It turns out that you don&#39;t need explicit text paths. Firefox 3 has only partial support of the vertical alignment tags ([see this thread][1]). It also seems that dominant-baseline only works when applied as a style whereas text-anchor can be part of the style or a tag attribute.

    &lt;path d=&quot;M10, 20 L17, 20&quot;
          style=&quot;fill:none; color:black; stroke:black; stroke-width:1.00&quot;/&gt;
    &lt;text fill=&quot;black&quot; font-family=&quot;sans-serif&quot; font-size=&quot;16&quot;
          x=&quot;27&quot; y=&quot;20&quot; style=&quot;dominant-baseline: central;&quot;&gt;
      Vertical
    &lt;/text&gt;

    &lt;path d=&quot;M60, 40 L60, 47&quot;
          style=&quot;fill:none; color:red; stroke:red; stroke-width:1.00&quot;/&gt;
    &lt;text fill=&quot;red&quot; font-family=&quot;sans-serif&quot; font-size=&quot;16&quot;
          x=&quot;60&quot; y=&quot;70&quot; style=&quot;text-anchor: middle;&quot;&gt;
      Horizontal
    &lt;/text&gt;

    &lt;path d=&quot;M60, 90 L60, 97&quot;
          style=&quot;fill:none; color:blue; stroke:blue; stroke-width:1.00&quot;/&gt;
    &lt;text fill=&quot;blue&quot; font-family=&quot;sans-serif&quot; font-size=&quot;16&quot;
          x=&quot;60&quot; y=&quot;97&quot; style=&quot;text-anchor: middle; dominant-baseline: hanging;&quot;&gt;
      Bit of Both
    &lt;/text&gt;

This works in Firefox. Unfortunately Inkscape doesn&#39;t seem to handle dominant-baseline (or at least not in the same way).

  [1]: http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.svg/browse_thread/thread/1be0c56cfbfb3053?fwc=1


This effect can indeed be achieved by setting `alignment-baseline` to `central` or `middle`.

I am wondering if there is a method or format string I&#39;m missing in .NET to convert the following:

       1 to 1st
       2 to 2nd
       3 to 3rd
       4 to 4th
      11 to 11th
     101 to 101st
     111 to 111th


[This link][1] has a bad example of the basic principle involved in writing your own function, but I am more curious if there is an inbuilt capacity I&#39;m missing.

**Solution**

Scott Hanselman&#39;s answer is the accepted one because it answers the question directly.

For a solution however, see [this great answer][2].


  [1]: http://www.dotnet-friends.com/fastcode/csharp/fastcodeincsc3bd4149-03d0-40fe-90fd-63bcee77b43e.aspx
  [2]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69262/is-there-an-easy-way-in-net-to-get-st-nd-rd-and-th-endings-for-numbers#69284

Is there an easy way in .NET to get &quot;st&quot;, &quot;nd&quot;, &quot;rd&quot; and &quot;th&quot; endings for numbers?

I want to implement search functionality for a website (assume it is similar to SO). I don&#39;t want to use Google search of stuff like that.

My question is:

How do I implement this?

There are two methods I am aware of:

 1. Search all the databases in the application when the user gives his query.
 2. Index all the data I have and store it somewhere else and query from there (like what Google does).

Can anyone tell me which way to go? What are the pros and cons?

Better, are there any better ways to do this?

How do I implement Search Functionality in a website?

I am trying to make SVG XML documents with a mixture of lines and brief text snippets (two or three words typically). The major problem I&#39;m having is getting the text aligning with line segments.

For horizontal alignment I can use `text-anchor` with `left`, `middle` or `right`. I can&#39;t find a equivalent for vertical alignment; `alignment-baseline` doesn&#39;t seem to do it, so at present I&#39;m using `dy=&quot;0.5ex&quot;` as a kludge for centre alignment.

Is there a proper manner for aligning with the vertical centre or top of the text?


Aligning text in SVG

I am trying to make SVG XML documents with a mixture of lines and brief text snippets (two or three words typically). The major problem I'm having is getting the text aligning with line segments.
For horizontal alignment I can use <code>text-anchor</code> with <code>left</code>, <code>middle</code> or <code>right</code>. I can't find a equivalent for vertical alignment; <code>alignment-baseline</code> doesn't seem to do it, so at present I'm using <code>dy="0.5ex"</code> as a kludge for centre alignment.
Is there a proper manner for aligning with the vertical centre or top of the text?

Using C# .NET 2.0, I have a composite data class that does have the `[Serializable]` attribute on it.  I am creating an `XMLSerializer` class and passing that into the constructor:

    XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(DataClass));

I am getting an exception saying: 

&gt; There was an error reflecting type.

Inside the data class there is another composite object.  Does this also need to have the `[Serializable]` attribute, or by having it on the top object, does it recursively apply it to all objects inside?


XmlSerializer - There was an error reflecting type

I am looking for a tool which will take an XML instance document and output a corresponding XSD schema.

I certainly recognize that the generated XSD schema will be limited when compared to creating a schema by hand (it probably won&#39;t handle optional or repeating elements, or data constraints), but it could at least serve as a quick starting point.

Any tools to generate an XSD schema from an XML instance document?

Is REST a better approach to doing Web Services or is SOAP?  Or are they different tools for different problems?   Or is it a nuanced issue - that is, is one slightly better in certain arenas than another, etc?

I would especially appreciate information about those concepts and their relation to the PHP-universe and also modern high-end web-applications. 

SOAP or REST for Web Services?

