CSS Tutorials
Fancy FAQs with MooTools Sliders: Version 2
A little over a year ago I authored a post titled Fancy FAQs with MooTools Sliders. My post detailed a method of taking boring FAQs and making them more robust using the world's best JavaScript framework: MooTools. I've taken some time to...
Dynamically Create Charts Using MooTools MilkChart and Google Analytics
The prospect of creating graphics charts with JavaScript is exciting. It's also the perfect use of JavaScript -- creating non-essential features with unobtrusive scripting. I've created a mix of PHP (the Analytics class), HTML, and MooTools JavaScript that will connect to Google Analytics...
Form Element AJAX Spinner Attachment Using jQuery
Yesterday I showed you how to attach an AJAX spinner next to a form element using my beloved MooTools. Today I'll show you how to implement that same functionality using jQuery. The XHTML Elements with the "ajax" CSS class will be our target. The jQuery JavaScript We inject...
Form Element AJAX Spinner Attachment Using MooTools
Many times you'll see a form dynamically change available values based on the value of a form field. For example, a "State" field will change based on which Country a user selects. What annoys me about these forms is that they'll often do an...
MooTools Kwicks Plugin
I wrote a post titled Get Slick with MooTools Kwicks ages ago. The post was quite popular and the effect has been used often. Looking back now, the original code doesn't look as clean as it could. I've revised the original...
Create an “Add to TextMate” Widget Using MooTools
If a sword is a soldier's best friend, the best friend of a programmer is a his text editor. TextMate has been my text editor of choice and a big reason for that is the ability to add snippets for quick use later. Since...
iPhone Click Effect Using MooTools or jQuery
One thing I love about love about Safari on the iPhone is that Safari provides a darkened background effect when you click a link. It's the most subtle of details but just enforces than an action is taking place. So why not implement that...
Highlight Table Rows, Columns, and Cells Using MooTools 1.2.3
Row highlighting and individual cell highlighting in tables is pretty simple in every browser that supports :hover on all elements (basically everything except IE6). Column highlighting is a bit more difficult. Luckily MooTools 1.2.3 makes the process easy. The XHTML A normal table. The cells...
Remove Broken Images Using MooTools or jQuery
A while back I wrote a post called Send Email Notifications for Broken Images Using MooTools AJAX. Looking back on that post, I failed to address the image itself. After some thought I've decided it would be best to remove the broken image...
Page Peel Effect Using MooTools
Soh Tanaka release a great script back in May titled Simple Page Peel Effect with jQuery & CSS. The idea is that you place a "peel" image on the upper-right side of an element which, when hovered, "peels" open and peels close.