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How to add an external javascript/css file to Magento?

How to add an external javascript/css file to Magento?

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Have you ever had a need for adding external files into your Magento layout?
If you had then you know that you cannot do that from your xml layout files using methods/action:

<action method="addJs">
<action method="addCss">
or
<action method="addItem">

You could do that by hard-coding your “head.phtml” file, but then those external files will be loaded on all Magento pages.
This simple extension will provide you easy access for adding/removing external files such as JavaScript or CSS, libraries from remote servers which you cannot or don’t want to put on your server.
I called it Inchoo_Xternal extension.
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PNG transparency fix that works!

PNG transparency fix that works!

If you are trying to fix that nasty PNG issue in IE6 search no more. Go to Drew Diller’s dillerdesign and behold. A PNG fix for IE6 that actually works on a repeating background image,  go figure :) Our new team member Ivan Weiler tried it out yesterday on a “soon to be launched” project and was amazed with the way it works. Read more

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Making and breaking the grid with “960 grid system”

Making and breaking the grid with “960 grid system”

There are millions of distinct designs on the web horizon. They all have more or less the styles on their own, like: 3D, cartoon, clean, dark, futuristic, geometric, grunge, minimalistic, retro, corporate, urban, vector, and many more. If we put out design diversity, most of them share the similar structure. They have header, menu, content area, sidebar or sidebars, footer, some secondary space and many more.
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