You may have noticed that day 2 at MIX was IE8 day (compared to the Silverlight 3 day one) in that the puppy launched! This is good news in that IE 8 is better than IE 7, which is better than IE 6. Maybe, with 6 being two versions back, we have more weight to get [...]
Continue reading...17. March 2009
DHTMLX announced the update of their Ajax UI Toolkit, a comprehensive set of full-featured JavaScript components which enable developers to create rich and high-performing web applications with less efforts and time. Version 2.1 introduces lots of significant improvements and bug fixes. The updated components bring better stability and performance, and provide compatibility with IE8 RC, Google Chrome 2 and Safari 4 in addition to other supported browsers. One of the key products, dhtmlxGrid, was enhanced with extended grouping functionality and faster rendering capabilities. Also, a couple of innovations have been introduced: The first one is dhtmlxConnector which provides an easy way to connect client-side components to the server-side database (currently available for PHP only). This extension handles client - server interaction for DHTMLX components which content is bound to the server database, such as grid, treegrid, tree, and combo. It also provides such functionality as loading/editing data, server-side sorting, filtering, paging, etc. The video demonstrating some dhtmlxConnectors features is available here.
Continue reading...13. March 2009
Ben Nolan has a writeup on a new feature in his Weheartplaces application that tweaks the info popup that comes with Google Maps by using a custom overlay. He walks us through an example that ends up with an Infowin class like this: PLAIN TEXT JAVASCRIPT: // Infowin class for displaying a miniature info window. Does not // respond [...]
Continue reading...6. March 2009
Qooxdoo 0.8.2 has just been released with some cool new features to not miss ! Qooxdoo is one of the most popular Open Source RIA Frameworks. Here are some of the highlights of the brand new 0.8.2 release: Inspector, a cross-browser debugging tool a la Firebug Tons of improvements and bugfixes over the previous version Tested for all common browsers, including betas like IE8 Optimized packaging and loading of qooxdoo applications CSS3 selector engine and a jQuery-like low-level API Preview of the upcoming data binding layer Preview of the new infrastructure for virtual widgets For more information please see the 0.8.2 announcement as well as the detailed release notes.
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20. March 2009
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