Category Archives: jQuery

Interaction prototyping with IxEdit

0
Posted by Carl Sziebert on October 22, 2009 – 6:49 am
Filed under JavaScript, jQuery

IxEdit is a superb tool for on-the-fly prototyping of interactive functionality with jQuery.  It is embedded directly in the html you are working with, is lightweight, and actually produces readable/usable code. If you do anything with jQuery, you’ll want to give IxEdit a look.

jQuery Transmit file upload plugin updated

6
Posted by Carl Sziebert on March 13, 2009 – 3:03 pm
Filed under ActionScript, Flash, Software, jQuery

Having finally gotten a few hours to myself, I’ve updated the jquery-transmit file upload plugin to support Flash 10. Because of the security restrictions added in the most recent revision of the flash browser plugin, the calls to trigger the file selection dialog needed to occur in the SWF itself. To achieve this, the SWF is placed on a layer above the links triggering the dialog. You should be able to successfully edit the HTML to your liking without much consequence. Though, you should be careful not to rename any of the ids or classes. The plugin relies on them to place the SWF and resize it as necessary. As with the initial release, the plugin should be considered a work in progress and is not yet suitable for a production environment. Hopefully, this fact won’t deter you from giving the plugin a try. Source and downloads are available at googlecode. As always, constructive feedback is very much appreciated.

Flickr style multiple file upload with jQuery

15
Posted by Carl Sziebert on September 12, 2008 – 2:37 pm
Filed under ActionScript, Flash, Software, Tutorials, jQuery

A while back, Paul Gregoire introduced me to the jQuery JavaScript library. It didn’t take long for me to realize the power and elegance of this library. For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to take a shot at authoring a plugin for jQuery and I’ve finally gotten around to it. So, it is my pleasure to announce the creation of the jquery.transmit plugin. It is a flash-backed multiple file upload utility with a user experience similar to that of Flickr’s current uploader. The goals for the plugin were simple: Provide an easy-to-use interface, use flash to work around HTML and JavaScript based file upload issues, and wire it all together with jQuery. Getting started with the plugin is quite simple. Import the necessary CSS and JavaScript dependencies, edit the supplied HTML to your liking and invoke the plugin like so:

    $(document).ready(function() {
        $('#transmit').transmit('http://mysite.com/upload/');
    });

While the plugin is still very much in its infancy and should be considered a work in progress, it is my opinion that it is easier to shake out bugs using an iterative development process. So, keeping that in mind, I’m hoping that a couple of you brave souls will wander over to googlecode and give it a try. Constructive feedback is very much appreciated.