Category Archives: Widgets

AutoComplete.js update 1.2

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

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HelpBalloon.js version 2.0

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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Yet Another AutoComplete widget

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

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AJAX Rating Stars

Today I bring to you the second installment to my fledgling widgets library (which, by the way, I intend to packages together when I get enough components): AJAX Rating Stars. You have probably seen examples of these used all over … Continue reading

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AJAX-enabled Help-Balloons

These have been deprecated with a new version available. Click here to go to the new version. As more and more websites adopt Web2.0 design, the simplicity of 25-year-old console styling is a thing of the past. Web browsers are … Continue reading

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