http://javascript.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for javascript en Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:59:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2683391 unknown@DZone.com No special development tools are required in order to take advantage of Google's mapping API; all that is necessary is a text editor, Web browser, and a public Web server from which the scripts can be served. Note the server must be public, you can't develop on an internal server, as each request must communicate with the Google mapping server in order to work correctly. You will however need an API key provided by Google so that usage quotas can be monitored. Begin by reading through some of the usage rules and applying for the key here:
 http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:59:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2683391how-tojavascriptweb designweb servicesProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2683202 unknown@DZone.com Although there's nothing preventing you from linking to Google's mapping JavaScript API and referencing the library directly from your views, jumping between Ruby/Rails syntax and JavaScript can quickly become a tedious affair. The YM4R/GM plugin remedies this issue nicely, abstracting the API calls through Ruby's familiar object-oriented syntax. With it you can do everything from render simple maps to build complex maps complete with custom markers, information windows, and clusters for facilitating the rendering of large numbers of markers. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:23:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2683202frameworkshow-tojavascriptrubyProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2682253 unknown@DZone.com jGrowl is a jQuery plugin that raises unobtrusive messages within the browser, similar to the way that OS X's Growl Framework works. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:15:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2682253frameworksjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2682201 unknown@DZone.com I don't like JavaScript 2, ECMAScript 4, or whatever it's called. That doesn't mean I'm taking sides in the ongoing controversy. To the contrary -- I think the controversy is boring and lame. I don't like JS2 because I just don't care. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:31:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2682201javascriptopinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2681866 unknown@DZone.com 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. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:17:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2681866css-htmlframeworksjavascriptweb 2.0Programming http://web2announcer.com/go/2681745 unknown@DZone.com The jQuery Taconite Plugin allows you to easily make multiple DOM updates using the results of a single AJAX call. It processes an XML command document that contain instructions for updating the DOM. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:05:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2681745ajaxframeworksjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2682432 unknown@ma.gnolia.com 23 excellent, print-ready cheat sheets for HTML/HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (including MooTools and jQuery). Saved By: Rodrigo Soares | View Details | Give Thanks Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2682432web developmentwebstandardsweb standardseducationwordpressplugincsswebinfoarchitectureprototypingjqueryDesignweb designresourcenoiseserviceMusictweetdecktwitterairappformssign-upuser experiencejavascriptie6pnggraphicswebdesignhtml http://web2announcer.com/go/2680944 unknown@DZone.com Bookmarklets, when used properly, can save time and effort greatly by automating tasks. Here are 13 bookmarklets for web designers/developers to speed up specific tasks - all with bookmarklets (favlets), and without requiring any installed app. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:27:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2680944javascripttoolsweb designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2680351 unknown@DZone.com Create a visual navigation scheme with this trick Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:12:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2680351css-htmljavascriptusabilityweb designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2679606 unknown@DZone.com Passpack is an online password organizer that provided offline access early in its life via Gears. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:03:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2679606flash-flexframeworksjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2679608 unknown@DZone.com Someone asked me to show how I created the tabbed navigation thing in my blog (right column). Just to let you know, I am just using an existing template for my blog, but wish to design one myself in future. