class="no-js ie8"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html lang="sv-SE" class="no-js"> <!--<![endif]-->
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Breakpoint detection test</title>
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
@media screen and (min-width: 320px) {
#page:after {
content: 'smallest'; /* represent the current width-bracket */
@aseemk
aseemk / url.coffee
Created April 27, 2012 05:51
Simplified wrapper around Node's native 'url' module
# url.coffee
# by Aseem Kishore ( https://github.com/aseemk ), under MIT license
#
# A simplified wrapper around the native 'url' module that returns "live"
# objects: updates to properties are reflected in related properties. E.g.
# updates to the `port` property will be reflected on the `host` property.
#
# The public API and behavior are pretty close to the native 'url' module's:
# http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/url.html Currently lacking / known issues:
#
@ykarikos
ykarikos / png2svg.sh
Created June 7, 2012 22:17
Convert png to svg using imagemagick and potrace
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$1" == "" ]; then
echo Usage: $0 pngfile
exit 0;
fi
FILE=`basename $1 .png`
if [ ! -e $FILE.png ]; then