It is slow and battery dies so soon. After using my 3GS for a year, now, it is officially cannot hold its power for a day under a relatively not intense usage. Furthermore, it is getting slower and slower day by day.

Now I should close the Wi-fi,, don’t use GPS, fetch mails less frequently, downgrade firmware, decrease the brightness etc, or maybe I should just quit using iPhone as if I was able to!

[php]sfLoader::loadHelpers($helpers)[/php]

or in symfony > 1.2

[php]sfProjectConfiguration::getActive()->loadHelpers($helpers);[/php]

where $helpers is a helper group name or an array of helper group names.
For instance, if you want to use simple_format_text() in an action, you need to call

[php]sfProjectConfiguration::getActive()->loadHelpers(array(“Text”));[/php]

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Right now, I am just wishing ysJQueryUIPlugin to support jqGrid, that would save a lot of time in the future.

I do not have time to create a symfony plugin about integrating jqGrid with Propel (now) but I would like to share a piece of code which may give an insight about how to deal with this problem.
[php]if($this->request->getParameter(‘_search’, ‘dummy’) == ‘true’) {
$s = $this->request->getParameter(‘filters’);
if($s) {
$jsona = json_decode($s,true);
if(is_array($jsona)) {
$gopr = $jsona['groupOp'];
$this->filter->opr = $gopr;
$rules = $jsona['rules'];
foreach($rules as $key => $val) {
$field = $val['field'];
$op = $val['op'];
$v = $val['data'];
if($v && $op) {
switch ($op) {
case ‘eq’:
$comp = Criteria::EQUAL;
break;
case ‘ne’:
$comp = Criteria::NOT_EQUAL;
break;
case ‘lt’:
$comp = Criteria::LESS_THAN;
break;
case ‘le’:
$comp = Criteria::LESS_EQUAL;
break;
case ‘gt’:
$comp = Criteria::GREATER_THAN;
break;
case ‘ge’:
$comp = Criteria::GREATER_EQUAL;
break;
case ‘bw’:
$comp = Criteria::LIKE;
$v = “$v%”;
break;
case ‘bn’:
$comp = Criteria::NOT_LIKE;
$v = “$v%”;
break;
case ‘ew’:
$comp = Criteria::LIKE;
$v = “%$v”;
break;
case ‘en’:
$comp = Criteria::NOT_LIKE;
$v = “%$v”;
break;
case ‘cn’:
$comp = Criteria::LIKE;
$v = “%$v%”;
break;
case ‘nc’:
$comp = Criteria::NOT_LIKE;
$v = “%$v%”;
break;
case ‘in’:
$comp = Criteria::IN;
$v = “($v)”;
break;
case ‘ni’:
$comp = Criteria::NOT_IN;
$v = “($v)”;
break;
}
if($gopr==’AND’)
$andOr = ‘And’;
elseif($gopr==’OR’)
$andOr = ‘Or’;
if(!isset($search_criteria)) {
$search_criteria = $this->default_criteria->getNewCriterion($field, $v, $comp);
}else {
call_user_func(array($search_criteria, “add$andOr”), $this->default_criteria->getNewCriterion($field, $v, $comp));
}
}
}
$this->default_criteria->addAnd($search_criteria);
}
}
}[/php]

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I am so much into work on distinguishing what is popular and what is not. Actually there is no such thing as “popular”. Something can only be popular for somebodies. So when you see some interesting content, lets say a rising Digg article, still you cannot say it is a popular story. It is just something which is popular among more people than others. Thats why it is visible on the front page because it is likely to be attract more people.

What makes a story popular anyway? When you can say that a story is interesting for you, well the only result I get from this fact is the story is interesting for you. My job should not be just to find out popular stories among random people and listing them for everybody. My job must be to figure out specialized content for everybody. Think about a web page where its homepage is completely different for everybody. I am not just saying user-customized content. I am referring providing relatively interesting content for every user.

As well as the reference guides you should definitely check out the other stuff on that page including:

• What’s New in Symfony 1.3 & 1.4
• How to upgrade from 1.2 to 1.3 (then switch to 1.4 if desired)
• Info on why there’s two versions being released together and which might be right for you
• Which deprecated features have been removed in 1.4

Well worth spending some time checkout out!

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I always say that Istanbul has one greatest problem: It is just too damn crowded. Wherever you try to keep that much population, you will end up with extreme difficulties. There are countless issues exists about Istanbul but they all stem from the uncontrollable population. Well Istanbul is certainly not the biggest city on earth, there is no way it can compete with for example NY or Tokyo in terms of overpopulation. Although there are even more crowded cities in the world, Istanbul lacks providing a decent life for people. As per Turkey is not developed as the USA or Japan, Istanbul is not as livable as NY or Tokyo. For this reason many things inadequate, insufficient, incomplete and ugly. I know Istanbul has very beautiful places to see, it has a rich historical significance, the Bosphorus, Ortaköy, Bebek, taking a boat trip… Unfortunately, those are no more than opium for those who are trying to have a life in Istanbul. People are not able to see the big picture. Actually if you are not wealthy enough you cannot have a life in Istanbul. Besides you may not aware of this situation or worse, you are aware what is going on.

I was writing hastily and without deliberation but I am not talking about Istanbul actually, it is Gothunburg I am talking about. For me it is one of the places which is not Istanbul.

For example, transportation is a pleasure. Walking, cycling, rambling… No need to worry about how you should travel, what to take, how long would be the duration of traveling. They seem like invented something called tram which is a lot more different than trams in Istanbul. If you are living in central Gothenburg, you are more likely at most 3 minute walking distance from a tram station. In avergage, traveling would take less than 15 minutes or if you are going a long distance it could be 30 minutes tops. If the time is not so late, you most likely don’t need to wait more than5 minutes for a tram at a stop. Moreover there are useful screens at tram stops letting you know which tram is coming and when it is coming.

In summary, getting used to Gothenburg’s public transportation only takes 1 day. You may spend 310 SEK (if you are under 26) and use all kind of public transportation in the city limitless. Or you may enjoy cycling , there are quite enough bicycle roads and bicycles are so welcomed within the traffic. Tram roads are arranged with traffic lights rest is like belong to pedestrians and bicycles. They have full right to way. This is completely so much different than Turkey, so be prepared cars are like waiting in a queue for people to cross the street. Here in Gothenburg, there is no transporation problem.

The situation is well known and obvious, I guess

Choose life.