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If your installation of MAMP does not show php errors, you may need to change a setting in your php.ini file. You can find this file in MAMP > conf > php5 > php.ini

Look for “display_errors = Off” and change to “display_errors = On”

After that you should restart your apache and mysql servers.

There are many hacks for ie6 to get the css properties min-width and maximum-width to work. Granted these hacks work. But what I can’t seem to find is a solution that doesn’t freeze the browser when you try to resize it.  It’s been years and the problem sis still present. It doesn’t matter if you follow these instructions: “This important step is frequently omitted from many min/max-width tutorials, and is required to prevent Internet Explorer from freezing up and crashing.” – Perishable Press It will still crash when you follow those instructions and try to resize the window by stretching it.

Granted windows users are used to full screen, but its not always acceptable to have that instability.

Some Examples of these ie6 min-max hacks:

A Javascript Solution:

window.onload = checkAvailableWidth;
window.onresize = checkAvailableWidth;
function checkAvailableWidth(){
var container = document.getElementById("page");
container.style.width = (document.body.clientWidth < 959)? "959px" : "auto";
}
 

http://robertnyman.com/2007/11/13/stop-using-poor-performance-css-expressions-use-javascript-instead/

CSS Expressions:

The more common hack fom Andy Budd’s CSS mastery: http://www.cameronmoll.com/archives/000892.html

#container, #footer {
	width: expression(document.body.clientWidth < 742? "740px" : document.body.clientWidth > 1202? "1200px" : "auto");
	}

Web Browser Elements, image courtesy of Designer Toolbox.com

I found some freebies on the web- browser graphics or elements for wire frames or web design comps.

Form elements for all browsers and operating systems: http://www.designerstoolbox.com/designresources/elements/

Vectortuts Freebie Vector Chrome for firefox on mac: http://vectortuts.com/articles/news/vectortuts-freebie-vector-pack-browser-screens-and-website-elements/

OmniGraffle Stencils: http://www.graffletopia.com/

Yahoo Developer Stencil Kit: http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/wireframes/

Related articles [Updated 12-23-08]:

http://piksels.com/photoshop-browser-templates/

http://patterntap.com/