Just my $0.02. The biggest reason to use something other than CF's built in functionality is if you ever need to do something outside of the standard uses intended of the tabs. I've not used the CF tabs but here's an example of what I'm talking about. Let's assume that the CF tabs are standard fare, if you click a tab, it shows/hides divs. Well, let's say that you need the tab to do an ajax call or a form validation after you've clicked the tab title. If that's not built into the CF tab, it may be very difficult for you to make what you need work. Whereas with a third party library such as jquery, prototype, etc., you typically have very granular control over everything you want to accomplish.
Now, please don't take that as a bash against the built in functionality of CF. CF is popular for a reason - they have a lot bundled in that makes rapid development/deployment possible. If you just need whatever functionality is available, then CF's internal options may be the way to go. Allen ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Murgolo, James Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 1:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACFUG Discuss] Coldfusion Tabs vs JQuery Tabs Anyone know of any advantages/disadvantages of using JQuery tabs vs the built in ColdFusion tabs? I've read that JQuery is a bit leaner but are there any functionality issues? Heck, what about spry tabs too? Thanks, James Murgolo Web Developer Department of Information Technology Oxford College of Emory University (770) 784 - 4662 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by FusionLink<http://www.fusionlink.com> ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
