Category Archive: Ajax
Ajax, CSS, Javascript, Tutorial, Web Design
This tutorial is about understanding, learning and mastering the some of the new features and properties of CSS3.
You will learn how to build a cool rounded navigation menu, with no images and no Javascript, and effectively make use of the new CSS3 properties border-radius and animation.
Ajax, Javascript, Web Design
The book has been revised and updated for version 1.4 of jQuery, and it offers an organized menu of every jQuery method, function, and selector. Each method and function is introduced with a summary of its syntax and a list of its parameters and return value, followed by a discussion, with examples where applicable, to assist in getting the most out of jQuery and avoiding the pitfalls commonly associated with JavaScript and other client-side languages.
Ajax, CSS, Drupal, Firefox Extensions, Web Design
There are a lot of useful tools for web designers and developers, they do tend to come and go and it usually depends on personal preference whether or not any tool is used. There is only one tool that has lasted the test of time and is not only universally used but also loved, and that is the Firefox extension Firebug – it is by far and away the best tool within web design.
Ajax, Frameworks, Javascript, Web Design
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Keeping up with the new jQuery plugin releases and developments sometimes feels like a full-time job! Every other day something new and better crops up that catches the eye and you think yourself “Wow, that looks good, I could use that!“.
For this post I have collected 25 of the best newly (or, pretty close [...]
Ajax, Javascript, Web Apps, Web Design
CSS does a pretty darn good job of helping to lay out a web page… but not always. Even with all the versatility that CSS offers (including CSS3), it sometimes is not enough and, dare I say it, I really hate to say it – HTML tables are on [very few] occasions missed, as they can fill in the holes that CSSes layout techniques may leave behind.
Ajax, Frameworks, Javascript, Popular, Web Design
At first glance the Google Map API may seem scary, I mean, were do you possibly start? You probably only want to display a simple map that displays directions to your clients address, you don’t really want an all singing and dancing interactive map with more options than necessary. There has to be a simpler [...]
Ajax, Frameworks, Javascript, Web Design
There are many many tutorials and plugins for the jQuery core, but not so many that focus on jQuery UI. jQuery UI has been criticized in the past for its lack of documentation and support, but times have changed. Accompanied by its content rich website, in-depth docs and, especially, support from the jQuery community as a whole, jQuery UI has become huge and has never been easier to use.
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Ajax, Competition, Javascript, Web Design
For this months book giveaway we have jQuery 1.3 with PHP, written by Kae Verens. jQuery 1.3 with PHP is for PHP application developers who want to improve their user interfaces through jQuery’s capabilities and responsiveness. Whether you are familiar with jQuery or have only dabbled a little with JavaScript, this book will provide you with numerous practical examples of how to improve your applications.
Ajax, Javascript, Web Design
Lets be honest, most of the form buttons that you come across are ugly, they work as intended, but really, really look awful.
There are reasons for this, firstly form buttons, as with almost anything to do with forms, are notoriously tricky to style with consistency, and secondly, styling can cause major problems with [...]
Ajax, Javascript, Tutorial, Web Design
The purpose of web form validation is to ensure that the user is provided with the necessary information and help so that they are able to fill out and complete the form with the least amount of fuss and time.
There is no particularly consistent method to follow for form validation, there are only guidelines.
Ajax, Javascript, Web Design
Creating an accessible data chart or graph in HTML is very tricky to achieve, especially with some elements, such as images, that allow only the most basic features that give textual information to non-visual users. What are the solutions?
PHP, Flash, Javscript (jQuery, MooTools, Prototype) and CSS can all be utilized successfully to implement interactive visualizations, and there are many techniques and solutions from each that will allow you to display them on web pages and apps.
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Ajax, Competition, Javascript, Web Design
This months book giveaway is jQuery UI 1.7: The User Interface Library for jQuery, written by Dan Wellman.
The book has been specially revised for version 1.7, and has has been written to maximize your experience with the library by breaking down each component and walking you through examples that progressively build upon your knowledge, taking you from beginner to advanced usage in a series of easy-to-follow steps.
Ajax, Javascript, Web Design
jQuery is not only a fairly easy javascript language to work with, it is also, when in packaged in a plugin, very easy to install on any web page, making them perfect for non-developers as well. Image galleries, without the spice of js, tend to be bland and featureless. Throw in a little jQuery [...]
Ajax, Javascript, Web Design
You don’t need to be a hardcore coder or developer to use jQuery, it is an easy and useful JavaScript library and with basic knowledge you can easily insert jQuery plugins and spruce up your next web project.
Font Embedding Services are all the rage at the moment, and for some, maybe a little bit overblown. What if you wanted something simpler, a little drop-shadow here, a simple text animation or even dynamically resize text. In this post we have collected 20+ simple and easy to use jQuery text effects and animations.
Ajax, Javascript, Tutorial, Web Design
If you are looking to give your readers the option of a little bit more information or optional extra navigation, a great solution is to use Tooltips. Tooltips are a “common graphical user interface element, that are used in conjunction with a cursor, usually a mouse pointer…
Ajax, Competition, Javascript
A month ago we ran a competition to win a free book called jQuery UI 1.6: The User Interface Library for jQuery. Clearly, with jQuerys popularity and current cool factor, a lot of people wanted this book. It was simple to enter, all you had to do was leave a funny comment writing why you really, really wanted the book.
Ajax, Javascript, Web Design
In this post we have a selection of jQuery plugins and tutorials for enhancing and aiding in the development of the dreaded form area. There are the always important validation plugins, plugins that will give the form added functionality (stretching text-areas, auto-tabbing…) and also plugins that will help you to style the form exactly as you need…and more.
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