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New version of the jQuery JavaScript Library released (1.4)
It seems that last week was a popular one when it came to releasing updates. First we saw the final release of WordPress MU – before it is merged with the core – and yesterday it was announced that jQuery 1.4 had been made available.
There have been numerous code overhauls along with some new interesting features in the latest version of jQuery, all of which have been explained on the new API documentation site. more…
Fixing the jQuery document ready ‘bug’ in Safari / WebKit
I was browsing the jQuery bug tracking system earlier, looking to see if there were any similar problems to those I was having regarding the document ready bug in Safari / WebKit.
I eventually came across ticket #3690, which explained an issue involving the incorrect calculation of dimensions if the stylesheet was included after the jQuery file. more…
Re-writing the Fubra Video Player (aka FuTube)
During the month of August last year, I began writing an ActionScript 3 wrapper for the YouTube Chromeless API in order for us (Fubra) to display clean, unbranded (almost) videos on our sites.
At the time there was no AS3 API available, instead we had to rely on interfacing with the JavaScript API. This meant that there were numerous classes created in order to create the player, interface with the API, handle any errors and custom events. more…
The first day back, and it’s been a bit of a challenge so far!
Today is my first day back at work and although it’s only just about time for lunch, it’s been a bit of a struggle when it comes to the first task of the day.
At the end of last year, I wrote a jQuery plugin to display a slideshow of images with captions. As with many of my plugins, it’s still in the early stages but has been included in the my plugins library a.k.a Juice Library. more…
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