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![DomReady Event Methods in JavaScript Frameworks]()
DomReady Event Methods in JavaScript Frameworks
The "domready" event, as it is affectionately known as, is one of the best things since sliced bread. The domready event says "screw you window.load ... I don't have time to wait for you." The ability to execute your JavaScript method on DOM nodes...
![Using Function.toString to Troubleshoot JavaScript Issues]()
Using Function.toString to Troubleshoot JavaScript Issues
Sometimes JavaScript bugs can be the most frustrating damn things in the world. That problem is compounded when a JavaScript file is created from multiple files on the server side or you simply aren't familiar with some of the code used in a project (i.e.
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Monkey Patching Dojo’s Menu Dijit
If you haven't already read Bryan Forbes' Monkey Patching tutorial, I want you to do so right now. Leave this blog and do it. Why? Because it's an invaluable tool in safely patching installs of your favorite JavaScript framework. In a...
![An Interview with Vimeo’s Kevin Sheurs, Lead Application Developer]()
An Interview with Vimeo’s Kevin Sheurs, Lead Application Developer
Vimeo is quickly becoming one of my favorite websites. You can find videos on just about any website but Vimeo is different: the site has personality and the user experience is second to none. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Kevin...
![TextboxList for MooTools and jQuery by Guillermo Rauch]()
TextboxList for MooTools and jQuery by Guillermo Rauch
I'll be honest with you: I still haven't figured out if I like my MooTools teammate Guillermo Rauch. He's got a lot stacked up against him. He's from Argentina so I get IM'ed about 10 times a day about how great Lionel...
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![Prevent Page Zooming in Mobile Browsers]()
Prevent Page Zooming in Mobile Browsers
Ever since I got my iPhone, I've been more agreeable in going places that my fiancee wants to go. It's not because I have any interest in checking out women's shoes, looking at flowers, or that type of stuff -- it's because my iPhone lets...
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Image onLoad Event + JavaScript Issue with Internet Explorer
I was recently coding an application that would inject an image into the page and then execute a given function when the image's onLoad event fires. My code was working everywhere except Internet Explorer. That wasn't all together shocking initially but the fact that...
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Google and the World Cup
Anyone that knows me knows I'm a complete soccer hooligan. The upcoming World Cup has me more excited than a 4 year old at Disneyland. That's why I was so pleasantly happy to see Google do something really creative when you search for "World...
![AJAX Username Availability Checker Using MooTools]()
AJAX Username Availability Checker Using MooTools
Another one of my popular, early blog posts has been AJAX Username Availability Checker Using MooTools 1.2. Looking back now, the code is atrocious and very inflexible. I've taken some time to update the post to be more reliable, clean, and speedy. The...
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Focusable Elements with tabindex
I was recently debugging a Dojo-fueled web application that features a "Tree" dijit (much like Christoph Pojer's MooTools Tree Component). The tree's container had a fixed width and an CSS "overflow" property of "hidden" to avoid scrolling. The problem I was encountering...
