I've found a feature on two different websites that I'd like to include on one of my web projects, but I can't figure out how they're doing it. I think they're using either jQuery or mootools, but I'm not sure.
http://www.x-plane.com/index_desktop.html
I'm new here so I don't have the reputation to post the other link, but if you do a Google search for "Andrews Institute of Orthopaedics" its the top result. I'll see if I can answer a few questions to earn my keep.
The thing that I like about these is that the images and text (including links) are all rotated together. I've done a few web searches related to cycle, rotate and slide but it's not coming together for me. Can anyone give me a nudge in the right direction?
The page you linked is using prototype for this (usually because that's what the author knew, as with most libraries), and it is custom script they've written. However, jQuery has a lot of plugins with various styles, just see what one fits your taste best. I'd suggest taking a look here and a look here.
Anything you find can be automated on a timer like the site you linked, or use buttons, or both. These are all pretty flexible, I'd start by finding the plugin you want, try and get it going, then asking a question here if you have problems getting it to behave exactly how you want.
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Drop Down menus are a common and almost ubiquitous UI element, and yet, I find it really hard to "pick one". before heading down the long road of rolling and "battle testing" my own, I'd like to put it out there and find out what others are using.
What are the most popular solutions for jquery, or javascript dropdown menus ?
Should be, lightweight, easy to customise and properly cross browser compatible, and at least function appropriately down to IE8.
Ones I've tried and used in the past with the best experience that meet this criteria inlcude :
Super fish - http://users.tpg.com.au/j_birch/plugins/superfish/
Dynamic Drive Smooth Menu http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/ddsmoothmenu.htm
To Clarify: looking specifically for multilevel drop down menus similar to the examples above. I'm also open to "avoid these they're sh*t" type answers if you feel so inclined.
PS: please avoid adding 5 from one of the 500 drop down menu articles that appear when first searching on google, I'd like to know about what YOU"RE using, what dropdown menus YOU love and hate.
have you tried this may be this can give you what you want
http://www.erichynds.com/jquery/jquery-ui-multiselect-widget/
I personally have used SuperFish, in it's standard form, it's not too pretty but with quite a bit of adjustments I find it can look quite nice.
Then using something like this: http://snook.ca/archives/javascript/jquery-bg-image-animations
Demo: http://snook.ca/technical/jquery-bg/
Can make them look very cool!
After a fair amount of research and messing about, quite honestly I'm fairly disappointed with the options in this area there are a couple options but as commented above rolling my own seems to be the best way forward.
I have been spending about 7 hours today, trying to:
a) Create my own carousel using intensive javascript and CSS3 features (see this pastebin)
b) Setup and integrate the Roundabout plugin from FredHQ
c) Setup and integrate the Cloud Carousel plugin from Professor Cloud
Both third party solutions were tried because i failed in accomplishing what i wanted by myself. Unfortunately, both solutions do not work the way i would require them to. Both are amazing for displaying images, but i need to show more complex content, a heavily styled DIV with multiple encapsulated DIVs inside, PNGs with transparency, and so forth.
FredHQ's version did not work as it did not scale the content inside my DIVs. Not even the text was scaled, until i removed the font-size parameter, but that is something i need for a proper layout. Cloud's version works with images only.
I have hit a wall and i cannot seem to find any other solution. It seems the word "carousel" is used for slideshows and sliders, so i find hundreds of such solutions, but not one that works like i need it to.
What i need is decreasing opacity on further objects, while the center one is at full opacity. Also further objects should be scaled down by certain scale factors. It does not have to be 3D (not desired, even), but due to the scaling it would look 3d-like.
It does not have to be jQuery, although its probably a good idea if it is.
Does anybody know or can anyone point me to a proper solution?
Have you looked at monete(git), http://www.jacklmoore.com/monte? 184 line. Not sure you'll find something easier to dig into and make it work your way. Hundreds of solutions? So I'll take it you looked at the cycle plugin as well. That's probably one of the most mature and robust ones out there. You're asking for a lot in your question and these kind of question just wear people out after a while. That's all.
You probably won't find anything that fits your needs EXACTLY and you'll have to roll it yourself or hire someone. If you get something going and come back for specific help, you'll fair much better.
I am looking for a straightforward jQuery tooltip script. I have been having troubles finding one that has a fixed position and doesn't move with the user's cursor. If anyone knows of one let me know :) Thanks!
I always use this one here:
http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-tooltip/
It has the option to both follow the cursor AND keep it's position, along with a few other helpful options. The css is also very minimal and therfore easy to change.
