ajaxBlender.com— A Whole Lot of AJAX! Directory for Web 2.0 AJAX scripts, demos and tutorials. Custom AJAX Coding Service for Your Web 2.0 Website. http://www.ajaxblender.com A Whole Lot of AJAX! Mon, 02 May 2011 07:38:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 bgStretcher II http://www.ajaxblender.com/bgstretcher-2-jquery-stretch-background-plugin-updated.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/bgstretcher-2-jquery-stretch-background-plugin-updated.html#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:50:16 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/new-bgstretcher.html bgStretcher 2011 (Background Stretcher) is a jQuery plug-in which allows you to add a large image (or a set of images) to the background of your web page and will proportionally resize the image(s) to fill the entire window area. The plug-in will work as a slideshow if multiple images mode is used (the speed and duration for the slideshow is configurable).
bgStretcher 2011 has tons of new features suggested by our users. We appreciate all your feedback, and you will see below that we have implemented many new features and functions requested. Please continue to help us improve it by leaving suggestions in our comments area or you may contact us directly.

Features

  1. Unobtrusive script, simple to setup
  2. Works with all modern browsers
  3. Supports single and multiple images

 

How to Use

1. Download bgStretcher script. The package already contains the jQuery framework.

2. Add the following code to your <head>…</head> tag to connect jQuery framework, bgStretcher plugin and CSS. (Make sure paths to files are correct.)

<script type="text/javascript" src="../jquery-1.5.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../bgstretcher.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../bgstretcher.css" />

3. Use the following code to initialize the bgStretcher (see Options section below for details):

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
//  Initialize Backgound Stretcher
$('BODY').bgStretcher({
images: ['images/sample-1.jpg', 'images/sample-2.jpg', 'images/sample-3.jpg', 'images/sample-4.jpg'], imageWidth: 1024, imageHeight: 768
});
});
</script>

And if you want to initialize plugin for custom div use next:

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
//  Initialize Backgound Stretcher
$('.classname-of-div').bgStretcher({
images: ['images/sample-1.jpg', 'images/sample-2.jpg', 'images/sample-3.jpg', 'images/sample-4.jpg'], imageWidth: 1024, imageHeight: 768
});
});
</script>

4. Insert content of your page inside BODY or custom DIV:

<body>
<div class="classname-of-div">
Your content goes here...
</div>
</body>

That’s it ;) Click the Demo button to see it in action.

Options

Configuration Option Default Value Description
imageContainer bgstretcher bgStretcher will automatically build structure for the images list in a DOM tree. This parameter is ID for the images holder. Try inspecting the tree with a FireBug to get an idea how it’s constructed.
resizeProportionally true Indicates if background image(s) will be resized proportionally or not.
resizeAnimate false Indicates if background image(s) will be resized with animation. (Be careful, this may slow down some PCs if your images are large.)
images empty An array containing list of images to be displayed on page’s background.
imageWidth 1024 Original image’s width.
imageHeight 768 Original image’s height.
maxWidth auto Maximum image’s width.
maxHeight auto Maximum image’s height.
nextSlideDelay 3000 (3 seconds) Numeric value in milliseconds. The parameter sets delay until next slide should start.
slideShowSpeed normal Numeric value in milliseconds or jQuery string value (’fast’, ‘normal’, ’slow’). The parameter sets the speed of transition between images.
slideShow true Allows or disallows slideshow functionality.
transitionEffect fade Transition effect (use also: none, simpleSlide, superSlide).
slideDirection N Slide Diraction: N – north, S – south, W – west, E – East (if transitionEffect = superSlide use also: NW, NE, SW, SE).
sequenceMode normal Sequence mode (use also: back, random)
buttonPrev empty Previous button CSS selector
buttonNext empty Next button CSS selector
pagination empty CSS selector for pagination
anchoring ‘left top’ Anchoring bgStrtcher area regarding window
anchoringImg ‘left top’ Anchoring images regarding window
preloadImg false For Preload images use true
stratElementIndex 0 Start element index
callbackfunction null Name of callback function

Methods

Method Name Description
$(objID).bgStretcher.play() Resume background slideshow
$(objID).bgStretcher.pause() Pause background slideshow
$(objID).bgStretcher.sliderDestroy() Destroy background slideshow
]]> http://www.ajaxblender.com/bgstretcher-2-jquery-stretch-background-plugin-updated.html/feed 98 Browser Detection http://www.ajaxblender.com/browser-detection.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/browser-detection.html#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:50:20 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/?p=1190 Our friends at DevSlide recently launched a Labs area where they publish ideas, software, script, apps, etc., and we thought that this one could be interesting for JS developers and webmasters. It is a JavaScript browser detection tool that detects the user’s browser. If an old browser is detected, it will display a friendly suggestion for them to upgrade their browser to the latest version or download a new browser.

