March 2006
Beginner to intermediate
448 pages
13h 33m
English
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Appendix I
#2: script.aculo.us and other UI libraries
In addition to several Ajax toolkits, there are some great JavaScript
libraries you can use to build really slick user interfaces (UIs). These
libraries are just external JavaScript les that you can include and use
in your applications, whether those apps are asynchronous or not.
user interface libraries
script.aculo.us
Where to get it: http://script.aculo.us/
How to use it:
<head>
<title>The New and Improved Break Neck Pizza</title>
<link rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” href=”breakneck.css” />
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”prototype.js”> </script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”scriptaculous.js”> </script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”pizza.js”> </script>
</head>
Nothing new here... these are
just more JavaScript libraries
to add to your HTML.
script.aculo.us has several
JavaScript libraries, and tons
of cool effects. To learn more,
check out their demos page at:
script.aculo.us uses the
Prototype library for its server
interaction, and some lower-
level JavaScript functions.
you’re on your way �
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parting gifts
Like script.aculo.us, Rico has
lots of great UI features,
notably some really cool drag-
and-drop functionality.
Here, I’m dragging text from
the list of names into the
graphical boxes on the bottom
of the page... ...