I really like Xml for saving data, but when does sqlite/database become the better option? eg, when the xml has more than _x_ items or is greater than _y_ MB?

I am coding an rss reader and I believe I made the wrong choice in using xml over a sqlite database to store a cache of _all_ the feeds items. There are some feeds which have an xml file of ~1mb after a month, another has over 700 items, while most only have ~30 items and are ~50kb in size after a _several_ months. 

I currently have no plans to implement a cap because I like to be able to search through everything.

So, my questions are:

1. When is the overhead of sqlite/databases justified over using xml?
2. Are the **few large xml files** justification enough for the database when there are **a lot of small** ones, though even the small ones will grow over time? (a long _long_ time)

**updated** (more info)

Every time a feed is selected in the GUI I reload all the items from that feeds xml file.

I also need to modify the read/unread status which seems really hacky when I loop through all nodes in the xml to find the item and then set it to read/unread.

Xml or Sqlite, When to drop Xml for a Database?

A while ago, I started on a project where I designed a html-esque XML schema so that authors could write their content (educational course material) in a simplified format which would then be transformed into HTML via XSLT. I played around (struggled) with it for a while and got it to a very basic level but then was too annoyed by the limitations I was encountering (which may well have been limitations of my knowledge) and when I read a blog suggesting to ditch XSLT and just write your own XML-to-whatever parser in your language of choice, I eagerly jumped onto that and it&#39;s worked out brilliantly.

I&#39;m still working on it to this day (_I&#39;m actually supposed to be working on it right now, instead of playing on SO_), and I am seeing more and more things which make me think that the decision to ditch XSLT was a good one.

I know that XSLT has its place, in that it is an accepted standard, and that if everyone is writing their own interpreters, 90% of them will end up on [TheDailyWTF](http://thedailywtf.com). But given that it is a [functional style language](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_programming) instead of the procedural style which most programmers are familiar with, for someone embarking on a project such as my own, **would you recommend they go down the path that I did, or stick it out with XSLT**?

Is XSLT worth it?

I&#39;ve been trying to convert SVG images to PNG using C#, without having to write too much code. Can anyone recommend a library or example code for doing this?

Converting SVG to PNG using C#

I just want a simple SVG image that has some arbitrary text on an angle, which I can do.  Thing is, I also want the text to have a sort of &quot;outline&quot; effect.  Like rather than a solid D, the inside and outside edges of the letter D are drawn with a line of a specified thickness and the rest of the D isn&#39;t drawn at all, so as to look almost &quot;hollow&quot;.

Can SVG do this?

How to get an outline effect on text in SVG?

I&#39;m having a play with SVG and am having a few problems with positioning. I have a series of shapes which are contained in the `g` group tag. I was hoping to use it like a container, so I could set its x position and then all the elements in that group would also move. But that doesn&#39;t seem to be possible.

1. How do most people go about positioning a group of elements which you wish to move in tandem?
2. Is there any concept of relative positioning? e.g. relative to its parent


SVG Positioning

Let&#39;s say I have a couple composite shapes (`&lt;g&gt;`).   I want to be able to click and drag them, but I want the one I happen to be dragging at the moment to be on TOP of the other one in the Z order, so that if I drag it over the OTHER one, the other one should be eclipsed.

With JavaScript, can I change the Z index/layer of an SVG &lt;g&gt; element?

I&#39;m using the excellent JQuery UI to do a &quot;mapping&quot; so the user can &quot;map&quot;
persons from one program to persons from other program.

using this simple JQuery:

    $(document).ready(function() {
        $(&quot;div .draggable&quot;).draggable({
            revert: &#39;valid&#39;,
            snap: false
        });

        $(&quot;div .droppable&quot;).droppable({
            hoverClass: &#39;ui-state-hover&#39;,
            helper: &#39;clone&#39;,
            cursor: &#39;move&#39;,
            drop: function(event, ui) {
                $(this)
                    .addClass(&#39;ui-state-highlight&#39;)
                    .find(&quot;img&quot;)
                    .removeAttr(&quot;src&quot;)
                    .attr(&quot;src&quot;, &quot;_assets/img/icons/check-user-48x48.png&quot;);

                $(this).droppable(&#39;disable&#39;);

                $(ui.draggable)
                    .addClass(&#39;ui-state-highlight&#39;)
                    .find(&quot;img&quot;)
                    .removeAttr(&quot;src&quot;)
                    .attr(&quot;src&quot;, &quot;_assets/img/icons/check-user-48x48.png&quot;);

                $(ui.draggable).draggable(&#39;disable&#39;);
            }
        });

        $(&quot;div .droppable&quot;).bind(&quot;dblclick&quot;, function() {
            $(this)
                .removeClass(&#39;ui-state-highlight&#39;)
                .find(&quot;img&quot;)
                .removeAttr(&quot;src&quot;)
                .attr(&quot;src&quot;, &quot;_assets/img/icons/user-48x48.png&quot;);
            $(this).droppable(&#39;enable&#39;);

            EnableSource($(this));
        });
    });

I get to this:

![alt text][1]

**what I really wanted** was (if possible) create a line between 
**Elsa** and **Kjell** so it makes the connection between them clear.

I can always do it with numbers inside the boxes, but I really 
wanted to know how to do this using the lines.

**Thanks**.

  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/Cyynb.png

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Aligning text in SVG

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How do I implement Search Functionality in a website?

Is there an easy way in .NET to get "st", "nd", "rd" and "th" endings for numbers?

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