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:45:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2679608css-htmlframeworksjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2679569 unknown@ma.gnolia.com Saved By: Dobromir Hadzhiev | View Details | Give Thanks Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2679569noiseserviceMusictweetdecktwitterairappiconsdesktopwebdesignwebformssign-upuser experiencevectorDiigo - Pomgod's Bookmarksgraphicstagclouduptimefontfontscreativecreating fontsnoteNone assignedvoicemailresourcesgalleryjavascript http://web2announcer.com/go/2680163 unknown@ma.gnolia.com Unit PNG Fix, from Unit Interactive?s Labs, is a comprehensive, yet light-weight png fix built in javascript. It?s free to download and use as you like! Saved By: Tony Dewan | View Details | Give Thanks Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2680163noiseserviceMusiciconsdesktopwebdesigntweetdecktwitterairappwebformssign-upuser experienceinfoarchitectureprototypinggraphicsuptimevectorDiigo - Pomgod's Bookmarksjavascriptie6png http://web2announcer.com/go/2680164 unknown@ma.gnolia.com UniTip, from Unit Interactive?s Labs, is easy to use, cusomizable tool tip built in javascript and CSS. It?s free to download and use as you like! Saved By: Jeremy Harrington | View Details | Give Thanks Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2680164noiseserviceMusiciconsdesktopwebdesigntweetdecktwitterairappwebformssign-upuser experienceinfoarchitectureprototypinggraphicsuptimevectorDiigo - Pomgod's Bookmarksjavascriptie6pngtagcloudpatternsbackgroundtoolsservicesDesignresourceinformationfontfontscreativecreating fontsnoteNone assignedajaxtooltipsrollover http://web2announcer.com/go/2679418 unknown@DZone.com After many months of stellar work, the jQuery UI team has released version 1.5 of their flagship suite of user-interface widgets, components, and effects. This release was focused on bringing you a standardized development API across all of the components, allowing for a more seamless experience when working with the jQuery UI library. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:38:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2679418javascriptreviewsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2679162 unknown@DZone.com Over 50 CSS navigation scripts that use jQuery and other means to produce tab-based pages. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:24:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2679162ajaxjavascriptweb 2.0web designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2678882 unknown@DZone.com A recent set of HTML5 discussions are changing the course of Comet. First, a recap of the last two years of Comet: With long-polling we set the bar to cross-browser push. With XHR streaming and ActiveXObject(’htmlfile’) we raised it to cross-browser streaming. With SSE we’ve been trying to raise the bar to native, cross-browser streaming. And there we’ve sat, hoping that browser vendors actually implement the latest SSE spec. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:25:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2678882css-htmljavascriptserverstandardsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2678667 unknown@DZone.com How to tweak simple rails application using some jQuery. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:04:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2678667javascriptrubyProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2678514 unknown@ma.gnolia.com Saved By: zelph | View Details | Give Thanks Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2678514iconsdesktopwebdesignNone assignedtweetdecktwitterairappweb applicationwebformssign-upuser experiencetechalgorithmsfreeinspirationDiigo - Pomgod's Bookmarkssubversionversion controlapplicationOSXsécuritéproxyxsscomputerrepairmaintenanceutilitiesDesignresourceinformationflagcssamericachristopher schmittinfoarchitectureprototypinggnipdataportabilityapijavascriptnoiseserviceMusictablesjqueryplugins http://web2announcer.com/go/2675958 unknown@DZone.com If I take care never to write a single line of code without packaging it as a plugin, the architectural part of my brain kicks in. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2675958frameworkshow-tojavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2675859 unknown@DZone.com Last week it came out that, in Firefox (and other Gecko-based browsers) you could dip into the private scope of a function using eval, like so Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:31:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2675859javascriptSecuritytoolsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2675792 unknown@DZone.com mooZoom - based on mootools is an unobtrusive class that allows to zoom images in page without breaking the layout. It is very usable, using only mouse for zoom and pan, with minimum movements possible. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:31:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2675792javascripttoolsweb 2.0Programming http://web2announcer.com/go/2675531 unknown@DZone.com here is the tips for you to make the animated flashing message box using jQuery in the top left corner of the browser... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:05:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2675531css-htmlframeworkshow-tojavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2675356 unknown@DZone.com How do I load data with jQuery? In this tutorial, we're going to grab data from one page and display it on another. You can download the sample solution at the end of this tutorial. First, View The Example. In this example, you'll need to create two pages. Title the first one - "loadData.htm", and name the second one - "theOtherPage.htm". Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:05:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2675356frameworkshow-tojavascriptweb designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2675141 unknown@DZone.com FTA: "While having the onChange event on a SELECT element is great and saves a click, it’s important to note that the functionality breaks completely if the user doesn’t have javascript enabled. In that case, it’s important to show the submit button. Here’s how to keep your bases covered." Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:05:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2675141javascriptmethodologyusabilityweb designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2675014 unknown@DZone.com This plugin will easily allow you to do color transitions for text, background and borders for different events. