Javascript
Post a form to a popup window with Javascript and jQuery
Nov 20, 2009CommentsI recently needed to post an HTML form into a popup window instead of targeted to the current document or an existing window. The Javascript for doing this is very simple and in this post I show how to post the form into a popup window with regular Javascript and then with jQuery.
Choose ItFantastic JavaScript 3D Libraries
Nov 16, 2009CommentsEver imagined if the tiny JavaScript code could render amazing out of the box 3D? Then be ready to enjoy wonderful 3D effects in simple JavaScript code. These JavaScript 3D Libraries let you render smooth yet attractive 3D effects with great ease.
Choose ItGoogle Closure: How not to write JavaScript
Nov 15, 2009CommentsThis article by Kevin Yank over at SitePoint gives great examples from Dmitry Baranovskiy about Google’s just-released Closure Library – and it’s not the greatest. In this article you’ll find examples of the terrible code he found when digging through Closure.
Choose ItCreate Sexy Buttons with Simply-Buttons v2
Nov 12, 2009CommentsThe Simply Buttons technique gives you the ability to create sexy buttons easily. The buttons size to fit the text and have 3 states: Inactive, Active and Hover. Although they don’t need JavaScript to work, with it they look and behave the same way in every browser and OS.
Choose ItIntroducing Emile a JavaScript Animation Framework
Nov 9, 2009CommentsÉmile, created by Thomas Fuchs, is a JavaScript animation framework, that’s framework-agnostic, and just takes up about 50 lines of code. With Gzipping, and minification, it’s well under 1k in size. Consider it experimental, but most things you’d ever need are supported, supporting IE6 and up, and modern web browsers, of course.
Choose ItValidatious 2.0 – Easy form validation with unobtrusive JavaScript
Nov 5, 2009CommentsValidatious 2.0 allows you to do easy form validation with unobtrusive JavaScript. It’s standalone which means it requires no JavaScript library. However, if you’re already using one, Validatious can easily work with it, and even benefit from it. Validate forms with Plain Old Semantic HTML (yes, that’s POSH) and/or a simple JavaScript DSL: validate( “email”.is(“required”).andIsAn(“email”) ); or add custom validators with only a couple of lines of JavaScript.
Choose ItRich Password Widget for your Web Forms
Nov 3, 2009CommentsWhen you type-in your password, the password field shows a mask. This mask supposedly prevents someone from observing your screen ‘over the shoulder’. Why not leave the option of showing/masking the password to me, the user? Here is a password field widget that not only has a password strength meter but also has other essential features that your users would love to have.
Choose ItUnderscore.js Utility-Belt Library for JavaScript
Nov 2, 2009CommentsUnderscore is a utility-belt library for JavaScript that provides a lot of the functional programming support that you would expect in Prototype.js (or Ruby), but without extending any of the built-in JavaScript objects. It’s the tie to go along with jQuery’s tux.
Choose ItjQuery and Javascript Tips to Improve Your Code
Oct 30, 2009CommentsIf you use jquery regularly or plan to start using it as more and more web developers tend to do I believe a few fundamentals and best practice tips to improve your jquery code will be worth spending a few minutes on. Please don’t hesitate to post a comment with your own tips and suggestions.
Choose ItHiFi a live JavaScript Regex Tester using jQuery
Oct 24, 2009CommentsRegular expressions can be a pain. This tool is designed to help developers learn, practice, and compose regular expressions. The HiFi RegExp tool is 100% JavaScript using jQuery. This tool was created by New Media Campaigns, the team behind HiFi, a next-generation CMS for web designers, developers, and agencies. Enjoy!
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