Background

Coding for old browsers (such as old versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera) can be a nightmare even for experienced web developers who hand code XHTML/CSS markup. It is difficult to find a balance of features, speed, and browser compatibility. It is particularly frustrating when you run a JS / CSS3 website and know that only a small percentage of your users are preventing you from using all the features of CSS3 (which, when used correctly, is feature rich, optimizes page load speeds and is easier to maintain).

Well, we have not opened a new world here :). But, this is a big problem and it is further complicated, because most users who are running such an out-dated browser do not even know where to go to upgrade their browser. The DevSlide team created a script written from scratch in JavaScript and will not conflict with any existing JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, and MooTools. It displays a nicely styled and friendly message. You can choose from five predefined messages (professional, informal, goofy, technical, and even a mean one, lol) or customize your own message. There is also a cookie feature, so that the user can choose to ignore the message or ask to be reminded later.

How to Install It

It’s easy to add to your site and configure. There is even a configuration form where you can customize it and load it from the DevSlide servers or download and host it on your server.

1.) Go to DevSlide Labs and configure the script.
2.) Add generated code to your <head>…</head> tag.
3.) Help us all to eliminate out dated browsers ;)

That’s it ;) Click the links below to visit DevSlide Labs to download and configure the script.

]]> http://www.ajaxblender.com/browser-detection.html/feed 4 jFiller http://www.ajaxblender.com/jfiller.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/jfiller.html#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:08:30 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/?p=1157 Our team often works on developing server-side scripts which sometimes have registration forms, large survey forms, etc. During testing our engineers might have to fill out a form 200-300 times a day, and this, of course, is a boring and tedious process ;)

That’s why we developed a quick but very useful jQuery plugin which prevent the developer from having to fill out the form manually during testing.  It automatically detects forms in your document and saves your filling preference. The jFiller plugin also provides proper data for the different types of fields: radio buttons, check boxes, text inputs, textareas, selects, etc. The only field type we cannot provide automatic data filling for is the file upload field, but the reason is obvious, right? :)

And at the end it won’t require any modifications, you just include it and use it. When the debug phase is complete, you can simply exclude it from your HTML document. We like this automatic form filling script, and hope others will find it useful during development too.

How to Use

1.) Download jFiller script. The package already contains jQuery framework.
2.) Add the following code to your <head>…</head> tag to connect jQuery framework and jFiller plugin. (Make sure paths to files are correct.)

<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.cookie.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jfiller.js"></script>
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
    @import url("jfiller.css");
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('form').FillIt();
});
</script>

That’s it ;) Click the Demo button to see it in action.

]]> http://www.ajaxblender.com/jfiller.html/feed 3 jShaker http://www.ajaxblender.com/jshaker.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/jshaker.html#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:18:19 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/?p=1142 jShaker is a simple jQuery plugin which runs a shake, vibrate effect on a selected web page element and all its children emulating an shaker effect.

Why jShaker? Well, we added a new guy to the ajaxBlender team and one of his tasks was to create several sample jQuery plugins. The jShaker is one of them, but we don’t think the script will find a real use. (Actually we’d be surprised if you do. So, please share links with us.) We posted it, because it’s still a good little learning script.

Please note that the script will shake every children element of the parent running jShaker, and obviously the browser may slow down if there are a lot of nested elements, so be careful.  ;)

Features

  1. Light-weight script
  2. Easy to integrate
  3. Works with all modern browsers

How to Use

1.) Download jShaker script. The package already contains the jQuery framework.

2.) Add the following code to your <head>…</head> tag to connect the jQuery framework and the jShaker plugin. (Make sure your paths to the files are correct.)

<script src="../jquery-1.4.2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="../jshaker.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

3.) jShaker plugin will extend the jQuery function so that you can call it on any element such as:

<script type="text/javascript">// <![CDATA[
$(document).ready(function(){
   $('.block').click(function(){
       $(this).jshaker();
   });
});
// ]]></script>

That’s it ;) Click the Demo button to see it in action.