See there's this thing here called a search engine...
Okay, okay... I'll be more constructive...
My favorite is qTip 2. It does everything you want it to do. and you don't have to leave money on the table...
I use qTip2 from http://craigsworks.com/projects/qtip2.
By default, it does not move with the cursor. There are a bunch of options and some themes. The best part is that the developer answers all questions in his forum within a day or less.
Also here are some good ones meeting your requirement that it not follow the mouse cursor:
http://plugins.learningjquery.com/cluetip/
http://edgarverle.com/BetterTip/default.cfm
http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-tooltip/
http://labs.dmlogica.com/dmltip/#more-53
http://www.ajaxdaddy.com/javascript-tooltip-jtip.html
http://plugins.jquery.com/project/bt
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/build-a-better-tooltip-with-jquery-awesomeness/
http://www.dvq.co.nz/jquery/create-a-jquery-popup-bubble-effect/
http://code.drewwilson.com/entry/tiptip-jquery-plugin
http://css-plus.com/2010/04/create-a-speech-bubble-tooltip-using-css3-and-jquery/
http://gdakram.github.com/JQuery-Tooltip-Plugin/
As a side note, I'd stay away from the tool tip plugin that's part of jQuery Tools by Flowplayer. IMHO, jQ Tools is poorly implemented, out of date and not supported very well by the developer or his community.
100 various solutions on this page (however, some are not jQuery):
http://www.webdesignshock.com/showcase/best-tooltip-scripts-plugins/
The one I always use is: http://tutorialzine.com/2010/07/colortips-jquery-tooltip-plugin/
It's three short CSS lines to customize colors and easy to work with!
I'm considering attempting a redesign of a flash website with jquery effects and transitions in place. I just wanted to reach out to the community to maybe see how feasible this really is considering the particular transitions and effects this website has.
Here's the link:
http://antonynicoli.com/english.html
The gallery I guess can be recreated by carousel plugin, but there are so many out there so maybe could suggest a stable one that would be be best suited to this job. The other items that really caught my attention in which I wouldn't really know where to start is the navbar and the effect that looks like a book opening when you click on a link on the navbar. Any and all input would be appreciated. Thanks.
This is probably doable, but I'm wondering about the motivations behind changing to an HTML/jQuery solution when it looks pretty good right now (as Brad pointed out above, it would require a total rework). I see a couple of things going on:
Carousel: jCarousel (http://sorgalla.com/jcarousel/) (never used it but it is popular)
Animations: jQuery Animate (http://api.jquery.com/animate/)
Other widgets/interactions: jQueryUI: (http://www.jqueryui.com)
Not sure how you would go about the open-book animation, but I suspect you could accomplish it with some clever jQuery animations.
The best way to see if it could be done is: start doing it! jQuery has tons of resources and you'll get good help here on StackOverflow.
After looking at the site i do believe most of the effects can be recreated fairly well using jQuery. Of course, your end-result might not be as smooth as the flash implementation but i think it can be done.
If you look at using HTML 5 i believe a lot of animations such as page transition with the opening book can be simulated with the canvas element. Same with the navigation elements.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/canvas_tutorial
http://diveintohtml5.ep.io/canvas.html#divingin
As you mentioned some of the effects such as the carousel can be recycled from existing plugins. The only holdback really is how much time do you want to invest in porting a design to a language not as well suited to do the job. jQuery is an excellent framework but it is far from a drop-in replacement to create effects that are trivial to create in Flash/Actionscript.
the whole site can be done with jquery. all you have to do is map out all the animation done on the site and write it on paper. then look for the jquery alternatives online and check them off one by one. some things might not be exact but it will do the job.
I'd like to find (using javascript) all of the references to image links on an HTML page. Since I'm also looking for image references that may not be displayed, or are in unknown attribute types, simply looking for image tags or src's etc. isn't enough. As such, I haven't yet found a simple method using an html parser to do this.
Having looked through the stackoverflow threads, I don't want to lose my soul by employing the dark method of matching that dare not speak its name - I hesitate to mention it here, lest I draw down the fury of those who hate using regu1#r_expre$$i0n$ for such a purpose. But I haven't found the right method yet either.
I know that all links that look like images links are not, and vice versa, but that's OK. I don't need complete coverage, just the widest possible without sacrificing speed. so I'm guessing that following all the links is too intensive, and restricting myself to links that 'look' like images will be just fine.
Anthony was right, regex worked just fine for my purpose here.