MooTools Tutorials
MooTools TextOverlap Plugin
Developers everywhere seem to be looking for different ways to make use of JavaScript libraries. Some creations are extremely practical, others aren't. This one may be more on the "aren't" side but used correctly, my TextOverlap plugin could add another interesting design element...
Build a Toggling Announcement Slider Using MooTools 1.2
A few of my customer have asked for me to create a subtle but dynamic (...I know...) way for them to advertise different specials on their website. Not something that would display on every page, but periodically or only the homepage. Using a trick...
Calling For Ideas: dwProgressBar and Typewriter
Just wanted to throws this out there quick. I'm looking for ideas from you on how to enhance my dwProgressBar and Typewriter classes. I appreciated the compliments but I know there's always room for improvement. I need your ideas!! Here's what I...
Create a Dynamic Table of Contents Using MooTools 1.2
You've probably noticed that I shy away from writing really long articles. Here are a few reasons why: Most site visitors are coming from Google and just want a straight to the point, bail-me-out ASAP answer to a question. I've noticed that I have a hard time...
MooTools Typewriter Effect Plugin
Last week, I read an article in which the author created a typewriter effect using the jQuery JavaScript framework. I was impressed with the idea and execution of the code so I decided to port the effect to MooTools. After about an hour of coding...
Animated Progress Bars Using MooTools: dwProgressBar
I love progress bars. It's important that I know roughly what percentage of a task is complete. I've created a highly customizable MooTools progress bar class that animates to the desired percentage. The Moo-Generated XHTML This DIV structure is extremely simple and can be controlled...
Curing “this.setOptions is not a function” in MooTools 1.2
On one of the MooTools 1.2 classes I was working on recently, I kept getting the following annoying JavaScript error: Here's what my code looked like: After doing some research, I discovered that I needed to implement Options: I think this may be new in MooTools 1.2, as I...
Editable Content Using MooTools 1.2, PHP, and MySQL
Everybody and their aerobics instructor wants to be able to edit their own website these days. And why wouldn't they? I mean, they have a $500 budget, no HTML/CSS experience, and extraordinary expectations. Enough ranting though. Having a website that allows for...
Multi-Select Transfers Using MooTools 1.2
While I was a Zone Leader for DZone's AJAX, CSS, and PHP Zones, DZone's Rick Ross asked me to contact Jeremy Martin with regard to a hot blog post he created: Easy Multi Select Transfer with jQuery. Both...
MooTools 1.2 Tooltips: Customize Your Tips
I've never met a person that is "ehhhh" about XHTML/javascript tooltips; people seem to love them or hate them. I'm on the love side of things. Tooltips give you a bit more information about something than just the element itself (usually...