Re: [jQuery] metadata by means of metaobjects

2007-03-02 Thread John Resig
The speed difference between the "script tag technique" and the "object/param technique" is negligible (or, will be, once I fix the "script tag technique" in the Metadata plugin to be more pro-active). The primary difference between those two techniques and the "classname" and "data attribute" tec

Re: [jQuery] metadata by means of metaobjects

2007-03-02 Thread Erik Beeson
> It should also be noted that the Metaobjects plugin is, fundamentally, > faster than the Metadata plugin as it can quickly search through a DOM > structure for a specific pattern, rather than trying to load the > information on the fly. I'm unclear about the performance difference between the tw

Re: [jQuery] metadata by means of metaobjects

2007-03-02 Thread Andrea Ercolino
I just got to version 1.3 thanks to the feedback generated by this thread. Daniel Wachsstock sent me his shorter version, which I could easily integrate. I fixed some bugs (he cut too much), but it's ok now. I updated the Metaobjects manual with your words, John :-) I must admit that I didn't g

Re: [jQuery] metadata by means of metaobjects

2007-03-01 Thread John Resig
The "problem" is that it's a fundamentally different way of dealing with Metadata. Metaobjects is much more pro-active, whereas the Metadata plugin is passive in nature. That's not a bad thing, it's just different. For example, with the Metaobjects plugin you can setup rules to have data bound to

Re: [jQuery] metadata by means of metaobjects

2007-03-01 Thread Benjamin Sterling
I read thru the site and I must admit that I not exactly sure of the benefit. Are there real work examples? Can you explain the benefits? Thanks, -- Benjamin Sterling http://www.KenzoMedia.com http://www.KenzoHosting.com ___ jQuery mailing list discu

Re: [jQuery] metadata by means of metaobjects

2007-03-01 Thread Erik Beeson
I'm curious to hear other people's thoughts on this approach. If it's a sound idea, why isn't it part of the official metadata plugin? --Erik On 3/1/07, Andrea Ercolino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was wondering if anyone is using my > http://www.mondotondo.com/aercolino/noteslog/?page_id=10

[jQuery] metadata by means of metaobjects

2007-03-01 Thread Andrea Ercolino
I was wondering if anyone is using my http://www.mondotondo.com/aercolino/noteslog/?page_id=105 Metaobjects plugin as a replacement for the metadata plugin. It's now at version 1.2 and I'm really proud of this simple tool. The best features of Metaobjects are: -- valid XHTML mark-up -- auto cl