Localization is an area that’s lacking in JavaScript and during this discussion I got the idea of implementing a solution based on the methods used be server side languages. Today I am happy to announce the first release of i18njs to fill this gap.
Having spent a whole lot of time sharing, and reading links shared by others, on Google+ and through my Google Reader account, I have decided it is about time a stop thinking about it and do it already
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There is a bunch of Lightbox style jQuery plugins, from the original Lightbox to some of the new alternatives such as FancyBox. So why another jQuery plugin? Well, at around 1kb(546 bytes gzipped) minified, SimpleBox is extremely light and provides you with a nice little dialog for your confirmation messages, forms and just about anything where a full LightBox is just overkill.
Using SimpleBox is extremely simple too, include the JS file, one image, and a couple of lines of CSS …
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Dymystifier, yeah right, more like a helper but, if you are reading this, I guess that the title did it’s job. Moving swiftly along though, this post is all about the new prop() function introduced in jQuery 1.6. After it’s initial introduction with 1.6 the folks behind jQuery got a ton of feedback from the community as there existed a lot of confusion about attributes, properties, how they relate to each other and when to use the well known attr() …
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Yesterday I read an article by Aaron Gustafson on A List Apart regarding hiding elements with JavaScript and the accessibility implications depending on the technique used. As mentioned by Aaron the common way this is done in libraries, including jQuery, is by manipulating the display property.
In the article Aaron discusses five ways to hide content and what the accessibility effect is of each of these. Out of the five there is only one that passes the accessibility checklist and that is:
position:absolute;
left:-99999em;
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