Archive for May, 2008

jQuery drop down menu delay (setTimeout)

To create a navbar with a subnav (drop down menu for instance) with a delay before closing using jQuery (jQ) follow this code. An example can be found here. Read the rest of this entry »

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Using MooTools’ Hash.Cookie API

MooTools makes working with cookies quite easy. Based on functions from Paul Peter Koch’s QuirksMode, the MooTools API for handling cookies is intuitive and easy to remember. Read the rest of this entry »

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JavaScript Date Object

In this article I will explore the use of the JavaScript date object and its methods. We won’t be using any JavaScript libraries because the existing API is quite adequate, and most libraries don’t really offer much in the way of extensions anyway. Read the rest of this entry »

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Downloading the Full MooTools Library

One of my minor frustrations on the MooTools download page has always been having to manually select each component to add. While it is nice that you can keep the filesize down by omitting components that you don’t need, I wish they had a way to select all components at once. Read the rest of this entry »

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Truncating Text with JavaScript

Since Alex posted an article on truncating text with Prototype, I thought I would write an article on truncating text without the help of a JavaScript framework. Read the rest of this entry »

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How to Truncate in Prototype

This is to truncate multiple items in the javascript library Prototype. If it has the class=”truncate” it will be truncated! Read the rest of this entry »

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jQuery Plugin Validation with AJAX

The JQuery plugin Validation by bassistance.de is extension, powerful, and quick-to-deploy. I recommend this library for people already using the jQ framework to provide high-quality, usable client-side form validation. We are going to discuss basic properties of this framework as well as AJAX and scalability. Read the rest of this entry »

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