Category Archives: AJAX

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AutoComplete.js update 1.2

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Beau

I’ve completed an update/rewrite of my AutoComplete (Google suggest) widget. It now also includes a complete API document similar to the HelpBallons API. Examples: http://www.beauscott.com/examples/autocomplete Download: http://www.beauscott.com/examples/autocomplete/autocomplete.zip SVN: svn://beauscott.com/widgets/AutoComplete As always, please let me know if you have any issues … Continue reading →

Posted in AJAX, Development, JavaScript, PHP, Widgets | 39 Comments

HelpBalloon.js version 2.0

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Beau

I’ve completed my updating of my aging AJAX help balloons / tool tips / dialog balloons / whatever you want to call them. New features included: Less library dependence. It’s still prototype.js-based and dependent, but no longer requires Scriptaculous nor … Continue reading →

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Best-Practice Guidelines for AJAX Applications and Search Engines

Posted on January 2, 2007 by Beau

David Wallace @ SearchEngineWatch.com has written an interesting article on the effect of new-age web technologies like AJAX and Web2.0 on search engine crawlability. While I wasn’t aware of the impact of CSS on search engine behavior, and the impact … Continue reading →

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Scriptaculous 1.7 to include Morphing effects

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Beau

Thomas Fuchs of Mir.aculo.us has posted some examples of the new Morphing effects in Scriptaculous‘s 1.7 beta effects library. Looking good

Posted in AJAX, Development, Libraries | 1 Comment

Yet Another AutoComplete widget

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Beau

I’ve never really liked the floating-DIV approach to existing AutoCompleters (like Google Suggest). I figure: why break the UI? So in my approach I use a regular HTML SELECT object to serve the options. Again, this widget is based on … Continue reading →

Posted in AJAX, Development, JavaScript, Widgets | 46 Comments