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  • Discovering the events attached to elements in jQuery

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    If you have a need to find what events are attached to an element in jQuery, here’s what you do: Finding events attached to the document: Finding events attached to an element with an ID of bacon: Here’s a snippet I’ve been using in the console:

  • Guest Lecture: JavaScript, Ajax & DOM Manipulation

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    Zach has asked me to give a JavaScript guest lecture in his Web Programming class. We’ll cover: JS basics, node manipulation, DOM traversal, AJAX, JavaScript libraries, and myPlymouth implementations of those topics. Here are the slides (get the .ppt here): Javascript: Ajax & DOM Manipulation v1.2 View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: javascript…

  • Plymouth State: JavaScript Workshop

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    Tonight I led a workshop on JavaScript for some PSU Employees. We discussed JS basics, node manipulation, DOM traversal, AJAX, JavaScript libraries, and myPlymouth implementations of those topics. Here are the slides: | View | Upload your own A few resources that were mentioned: Firefox Extensions (including Firebug) jQuery Slide Examples MegaMan Sprite Animation

  • jQuery 1.2 Released!

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    This is a major release for the JavaScript library that I have grown to love. Before I list the new features, it is important to note what functionality has been removed from jQuery. Here’s the deprecated functionality: These Selectors XPath Descendant Selector: $(“div//p”) XPath Child Selector: $(“div/p”) XPath Parent Selector: $(“p/../div”) XPath Contains Predicate Selector:…

  • jQuery Plugin: Live Query

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    My hear is exploding with happiness and joy at the existence of Brandon Aaron. He has built a sweet jQuery plugin (Live Query) that reduces complexity in Ajax and general DOM manipulation coding by a great deal (when it comes to applying behaviors). First, let me tell you the problem (if you don’t already know):…

  • Book Review: Learning jQuery

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  • Plugin: Sexy Comments v1.4 Released!

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    [[innerindex]] Introduction This has been a long time coming and I am happy to announce the release of Sexy Comments v1.4! With this version comes a lot of changes…so be sure to read the installation section! Along with simple optimizations and general restructure, the following features are now available: Feature List Ajax comment preview (new…

  • jQuery 1.1.3: Speed Improvements and Bug Fixes

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    After a long wait, jQuery 1.1.3 has been released! (Download it at the jQuery site) When I first adopted jQuery a year ago, the library boasted both faster speeds and smaller size than any other JavaScript Ajax/DOM tool. With the release of jQuery’s version 1.1.2, a number of jQuery’s operations became very slow and inefficiencient,…

  • jQuery 1.1a Released

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    The jQuery 1.1a has been released today by the jQuery team! Its important to note that this is an alpha version before you go out and install it in a production environment, but the jQuery team asks that people give it a round of testing prior to the release this weekend. The “Quick and Dirty”…

  • jQuery 1.0.4 Released

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    John Resig over at jQuery has announced the release of jQuery 1.0.4 to the public! As usual, there are bug fixes…plus a bit more. His focus for this patch was adding improvements to jQuery’s Ajax functionality. Below is a list of all the updates: Tons of bug fixes (Full List) Extensions to $.ajax(): $.ajax accepts…

  • Visual JQuery

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    After my excitement about jQuery since The Ajax Experience, one of my fellow developers at PSU has been checking the toolkit out. In her searches for documentation found Visual jQuery, a nice graphical/textual categorized API for the jQuery toolkit! Its a pretty snazzy learning tool if you aren’t already familiar with all the functions jQuery…

  • The Ajax Experience: jQuery Toolkit

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    I went to The Ajax Experience with high expectations of catching some great tips regarding development in an Ajax environment. At the same time, I was sure of my previous decision with the use of Prototype and Script.aculo.us was as good as it gets (without diving into the widgetized world…e.g. Dojo). I attended John Resig‘s…