> It's great to see the responses. > > I'd like to split the thread in two:
> 1. Among the existing javascript widget libraries, is there one that > is most compatible with mochikit's approach? This is not really an answer to your question, more an expression of my feelings on other libraries in general: Personally, and I know this may sound heretical to some, I would rather not use another library with MochiKit; when I am in complete control of things, I prefer to do everything with just MochiKit - this may be because I am working on applications (not "websites," per se) that have a need for functionality that isn't common enough to find in someone's widget - it is too custom for that. Not only that, but I really, really enjoy writing things myself simply for the exercise and such - not because I suffer from NIH per se, simply because I enjoy writing code. > 2. It sounds like there is interest in creating a repository for > mochikit widgets and/or code snippets. Do people have a preference > for where it should be hosted? At mochikit.com? On sourceforge, > savannah, googlecode? I vote for keeping it on the MochiKit website - a while back Bob said that he would give control of things over to the right person, but no one stepped up, AFAIK. Of course we are not really talking about taking over the MochiKit code base, so perhaps this is relevant. Regardless of what I am rambling about, I think it would be nice to keep things on the MochiKit website, obviously making this not a "normal" part of the MochiKit library. > We could start populating the project with Jason Bunting's thick box. > A google search also showed a project on sourceforge with other > intreface components. (I seem to have missplaced the URL). That port is a bit old - ThickBox is up to version 3.1 now; I will try to update it in the next week. There are a few MochiKit-based add-on libraries floating around: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://gr.ayre.st/~grayrest/animator/animator.html This is one I would love to see finished - supposedly there is work yet to be done on it, I wonder what Karl is up to these days and if he would like to participate or otherwise assist in such an effort as the one we are proposing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://svgkit.sourceforge.net/ I know nothing much about this one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://ui4w.sourceforge.net/ This one looks to be dead as well, but might offer some scraps worth using - perhaps we can talk to the original authors and ask if they don't mind us using some of their stuff as well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Others?! These are the only ones I know of and have ever heard of - while there is nothing wrong with people developing their own MochiKit-based stuff in isolation, it sure would be nice to make a concerted effort at developing a nice set of widgets/controls/foo/etc. for MochiKit. I still don't know why MochiKit isn't one of the more popular libraries - maybe I am biased because I have been using it for so long?! I went to a jQuery class put on by some coworkers and wasn't that impressed; either jQuery isn't that great or the class wasn't designed to highlight its strengths. Jason Bunting --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MochiKit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mochikit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