]]> http://www.ajaxblender.com/jshaker.html/feed 7 jNiceIt http://www.ajaxblender.com/jniceit.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/jniceit.html#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:25:23 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/?p=1136 jNiceIt is a jQuery plugin which allows you to customize generic form controls and apply your customized design to them. You may use this plugin to emulate MS Windows, Linux or Apple MacOS controls or your own unique style.

Design of each control can be fully customized via CSS. The plugin supports both fixed and fluid page layouts because it does not use absolute positioning of skinned controls like most jNiceIt alternatives do.

Features

  1. Light-weight script
  2. Easy to integrate
  3. Fully customizable via CSS
  4. Works with all modern browsers
  5. Supports fixed and fluid page layouts
  6. The following controls supported:
    1. Button
    2. Text Input
    3. Check Box
    4. Radio Button
    5. File Upload Input
    6. Select Box
    7. List
    8. Text Area

How to Use

1.) Download jNiceIt script. The package already contains jQuery framework.

2.) Add the following code to your <head>…</head> tag to connect jQuery framework and jNiceIt plugin. (Make sure paths to files are correct.)

<style type="text/css" media="screen">
    @import url("../jniceit.css");
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../jniceit.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
    //    This will skin the form with class '.NiceIt'
    $('form.NiceIt').NiceIt();
});
</script>

That’s it ;) Click the Demo button to see it in action.

]]> http://www.ajaxblender.com/jniceit.html/feed 9 jSnow http://www.ajaxblender.com/jsnow.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/jsnow.html#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:21:33 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/?p=1119 Adding an animation effect of falling snow with JavaScript is a quick and easy way to keep your site looking current during the holidays for your site’s users. jSnow, is a jQuery plug-in that adds falling snow effect to your website. jSnow is lightweight (2kb), doesn’t require any external files to run (css or images) and it’s very easy to use.

]]> http://www.ajaxblender.com/jsnow.html/feed 12 jAni http://www.ajaxblender.com/jani.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/jani.html#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:05:22 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/?p=1090 jAni is a simple plugin for jQuery which allows you animate background images. The plugin is basically an alternative to the animated GIF but with several benefits. At first, it’s always better to use an animated GIF as this format is supported by all browsers without any JavaScript code or additional markup, but the “dark side” of it is that an animated GIF allows only 256 colors and you cannot control animation in any way. The jAni loads a long vertical image and changes its background position with the speed you setup, giving you more control of the animation.

Features

  1. Light-weight script
  2. Easy to integrate
  3. Fully customizable via CSS
  4. Works with all modern browsers

How to Use

1.) Download jAni script. The package already contains jQuery framework.
2.) Add the following code to your <head>…</head> tag to connect the jQuery framework and jAni plugin. (Make sure paths to files are correct.)

<script type="text/javascript" src="../jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../jani.js"></script>

3.) Add a style containing the url to your background with animation (this may be added to a separate CSS document or inside the <head>…</head> tag):

<style type="text/css">
.animation-1 {
background: url(./images/sample-animation.gif) no-repeat left top;
}
</style>

4.) Add an empty DIV which will display animation in your document:

<div id="animation-1"></div>

5.) Add the following code to your <head>…</head> tag to initialize jAni and start the animation.

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#animation-1').jani({ frameWidth: 100, frameHeight: 100, speed: 100, totalFrames: 19 });
$('#animation-1').jani.play();
});
</script>

That’s it ;) Click the Demo button to see it in action.

jAni Methods

jani.play()
Start playing animation.

jani.pause()
Pause animation.

jani.stop()
Stop animation.

Parameters

The table below contains a list of parameters accepted by the .jani() function.

Parameters Description
frameWidth Width of a single frame.
frameHeight Height of a single frame.
speed Animation speed.
totalFrames Total frames in the animation.
loop Loop an animation or not. By default, value is true.
]]> http://www.ajaxblender.com/jani.html/feed 15 jQTouch http://www.ajaxblender.com/jqtouch.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/jqtouch.html#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:10:50 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/?p=1079 A jQuery plugin for mobile web development on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and other forward-thinking devices.

]]> http://www.ajaxblender.com/jqtouch.html/feed 0 jClip http://www.ajaxblender.com/jclip-plugin.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/jclip-plugin.html#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:41:32 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/?p=1065 jClip is a simple jQuery plugin which allows image and content clipping. This is useful for when an image (or content area) is larger than the container where it resides. You are able to specify the dimensions of an absolutely positioned element which you want to be visible. The element is then clipped into the rectangular shape and displayed.

The function of jClip is similar to css “clip:rect” style but jClip provides a fully cross-browser implementation of this method with ability for you to animate the clipped content using standard jQuery animate functions.

