Dojo 1.0 is released!

Monday, November 05, 2007 8:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 0

It's been over 3 years and today the final product is released along with the famous grid widget.

This is one of those days that is quite memorable for Dojo users: Dojo 1.0 is available today.

One of the greatest widgets included in the release is the grid widget. For those who haven't seen it before, TurboGrid examples can be seen on the TurboAJAX group's website.

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JavaScript Error: No Such Interface Supported Solved

Friday, January 19, 2007 9:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 6

For everyone who has had problems with this JavaScript issue, I've found a solution!

If you've used JavaScript with Internet Explorer extensively, you know that there is a nasty little dialog box that shows its ugly head once in a while called "No Such Interface Supported" (NSIS).

Really informative error message, isn't it?

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Dojo Smooth Scrolling

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:30 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 0

Smooth Scrolling is now implemented in Dojo

Giving credit where credit is due...It seems Ajaxian is becoming the place for any Dojo news coming out. :-)

Heng Liu has developed a smooth scroller into Dojo and even provided a test page. The code is very simple to implement.

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Charting Engine added to Dojo Framework

Thursday, November 09, 2006 8:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 2

Even more reason to move towards Dojo for your JavaScripting needs.

Those of you who have been using Dojo for a while are in for a little surprise.

In addition to all of the JavaScript functions, widgets, AJAX, components, and doodads, they added Dojo charting package to their new release.

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Speed Links - Oct-2-2006: JavaScript

Monday, October 02, 2006 6:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 0

Since we're all starting out slow this Monday, here are a couple of Speed Links to move us along.

  • Tracking JavaScript Events with Google Analytics
    Good post by Mark Freitag about tracking JavaScript clicks for downloads and links.
  • Seven Things Every Software Project Needs to Know About Ajax
    A great article about whether to use AJAX (ASynchronous JavaScript and XML) in your project or not.
  • Transcorners: Because you are obsessed with rounded corners
    Ajaxian posted an article about a better way to create rounded corners...because you want to. :-)
  • Responsive AJAX applications with COMET
    AJAX magazine found an article on using PHP to create faster AJAX apps using COMET.
  • JavaScript/CSS Cross fade technique
    BrandSpankingNew.com shows how to create a cool cross-fader using JavaScript and CSS.
  • How to create a Digg-Spy for your site
    For those who wanted to know how to create something similiar to Digg.com's Spy, here's your chance.
  • Track an upload progress with an AJAX progress bar
    ThinkingPHP.com has a great way to show a user how the upload is going with an AJAX progress bar.

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Survey of JavaScript Inheritance Techniques

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:30 PM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 0

"JavaScript isn't object-oriented and doesn't have inheritance." Oh really?

You write your web pages with JavaScript using AJAX, but you need a particular framework. Heck, they're everywhere.

With the popularity of JavaScript becoming necessary, people aren't considering it a language because it doesn't support the fundamentals of OOP.

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Script.aculo.us 1.6.2 Released

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:00 AM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 0

Script.aculo.us 1.6.2 has released bug fixes for the popular JavaScript scripting effects and AJAX.

Script.aculo.us released their newest version, 1.6.2, for immediate release.

According to the site, this is strictly a "bug fix" release and they fix 22 bugs. They call this release the "go ahead and grab it" release.

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Matt Kruse's JavaScript Toolbox

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 6:49 PM

Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: JavaScript | Comments: 0

An excellent resource for JavaScript..ummm...scripts. All are Free.

Good site for good JavaScript code.

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