Dav's Rants and Random Thoughts

I have updated the Effects widget again 8-) Here's what's included:

• New Effects
  • Shrink
  • Grow
  • UnFold
  • TV
• New option called ghost added to many effects
• New Container Effects
  • UnFoldFold
  • BlindUpDownBindedGhost
  • BlindUpDownGhost
  • BlindLeftRightBindedGhost
  • BlindLeftRightGhost
  • BlindRightFoldGhost
  • BlindLeftFoldGhost
  • BlindDownDropGhost
  • BlindUpDropGhost
  • UnFoldFoldGhost

This update also includes a fix for the nasty "multiple crazy click" problem, where the effect would run on top of itself if the effect was fired off more than once (e.g. from a user clicking it several times).

After about 30 emails, I have downgraded the version of the libs back to 0.11. I'll write more later when I figure out what has changed & what I have to fix. Update: I have upgraded the libraries on the site to 0.12 (except the calendars). Let me know if something doesn't work as expected..

Hey all -- I have decided that running a forum on this site does no give me the same benefits as having a Y! Group. So I have removed the forum from the site and created a new Y! Group. You an join the group here.

The YUI grids CSS libraries are fantastic (thanks Nate), but they can be quite complex. So following in the footsteps of my other YUI Tools, I have made them a little easier. Using my new YUI CSS Grid Builder, you can now see what the page will look like before you even code it 8-) It should support all of the grids templates as well as every combination of special grids. I even added support for over-writing the default page size. Drop me a note to let me know what you think. Enjoy 8-)

If the site appears a little slow, it's because I have been YDNed 8-) The Yahoo Developer Network has linked to my YUI Grids Builder directly from the YDN site.. I have updated one of my Code Samples to make it a reusable widget. I rebuilt the Sortable List example into a functional widget. I have also released the 0.1 (beta) release of a YUI Loader tool. This tool will allow for you to dynamically load javascript into a page and have control over when they are loaded. I also updated the docs for all of my tools, they can be found here. Drop me a line and let me know what you think.

Hey all --

I just added the new BBPress forum to the site.

So stop by, register and drop me a note..

Hey all -- I have added 6 new functions to the Tools package. They are:

• getHeight
  (This normalizes getting an elements height in Internet Explorer.. no more "auto"!!!)
• PixelToEm
  (Convert a pixel size to an EM size for both IE and normal browsers)
• PixelToEmStyle
  (Same as above, but output a CSS style rule. i.e. width: 25.5em; *width: 25.5em;)
• base64Encode
  (As it sounds)
• base64Decode
  (As it sounds)
• getQueryString
  (Get the current query string, it also handles &test[]=1&that[one]=3 parameters)

Enjoy 8-)

The YUI team has released a new version today, 0.12.0. I have updated my examples (except the calendar ones, that I reverted to 0.11). My Tools, Effects & DHTMLForms all appear to work with the new version. I have also updated my CSS GridBuilder to use the latest features of the CSS libs. Drop me a note if you find anything that doesn't work right.