Features

  1. Light-weight script
  2. Easy to integrate
  3. Works with all modern browsers

How to Use

1.) Download jClip script. The package already contains jQuery framework.
2.) Add the following code to your <head>…</head> tag to connect jQuery framework and jClip plugin. (Make sure paths to files are correct.)

<script type="text/javascript" src="../jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../xbreadcrumbs.js"></script>

3.) Use the following code to apply the clipping function to an element, we recommend you run it in a domReady event. The code below will clip the element with ID #sample-1 from its top left corner with a width of 100 and a height of 100:

<script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function(){
          $('#sample-1').clip(0, 0, 100, 100);
          // The code above is equal to:
          $('#sample-1').clip(100, 100);
     });
</script>

4.) To remove clipping from an element, pass the keyword ‘remove’ to the jclip function:

<script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function(){
          $('#sample-1').clip('remove');
     });
</script>

5.) By default, jClip will start clipping from the top left corner of the element but you may specify Top and Left positions with the first two arguments. As seen in the sample below, jClip will start clipping with 20 pixel offset from top and left:

<script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function(){
          $('#sample-1').clip(20, 20, 100, 100);
     });
</script>

That’s it ;) Click the Demo button to see it in action.

Parameters

The table below contains a list of parameters accepted by the .jclip() function.

Parameters Description
remove jclip(’remove’). Removes clipping from the element.
width, height jclip(width, height). Applies clipping to an element from top left corner with specified width and height.
left, top, width, height jclip(left, top, width, height). Applies clipping to an element from the specified left and top coordinate with a set width and height of the clipping area.
]]> http://www.ajaxblender.com/jclip-plugin.html/feed 4 xBreadcrumbs http://www.ajaxblender.com/xbreadcrumbs.html http://www.ajaxblender.com/xbreadcrumbs.html#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:51:01 +0000 ajaxBlender.com http://www.ajaxblender.com/?p=1038 xBreadcrumbs (Extended Breadcrumbs) is a jQuery plug-in to create categorized breadcrumbs for your site. This may be useful if your website has a deep structure and you want allow your visitors to quickly navigate through one section of the site to another. xBreadcrumbs works with unordered lists (UL/LI) which would make your breadcrumbs fully optimized for search engines. An SEO freindly breadcrumb has many benefits.

Features

  1. Light-weight script (~3Kb)
  2. Easy to integrate
  3. Fully customizable via CSS
  4. Works with all modern browsers

How to Use

1.) Download xBreadcrumbs script. The package already contains jQuery framework.
2.) Add the following code to your <head>…</head> tag to connect jQuery framework, xBreadcrumbs plugin and CSS. (Make sure paths to files are correct.)

<script type="text/javascript" src="../jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../xbreadcrumbs.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../xbreadcrumbs.css" />

3.) Create your breadcrumbs structure inside of your <body>…</body> tag.

<ul id="breadcrumbs">
     <li>
          <a href="#">Home</a>
          <ul>
               <li><a href="#">Servers</a></li>
               <li><a href="#">Desktop Computers</a></li>
               <li><a href="#">Laptops</a></li>
          </ul>
     </li>
     <li>
          <a href="#">Laptops</a>
          <ul>
               <li><a href="#">Dell</a></li>
               <li><a href="#">HP</a></li>
               <li><a href="#">Apple</a></li>
               <li><a href="#">IBM</a></li>
          </ul>
     </li>
     <li>
          <a href="#">Apple</a>
          <ul>
               <li><a href="#">MacBook Pro</a></li>
               <li><a href="#">MacBook Air</a></li>
          </ul>
     </li>
     <li><a href="#">MacBook Air</a></li>
</ul>

4.) Use the following code (preferably inside of your <head>…</head> tag) to initialize xBreadcrumbs.

<script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function(){
          $('#breadcrumbs').xBreadcrumbs();
     });
</script>

That’s it ;) Click the Demo button to see it in action.

Options

Configuration Option Default Value Description
showSpeed fast Numeric value in milliseconds or jQuery string value (’fast’, ‘normal’, ’slow’). The parameter sets speed of sub level to appear. If empty then no transition is used.
hideSpeed empty Numeric value in milliseconds or jQuery string value (’fast’, ‘normal’, ’slow’). The parameter sets speed of sub level to hide. If empty then no transition is used.
collapsible
 false Parameters enables collapsing of upper levels.
collapsedWidth
 10 (pixels) Width of collapsed level.
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