Mobile web applications and some more advanced layouts are commonly seen using internal scroll bars. These are custom-made scroll features which are nested inside another container on the page. I feel these have become more popular since the rise of dynamic content and the popularity of jQuery plugins. Keep in mind that most webpages still […]
Coding an Image Thumbnail Hover Magnify Effect with jQuery
I have run into a number of simple effects to generate image magnification. You can sometimes find this on e-commerce websites for product images when you hover onto the thumbnail and a bigger zoom effect will display. This is a great technique no matter what type of website you have. But I was running into […]
Build an HTML5 Signup Form with Dynamic CAPTCHA
Build an HTML5 Signup Form with Dynamic CAPTCHA There are plenty of great tutorials on the Internet which follow along the typical CAPTCHA security technique. However after playing around in website interfaces I wanted to put together a dynamic CAPTCHA which slides into the form after everything else is completed. This effect should work in […]
Code a Dynamic Questions & Answers FAQ Page with jQuery
You can perform many various effects using the jQuery JavaScript library. It’s an open source project which has been gaining followers for a couple years now. Aside from the many jQuery plugins you can build a lot of custom web functionality right from scratch. I want to use this tutorial to showcase how we can […]
Building a Live Textarea Character Count Limit with CSS3 and jQuery
Dynamic character counters are a common feature which I see requested frequently by web developers. You may have a form input field or textarea for users to enter data but want to limit the content. You could do this using maxlength which has been a property since the HTML4 specs. However we want to provide […]
22 JavaScript/jQuery Tutorials for New Web Developers
Frontend web development is the hottest area for modern user interactivity. You can build practically any type of user interaction when you understand the concepts behind JavaScript. DOM manipulation is a hugely popular technique which, coupled with Ajax requests, can build one incredible user experience. In this showcase I have collected 22 exciting jQuery & […]
Beginner’s Tutorial Coding Web Apps with jQuery Mobile
The whole jQuery library has grown tremendously in the past couple of years. With open resources such as Git and Github web developers have been creating plugins for even richer effects. Some of the team members had a great idea to port this code over to a mobile platform.
In this guide it is my goal to introduce you into the jQuery Mobile platform. There is a lot of material to cover so we likely won’t hit everything. But fortunately the team has made development super easy and streamlined with fantastic documentation. Check out the website and fairly active developer’s forum for more in-depth answers.