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One of the features lacking in the current browser api is that of determining whether the web page is currently visible to the user or is hidden (either in another tab or window). The new Page Visibility API allows you to do just that – determine whether your web page is visible to the user, [...]
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In a recent project I needed to generate clean search urls on a form submit. There are basically two ways to do that. One is to post the search variables to the same page, and generate a clean url using PHP and then redirect it to the new url. The other way is to generate [...]
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Waypoints is a small jQuery plugin that makes it easy to execute a function whenever you scroll to a particular element – a ‘waypoint’. This can be used to highlight when a element comes into view, load additional html or throw a popup. In this post we will use it to create a infinite scroll [...]
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Reading is an active process. Weather you are reading a web page, a book or any other media, the information tends to generate ideas in the mind of the reader. An active reader asks questions, considers alternatives, questions assumptions and analyses the argument of the author. An active reader doesn’t passively store up information, but [...]
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Mobilize.js allows web developers create mobile sites out of existing websites with little effort. It supports the following features: Automatically detect mobile browsers. Easy to integrate – no server side changes needed. Open source – no expensive software or licenses needed. Familiar HTML5, Javascript and JQuery Mobile tools used. Supports iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Opera Mini [...]
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JavaScript Photo galleries are dime-a-dozen, with a large number of variations in size and features. But this particular one developed using Mootools is a breath of fresh air. Most galleries are spatially bounded, i.e. they have a limit how how much you can scroll in any direction.
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One of a common requirement in some web applications is that of sending messages and data across windows (of the same origin). Doing this is not easy and requires the help of cookies and a bit of JavaScript. Now with HTML5 and its localStorage feature we can accomplish this quite easily.
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One of the interesting and useful addition to the HTML5 specification is the Geolocation API. The Geolocation API allows users to share their location with web applications so that they can enjoy the benefits of various location-aware services. Geolocation enables you as a developer or website owner to figure out where a particular user is [...]
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Lately I’ve been experimenting with the new HTML5 Canvas element, and the best way to learn some new technology is to create something in it. For some time I’ve been dabbling in Processing and thought of porting some algorithms there in Canvas. Rather than jumping into animation it was better to play around with static [...]
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