A common issue that arises when developing web applications with JavaScript is that the onload events interfere with each other. With all the freely available frameworks and apps at a users disposal there is a strong possibility the onload event is already being used in a project… incorrectly. (I admit I am guilty of this.)
fliteBox is a lightbox for Flickr Photosets, dynamically built with JavaScript making calls to a PHP script.
Given that the target attribute for the anchor tag does not comply with the W3C recommendation, which in turn does not validate, creating a new window for a link is not possible using a Strict XHTML Doctype.
“Simple Slide” is an automated slide show that can also be used for banner ads. Download it now to tweak it for your specific application.
Here is a simple attempt at some JavaScripted tooltips. I expect there to be bugs when you have two “sticky” tooltips overlapping each other.
Here’s a color picker i created a while ago dubbed “Hex Flex”. It was more of a beta that I plan on recoding and releasing soon.
I created a markup editor dubbed “Type Doc” to use when I didn’t have access to an HTML editor. Yes, notepad is always an option but this has live updating in the environment(browser) you are going to be using. Which could make for a nice learning tool because you will see your success and mistakes reflected immediately.
Tooltips are a useful feature that can be used to elaborate on information without creating another page or linking to another source. It presents the user with immediate results. There are a variety of tooltips available that utilize JavaScripts advantages. Even though most are widely compatible with browsers there is still a small percentage of users that would not see the tooltip when activated with JS.
To solve this problem a CSS solution can be deployed that would work everywhere. There are no bells and whistles but if you require them I would suggest going the JavaScript route.
Random text or images is an easy feature to deploy that can develop interest on a project. Any application can benefit from not presenting the same information over and over during every visit. I have listed examples in JavaScript, ActionScript, PHP, and Coldfusion.
Here is a reference table that displays the CSS equivalent in JavaScript.