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Drag and Drop Z-Index Stacking
In an example for a previous post, I showed you how to use opacity during a drag'n'drop transaction. One bit I didn't account for was element stacking and bringing the most recent element to the top of the stack. To do...
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Replace Content in PRE Tags with HTML Entities
If you have a website that relies heavily on PRE tags, you know the important of converting PRE tag content to their HTML entities. Doing so prevents worlds of possible rendering issues. The following PHP snippet HTML-Entitizes (?) any code within PRE tags: I use...
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Printing MooTools Accordion Items
Sometimes we're presented with unforeseen problems when it comes to our JavaScript effects. In this case, I'm talking about printing jQuery and MooTools accordions. Each "closed" accordion content element has its height set to 0 which means it will be hidden when the...
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jQuery UI DatePicker: Disable Specified Days
One project I'm currently working on requires jQuery. The project also features a datepicker for requesting a visit to their location. jQuery UI's DatePicker plugin was the natural choice and it does a really nice job. One challenge I encountered was the...
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Sliding Labels Using MooTools
A week back I saw a great effect created by CSSKarma: input labels being animated horizontally. The idea is everything positive: elegant, practical, unobtrusive, and requires very little jQuery code. Luckily the effect doesn't require much MooTools code either! The HTML A...
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Async Google Analytics
It seems like every website these days uses Google Analytics. And why not? It's an outstanding tool that gives you any and every statistic you could ever want. The problem with Google Analytics is that it's been, well, slow loading at times.
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Confessions of a Web Developer VI
It's been quite a while since I've gotten a few things off of my chest and since I'm always full of peeves and annoyances I thought it was time to unleash: Who loses in the browser wars? Developers. Designers. Users. I hope the...
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Downloadify: Client-Side File Generation Using JavaScript and Flash
The following tools is in its very beta stages and works intermittently. Its so damn useful that I had to show it off now though! I recently stumbled upon Downloadify, a client-side file generation tool based on JavaScript and Flash ActionScript code. A...
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NetTuts: Sexy Animated Tabs Using MooTools
I've just released my third NetTuts post: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/sexy-animated-tabs-using-mootools/ . From the post: One modern, attractive way of placing a lot of content into a little space is by using a tab system. This tutorial will show you how to create a sexy, animated tab...
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MooTools Class Creation Tips II
A while back I shared a few MooTools class creation tips that I live by. More experience in creating MooTools plugins has given me some new guidelines to share. Code "Inline" First, Then Class-ize; Don't Force It The number one tip I give to MooTools Class rookies...
