If you have any specific request, post it on the list and someone will probably be able to point you in the right direction (I remember a dead simple graphical checkbox plugin sometime recently).
-- Yehuda
On 8/31/06, Rey Bango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for the response Yehuda. I'm interested in a framework that will
let me do just that but also provides some UI components that make
building nice user interfaces a snap.
Rey
Yehuda Katz wrote:
> I'll speak regarding jQuery (I'm not qualified enough to speak about
> when you'd want to use other frameworks):
>
> jQuery is a DOM-centric framework. If your main _javascript_ work is to
> manipulate, traverse, and bind event handlers onto collections of DOM
> Element, jQuery is, by *far*, the best thing out there.
>
> You can use CSS3 and basic XPath selectors (as well as custom selectors)
> to grab groups of elements like:
> $("ul#root [EMAIL PROTECTED]'someTitle'] > span:visible:first")
>
> You can then pass messages to those groups of elements, get attributes,
> manipulate them like so:
> $("div").addClass("someClass").append("<strong>Some Text</strong>")show();
>
> You can bind event handlers:
> $("div").click(function() { // some action to take when any of the
> matched elements are clicked });
>
> jQuery simplifies AJAX:
> $("div#someID").load("some_url.html", function(response) { // some
> action to take on success });
> $.ajax({ method: "POST", url: "some_url.html", params:
> "param1=text¶m2=text", success: function(response) { // some action
> to take on success }, error: function() { // some action to take on
> error } });
>
> So again, jQuery is a good solution if you view your _javascript_ coding
> as primarily DOM-centric. If you use _javascript_ to access and manipulate
> DOM elements and collections of DOM Elements, there's nothing like jQuery.
>
> -- Yehuda Katz
> http://www.yehudakatz.com
>
> On 8/31/06, *Rey Bango* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> wrote:
>
> I'm new to Ajax and Web 2.0 development and I'm trying to do some
> homework before diving into a framework. With the slew of choices out
> there its tough to make a decision and much of what I've read really
> doesn't answer the question, "What framework is appropriate for what?"
>
> With that said, I'm hoping that you guys might be able to shed some
> light on this question. From everything I've read, it seems that the
> most mature & best supported opensource frameworks at this point are
> JQuery, Dojo, Prototype/Scriptaculous, Mochikit and YUI.
>
> Now I'm not looking for a "vs" style reply. I definitely don't want to
> start some type of flame war. I'm interested in knowing when its
> appropriate, for example, to use a monster like Dojo or Mochikit as
> opposed to something more streamlined like JQuery or
> Prototype/Scriptaculous. Or, is JQuery on par w/ Dojo in terms of
> OVERALL features and I can use it in much the same fashion as I
> would Dojo?
>
> From what I can tell, Dojo, apart from its Ajax capabilities, also
> incorporates a ton of widget features to help considerably in building
> desktop like apps. JQuery, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have these
> features (unless I've missed it???) and is geared towards DOM
> manipulation and Ajax call handling.
>
> So again, I'd just like some guidance on this point.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rey...
>
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