By now nearly everyone who works in Web development has heard of the term Ajax. Most articles on Ajax have focused on using XMLHttp as the means to achieving such communication but there are other methods which are explored in this series of articles....
In this installment you ll learn how to use images and cookies to enable client-server communication even on older browsers that don t support the DOM....
The Zapatec Javascript Calendar is a feature-full cross browser compatible calendar. Use the calendar in pop-up mode as a date picker or in flat mode to display different events....
The Zapatec DHTML Tree is an easy attractive and versatile way to display information. You can use the DHTML tree as a menu a site map or a way to display your data. Our DHTML Tree works in many different browsers but if visitors use older browsers they will still be able to see and use the underlying HTML code....
A navigation bar or menu is one of the most important elements of your website. The Zapatec DHTML Menu is a search engine friendly attractive and versatile way to help your users navigate your web site. Use the Zapatec DHTML Menu as a site map an application menu or a way to display your data. While the Zapatec DHTML Menu works in all modern...
RIA and AJAX are new terms for a technology that has been around for years. Given the hype for these terms it is difficult to differentiate between products. They vary substantially in their technical foundation and their suitability for specific requirements. Careful product evaluation is essential. The decision tree presented in this essay helps...
Implementing a web based application by using AJAX techniques is about improving the backside will elable the right user experience and will make your application work the way it should....
This is a lightweight self-contained logging panel which takes the place of alert boxes for your AJAX and DHTML applications. It is unobtrusive easy to use and can stay in your code through deployment....
AjaxWrite is a web-based word processor that can read and write Microsoft Word and other standard document formats. Anytime you need to open read or write a word processor file simply point your Firefox browser to www.ajaxwrite.com and in seconds a full-featured program will be available for you to open edit print and save. ajaxWrite has been...
ajaxXLS Viewer is a web-based spreadsheet viewer that allows you to easily open any .xls file within your Firefox browser. Compatibility with Microsoft Excel and OpenOffice allows ajaxXLS to preserve all your common cell formatting categories such as text styles decimals currencies dates and times as well as formulas backgrounds and borders from...
ajaxTunes is a web-based music player that lets you play high-quality streaming music straight from the Internet on any computer. It gives you all the basic controls pause fast-forward rewind selecting playlist or arists in a mini layout which won t clog up your desktop. Try ajaxTunes immediately it has been preloaded with a demo account containing...