mitch's meanderings

Amy Hoy offers up Scriptaculous Cheat Sheet #1, a “Field Guide to Script.aculo.us Combination Effects”. Basic effects syntax all on a single-page PDF. Nicely done.

There’s been some discussion about whether using the non-standard innerHTML is an acceptable way to add content. Coming to the defense of the maligned property is this article at Robert Nyman’s site, co-authored by Anne van Kesteren a member of the W3C, stating,

When it comes to having greater scalability in a web page, especially in [...]

Thomas Fuchs, creator of the Script.aculo.us JavaScript effects library shows you how to create your own Ajax effects. Roll your own fabulous Web 2.0 effects using the amazing Script.aculo.us effects engine.

ALA serves up a great article addressing the dangers of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Author Niklas Bivald says,

Validating and sanitizing user input is no longer optional. Consider what your users really need to do, think about what characters they need to accomplish those tasks, and strip/convert as necessary to protect your community.

Part 1 provides examples [...]

Bite Size Standards went online today, offering web development tutorials, tips, etc. In their own words:

The basic idea being that busy web designers don’t always have time to read or write lengthy tutorials but that a daily “bite” of useful information, taken or given, could be good for the soul.

Sounds promising. Hat tip to snook [...]

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2 Released. Here’s what’s new:

Universal Binary support for Mac OS X which provides native support for Macintosh with Intel Core processors.
Firefox supports the enhancements to performance introduced by the new MacIntel chipsets.
Improvements to product stability.
Several security fixes.
Download here.

When I first became involved in a project that would require Ajax techniques, I quickly went to the web in search of tutorials to learn how to use the XMLHttpRequest object. Following are the resources I found most helpful as I learned to create dynamic web applications. Links to various JavaScript libraries and other sites [...]

Scoble points to Ajax Resources for Beginners, a great little link source for Ajax tutorials. I’ve seen most of the sites referenced, but one completely new to me (and very valuable) is Ajax Activity Indicators, a page containing dozens of animated gif images for your downloading pleasure.