Links and resources for the web 2.0 developer.
DHTML/Javascript has always lagged compared to Flash when it comes to image slideshows. For some reason, Flash just handles the transitions and image handling better. I guess this can be attributed to Flash’s animation roots. But there are some Javascript–based slideshows that manage to do a decent job — Smoothgallery is one of them. Now [...]
In our last post we mentioned Jcrop, a JQuery plugin that gives your web applications the ability to crop images. We found another script that comes with PHP to make things even easier for you! Now this would make its implementation even quicker than you can complain about it.
Jcrop is a JQuery plugin that easily gives you image cropping functionality in your web apps. It works in major browsers and since it utilizes the widely–adopted JQuery framework, should work fine in future browsers as well.
I’m sure you’ve seen little [+] icons at the bottom of popular webpages. These things are feedback mechanisms powered by OpinionLab, a service that aims to rate a page’s usefulness. Now it would be nice if we had something like it for our little sites, right? Enter the aptly named AJAX Feedback Mechanism which mimics [...]
This may not be entirely related to web 2.0 developers, though its use of ajax and the resulting functionality justifies an entry here on builder2. AjaxAMP is a Winamp plugin that allows you to control a Winamp player in a remote PC, and more importantly, access your music library from anywhere on the web! Basically, [...]
I’ve been looking at several AJAX libraries these past few days for use with iPAP and several other planned projects. Going through AJAX Matters’s list leads us to many projects and options, and finding the right one for a specific need can be a cumbersome task. I’m providing some insights for the ones I find [...]
If you’re looking for an easy to use effects library for your web application, moo.fx could be what you’re looking for. moo.fx is a superlightweight, ultratiny, megasmall javascript effects library, written with prototype.js. It’s easy to use, fast, cross-browser, standards compliant, provides controls to modify Height, Width, and Opacity with builtin checks that won’t let [...]
AJAX is one of the primary ingredients for almost all Web 2.0 applications. This allows better interaction and feedback between the application and the user, allowing for an enhanced usability and user experience. These AJAX PHP classes over at PHP Classes will surely help in providing the functionality for your web applications.