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:53:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2675014css-htmljavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2674964 unknown@DZone.com There is no such thing as a JavaScript plugin contends James Coglan. I completely agree that there are no, specific, techniques within the JavaScript language that make "plugins" possible (such as the ability to namespace code and import it, or some such). Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:20:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2674964frameworksjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2674825 unknown@DZone.com June was a lively month. In all seriousness, I found some pretty cool stuff in the June bookmarks for Firefox, Design, Javascript and Tools. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:58:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2674825javascriptopiniontoolsweb designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2674675 unknown@DZone.com There are many common ways of keeping email links safe from bots, most of which are rather easy to circumvent. This article shows a way to make the extraction of an email address from a link a very difficult task. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:27:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2674675javascripttoolsweb designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2674678 unknown@DZone.com Most web developers know the word but only some know what it stands for (Asynchronous Javascript And XML); others know the cleaning detergent and use it often. The rest of us simply run through our daily lives knowing something updated the stock ticker but not caring much about what it was. AJAX is a powerful tool, but frankly, it’s a pain to write the code it requires. Different browsers require different code; even different VERSIONS of browsers require different code. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:11:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2674678ajaxjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2674679 unknown@DZone.com The latest release of the MVC framework provides the JsonResult for Controller actions. I was surprised that I did not find a weatlh of examples for usage so I figured it shouldn't be too hard to get a decent example going. It turns out, it was even easier than I anticipated. I wanted to create an example where I would invoke an AJAX call to dynamically populate a dropdown list. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:11:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2674679.netframeworksjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2673663 unknown@DZone.com There are many parts of the web that Googlebot has not been able to access, but Google has been working to shrink that. Google wants to find content, and while many webmasters do not make it easy, Googlebot finds a way. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:58:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2673663flash-flexjavascriptweb 2.0web designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2673664 unknown@DZone.com The HP Showroom website accomplishes what is normally done is Flash, but without the whole Flash thing. The site is using mootools to create the smooth scrolling between products. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:57:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2673664ajaxcss-htmlframeworksjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2673557 unknown@DZone.com In any reasonable language, it would first alert "Hello", and then alert "World". But noooo. Javascript's gotta get all fancy and defer execution until later. And at that point message is equal to "World" for both. So it's "World" "World", which ain't right at all. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:03:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2673557javascriptopinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2673453 unknown@DZone.com Cascada Mobile, just release a beta of their Breeze mobile application development and distribution platform. What Breeze does is take applications that are written in HTML, JavaScript and CSS and compiles it into J2ME. It then tests the J2ME code against 100s of phones, ports them to those phones (a version is created for each phone type) and makes it easy for developers to distribute applications. Breeze also guides developers unfamiliar with writing mobile apps on how to use the native features of mobile phones such as contact lists or the camera. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:10:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2673453css-htmljavascriptmobiletoolsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2673310 unknown@DZone.com Most developers don’t know about—or don’t care enough about—binding in JavaScript. Yet this single issue is responsible for a sizeable portion of the questions on most JavaScript-related support channels, and thousands—if not millions—of hairs being tortured away from developer heads every single day. Yet with a little attention to this oft-overlooked subject, you can avoid wasting your time, energy, and patience and move on to more powerful, efficient scripting. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:57:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2673310javascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2673311 unknown@DZone.com The Pencil Project's unique mission is to build a free and opensource tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping that everyone can use. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:56:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2673311guijavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2672768 unknown@DZone.com A simple introduction to Selenium testing tools. