A single line of jQuery to select the form and apply the validation plugin. And a bit of metadata on each element to specify the validation rules.
Of course that isn’t the only way to specify rules. You also don’t have to rely on those...
Script.aculo.us is a set of JavaScript libraries to enhance the user interface of web sites. It provides an visual effects engine, a drag and drop library (including sortable lists), a couple of controls (Ajax-based autocompletion, in-place editing,...
In a recent study of web design patterns, Dr. Melody Ivory found that accessibility is the most underutilized aspect of good web page design (Ivory 2005). In fact websites have become more complex and less accessible over time (Hackett 2003). Less...
This is a follow-up article to my recent ebook, Build Your Own Firefox Extension—an extra selection of useful tips, tricks, and hacks that I’ve collected from my experience with building extensions for Firefox, including CodeBurner, the SitePoint...
CSS and Netscape 4.xx Issues
Netscape 4.xx is now more than 4 years old and has been developed when CSS was in the planning stages, and it shows! That means that NN 4.xx does not correctly interpret or render many simple CSS styles. Internet Explorer,...
Whether your main business is Web design or backend development, chances are you spend a fair amount of time creating forms for user input. So you already know that the default appearance of forms isn’t always appropriate for the look and feel...
This form is available for you to create your own style.
If you want to have a go just follow these instructions:
1. Copy the xhtml below.
2. Style the form as you want using a separate css file.
3. Place the style sheet in a directory called ‘formcss’...
Yes, HTML forms are the worst things known to web designers. Yes, HTML forms have to be accessible and usable. No, HTML forms do not have to be an eyesore.
As the unwanted orphan of web pages, forms are neglected by many and designed by few. Most...
Moo.fx is a superlightweight, ultratiny, megasmall javascript effects library, to be used with prototype.js or the mootools framework.
It’s very easy to use, blazing fast, cross-browser, standards compliant, provides controls to modify any...
MochiKit is a highly documented and well tested, suite of JavaScript libraries.
To turn off MochiKit’s export feature (which may be necessary for compatibility with some existing code), do this before loading MochiKit:
<script type="text/javascript">MochiKit...