Siolon

I recently updated my Post Information Plugin to version 1.2. The changes include: Converted to jQuery from script.aculo.us (uses jQuery bundled with WordPress) Added extensive styling including the famous Fam Fam Silk Icons Reorganized code Added support for tags Added graceful degradation for users without JS Please visit the plugin home page to get all the information. (read more...)

I hate JavaScript. I mean I really hate JavaScript. Dealing with different implementations of the DOM between browsers is a menace I couldn’t duplicate if I tried. I’ve tried JS libraries from Mootools, script.aculo.us, and so on until recently. I knew jQuery existed, but I didn’t realize how powerful the language was until recently. When I realized I could select and manipulate DOM elements with CSS selectors then I was off to the races! I love how it’s tailored for designers who already understand that syntax. There is no more getElementById(”search”) or other garbage, because (read more...)