Getting started with Modernizr using PHP IDE

This article by Chip Lambert, author of Instant RESS Implementation How-to will explain how to get started with the feature detection library, Modernizr.

Querying and Selecting Data

Selecting features from a geographic layer or rows from a standalone attribute table is one of the most common GIS operations. Queries are created to enable these selections, and can be either attribute or spatial queries. Attribute queries use SQL statements to select features or rows through the use of one or more fields or columns in a dataset. An example attribute query would be "Select all land parcels with a property value greater than $500,000". Spatial queries are used to select features based on some type of spatial relationship. An example might be "Select all land parcels that intersect a 100 year floodplain" or perhaps "Select all streets that are completely within Travis County, Texas". It is also possible to combine attribute and spatial queries. An example might be "Select all land parcels that intersect the 100 year floodplain and have a property value greater than $500,000".

In this article by Eric Pimpler, author of Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook, we will cover the following recipes:

• Constructing proper attribute query syntax

• Creating feature layers and table views

• Selecting features and rows with the Select Layer by Attribute tool

• Selecting features with the Select by Location tool

• Combining spatial and attribute queries with the Select by Location tool

Installing and customizing Redmine

In this article by Andriy Lesyuk, author of Instant Google Drive Starter, you will learn how to install and customize Redmine.

For installing Redmine from a package we will use Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS. Why Ubuntu? Because it's one of the most popular Linux distributions nowadays and Ubuntu is widely used along with Redmine (for example, the TurnKey Linux is also based on Ubuntu).

Creating a Lazarus Component

In this article by Roderick Person, author of Getting Started with Lazarus IDE, we are going to look at creating new components for Lazarus. We will do this by:

• Creating a message-logging component

• Adding properties to the components that appear in the Object Inspector window when a component is used in design time

• Adding events of the components that appear in the Object Inspector window when a component is used in design time

• Learning the basics of creating a Property Editor window

• Learning the basics of creating a Component Editor window and looking at the TCheckListBoxComponentEditor component are some examples

So let's begin.

So, what is ForgedUI?

In this article by Joseandro Luiz, author of Instant ForgedUI Starter, we will introduce ForgedUI and explain how it makes cross-platform app development easier.

Creating a Custom HUD

In this article by John P. Doran, the author of the book, Mastering UDK Game Development, we will guide us in creating a HUD that can be used within a Medieval RPG and will fit nicely into the provided Epic Citadel map making use of Scaleform and ActionScript 3.0 using Adobe Flash CS6.

We can have the most fun game in the world, but if the player has no idea what's going on it is next to impossible for that fun to be experienced by anyone other than the creator. One of the main tools that we use within the game industry to pass on information to the user is a heads—up display, more commonly referred to as a HUD.

The tool that most modern—day games use for doing user—interface (UI) work, such as HUDs, is Scaleform. Scaleform has been used with great success in Unreal games such as Borderlands 2, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and Bioshock Infinite.

Scaleform allows users to bring in Flash animation files to UDK to be rendered directly on the screen or rendered onto textures that can be used within the game world. We can interact with these movies using both Kismet and UnrealScript to create whatever kind of interface you can dream of.