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:56:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2672768how-tojavajavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2672615 unknown@DZone.com But even as Javascript—as well as the HTML elements it has access to— continues to mature, the general perception of what these technologies enable do not. It took the Web 2.0 revolution to dispel the view that Javascript and Dynamic HTML were mainly useful for form validation and making annoying websites. With Tamarin coming to Firefox and SquirrelFish coming to WebKit, we are ready to see the next wave of projects that again expand our understanding of what is possible on the Web. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:49:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2672615javascripttrendsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2672394 unknown@ma.gnolia.com Saved By: Danny Calders | View Details | Give Thanks Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2672394vector shapessubversionversion controlapplicationOSXpatternsbackgroundtoolsservicesbashhistorydicasbounce rateweb analyticssegmentationtime on pagecss webdesigntexturesphoto texturespapercanvascartedevisitefontaccessibilityusabilityweb developmentweb designwebtoolspostersDesigngnipdataportabilityapivlchowtoripweb 2.0blogStartupsnote-takingNone assignedtravel sitesocial networkcsstrickscssfloattipsfoodjavascript http://web2announcer.com/go/2671990 unknown@DZone.com Ext JS is a powerful JavaScriptâ„¢ library that simplifies Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (Ajax) development through the use of reusable objects and widgets. This article introduces Ext JS, providing an overview of the object-oriented JavaScript design concepts behind it, and shows how to use the Ext JS framework for rich Internet application UI elements. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:54:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2671990ajaxhow-tojavascriptweb 2.0Programming http://web2announcer.com/go/2671484 unknown@DZone.com It is an oft repeated misnomer that Comet is about long-lived HTTP connections, but this is simply not the case. Comet uses long-held HTTP requests rather than long-lived connections! Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:53:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2671484frameworksjavascriptserverProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2670845 unknown@DZone.com Easily create a multi-layer dynamic parallax scene with this jQuery plugin similar to those scene 1980's video games. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:15:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2670845javascriptweb 2.0web designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2670674 unknown@DZone.com Short summary how to separate scripting from HTML to get less cluttered website markup code. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:04:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2670674ajaxjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2670508 unknown@DZone.com Today we're releasing an updated version of our JavaScript client library, including new support for working with the Google Contacts Data API. This API lets users securely share their GMail contact lists with third-party sites, and now that it's available in JavaScript form, this access can be integrated directly into the rich environment of your AJAX-driven applications. All without writing a single line of complicated server-side code. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:08:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2670508announcementframeworksjavascriptopen sourceProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2670509 unknown@DZone.com All in one Javascript Resources, List of JQuery downloadable scripts. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:08:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2670509ajaxjavascriptweb servicesProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2670377 unknown@DZone.com I've been working with ExtJS lately, and I must say I am highly impressed. For those of you not familiar with ExtJS (Ext), Ext is a crossbrowser javascript framework that allows for the creation of RIA (Rich Internet Applications). Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:33:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2670377frameworksguijavascriptweb 2.0Programming http://web2announcer.com/go/2670332 unknown@DZone.com This tutorial will cover just the basics with AJAX, and we will start with the base object you need: a XMLHTTP Javascript object. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:07:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2670332ajaxjavascriptphpProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2670154 unknown@DZone.com shiftzoom.js 1.0 allows you to add zoom and pan functionality to oversized images on your webpages. It uses unobtrusive javascript to keep your code clean.
 
 It works in all the major browsers - Mozilla Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9+, IE 6+ and Safari. Works also on older browsers supporting images/ createElement/ getElementById, else it'll degrade and your visitors won't notice a thing. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:49:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2670154frameworksjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2669999 unknown@DZone.com You know the scenario. A bug is filed for a JavaScript issue in production. You update your development server to the same files (allegedly) that are in production but you can’t reproduce the issue. Debugging your JavaScript code is horrifically difficult, if not impossible, because you’re following best practices and crunching the file using the YUI Compressor. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:07:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2669999javascriptusabilityProgramming