Weekend Links – JavaScript Favelets, Prototype Cheat Sheet, Reverse IP Domain Check, Resizable Images, ICANN Domain Tasting
The Power of JavaScript Favelets
I use the PHP.net favelet that prompts for a function name and takes you to the PHP.net API page. They save a lot of time and don't clutter your Firefox menu bar.
http://techtracer.com/2008/01/27/the-power-of-javascript-favelets/
Prototype.js Cheat Sheet PDF
Downloading this PDF is a must for Prototype framework programmers.
http://thinkweb2.com/projects/prototype/prototype-1602-cheat-sheet/
Reverse IP Domain Check
Who else is hosted on your shared server? Go here, enter your domain, and find out!
http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/web-sites-on-web-server/
Resizable Images
CSS Tricks shows you how to make your images resize with the text...and still look good.
http://css-tricks.com/resizeable-images-at-full-resolution/
Google Leads, ICANN Follows: Domain Tasters Can Now Eat Dirt
ICANN, who should have taken the first step against domain tasting, has decided to keep the ICANN fee for all domains so to try to prevent tasting.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080130-google-leads-icann-follows-domain-tasters-can-now-eat-dirt.html
![Responsive and Infinitely Scalable JS Animations]()
Back in late 2012 it was not easy to find open source projects using requestAnimationFrame() - this is the hook that allows Javascript code to synchronize with a web browser's native paint loop. Animations using this method can run at 60 fps and deliver fantastic...
![Create a CSS Flipping Animation]()
CSS animations are a lot of fun; the beauty of them is that through many simple properties, you can create anything from an elegant fade in to a WTF-Pixar-would-be-proud effect. One CSS effect somewhere in between is the CSS flip effect, whereby there's...
![Smooth Scrolling with MooTools Fx.SmoothScroll]()
I get quite a few support requests for my previous MooTools SmoothScroll article and the issue usually boils down to the fact that SmoothScroll has become Fx.SmoothScroll. Here's a simple usage of Fx.SmoothScroll.
The HTML
The only HTML requirement for Fx.SmoothScroll is that all named...
![Create a Trailing Mouse Cursor Effect Using MooTools]()
Remember the old days of DHTML and effects that were an achievement to create but had absolutely no value? Well, a trailing mouse cursor script is sorta like that. And I'm sorta the type of guy that creates effects just because I can.
Thanks for reading my article. And a PHP.net favelet is really a good idea!